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Foundation Stones to Happiness and Success
by James AllenIn Foundation Stones to Happiness and Success James Allen shows us where to begin if we are to find Happiness and Success. This simple guide will help you find the correct mind-set to begin to change your life for the better. This little book has inspired millions. "It is wise to know what comes first, and what to do first. To begin anything in the middle or at the end is to make a muddle of it." -James Allen
Foundations and Practice of Healing Touch
by Joel G. Anderson Lisa C. Anselme Laura K. Hart<P>Healing Touch is a relaxing, nurturing, heart-centered, biofield (energy) therapy.<P> Gentle, intentional touch assists in balancing physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being. <P>This text serves as a thorough introduction to the foundations and practice of Healing Touch to students and novices, as well as a reference and starting point for additional study for practitioners and instructors.
Foundations of Family Resource Management
by Elizabeth B. GoldsmithFoundations of Family Resource Management uses the lenses of consumer science, management, and economics, and beyond to help students make intelligent decisions about resources, time, and energies at the individual and family level. It has a strong interdisciplinary, global, and multicultural focus. This sixth edition brings in new material on millennials, delayed marriage, household composition, neuroscience, behavioral economics, sustainable consumption, technology, and handling crises. It has been updated in line with the latest census data and academic literature. The text contains lots of features to support student learning, including chapter summaries, "Did You Know?" questions, glossary of key terms, examples and cases, critical thinking activities, and review questions for discussion and reflection. Lecture slides and an instructor manual are available as digital supplements. This textbook meets the standards and criteria for the Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE) designation of the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) and will be suitable for resource management courses in family and consumer science, human ecology, and human environmental science programs.
Foundations of Reiki Ryoho: A Manual of Shoden and Okuden
by Nicholas PearsonA comprehensive guide to the first and second degrees of Usui Reiki Ryoho as well as Reiki’s history and Western evolution • Details hand positions, self-healing exercises, spiritual development meditations, and the Japanese Reiki techniques introduced in the first degree, shoden, and the second degree, okuden • Provides a thorough introduction to the five levels of byosen, the energetic mechanism used to scan an individual’s energy field and locate areas of disharmony • Examines the core teachings of Reiki founder Usui Mikao and offers a new comprehensive exploration of Reiki’s history and evolution • Explores tools and techniques adapted by Western lineages, such as working with crystals and the chakras Bridging Eastern and Western lineages to reclaim Reiki’s roots as both a healing art and a spiritual practice, Nicholas Pearson offers a new comprehensive exploration of Reiki’s history and evolution, the foundations of Usui Reiki Ryoho theory and practice, and the original techniques and modern tools of both the first degree, shoden, and second degree, okuden. He explores the etymology of key Reiki terminology and presents a complete discussion of the origins of the symbols used in the second degree, providing new historical, cultural, and spiritual context. He examines the core teachings of Reiki founder Usui Mikao, who taught that Reiki Ryoho enacted healing at the soul level, as well as insights from other important Reiki masters such as Hawayo Takata. Explaining what Reiki is and how it heals, the author outlines the six core characteristics that all varieties of Reiki share, including initiations and the Five Precepts. He details effective hand positions, self-healing exercises, spiritual development meditations, and the Japanese Reiki techniques introduced in first degree and second degree practice. He also explores a number of other techniques that have been adapted by Western lineages, such as aura sweeping, chakra tune-ups, and charging and programming crystals with Reiki. He provides a thorough introduction to the five levels of byosen, the energetic mechanism used to scan an individual’s energy field and locate areas of disharmony, allowing you to increase your ability to sense centers of toxic imbalance as well as begin dislodging them, thereby increasing the effectiveness of Reiki treatment. Offering Reiki tools to transform your life from the inside out, Pearson shows how Reiki Ryoho is a healing system that focuses on the inner and spiritual aspects of your being first, allowing you to polish the heart so it reflects the shining light of the soul.
Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days
by Jessica LivingstonFounders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days is a collection of interviews with founders of famous technology companies about what happened in the very earliest days. These people are celebrities now.
Founders, Keepers: Why Founders Are Built to Fail, and What it Takes to Succeed
by Tien Tzuo Richard Hagberg PhDBased on decades of empirical research and data, Founders, Keepers gives founders a practical roadmap for navigating the inevitable challenges that come with startup growth.It&’s a brutal paradox—the same founder attributes required to put a startup in motion will invariably blow it up. The difference between success and failure lies in the personal journey that every founder must pursue to avoid their own worst impulses. Steeped in nearly forty years of research in leadership psychology, Founders, Keepers begins with the same personality assessment Rich Hagberg, a psychologist and executive management coach, gives his clients. Hagberg and Tien Tzuo, founder and CEO of Zuora, help founders build a Swiss Army knife of practical tools that will give them a much better chance of making it to the next level of success. A guide for founders, investors, and academics alike, the result of a decade-long collaboration between a successful CEO and Silicon Valley&’s &“CEO Whisperer&” offers readers insights into: The differentiators between successful and unsuccessful founders The three pillars of leadership that every founder needs to be successful The essential skills founders need to master to be successful over the long haul An examination of the common personality traits that lead founders to make fatally flawed decisions What makes founders tick, including the default tendencies and leadership styles that often undermine their success How founders frustrate their investors, partners and employees Founders may not be able to account for all the complexities of their companies, but they can account for themselves. It&’s a difficult but unavoidable truth: to grow your startup, you have to grow as a person. And that&’s where Founders, Keepers comes in.
Founding Leadership: Lessons on Business & Personal Leadership From the Men Who Brought You the American Revolution
by Dr. Brent TaylorWhat would Washington (or Jefferson or Hamilton) do? Practical leadership lessons from the eighteenth century that you can use today. To many, the leaders of the American Revolution are distant men of myth—stoic, heroic, and unknowable. People take for granted that these men were brilliant, but rarely ask why. What distinguished them from their fellow citizens, both then and now? What can they teach about leadership, and about realizing both career and personal goals? Founding Leadership reveals the human side of these &“marble men,&” examining the words, deeds, and personal qualities that allowed Washington, Jefferson, Adams, Hamilton, and others to achieve their utopian aims. Historian Brent Taylor demonstrates that effective leadership requires more than perseverance and a laundry list of how-to steps. It requires leaders to conceive visions greater than themselves, then communicate those visions in ways that inspire, persuade, and motivate others. In examining historical episodes both famous and obscure, Taylor uncovers the light and dark sides of power, including the motivations behind Benedict Arnold&’s infamous betrayal. Through these fascinating studies, you can become more attuned to America&’s past and—most importantly—to your own leadership potential.
Four Blood Moons: Something Is About To Change
by John HageeInspired by NASA projections and recorded history, Pastor John Hagee reveals direct connections between four upcoming blood-moon eclipses and what they portend for Israel and all of humankind. Hagee divides the book into three sections. In Section 1, he explains the importance of Israel; in Section 2, he discusses the current distressed state of the world, expounds on the Gospel message of salvation, and describes his view of the Rapture; and in section 3, he elucidates upon the Blood Moons of the past and present and shows their relationship to the Jewish Biblical feasts of Passover and the Feast of Tabernacles. Throughout the book, Hagee encourages his readers to attend fervently to the signs in the heavens and to become ready for the events of the future. For those readers interested in Biblical prophecy and in end-time discussions, they should read this book to learn about the current thinking that is espoused by some Christians and by some Messianic Jews and Gentiles.
Four Faces of Femininity: Heroic Women Throughout History
by Barbara McNallyFour Faces of Femininity tells the story of remarkable women who, through their creativity, passion, intelligence, and sheer determination, have left an indelible mark on the history of humankind. The book is divided into four sections, with figures placed in Mother, Lover, Warrior, or Sage. Accessible, informative, and uplifting, Four Faces of Femininity explores the many ways in which women have changed the course of history—and demonstrates how crucial it is that women from every background be provided with role models that inspire. The book includes questions for exploration to help modern multifaceted women see these qualities in themselves and balance them to lead a fuller life.
Four Gifts of the Highly Sensitive: Embrace the Science of Sensitivity, Heal Anxiety and Relationships, and Connect Deeply with Your World
by Courtney MarchesaniUtilize the science of sensitivity to help you maximize your gifts of empath, intuition, vision, and expression.Are you often told that you are too sensitive? Can you intuit things before they happen? Are you an introvert who cares deeply about the people and places around you?Using a new and specialized framework for understanding empaths and sensitive individuals, integrative health coach Courtney Marchesani demystifies the science of sensitivity to help you maximize your gifts of empathy, intuition, vision, and expression. Her insightful sensitivity quiz will help you to recognize where your strengths lie, while her Mind-Body Method will help you to heal from the past and current trauma affecting your sensory processing and employ coping skills to manage what can be an overwhelming onslaught of intense emotions and sensations.Allow your sensory intelligence to shine and relish your profound ability to connect with the world by recognizing and honoring your unique gift of sensitivity.
Four Keys to the Natural Anabolic State: The Pathway to Health, Fitness, Faith, and a Huge Competitive Edge
by William G. AlstonThis book reveals a stunning thread of scientific data that points the way to the natural anabolic state--a biochemical condition wherein body fat is metabolized, muscle tissue is built, strength and speed are increased, mental acuity is enhanced, and the
Four Quadrant Living: Making Healthy Living Your New Way of Life
by Dina ColmanLiving healthy doesn't need to be complicated. Four Quadrant Living shows readers how to take responsibility for their own health by providing logically organized and easily implemented ideas and suggestions for nourishing the "four quadrants" of our lives. The book includes ways to reduce stress, live mindfully, eat well, exercise more, sleep better, engage in healthy relationships, and detoxify environments. Many people worry about getting cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer's disease, or heart disease because it "runs in the family." This attitude encourages a passive, out-of-my-hands approach. Instead, Four Quadrant Living offers a new prescription for health, one that emphasizes positive steps readers can take to make healthy living a part of their daily routine. Four Quadrant Living provides simple, effective, and natural ways to help readers take control of their health so that they feel empowered, beat the odds, and live radiantly. We may be eating well and exercising, but we cannot truly be healthy if our mind is stressed, our relationships are toxic, and our world is sick. Every day we make choices that impact our health-the foods we eat, the products we use, the exercise we get, the stress we allow, the people we surround ourselves with, and the environment we live in. Four Quadrant Living guides readers to make healthy living a part of their daily lives, leading to abundant health, vitality, and happiness.
Four Seconds
by Peter BregmanAll too often our best efforts to accomplish the things we want most--to do our jobs well, to make meaningful contributions at home and at work, to have satisfying relationships with loved ones, friends, neighbors, and coworkers--are built on bad habits that sabotage us. We feel overwhelmed by our increasingly large to-do list, so we automatically multitask to get more done--and end up more stressed and more overloaded. We say something with the hopes of impressing the other person, but instead of end them--then spend days trying to repair the damage. We give what we think is a pep talk to our team-- but they walk away demotivated.How can we be most effective and productive in a world that moves too fast and demands so much of us?In Four Seconds, Peter Bregman shows that the answer is to pause for as few as four seconds--the length of a deep breath--to replace bad habits and reactions with more productive behaviors. In his trademark style of blending personal anecdotes with practical advice, Bregman reveals some of our most common counter-productive tendencies and describes counter-intuitive strategies for acting more intentionally, including: Why setting goals can actually harm your performance How to use strategic disengagement to recover focus and willpower Why listening--not arguing--is the best strategy for changing someone's mind How taking responsibility for someone else's failure can actually help you succeedDrawn from Bregman's hugely popular Harvard Business Review blog, this engaging and wise book provides simple solutions to create the results you want without the stress.
Four Swords: September 29, In Memory Of Boquerón
by G. G. Vega Vanessa TorreThere are 4 works in a book, with valuable messages that will build your life, and give you a more solid vision of the true values and their true reasons. In Wheat not weeds you will know the reasons and the origins of my country the Republic of Paraguay.
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
by Oliver BurkemanAN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"Provocative and appealing . . . well worth your extremely limited time." —Barbara Spindel, The Wall Street JournalThe average human lifespan is absurdly, insultingly brief. Assuming you live to be eighty, you have just over four thousand weeks.Nobody needs telling there isn’t enough time. We’re obsessed with our lengthening to-do lists, our overfilled inboxes, work-life balance, and the ceaseless battle against distraction; and we’re deluged with advice on becoming more productive and efficient, and “life hacks” to optimize our days. But such techniques often end up making things worse. The sense of anxious hurry grows more intense, and still the most meaningful parts of life seem to lie just beyond the horizon. Still, we rarely make the connection between our daily struggles with time and the ultimate time management problem: the challenge of how best to use our four thousand weeks.Drawing on the insights of both ancient and contemporary philosophers, psychologists, and spiritual teachers, Oliver Burkeman delivers an entertaining, humorous, practical, and ultimately profound guide to time and time management. Rejecting the futile modern fixation on “getting everything done,” Four Thousand Weeks introduces readers to tools for constructing a meaningful life by embracing finitude, showing how many of the unhelpful ways we’ve come to think about time aren’t inescapable, unchanging truths, but choices we’ve made as individuals and as a society—and that we could do things differently.
Four Ways of Thinking: A Journey into Human Complexity
by David SumpterAcclaimed mathematician David Sumpter shares practical and insightful solutions for navigating the chaos and complexity of our livesWhat is the best way to think about the world? How often do we consider how our own thinking might impact the way we approach our daily decisions? Could it help or hinder our relationships, our careers, or even our health? As acclaimed mathematician David Sumpter shows, thinking about thinking is something we rarely do, yet it is something science questions all the time. He has spent decades studying what we could all learn from the mindsets of scientists, and Four Ways of Thinking is the result. Here he reveals the four easily applied approaches to our problems: statistical, interactive, chaotic, and complex. Combining engaging personal experience with practical advice and inspiring tales of groundbreaking scientific pioneers (with a tiny bit of number crunching along the way), Sumpter shows how these tried and tested methods can help us with every conundrum, from how to bicker less with our partners to pitching to a tough crowd—and in doing so, change our lives.
Four Ways to Click
by Leigh Ann Hirschman Daniel J. Siegel Amy BanksResearch shows that people cannot reach their full potential unless they are in healthy connection with others. Dr. Amy Banks teaches us how to rewire our brains for healthier relationships and happier, more fulfilling lives.We all experience moments when we feel isolated and alone. A 2006 Purdue University study found that twenty-five percent of Americans cannot name a single person they feel close to. Yet every single one of us is hardwired for close relationships. The key to more satisfying relationships--be it with a significant other, family member, or colleague--is to strengthen the neural pathways in our brains that encourage closeness and connection.There are four distinct neural pathways that correspond to the four most important ingredients for healthy and satisfying relationships: calmness, acceptance, emotional resonance, and energy. This groundbreaking book gives readers the tools they need to strengthen the parts of their brain that encourage connection and to heal the neural damage that disconnection can cause.
Four Ways to Click
by Leigh Ann Hirschman Daniel J. Siegel Amy BanksResearch shows that people cannot reach their full potential unless they are in healthy connection with others. Dr. Amy Banks teaches us how to rewire our brains for healthier relationships and happier, more fulfilling lives. We all experience moments when we feel isolated and alone. A 2006 Purdue University study found that twenty-five percent of Americans cannot name a single person they feel close to. Yet every single one of us is hardwired for close relationships. The key to more satisfying relationships--be it with a significant other, a family member, or a colleague--is to strengthen the neural pathways in our brains that encourage closeness and connection. In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Banks give us a road map for developing the four distinct neural pathways in the brain that underlie the four most important ingredients for close relationships: calmness, acceptance, emotional resonance, and energy. Four Ways to Click gives you the tools you need to strengthen the parts of your brain that encourage connection and to heal the neural damage that disconnection can cause.From the Hardcover edition.
Four-Word Self-Help: Simple Wisdom For Complex Lives
by Patti DighFour-Word Self-Help is a pithy nod to the fact that life is simpler than we try to make it. Author Patti Digh gives truisms for most of our woes in four well-chosen words, taking the issues of our busy, burdened days and proving that rather than &“solving&” a complexity with another complexity, the answer may well lie in simple actions. Twelve hot-button &“issues&” are addressed: Community, Love, Stress, Travel, Soul, Wellness, Success, Green, Activism, Children, Generosity, and Endings. Each concise nugget of advice, 101 in all, has been illustrated with sumptuous original art from around the world by readers of the author&’s blog, 37days.com.
Fourth Step Guide Journey Into Growth: Hazelden Classics for Clients
by Daryl KosloskieIn this helpful guide, the authors lead us through exercises that enable us to examine our behaviors, thoughts, feelings and actions in preparation for the Fifth Step.In this helpful guide, the authors lead us through exercises that enable us to examine our behaviors, thoughts, feelings and actions in preparation for the Fifth Step.
Fox: negocios a la sombra del poder
by Raúl Olmos Valeria DuránUn libro explosivo de periodismo de denuncia que revela los negocios de un gestor de lujo ante el gobierno federal. Desde los primeros años de su presidencia, Vicente Fox estuvo en el centro del huracán mediático, y no sólo por sus fallidas reformas políticas o sus célebres tropiezos verbales. Su nombre ha estado implicado en diversas investigaciones por tráfico de influencias y conflicto de intereses. Tal como lo demuestra aquí Raúl Olmos, el mismo personaje bravucón que prometía terminar con las "víboras prietas y tepocatas", usó el poder Ejecutivo para asegurar su futuro. Antes de llegar a Los Pinos, Fox afrontaba una situación económica familiar muy adversa. Sin embargo, como se documenta a lo largo de estas páginas, muchas de las acciones que llevó a cabo durante su sexenio respondieron no sólo a fines gubernamentales, sino a una estrategia para resarcir su patrimonio personal. Tras su administración, Fox siguió haciendo negocios a la sombra del poder, diversificando sus ingresos como empresario y convirtiéndose en un cabildero de lujo que ha recibido millones de dólares por su labor como intermediario para inversionistas extranjeros. Así, a partir de un riguroso ejercicio periodístico, este libro sigue la opaca ruta de la prosperidad del ex mandatario, que lo mismo ha incursionado en negocios inmobiliarios, de transporte, agropecuarios y hasta petroleros. A pesar de lo anterior, el llamado presidente de la alternancia ha insistido en defender su pensión de 205 mil pesos mensuales#
Foxy Forever: How to Be Foxy at Fifty, Sexy at Sixty, & Fabulous Forever
by Noreen WaldNoreen Wald imparts her wisdom on the benefits of growing older with humor and wit. She dispels the notion that the best years are over and gives advice that will help you achieve optimal happiness in reaching each milestone of maturity. Life has just gotten fuller and richer, and it's time to celebrate you, the superwoman who juggled career, kids, friendships, in-laws, and demanding bosses. Defy the rules of growing older -- get better with age.* Maintain optimal health with exercise and a nutritious diet* Make-up tips that will magnify your beauty* The joys of cosmetic surgery* The importance of good friendships to enrich your life* Adventures in dating, looking for Mr. Right* Have a wonderful time at any dinner party ... even if you're the extra womanAccept and admit that you're getting older, but you're still a WOW - Wonderful Older Woman.
Fracasa para triunfar
by Vanesa Tifni Bootstrap Businessmen¿Estás cansado de leer los mismos viejos libros motivacionales que proveen consejos desgastados y afirmaciones exageradas? ¿No sería ideal obtener la información que necesitas en una única sesión de lectura a través de consejos prácticos respaldados por historias reales de éxito mundial? Entonces, Fracasa para triunfar: 5 principios mentales para el crecimiento personal tiene exactamente lo que necesitas para realizar tus mayores logros y más triunfantes éxitos. Basado en una investigación rigurosa a través de recursos creíbles de atletas de nivel mundial, inventores, emprendedores, y millonarios, Fracasa para triunfar te lleva en un viaje breve -pero que hace pensar- en la importancia del fracaso y cómo desarrollarlo para que sea tu mayor activo. Lleno de historias de fracaso con las que podemos relacionarnos y victorias espectaculares, este libro te da sólo lo que necesitas sin todo el relleno extra de la autoayuda tradicional y libros inspiracionales. ¿Cuáles son los secretos para convertir éxitos de tus fracasos? Aprenderás sobre: 1. ¿Quién sufrió los peores fracasos sólo para llegar a las mayores alturas? 2. ¿Qué estrategias usaron los mega exitosos para superar la adversidad? 3. ¿Cómo experimentar tus más profundos momentos de inspiración? 4. ¿Cuándo es el mejor momento para capitalizar tus pérdidas? 5. ¿Por qué estos 5 principios mentales no se tratan sólo sobre cambiar tu perspectiva? 6. ¿Cómo puedes conquistar la parálisis por análisis y creencias tóxicas AHORA? 7. ¿Qué hacer cuando sientes que toda esperanza está perdida? 8. ¿Qué significa convertir el miedo al fracaso en fé en el fracaso? 9. BONO: Oferta exclusiva para lectores Los terribles diez: 10 hábitos que destruyen tu éxito, y un excelente manual para acompañar a Fracasa para triunfar.