Work Motivation

Today, even as so many of us spend hours in front of screens and in the virtual world, there is a growing movement that recognizes the power in the personal, the imperfect, the handmade. Eric Gorges, a metal shaper, taps into that hunger to get back to what's "real" through visits with the fellow artisans he has profiled for his popular public television program. In this book, he tells their stories and shares the collective wisdom of calligraphers, potters, stone carvers, glassblowers, engravers, wood workers, and more while celebrating the culture they've created.

Imagine a company where people love coming to work and are highly productive on a daily basis. Imagine a company whose top executives, in a quest to create the most "fun" workplace ever, obliterate labor-management divisions and push decision-making responsibility down to the plant floor. Could such a company compete in today's bottom-line corporate world? Could it even turn a profit?

Feel Like You're Running on Empty? It's Not Just Age, It's Fixable. If you’re a man over 50 who’s tired of the mid-afternoon crash, struggling to stay focused, or constantly drained despite getting “enough sleep,” you’re not alone, and you’re not out of options. In 7-Day Energy Reset for Men Over 50, Rowan L. West shares the practical, science-backed system that helped him, and hundreds of other men, reclaim lasting energy, mental clarity, and everyday drive. No gimmicks. No fad diets. No overpriced supplements. Just small, strategic shifts that deliver big results. Whether ...

Struggling to contain yourself when stress erupts? Learn how to manage and direct your emotions for happier days. Are you constantly regretting decisions? Find yourself yelling at workers, your kids, or your partner? Is your expected success eluding you? As a Licensed Professional Counselor with over three decades of therapeutic experience, Frank Healy has helped families, managers, and individuals learn to express themselves emotionally. Now he’s here to share how you can take control of situations and match your IQ with your EQ. Emotional Intelligence For Workplace is a down-to-earth ...

These days it's increasingly rare to have a stable career in any field. More and more of us are blending big company jobs, startup gigs, freelance work, and volunteer side projects. We take chances to expand our knowledge, capabilities, and experience. But how do we make sense of that kind of career-and explain it? Pamela Slim, the acclaimed author of Escape from Cubicle Nation, gives us the tools to have meaningful careers in this new world of work.

New York Times best-selling author Jon Acuff has drawn millions of online fans who love his refreshing mix of humor, honesty, and wisdom about the world of work. Now he offers his most important audiobook yet, a guide to making big career changes - by choice or necessity - and escaping the horrible feeling of being trapped in the wrong job.

This book is going to be your transformative step-by-step blueprint to help you unplug from the status quo, embrace your passions, and build a life where work success and personal fulfillment can coexist. Not just that, once you are done listening, you will be able to break away from societal expectations and redefine your own success. This book will guide you to a new world of work and life integration.

In The Fred Factor, Mark Sanborn illuminates the simple steps each of us can take to transform our own lives from the ordinary into the extraordinary. Through stories about Fred and others like him, Sanborn reveals four basic "how to" principles that will help us bring fresh energy and creativity to our life and work.

With a mix of compelling stories, research from the social sciences and psychology, and real-world insights, Make Change Work for You shows how to reignite your career, rekindle creativity, and fearlessly innovate your way to success by providing the tools needed to master uncertainty and conquer every challenge in life or business.

Organized around a simple metaphor of a dipper and a bucket - already familiar to thousands of people - How Full Is Your Bucket? shows how even the smallest interactions we have with others every day profoundly affect our relationships, productivity, health and longevity. Coauthor Donald O. Clifton studied the effects of positive and negative emotions for half a century, and he and his colleagues interviewed millions of people around the world. Their discoveries contributed to the emergence of an entirely new field.

Friendship expert Shasta Nelson unpacks the distinct ways we can make work relationships the healthiest they can be, both for the sake of the employee and the mission of the company. She inspires listeners to see why friendship is crucial to our health and our careers, and teaches us exactly how to develop the supportive and meaningful connections we need.

Are you trapped in a never-ending cycle of deadlines and demands, feeling disconnected from the job you once loved? Is your organization turning a blind eye to burnout, despite your colleagues and team experiencing similar struggles? While workplace burnout is gaining recognition, executives remain slow to act, skeptical of the need for change. It's time for you to take meaningful action, not only to prevent burnout for yourself, but also to foster a thriving work environment.

Based on Stanford University psychologist Kelly McGonigal's wildly popular course "The Science of Willpower", The Willpower Instinct is the first book to explain the science of self-control and how it can be harnessed to improve our health, happiness, and productivity. Informed by the latest research and combining cutting-edge insights from psychology, economics, neuroscience, and medicine, The Willpower Instinct explains exactly what willpower is, how it works, and why it matters

Setting Goals That Work: Simply Spoken Achieve your dreams one simple step at a time! Learn how to set goals that truly work for you. Are you struggling to set goals that you can actually achieve? "Setting Goals That Work: Simply Spoken" is here to guide you through the process of setting and reaching meaningful goals. Written in plain, easy-to-understand English, this book offers simple, practical steps to help you focus on what matters most, plan your path forward, and celebrate your success along the way. Inside this book, you will learn: How to set clear, realistic goals that match your...

Ask better questions, and you will get better results. Top business coach Mark Moses has identified four critical questions every business leader should explore on their journey to business and life success.

After completely and independently conquering a debilitating eating disorder, Kathryn Hansen wrote Brain over Binge to share her struggle with those still trapped in the compulsive binge-purge cycle. Since the book’s initial release in 2011, it has endured as an essential road map for using the power of the brain to erase harmful habits and create lasting change. The second edition is fully revised and updated with new information, compelling insights, and uplifting success stories that will inspire listeners to break free from their own self-defeating behaviors.

In today’s work environment, the lines between our professional and personal lives are blurred more than ever before. Whatever is happening to us outside of our workplace - whether stressful, painful, or joyful - follows us into work as well. We may think we have to keep these realities under wraps and act as if we “have it all together”. But as Mike Robbins explains, we can work better, lead better, and be more engaged and fulfilled if - instead of trying to hide who we are- we show up fully and authentically.

Building a fully engaged, energized workforce is the key to business success. The Power of Thanks reveals how leading companies like Intuit, JetBlue Airways, IHG, Symantec, ConAgra Foods, and The Hershey Company empower employees through social recognition, in which the practice of mutual appreciation and trust directs and rewards higher performance. Eric Mosley and Derek Irvine, executives at the world-renowned employee recognition firm Globoforce, explain why social recognition is so powerful and how you can apply it in your company.

For over two decades, Spencer Johnson has been inspiring and entertaining millions with his simple yet insightful stories of work and life that speak directly to the heart and soul. The Present will help you focus on what will make you happy and successful in your work and in your personal life.

Life isn’t about “finding” fulfillment and success - it’s about creating it. Why then has creativity been given a back seat in our culture? No longer. Creativity is a force inside every person that, when unleashed, transforms our lives and delivers vitality to everything we do. Establishing a creative practice is therefore our most valuable and urgent task - as important to our well-being as exercise or nutrition. The good news? Renowned artist, author, and CreativeLive founder, Chase Jarvis, reminds us that creativity isn't a skill - it's a habit available to everyone.