School Success

Everybody recalls that one teacher who made a difference—the coach who inspired, the teacher who challenged, and the English teacher who listened. Melissa Pyrch is that teacher. She has spent over two decades in classrooms with teenagers just like you. She understands your uncertainty, fear, and sheer excitement when thinking about your future. She gets it, and she's got you. So sit back and get comfortable as Mrs. Pyrch offers 12 lessons packed with encouraging advice for learning, leaving home, choosing a college major, landing a job, and navigating relationships.

School was a struggle for John D. Rodrigues. He knew he was smart, but teachers and classmates didn’t believe him. All they saw was a kid who wore freakish orthopedic shoes, couldn’t sit still in class, and struggled miserably with reading. At age 16, John had had enough. He dropped out, certain he’d never return to school. Thanks to a chance encounter, John discovered ice sculpting. Here, finally, was something the young man was good at, and he took to it passionately. His talent for releasing beauty from massive blocks of ice led to jobs working in famous hotels and on cruise ships.

This is a no-nonsense job survival manual. It is a brief, practical, brutally honest guide for students, interns, and anyone starting or changing their careers and seeking to navigate the stormy internal politics of their organizations. It is based on the author’s more than 40 years of experience as an official in the US Government, as in-house attorney for major corporations, and as Senior Counsel with major international law firms in the US and Europe.

Bills to pay, decisions to make, bosses to please, commitments to fulfill, relationships to mend, fears to suppress - all circumstances that seem to drive the ball down the field of life poised to score again. We try to fight back but our opponent is relentless, tough, and intimidating. Are you tired of living life day to day, letting your circumstances win, while you fight just to get by? Follow the journey of Mike Shelby as he hits rock bottom and then stumbles upon an old notebook from his past that holds a proven secret to success.

Turning your great idea into reality always feels like the most difficult step in getting your start-up off the ground - until you realize that nobody beyond your family and close friends knows about your amazing product or service. This difficult lesson evades many aspiring entrepreneurs: The success of your startup is limited by the number of potential customers who know about it.

This book is about more than just a rags to riches story of how a young Australian went from sleeping on a friend’s couch, $150,000 in debt, no job or future prospects, to becoming a self-made millionaire while still in his 20s. It’s about something much more powerful and unique that he had to discover in order to excel in the game of life in the 21st Century.

¿Te gustaría dejar de trabajar o reducir tu jornada laboral? ¿Deseas alcanzar la independencia financiera? ¿Hay personas que viven de la bolsa solo con dos horas de trabajo al día? ¿Cómo lo consiguieron? ¿Podría ser yo uno de ellos? ¿Qué inversión inicial requiere para convertirme en operador bursátil intradiario? Si no quieres pasarte la vida trabajando… aquí están las respuestas que buscabas. “No trabajes por dinero, haz que el dinero trabaje para ti.” Bienvenido al mejor trabajo del mundo.

Do you wake up every day with a sense of purpose, inner-peace, and knowledge that you are living your very best life? Most believe that "success" has to do with one's wealth or accomplishments. Not so, says author and father YPR, who explains in these two fascinating letters to his children that it is not what you achieve in life, rather how you live your life that determines your ultimate success.

Remember when talking about money was taboo? Times have changed and in our times, with so many radical and disruptive changes to the economy, the role of the entrepreneur now embedded at the centre of so much societal and technological change, and digital currencies changing the way we think about exchange, money has become a vital, insistent of conversation for everyone. All of us acknowledge it matters desperately; yet so few of us really understand it. There must be a better way and a better place to go to for this insight and here we have it.

If you ever felt like you could have turned things to your advantage only if you spoke up, but you never did - this book is for you! Learn from your mistakes and improve your communication skills! A gentle word opens an iron gate! Yes, words are that powerful and you should be mindful of what you say.

Pastor and social benefit fundraising expert Vance Roush delivers an in-depth, hands-on guide to raising money for your church or non-profit through both cash and non-cash donations.

It’s not uncommon for students to experience a level of stress and anxiety while at school. Between the research papers, exams, and demanding schedules, it can take a toll on your mental state. This book will teach students how to gain confidence to overcome obstacles while in school and help them to reach their academic goals of graduating, and becoming a well-rounded individual.

Have you ever considered creating your own path for your high school education? Did you know that there are over a dozen different options for high school students? Many parents and students are unaware of the many choices available. High School Success will help you discover a new approach to high school and learn how to make your choices work for your best education, whether your goal is a high school or college diploma.

Explosion of the economic relevance of data is related to: first, technological progress that has drastically reduced the costs of collecting and storing data; second, the advances in analytic techniques that have allowed for more advanced processing to extract greater value from available data. So, more value is extracted from exhausted data. Information generated for one purpose can and should be reused for another one, which means that data moves from primary to secondary uses. Data are more valuable over time.

In this book, listeners will not only learn the “secrets” of serenity, contentment, healthy values, mission-focused aspirations, and healthy living, but they will also be empowered to learn the formula that these two boys used repeatedly to achieve success in all their endeavors through joyful determination, undefeatable motivation, and inspiration to better themselves.

Finally! A book that fills in the knowledge gaps about life outside of the classroom and school. The topics covered include personal economics, improving your personal brand, real estate, conflict resolution, and relationship management. This book has something for every listener, whether you're young and just starting your journey into adulthood or older and trying to repair the costly lessons life taught you that you weren't prepared for. There are seven primary lessons covered in this audiobook.

A remarkable and highly distilled assemblage of not-obvious yet powerful advice on career, money, relationships, emotional health, physical health, education, and life's biggest question, How to Do Life distills countless books and Google searches, plus the experience of what has worked best for the 3,900 career and life-coaching clients Dr. Nemko has worked with over the past quarter century.

Are you an educator who dreams of traveling, working, and living internationally? How do you expertly position yourself to get hired in an inspiring teaching or administrative job at the international school that is the right fit for you? Over 12,000 international schools worldwide have opportunities for you to lead or teach in any grade level or subject with amazing students.

The Smartest Kids Know Their Options: School Alternatives for Success in the Real World empowers parents, educators, and policymakers to make informed decisions about the education of children. It offers valuable insights into the flaws of the current system and presents a wide range of alternatives that prioritize individualized learning, holistic development, and parental involvement.