Motivational Psychology

Drawing on interviews with 75 leaders in more than 40 multinational organizations and NGOs, the author explores how ecological worldviews are expressed in the context of global sustainability practice. By empirically grounding key theories from developmental psychology in sustainability leadership practice, the author encourages us to think about leadership in a different way.

The highly anticipated follow-up to the sensational bestseller Quiet - empowering introverted children, teens and young adults. Susan Cain sparked a worldwide conversation with Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can't Stop Talking. She inspired millions of people and permanently changed the way we see introverts - and the way introverts see themselves. Now she takes the quiet revolution to a younger audience.

Feeling helpless and seeing oneself as a victim of the world is one of the big factors in making people feel negatively toward themselves and their circumstances and often impedes our way to success, personally and professionally. This book is devoted to helping you see the power you have in your own life and everything you are capable of once you set your mind to it.

Evolving on Purpose: Mindful ancestors, paving the way for future generations was a title spirit handed me. What a magnificent book to serve the world right now as we move forward, thankfully, out of this pandemic. The authors in this book are forever evolving on purpose and desire to create a reality that serves them, their families, and their communities and makes the changes that they want to see in the world. Self-responsibility is paramount in this new paradigm. We cannot change the behaviours and actions of others, but we can change ourselves and how we perceive everything, and we can...

Overcoming doubt is critical for success in any area of life and as we gain confidence and develop our faith, our self-esteem also grows. Jesus came to give us abundant life, banishing worry and casting away fear. In Mark 11:24,, we are told to pray as though we have already received what's in line with God's will for our lives. Does that idea overlap in any way with the Law of Attraction? Is the Law of Attraction something new or is it just describing how some of God's laws work in His creation? Can the way we think about ourselves and our situations really affect the type of results that ...

It doesn’t really matter how you developed the habit of procrastination, just that you start its demise right now. Time passes quickly and life is short. Tomorrow is now. Life is short and you need to take the 80/20 things you need or want to do to achieve you goals, write them out and start making things happen now, taking the smallest step possible to ensure success can have massive positive effects on your future.

This book discusses autonomous employees and their contributions to organizations. These individuals are flexible and change-oriented, innovative and modern, logical in their thought processes, committed to their jobs and organizations, aware of their surroundings, and adorned with many different skills and abilities. They take ownership of their jobs and function as leaders for the work they perform. In this role, they make decisions that impact their work and the work of others, and they accept responsibility for those decisions.

Top speechwriter Simon Lancaster explains that the secret of brilliant communication is all about making connections. Whether in speech or in writing, at a networking event or in an email, at work or at home, the best communicators find ways of connecting with their audiences. More than that, they are able to connect the personal with the universal, the past with the present, the abstract with the everyday, the visual with the verbal, the moral with the mundane.

At the highest level of any pursuit, the difference between the two top performers in a contest is always mental. One holds it together - while the other falls apart. The same is true in business. Whether you are confronting a crisis, making a pitch, negotiating a deal, or facing a deadline, your mindset can give you the edge. When the Pressure's On brings peak performance principles to the boardroom, revealing five core mental skills that enable professionals to excel while under duress.

Short motivational rticle about looking back on what you promised yourself, you'd accomplish, in this new year, and assessing your progress.Figuring out what you have done and what you have not, and looking for reasons why not. Challenging yourself is necessary to push forwards. This article is about honesty, with the most important person, yourself...

You will start to gain more weight than before while you drag yourself into despair and unhappiness. You probably don't want to run or even walk. This happens because the subconscious is not supported. The reasons why people overeat are recorded in the subconscious. We are emotionally attached to food at the subconscious level. To overcome your weight problem, you need to change the causes of stress, habits, beliefs, and fears and dig into the very roots.

You have probably heard of intermittent fasting (IF) as a dieting method, and you have probably heard of ketogenic, or keto diet. But have you ever heard of combining these two methods? Research has proven that there are great benefits such as weight loss, reduced cholesterol, and improving overall health and wellbeing with both IF and the keto diet. So, why can’t we use what the research has shown us to get benefits from both?

Written by Wall Street Journal best-selling author S. J. Scott, Happier Human provides a detailed examination of the strategies and ideas that actually make people happy. Each idea is supported by a wealth of research into why it works. Plus, it also includes a simple action plan for turning these ideas into permanent habits that people can incorporate into their busy lives.

When we're kids, our parents tell us that being creative is fun, fun, fun. But when you decide to turn art into your career, whether that's painting, writing, drawing, or sculpting Edgar Allan Poe out of earthworms, that's when things get tough. In this insightful and heartfelt guide, artist and speaker Phil Hansen shares his hard-won wisdom from the front lines of life as a professional creative. Hansen provides advice for the difficult moments - the slumps, the creative blocks, the times when something you love doesn't resonate with the world - and gives you the pep talk you need....

This is not your typical self-help book that tells you how great you are, pats you on the back, and sends you on your way to buy the next book. It is for readers who desire courageous content, not just audacious titles. This book will challenge you to take a closer and more truthful look at yourself. It will cause you to think critically, confront certain aspects of who you are, and see yourself through a lens of honesty. We cannot become the best version of ourselves until we understand and remove the darker parts of our human nature. It will touch a nerve, may piss you off, and cause a ...

A study of individuals who miraculously recovered from terminal illnesses draws on medical, genetic, psychological, and spiritual profiles to argue that the key to healing lies in the functioning of the immune system.

Picture yourself trapped in a traffic jam feeling utterly calm. Imagine being unflappable and relaxed when your supervisor loses her temper. What if you were peaceful instead of anxious? What if your life were filled with nurturing relationships and a warm sense of belonging? This is what it feels like when you've achieved emotional freedom.

Followers of Dian Griesel's highly regarded blog SilverDisobedience.Rocks and her social media pages @SilverDisobedience have asked for her essays in book form. This is her response. Daily, thousands of people from all walks of life read and respond to short Silver Disobedience® essays published on an assortment of social media accounts. Not with a mere thumbs-up: Dian’s passionate readers share extensive personal responses, stories and gratitude for her heartfelt candor about deep feelings, thoughts, fears, problems and doubts to which so many seem to closely relate. As a “she-ro” ...

Intermittent fasting, aka IF, is one of the fastest and most effective methods of losing weight. By simply changing up your mealtimes, you’ll be able to shed weight easily and painlessly without drastically changing your lifestyle. A 2019 study titled “Early Time-Restricted Feeding Reduces Appetite and Increases Fat Oxidation but Does Not Affect Energy Expenditure in Humans” published in the Obesity Journal has proven that intermittent fasting not only helped burn fat but also reduced appetites and improved the body’s metabolic rate.

Terrible twos, temper tantrums, and grocery store meltdowns are usually the first things that come to mind when people think of toddlers. But pediatric emergency medicine physician and researcher Dr. Hasan Merali has long thought toddlers are among the best people in our society and adults could do well to learn from them. These extraordinary youngsters can be impulsive, yes, but with this comes a remarkable ability to take risks and ask questions—two qualities that can help us enjoy life more