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Vicki Hitzges messages help individuals to build relationships, zap stress and conquer change. Gildan Media is proud to bring you these uplifting and life-changing inspirational books from Simple Truths, which can be used throughout every facet of your life. These audiobooks may be short in length, but their words speak volumes.

What's holding you back from business success, marital bliss or parenting nirvana? More than likely it's under the radar or below the surface of what you think. Maybe, it's like a pebble in your shoe that's irritating, uncomfortable, nagging and eventually crippling. In The Pebble in the Shoe, author Jim Fannin tells a simple story where you'll learn how a seemingly undetectable pebble can stop you from achieving your fullest potential. Some pebbles are lodged only in your business shoes. Some reside in your house slippers that you tuck under your bed.

Goals will help you learn how to keep your "eye on the prize". Author, Gary Ryan Blair is considered one of the nation’s experts on the topic of goals. He teaches that your life will not go according to plan if you don’t have a plan! His 10 rules for setting goals are loaded with nuggets of wisdom and "a-ha" moments that will bring the power of your goals into focus. The 10 Rules of Goal Setting is the combination that opens the lock of success. Each rule is one piece of the combination; each seamlessly integrates with the other nine; each one counts.

8 Steps! 8 Exercises! 8 Weeks! A no-nonsense approach like never before!So what’s your excuse? LIFE ISN’T HARD. We make it harder than it is. We can always find something to complain about! Yes, times are tough, but no tougher than before. It’s our way of looking at things that have changed. Now I’m going to take you back to the basics. We are going to remove your fear of failure and even your fear of success!

This handbook details strategies for overcoming doubt, fear of failure, and conventional thinking, and serves as a roadmap for those who wish to bolster self-confidence. It offers exercises culled from personal experience and valuable advice from mentors in the fields of entertainment, business, and education. The value of rejecting conventional wisdom and commonplace precepts is demonstrated, and encouragement to tackle obstacles head on is offered.

We are all creatures of habit and if you make good habits, good habits will make you. This wisdom has been around since ancient times. Aristotle once said, "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit." Whether they are a positive force in our lives or obstacles to the goals we want to achieve, habits become ingrained through repeated actions. Habits Die Hard, by John Murphy, unpacks 10 keys to help you replace your destructive habits with constructive habits.

"As a hypnotherapist I have come to deeply respect the power of the subconscious mind. I believe the root cause of becoming overweight is usually mental, emotional and spiritual, rather than physical. When you change your mind, the body follows automatically. Then you lose weight easily, steadily, seemingly without effort." - Linda Gabriel

You have extraordinary possibilities hidden inside you! Let each of them excite you at the fiber of your being. Those possibilities, ideas, hunches, inklings, and inner nudges are called dreams. In this powerful, life-changing book from Mark Victor Hansen, discover the proven concepts, powerful skills, easy-to-use techniques, and step-by-step action items needed to define your dreams and live them - whatever they are!

Your Mindset impacts everything you think, say, and do. Your Mindset creates hope and hopelessness, success and failure. It is the software your brain uses to create attitude, experience, and achievement. It is also the filter that builds behavior. Your mindset causes you to blame others for failure or learn from experience. Your Mindset helps you make sense of everything that happens. It is the prism through which you experience life.

This is the book for anyone who: is or aspires to be a high achiever; needs new direction in their career; would like to develop the mojo to finally get control of their destiny; wants to find a stronger spiritual connection and inner peace; needs help fine-tuning their purpose in this stress-filled world; is ready to make important and carefully chosen life changes; wants to master self-discipline; wants to replace fear and anxiety with courage; or would like to discover, follow, and enhance strong passions in any life area.

This book, which describes the author's one man crusade for a new penal rehabilitation program, known as The Seventh Step, takes you right into the drama of prison life. In 1963, Bill Sands, an ex convict, and the Reverend James Post formulated a self-help group in the Kansas State Prison. This first pre-release program adopted a slogan and guidelines that are the basis of The Seventh Step programs today.

Ready to live your dream life? You know that sneaky voice inside your head telling you that you're not good enough, smart enough, pretty enough, whatever enough? That's your Mean Girl. And she's doing her best to keep you stuck in Fear Town, too scared to go after the life you always imagined. But enough's enough! Melissa Ambrosini has made a life beyond her wildest dreams, all by mastering her Mean Girl, busting through limiting beliefs and karate-chopping through the fears that held her hostage for years.

Are you lacking a sense of direction? Unable to chart a course for success in your life? Uneasy as to whether or not you are following the correct route to your destination? This is the guidebook for your life's journey. This audiobook provides only time-tested advice for you to follow. In fact Napoleon Hill created the first GPS decades ago in the form of billboards that positioned his students on the road to success. What was true then is true now, and you will benefit immediately by applying his success coordinates to your life.

Practical, motivating, and inspiring ways to unleash your potential - from one of today’s most exciting spiritual teachers! You are a masterpiece. You have everything you need right now to create your life exactly as you want it to be. Successful people will often say that when they’re at their peak performance level, they feel a sense of some other presence with them - something beyond themselves. That other presence seems bigger than their own talent or personality. The Power of You guides listeners in discovering the other presence that resides within all of us.

Discover the seven secrets women can use to get ahead in the world! This audiobook from consultant-coach Amanda Owen (author of The Power of Receiving) presents self-improvement strategies for women and a radically different approach to helping them achieve their goals, reduce stress, and create better health and happiness by using the power that already exists within them.

In 2009 veteran journalist and eight-time Emmy award winner Lu Ann Cahn was feeling angry and frustrated. The economy was tanking. Her job was changing. Budgets were being cut. She resented the new technology and social media she was being asked to embrace at work. In a word, she felt "stuck". Cahn’s daughter encouraged her to try blogging, and after some thought, she decided to write about trying something new every day for a year. Little did she know, that "Year of Firsts" would change her outlook on life.

An allegory about an origami crane's dream of becoming a paper plane, Unfolded imparts a philosophy and strategy to help leaders meet their full potential, cultivate better relationships, and grow their leadership capacity. Through purposeful storytelling, the book encourages listeners to join a journey of transformation, self-acceptance, and expression, helping them unpack their identity and build confidence in themselves.

Are you stuck in a rut? Do you feel plagued by negative thoughts and emotions every day? Gill Hasson, the bestselling author of Mindfulness and Emotional Intelligence, is back to help you move on from those pesky negative emotions and focus on the positive instead.

Are you stuck in a rut, unable to create meaningful change in your life or organization? The Art of Change is the solution you've been searching for. Written by Jeff and Staney DeGraff, founders of the consulting firm Innovatrium, this book provides a masterclass in sustainable transformation.