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If you find it hard to believe in yourself and your abilities no matter how much you pray, repeat your affirmations, still seek external validations, and are not fulfilled in your life, then this book is for you. Healing of the Heart is a poetry and prose workbook that reflects the inner struggles, the process over time, of undoing the harm done to the ego, and the constitution of the self, of the author and the many women with whom she has worked.

The expectations that high-achieving and overachieving women place on themselves is unrealistic and hard to maintain for the long term. We were born smart, now, we must be SMARTER when it comes to consciously choosing the life we want to lead, and the legacy we want to leave behind for our daughters and their daughters, our nieces, and the next generation of women.

It is the inspiring autobiography of Madeline Ann Russo-Rousseau, a seasoned real estate professional with over 15 years of experience and the proud owner of Madeline Rousseau Real Estate in the beautiful Florida Keys. Born in Queens, New York, Madeline's journey is a testament to resilience, determination, and the power of dreams.

Drawing upon decades of managing, mentoring, coaching and developing thousands of individuals and leadership teams, along with a sense of strong advocacy for helping others, Dana exposes the mismatch in terms of what people want for themselves at work and in their relationships throughout their busy lives. It is time to learn how to close that gap for ourselves as unique and contributing people by design while aligning our core values and desires with workplaces who embrace them.

In Leading at the Speed of People, Dr. Julie Donley presents a transformative approach to leadership that prioritizes empathy and respect, driving impactful results. This engaging and action-oriented guide provides practical strategies for connecting deeply with your team, reducing workplace stress, and achieving remarkable outcomes.

In this groundbreaking work, Genius Spark, Rex Miller embarks on a transformative exploration, aimed not merely at uncovering innate talents but helping listners to master them. With a nuanced understanding of how both self-perception and raw ability shape our lives, this book peels away the layers that can dim our inner brilliance, facilitating a journey from sporadic flashes of excellence, to a luminous, enduring flame.

Debut author Dee Ashby and her former husband Ty said their “I dos” on a sunny, Texas Hill Country afternoon in April 2015. Dee was head-over-heels in love with her tall, handsome, athletic G.I. Joe and could not wait to spend the rest of her life with this perfect-in-every-way man. Less than six months into their fairytale marriage, Ty developed some debilitating medical conditions, the result of injuries sustained during combat missions abroad.

In this FUN and data rich book, you will discover how you can WIN BUSINESS through cultivating meaningful RELATIONSHIPS, nourished by listening, respect, trust, and cultural sensitivity. This business development “guidebook” illustrates relationship building and leadership strategies with quotations from entrepreneurs, communication theories, business case studies, Taoism metaphors, and real-life stories.

This short book covers topics ranging from personality styles (how some personality styles rub people the wrong way) to communication (which almost always goes wrong) and lack of common sense. Chapter 10 is an "Acting Lesson" that challenges you to change (but only for 15 minutes a day). This thought-provoking book emphasizes that you must shut up and listen to be a leader people will follow.

In this compelling and moving book, Viktoriya shares the stories from her personal life and the lessons she’s learned being a scientist, a public speaker and a mother. This is more than just a book. It is the inspiration you need to be who you are. As a woman, as a mother, as an educator, as a professional, you are no less than the men around you, and you need to know that.

What if you woke up at age 45 questioning if you've lived your life all wrong? Rendered unconscious from a motorcycle accident, Robin Stevens awakens to realize she's repressed her past and is living life recklessly and unhappily. Feeling lost and miserable she begins a profound search full of juicy twists and turns including a trip to the South of France with both psychic and spiritual revelations.

Windy Elstermeier's fittingly titled Move guides listeners through the mental roadblocks standing in the way of their personal and professional ambitions in this raw disclosure of her resilient path from poverty to the boardroom. Windy details the trials of her impoverished childhood and how she championed herself through crushing career setbacks to climb the corporate ladder at a Fortune 500 retail giant and into entrepreneurship.

TV WRITING TOOL KIT 2nd Edition—is an update of my latest story tools, breakdowns, and handouts. The book covers story structure for a TV pilot and spec script, logline formulas for Logline For Your Life and your story, and character. With character, the book goes into the wound and the flaw. I cover everything that I teach in Writers on the Verge at NBC. There are breakdowns for several shows, including—THE GOOD WIFE, MODERN FAMILY, THE NIGHT MANAGER, HOMELAND, FLEABAG, and DEAD TO ME. The book also explores staffing and development.

Banned from their home in the Navajo Nation as a result of their disobedience, Eliza and Alex Trellis build a new life for themselves and their two sons. Although life is a daily struggle, the boys grow up healthy and happy—until the oldest son Cameron starts to become envious of his younger brother and bandmate Austin, who gets everything he wants—fame, fortune and all that goes with it.

In Peace in Passing, Maribeth Decker debunks the myths about animals’ passing which leave us crippled with grief, unable to find peace. She offers instead a roadmap to support you as you negotiate the treacherous path we walk before, during, and after our animals’ transition.

Accelerate your career by acquiring the twelve key skills successful leaders have mastered. Clearly structured, evidence-based, and packed with self-assessment tools and proven techniques, this book is the definitive guide to understanding and developing the fundamentals that enable you to stand out and move up.

AMERICA IS IN A COSMIC GLOBAL CONFLICT where every dominant world power conspires to see her fall as the world leader economically and militarily. This will only happen if she is spiritually defeated. Consequently, the battle to take her down intensifies. Fueled with global elite money, homegrown terrorist groups like antifa and Black Lives Matter burn Bibles, American flags, and buildings; America's Constitution is labeled racist, mainstream media stokes hatred for her; and socialists, Shariah law advocates, and globalists are elected into office.

Being able to recite the skills of a nursing assistant doesn't make demonstrating them any easier. That's why so many candidates struggle to pass the CNA exam. Because even if you've completely memorized all the steps and procedures, putting them into action while being evaluated is a completely different story. That's where this study guide can help. It incorporates a special technique called the P.A.C.E. Method that helps candidates master each and every skill in the CNA exam, both written and demonstrated.

In Does Change Have to Be So Hard, Dr. Julie Donley—a nurse, coach, and survivor of major life upheavals—shows that it’s not the change itself that’s hard, but the hidden barriers we bring to it: Habits, Attachments, Resistance, and Discouragement. Through personal stories and hard-won wisdom, Donley helps you recognize and dismantle these blocks so change becomes not only possible—but empowering.

On November 3, 2022, Mark and Mary Kay Liston went to the ER to treat a nasty cough that Mark had picked up. After hours, the doctor entered the room and gave Mark the somber diagnosis of lung cancer, indicating a ping pong-sized lump in his lung. To Mark, who was a healthy, lifelong non-smoker, the diagnosis was both shocking and confusing. In the following seventy-six days, the author journaled and wrote notes down on all his daily medical interactions, doctor and hospital appointments, and medications given.