Creative Development

This is the remarkable behind-the-scenes story of the creation and growth of Airbnb, the online lodging platform that has become, in under a decade, the largest provider of accommodations in the world. At first just the wacky idea of cofounders Brian Chesky, Joe Gebbia, and Nathan Blecharczyk, Airbnb has disrupted the $500 billion hotel industry, and its $30 billion valuation is now larger than that of Hilton and close to that of Marriott.

Have you ever wondered why celebrities look so rested in such a short time after giving birth? The answer: baby specialists like Helen Moon. A baby specialist and professional nanny for the past 25 years, Helen has worked closely with hundreds of families, including some of Hollywood's biggest stars. Helen knows that the first six weeks of a baby's life - when parents tend to be nervous, siblings are needy, and new babies need immediate and constant attention - has a huge impact on the entire family.

We live in a society where kids and parents are obsessed with early achievement, from getting perfect scores on SATs to getting into Ivy League colleges to landing an amazing job at Google or Facebook - or even better, creating a start-up with the potential to be the next Google or Facebook or Uber. We see software coders becoming millionaires or billionaires before age 30 and feel we are failing if we are not one of them.

Thought Access is your entry to more. This access will grant you thought forms that assist you on your Earth adventure and guide you to experience all that you are, have been, and will be. This book is a direct link to the most powerful thoughts in the mental world, where all change begins. Thought Access connects you to the highest version of yourself, which already exists within your own mind and gives you the energy to bring that state to life in the physical world.

This book contains a interesting list of 30 implementable projects in the Indie Game Development scene. All of these projects were created in Game Maker Studio (1 and 2) and can also be implemented in other game engines of the programmer's choice. Each of the projects is graded according to the difficulty and the challenges are highlighted. A difficulty upgrade and downgrade is also included to make the project simpler and easy or more complex but better. A timescale for each of the projects is also implemented to ease the process of applicability of the game concepts in different settings....

Early in his career, Dan Beaver discovered that people were never taught how to develop an intimate relationship. We are taught how to read, how to write, drive, play sports, and use a computer. But nowhere in our society are we taught how to develop or maintain an intimate relationship. Most of us learned from TV shows. Some generations were taught by Ozzie and Harriet Nelson or Ward and June Cleaver. Other generations learned from their favorite soap operas, or maybe The Waltons, Cliff and Clair Huxtable, Roseanne, Friends, or 7th Heaven.

Do you want to become a powerful black women while only dedicating a few minutes of your time each day? It’s no secret that the happiest and most successful people all have habits that they incorporate into their lives that help them stay focused and positive when things are difficult. It doesn't matter where you are now or where you used to be; you have the opportunity to empower yourself and become the women you are meant to be.

Some parents think, “I don’t have time to read a whole book on this.” That’s exactly why this book was written—with your busy schedule in mind. Inside, you’ll find concise, practical solutions you can apply right away—without academic jargon, and without judgment. Instead of shaming or overwhelming you, this book offers empathetic, supportive guidance tailored to real-life parenting challenges—especially the ones that catch you off guard.

In January 2010, founder of ArtLeadHer Mashonda Tifrere and music producer Swizz Beatz finalized their divorce. When Swizz married award-winning singer/songwriter Alicia Keys, a new dynamic was born - three adults who loved and were deeply committed to raising Mashonda and Swizz's four-year old son Kasseem. In Blend, Tifrere draws on the insights they gained from their journey as well as advice from family therapists, parenting experts, and other blending families, to provide an invaluable resource for blended families.

Did you know that 97 percent of the working people work for the remaining three percent of the people? One of the fundamental differences between those two groups of people is that the people in three percent group always had a plan and direction (aka executable IDP) while those in 97 percent group did not. This proven, nine-step process of creating an executable IDP can help you reach your full potential and achieve your career objectives.

How to Make Money with AI is your comprehensive guide for optimizing AI and growing your business. Even if you have never used AI before, this book will show you how to set up your AI account, become a top online earner, and create passive income sources.

You can learn to play music, no matter what you've been told about your musical talent or aptitude. With the right instruction and methods, learning to play music can be an endless source of joy and fulfillment. And learning to play music isn't just fun, it's also the ideal brain fitness activity. Dr. Turknett, a neurologist, self-taught multi-instrumentalist, and the founder of Brainjo and the Brainjo Method of instruction, distills the principles of learning to play music down into a set of universal "laws" that can be applied to any instrument.

"Your story is your life," says Loehr. As human beings, we continually tell ourselves stories: of success or failure; of power or victimhood; stories that endure for an hour, or a day, or an entire lifetime. We have stories about our work, our families and relationships, our health; about what we want and what we're capable of achieving.

Have you heard that you are made of energy? The answer is most likely yes, but has anyone ever taught you how to utilize your energy to create a positive life? Many of us try positive thinking, mindfulness, meditation, and therapy to make sense of how we feel. These tools are great, but you are missing the biggest piece of the puzzle. Learn how to cleanse the negativity around you with It’s Not You, It’s Your Energy! The truth is, your energy plays a significant role in the way you think, act, and feel.

The Rogue Artist's Survival Guide is an undisciplined, story-centric, offbeat, and honest approach to demystify what it takes to become a full-time artist. It is designed to help you navigate the clusterfudge that is the art world. A decade ago, there was no guidebook to lead me away from the overcrowded and overly pompous art market toward success.

Make Noise brings all the wisdom, advice, practical information, and big-picture thinking that any individual or business needs to make a successful podcast. He identifies core principles - such as create empathetically, i.e., think like the audience listens, and stay focused on what’s unique to you and what you have to say. He helps listeners come up with a “Ten Word Description” that will guide them throughout the creative process and then gets into how-tos - how to develop character, story, voice, and more.

This guide to life after divorce for men will provide you a step-by-step, “how to” road map to help you with divorce and kids, divorce and finances, and the tools to lay the foundation for a great life. Maybe you have been left feeling confused and helpless after going through the process of a divorce, and you are not sure how to restart your life as a single man?

The Transformational Book That Reveals How a Single Word Can Rewrite Your Life What if everything you've been told about who you are, what you can achieve, and how the world works is built on words—words that shape your mind, body, and reality? If you've ever struggled with self-doubt, anxiety, or patterns that keep you stuck, the issue isn't your potential—it's the unconscious power you've given to language. In It Starts With A Word, Becky Siame explores how words form the blueprint of your mind, shaping neural pathways, determining emotional reactions, influencing mental models, and ...

Tras vender más de 350.000 ejemplares en Estados Unidos de El cerebro del niño, y permanecer, cinco años después de su primera edición, en un lugar destacado en la lista de parenting de The New York Times, Siegel y Bryson nos brindan en esta ocasión una serie de instrucciones, consejos y actividades para «resetear» el cerebro en desarrollo del niño con el fin de fomentar su curiosidad por el entorno, sus capacidades intelectuales, su equilibrio emocional, su potencial de resiliencia y su empatía.

Discover how you can use the incredible capabilities of ChatGPT to create an automated cash-generating system that works for you around the clock. In ChatGPT Cash Machine, you’ll learn how to use ChatGPT to create high-demand digital products in minutes, from ebooks to online courses and more.