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Whether it's a manager who keeps moving the goal posts, an uncooperative colleague, negative friend, or critical family member, some people are just plain hard to get along with. Often, your immediate response is to shrink or sulk, become defensive or attack. But there are smarter moves to make when dealing with difficult people. This book explains how to cope with a range of situations with difficult people and to focus on what you can change.

Messy: The Power of Disorder to Transform Our Lives celebrates the benefits that messiness has in our lives: why it’s important, why we resist it, and why we should embrace it instead. Using research from neuroscience, psychology, social science, as well as captivating examples of real people doing extraordinary things, Tim Harford explains that the human qualities we value – creativity, responsiveness, resilience – are integral to the disorder, confusion, and disarray that produce them.

Lawyers. Accountants. Software Engineers. That what Mom and Dad encouraged us to become. They were wrong. Gone is the age of "left-brain" dominance. The future belongs to a different kind of person with a different kind of mind: designers, inventors, teachers, storytellers - creative and emphatic "right-brain" thinkers whose abilities mark the fault line between who gets ahead and who doesn't.

To love and to be loved are two of the most important goals of life; and yet many people undermine themselves in their quest to attain these very goals. Group therapy can help them resolve roadblocks to emotional intimacy. In order for group leaders to master the techniques of group psychotherapy, it is imperative to have a clear theoretical understanding of the nature of interpersonal change in analytic treatment and the leader’s role in facilitating it. This can only come from many years of a combination of experience as a treatment group member and participation in training groups. ...

The world's greatest problem-solvers, forecasters, and decision-makers all rely on a set of frameworks and shortcuts that help them cut through complexity and separate good ideas from bad ones. They're called mental models, and you can find them in dense textbooks on psychology, physics, economics, and more. Or, you can just listen to Super Thinking, a fun, illustrated guide to every mental model you could possibly need.

Colonel Chris Hadfield has spent decades training as an astronaut and has logged nearly 4000 hours in space. During this time he has broken into a Space Station with a Swiss army knife, disposed of a live snake while piloting a plane, and been temporarily blinded while clinging to the exterior of an orbiting spacecraft. The secret to Col. Hadfield's success - and survival - is an unconventional philosophy he learned at NASA: prepare for the worst and enjoy every moment of it.

This is humanity’s last chance. Centuries of greed, pride, and hate have sent humankind hurtling toward disaster, far from our original purpose. There is only one solution that can reset the compass and right the ship, and that answer is only two words. With time running out, it’s up to David Ponder and a cast of history’s best and brightest minds to uncover this solution before it is too late. The catch? They are allowed only five tries to solve the ominous challenge.

A successful Wall Street trader turned Cambridge neuroscientist reveals the biology of boom and bust and how risk taking transforms our body chemistry, driving us to extremes of euphoria and risky behavior or stress and depression. The laws of financial boom and bust, it turns out, have more than a little to do with male hormones. In a series of groundbreaking experiments, Dr. John Coates identified a feedback loop between testosterone and success that dramatically lowers the fear of risk.

In this revised and expanded edition of his groundbreaking Thinkertoys, creativity expert Michael Michalko reveals life-changing tools that will help you think like a genius. From the linear to the intuitive, this comprehensive handbook details ingenious creative-thinking techniques for approaching problems in unconventional ways. Through fun and thought-provoking exercises, you'll learn how to create original ideas that will improve your personal life and your business life.

The Perfect Marriage: What it is and How to Turn Yours into One in 5 Steps Are you struggling with your marriage and you don't what you need to be happy? The perfect marriage is possible! This book will show you: - What a perfect marriage actually is - The eight Elements of a perfect marriage - Why you can turn YOUR marriage into a perfect one, no matter what state it is in at the moment - The five simple steps that will take you from where you are now to a passionate and loving marriage - What to start doing right now to bring your spouse back into your heart - and much more In this book, ...

In The Book of Beautiful Questions, Berger shares illuminating stories and compelling research on the power of inquiry. Drawn from the insights and expertise of psychologists, innovators, effective leaders and some of the world's foremost creative thinkers, he presents the essential questions readers need to make the best choices when it truly counts, with a particular focus in four key areas: decision-making, creativity, leadership and relationships.

Sexual addictions and compulsive sexual behavior are growing societal problems, with as many as three to six percent of the world population affected. Your Sexually Addicted Partner shatters the stigma and shame that millions of men and women carry when their partners are sexually addicted. They receive little empathy for their pain, which means they suffer alone, often shocked and isolated by the trauma.

Are you struggling in your marriage and wondering whether or not it will survive? If you are asking yourself this question, this book by marriage and relationship coach Liam Naden will help you. Just some of the things you will learn are: - How to know if your marriage is able to be saved or not - Why some marriages succeed while others fail - What you can do to stop your spouse from wanting to leave - The two questions you must ask yourself before you decide whether or not to separate - and much more One of the biggest problems couples face when their marriage is in difficulty is confusion...

In life, moments arise when you have to decide your next move. When choosing whether to accept a new job, purchase a house, attend a school, or start a relationship, how do you settle on which direction to take? Trey Gowdy has found that most consequential decisions boil down to three simple options: start, stay, or leave.

Whether you’re battling procrastination, struggling with self-confidence, or trying to build habits that stick, this two-in-one collection will help you take control and create real, lasting change.

With the countless distractions that come from every corner of a modern life, it's amazing that we're ever able to accomplish anything. The Power of Less demonstrates how to streamline your life by identifying the essential and eliminating the unnecessary - freeing you from everyday clutter and allowing you to focus on accomplishing the goals that can change your life for the better

Transform Your Relationship from Silent to Vibrant - Break Free from the Silent Treatment Today! Is the silence in your relationship deafening? Are you tired of walking on eggshells, wondering what went wrong? Whether you're giving the silent treatment or receiving it, this guide offers real solutions to break through the walls of silence. "LOUD AND CLEAR" isn't just another relationship book – it's your roadmap to understanding and overcoming one of the most destructive relationship patterns. Inside this life-changing guide, you'll discover: • The hidden reasons behind why we stop ...

After an 11-year-old Kimberly Guilfoyle lost her mother to leukemia, her dad wanted her to become as resilient as she could be. He wisely taught her to build a solid case for the things she wanted. Creating a strong logical argument was the best way to ensure that she could always meet her needs. That childhood lesson led her to become the fearless advocate and quick-thinking spitfire she is today.

Make Time es un manifiesto encantador, una guía amigable que nos ayudará a encontrar la con¬centración y la energía en nuestro día a día. Se trata de dedicar tiempo a lo realmente importante fomentando nuevos hábitos y replanteando los valores adquiridos fruto de la actividad frenética y de la distracción.

From the perfect marriage to the perfect deception.Julia can’t believe that after twelve happy years, her relationship with Derek is finished; the pieces of the life they built together nothing but rubble at her feet. She’s left shocked and alone to deal with the deception and wonder… how could she have been so wrong?The Deception is a novel of betrayal and a reminder that things are never as they appear.