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We live in a time of instant self-gratification. Just about everything we think we want is within our reach. This includes most things like food, sex, social entertainment, material things, even marriage. We have the advancement in technology to thank for a lot of it. In most states, obtaining a marriage license has little requirement other than filling out paperwork. There is even the option of going online to expedite the process.

Change is happening more quickly and with more widespread ramifications than ever before. Catalyst is the spark leaders need to understand these emerging forces and to build adaptive organizations that will excel in the rapidly evolving environment.

Rita’s downsizing journey was inspired by a trip to a third world country when she traveled to Senegal, West Africa, to visit her son who was serving in the Peace Corps. She was profoundly moved by the people who were truly happy even though they had so little. This experience ignited a new passion for living a simpler life with less, which then led her to downsizing from a 5,000 sq. ft. home to an 867 sq. ft. apartment. She fearlessly gave away 95 percent of her belongings to people who needed or wanted them.

Laura Ballerini, a designer who started much of her creative journey at a big city newspaper and now owns her own digital design boutique, seamlessly weaves together an unlikely array of stories about her inspiring mother, museum visits, online shopping, designing in the dirt, and many other adventures (including a visit to Graceland). Some of these essays are funny, some poignant—all are memorable snippets of universal experiences meant to spark our awareness and awaken us to the rich fields of design all around us.

While it is well known that women earn less than men, there are also many extremely successful and highly paid women in nearly every industry. How did they manage to earn significantly more than other women and even have higher salaries than their male counterparts? Some may say: “They must be working hard.” Hard work is important, but everybody knows hard work alone is not enough. 

From Sidelines to Start Lines is for former runners who are feeling frustrated and like frauds for sitting on the couch or behind the computer for far too many days (or years). If you want to get back into running to improve your health, your social life, and your sanity, this book is for you. When you clarify what has really been holding you back and keeping you from logging your miles, you will be free to train effectively for any race and victoriously cross any finish line. 

You found out about the addiction and did what any mom should do…help! To your shock and disappointment, things got quickly out of hand, and he got worse! You got sucked into your son's addiction and realized how difficult it was to help him. The panic, fear, and pain have almost been too much to bear. The constant relapses and never-ending anxiety made you sick. You still do not understand it or know how to confront or treat it, but you are a very critical part of his recovery.

Breakthrough Leadership with Jacalyn Price is a book for listeners who feel their problems are a constant source of their pain. Having dealt with her own physical and emotional pains, our author shares her experiences and advice on how to overcome your adversities and become stronger by doing so. She shares valuable lessons with her listeners, teaching them that giving is never the answer. Price’s story will encourage you to think positively and bring that same positivity to those around you.

You have the right to enjoy a prosperous life. But how can you attract the abundance you know you deserve? Through their own tales, beliefs, values, experiences, and obstacles, the authors of Pardon Me, I'm Prospering examine the true meaning of abundance and prosperity. There is no one-size-fits-all formula for prosperity. Our team of experts want to share their life experience, history, upbringing, jobs, careers, values, and beliefs—to enable you to experience your own abundance, success, happiness, and wealth.

The Joy Guide: Finding Your Joy in a World of Crap is the self-help book for people who truly want to stop living each day in stress, overwhelm, and frustration and bring more happiness and joy into their daily lives. Jennifer Dawn delivers 18 powerful lessons and exercises to help you identify and change the limiting beliefs holding you back, tap into your natural ability to work each day with clarity, and create and define your dream life. By the end, you'll have a deep understanding of the crap that's been holding you back and powerful, effective tools on how to overcome it.

Sephi Shapira spent 20 years as a tech entrepreneur, founding multiple start-ups. Since 2010, Sephi has mentored over 100 tech CEOs through their fundraising process, helping them raise funds across all levels of financing.

Inside Million Dollar Method, we highlight Chris Baden, a best-selling author, dad, and former American Ninja Warrior competitor who grew three businesses to the million-dollar mark and just launched a highly profitable software company! Dr. Grace Lee was orphaned at an early age, left to grow up on the streets and fend for herself. Today she is a best-selling author and has more than 2.4 million views on her YouTube channel while adding 10,000+ new subscribers each month with a system in place for monetizing her audience.

Have you ever found yourself working toward an important goal only to fail? Maybe you feel stressed and anxious while seeking your life's meaning? You can beat self-sabotage by developing your behaviors, feelings, thoughts, and beliefs about yourself and challenging them when they stand between you and your goals. Adapt and Overcome shares real-life stories, lessons, insights, and strategies to get you to develop awesome success habits. This is a book that guides you to defeat self-sabotage and helps you to achieve focus, dedication, and success...as explained by the experts.

Racism is a condition that affects the whole human race—the entire human family. More than 50 years have passed since the Civil Rights Movement, yet here stands America, still struggling with the issue of race. But that can change if we have the courage to move toward our collective transformation. Cracking the Healer’s Code is the guidebook to help us do just that.

Is Opioid Addiction Really a Crisis? If your eyes are open and your ears are listening, you know that opioid bullets are flying everywhere. The opioid epidemic is here and growing. What would happen if every day a plane crashed with 200 passengers on it? All dead. Every day. Would there be an uproar? You bet there would be. YES, America…we have a crisis! Every individual who succumbs to opioids creates a twisting tornado that impacts seven other people every day.

Barbara Bray wrote Define Your Why from the process she went through to figure out her why and through coaching others who did not feel valued, appreciated, or why they needed to live on purpose. Barbara tells her story with stories from 26 inspirational thought leaders along with quotes, resources, questions, and activities to help you on your journey to define your why so you own your story.

Learn about the various philosophies and practices that have been developed over the centuries to help individuals reach a state of enlightenment and expansion. It examines the ways in which individuals can tap into their inner potential and connect with a higher intelligence

Does your life seem to put constant roadblocks in your way? Does your attempt to balance family, work, and relationships make you feel burnt out from sunrise to sunset? Author Zaheen Nanji understands where you've been, and how you can take action to move forward.

Invisible Professional to Influential Leader is a tip book for women leaders who are ready to make the transition from feeling invisible to leading with influence and confidence.

Creative thinking is now the number one skill needed in the workforce but creativity cannot thrive unless there is a culture of psychological safety and belonging.