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Penguin
Pub. Date
2017
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English
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What do the Dyson vacuum cleaner, GoPro camera, Starbucks, Instagram, Facebook and Lululemon yoga pants have in common? Every one of them was the result not of data-driven analytics or corporate brainstorming sessions, but a hunch - the intuitive understanding of a deep, unmet need, informed by insight and foresight. Anxiety over 'being more innovative' leads entrepreneurs to create solutions in search of problems. But what if you could use your intuition...
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Pub. Date
2017
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When Cathy Rentzenbrink was still a teenager, her happy family was torn apart by an unthinkable tragedy. In 'A Manual for Heartache' she describes how she learnt to live with grief and loss and find joy in the world again. She explores how to cope with life at its most difficult and overwhelming and how we can emerge from suffering forever changed, but filled with hope.
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Summersdale Publishers Ltd
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
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Having a healthy, positive sense of self-esteem enables us to avoid the obstacles that can hold us back and to really make the most of life, even when we face knockbacks. This book of simple, easy-to-follow tips provides you with the tools and techniques needed to feel better inside and out, making you a more confident and positive person.
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Cornerstone Digital
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
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?Shortcut Your Startup shows you how to launch a sustainable startup so that both you and your business can thrive.? Arianna Huffington The world of startups is more competitive than ever: what will make yours stand out from the crowd? Shortcut Your Startup has the answers you need. Star entrepreneurs Courtney and Carter Reum have invested in such global successes as Lyft, Pinterest and SpaceX, as well as launching a multimillion-dollar business of...
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Summersdale Publishers Ltd
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
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Confidence helps us to lead a happy life and achieve our goals, and yet sometimes it?s all too easy to lack faith in ourselves. This book of simple, easy-to-follow tips provides you with the tools and techniques needed to shake off your worries with a positive, can-do attitude and boost your confidence in everyday life.
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Ebury Digital
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
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Growth is now the first thing that investors, shareholders and market analysts look for in assessing and valuing companies. Hacking Growth is a highly accessible, practical method for growth that involves cross-functional teams and continuous testing and iteration. Hacking Growth does for marketshare growth what The Lean Startup does for product development and Business Model Generation does for strategy. Hacking Growth focuses on customers - how...
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Harper Wave
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
We all feel fear. Yet we are often taught to ignore it, overcome it, push past it. But to what benefit? This is the essential question that guides Kristen Ulmer?s remarkable exploration of our most misunderstood emotion in The Art of Fear. Once recognized as the best extreme skier in the world (an honor she held for twelve years), Ulmer knows fear well. In this conversation-changing book, she argues that fear is not here to cause us problems-and that...
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Macmillan
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
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A great deal of ink has been spilled on the subject of motivating and influencing others, but what happens when the person you most want to influence is you? Setting and achieving goals for yourself - at work, at home, and in relationships - is harder than it seems. How do you know where to start? How do you carry on in the face of roadblocks and distractions? How do you decide which tasks and ambitions to prioritize when you?re faced with more responsibilities,...
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Publisher
Penguin
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
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Find Your Why is the follow up to Start with Why, the global bestseller and the subject of the third most watched TED Talk of all time. With Start With Why, Simon Sinek inspired a movement to build a world in which the vast majority of us can feel safe while we are at work and fulfilled when we go home at night. Now, along with two of his colleagues, Peter Docker and David Mead, Sinek has created a guide to the most important step any business can...
10) The examined mind: a BBC radio collection exploring the history, philosophy and science of self-help
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BBC Digital Audio
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
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This collection brings together history, science, philosophy and comedy to explore our age-old search for meaning. We live in an age of self-improvement and self-examination - lifehacking, wellbeing, self-care, mindfulness retreats - but this seemingly very modern phenomenon is a pursuit that dates back for millennia. Join comedian Robin Ince to explore how the ancient Greeks aimed to get happier, healthier and richer. Will Self asks some of Britain's...
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Virgin Digital
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
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Named a "must read" by Susan Cain, "endlessly fascinating" by Daniel Pink, and "bursting with practical insights" by Adam Grant. In this accessible and practical book, Ozan Varol reveals nine simple strategies from rocket science that you can use to make your own giant leaps in work and life -- whether it's landing your dream job, accelerating your business, learning a new skill, or creating the next breakthrough product. Today, thinking like a rocket...
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Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
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Say goodbye to dreary shades of black and white and start seeing the world for the prism of color it is with this refreshing and creative guide! In a unique combination of art, activities, and uplifting anecdotes, 21 Ways to a Happier Depression leads you on a hands-on journey to personal growth. Getting you out of one of "those moods" can be as simple as: Making the bed Nurturing a plant Painting shapes...
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Ebury Digital
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
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Edward de Bono, the bestselling author of Serious Creativity and inventor of lateral thinking teaches you how to move beyond the baseline of competition and find success with sur/petition. It's simple. If you want to survive in the global marketplace a competitive streak is essential. But what if you want to do more than just survive? In Sur/petition de Bono explains how choosing to run in your own race instead of alongside others will give you the...
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Penguin
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
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The routine traffic stop that ends in tragedy. The spy who spends years undetected at the highest levels of the Pentagon. The false conviction of Amanda Knox. Why do we so often get other people wrong? Why is it so hard to detect a lie, read a face or judge a stranger's motives? Through a series of encounters and misunderstandings - from history, psychology and infamous legal cases - Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual adventure into the...
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Bolinda audio
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
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If your dream is escaping the rat race, high-end world travel, monthly five-figure income with zero management or just living more and working less then this audiobook is the blueprint. Forget your tired, old retirement concepts and throw out that deferred-life plan - there's no need to wait and every reason not to. You can have it all! This audiobook is the compass for a new and revolutionary world. Start living now!.
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Publisher
Penguin
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
The Serendipity Mindset is a bracing and hopeful antidote to a world addicted to efficiency and control' Daniel H. Pink, bestselling author of When and Drive 'How to create the opportunities for a successful and fulfilling life? Christian Busch shows convincingly that it's more than blind luck in The Serendipity Mindset, which offers excellent practical guidance for all' Paul Polman, former CEO of Unilever and co-founder of IMAGINE What if being lucky...
17) The comfort book
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Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
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Reflections on hope, survival and the messy miracle of being alive. Nothing is stronger than a small hope that doesn?t give up. The Comfort Book is a collection of little islands of hope. It gathers consolations and stories that give new ways of seeing ourselves and the world. Matt Haig?s mix of philosophy, memoir and self-reflection builds on the wisdom of philosophers and survivors through the ages, from Marcus Aurelius to Nellie Bly, Emily Dickinson...
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New Harbinger Publications
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
We can?t deny it any longer: there is a Black mental health crisis in our world today. Black people die at disproportionately high rates due to chronic illness, suffer from poverty, under-education, and the effects of racism. This book is an exploration of Black mental health in today?s world, the forces that have undermined mental health progress for African Americans, and what needs to happen for African Americans to heal psychological distress,...
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HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
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You have no idea what's for dinner tonight. You need a gift for that party next week. You still haven't consolidated your super. You're out of contract on your phone and paying who knows what. Those cupboards won't declutter themselves. The kids need a plan for the next school holidays. It's time to get the gutters cleaned. You still haven't made a will. Sound familiar? Then this is the life admin guide you've been waiting for. Life admin can't be...
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Cornerstone Digital
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
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?This book is the one. Think Sapiens and triple it.? - Julia Hobsbawm, author of Fully Connected We all have ten types of human in our head. They?re the people we become when we face life?s most difficult decisions. We want to believe there are things we would always do - or things we never would. But how can we be sure? What are our limits? Do we have limits? The Ten Types of Human is a pioneering examination of human nature. It looks at the best...
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