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Man: The Grand Symbol of the Mysteries
by Manly Palmer HallThis unique collection of material, drawing on esoteric sources produced through centuries, contains thought-provoking essays establishing how the body reveals the laws and principles operating throughout the universe. Eighteen chapters and lushly illustrated plates from early and rare mystical texts make this an essential part of any occultist's library.
Manage Anxiety Through CBT: Teach Yourself
by Windy DrydenUsing the proven techniques of cognitive behavioural therapy, this book will show you how to manage your anxiety, in whatever form it appears, from phobias to panic attacks and general anxiety disorder. You will receive support for understanding with and coping with different types of anxiety, using CBT to manage your symptoms and alleviate much of your distress. You will also learn how to be more resilient and accepting of all your thoughts, fears and emotions, and discover new, healthier ways of thinking that will free you from anxiety.
Manage Your Anger: Teach Yourself
by Sandi MannIf people perceive you to have an anger management problem, it's likely you spend most of your time dealing with the consequences of this, rather than the causes. This practical book, full of diagnostic questionnaires and immediately applicable advice, will help you to understand the causes of your angry reactions, and instead channel your emotions into directions which will enable you to have more successful relationships in your business and personal life.
Manage Your Anger: Teach Yourself
by Sandi MannIf people perceive you to have an anger management problem, it's likely you spend most of your time dealing with the consequences of this, rather than the causes. This practical book, full of diagnostic questionnaires and immediately applicable advice, will help you to understand the causes of your angry reactions, and instead channel your emotions into directions which will enable you to have more successful relationships in your business and personal life.
Manage Your Money, Manage Your Mind: Positive Psychology Skills for Financial Wellbeing
by Dr Pradnya SuranaWhat if just earning more money isn't the solution to our financial troubles?Most of us struggle with money issues on a daily basis and this is the source of considerable stress and anxiety. If we want to reduce those worries, and develop our financial skills, maybe we need to look at our relationship with money so it isn't defined by crisis.Learning to have a more positive relationship with money, to not stress about it, and to make good choices with it creates a healthier and happier cycle.This interactive workbook will empower you to take action and create meaningful life changes. You will be guided through the world's most well-researched self-help techniques and interventions, encouraged to try them out and measure whether they have had concrete benefits for you. If not, it is time for the next one.This book incorporates perspectives from clinical, positive and organisational psychology along with insights from spiritual wisdom. Scientific research is translated from jargon to layman's terms so you can understand and begin applying what will actually work to promote financial wellbeing.You will learn about:· The relationship between money, money health and overall wellbeing· Aligning your personal values, emotions and actions with your financial goals· Skills for cultivating gratitude, self-compassion and finding purpose· Developing a psychological emergency toolkit to manage intense emotions· How to challenge irrational beliefs and reframe unhelpful thoughts· Developing healthy financial habits and improving financial literacy· Finding fulfilment through charitable givingEach intervention is accompanied by a resource list that includes books, websites, apps, podcasts and journal articles.
Manage Your Money, Manage Your Mind: Positive Psychology Skills for Financial Wellbeing
by Dr Pradnya SuranaWhat if just earning more money isn't the solution to our financial troubles?Most of us struggle with money issues on a daily basis and this is the source of considerable stress and anxiety. If we want to reduce those worries, and develop our financial skills, maybe we need to look at our relationship with money so it isn't defined by crisis.Learning to have a more positive relationship with money, to not stress about it, and to make good choices with it creates a healthier and happier cycle.This interactive workbook will empower you to take action and create meaningful life changes. You will be guided through the world's most well-researched self-help techniques and interventions, encouraged to try them out and measure whether they have had concrete benefits for you. If not, it is time for the next one.This book incorporates perspectives from clinical, positive and organisational psychology along with insights from spiritual wisdom. Scientific research is translated from jargon to layman's terms so you can understand and begin applying what will actually work to promote financial wellbeing.You will learn about:· The relationship between money, money health and overall wellbeing· Aligning your personal values, emotions and actions with your financial goals· Skills for cultivating gratitude, self-compassion and finding purpose· Developing a psychological emergency toolkit to manage intense emotions· How to challenge irrational beliefs and reframe unhelpful thoughts· Developing healthy financial habits and improving financial literacy· Finding fulfilment through charitable givingEach intervention is accompanied by a resource list that includes books, websites, apps, podcasts and journal articles.
Manage Your Mood: How To Use
by Rob Willson David VealeOvercoming app now available via iTunes and the Google Play Store.Depression is one of the most common mental health problems and affects 121 million people at any time.It is recognised by the World Health Organisation as one of the Top 10 most disabling health conditions. Behavioural Activation, a therapy developed from CBT, is an effective new technique in managing depression and ideally suited to self-help. By analysing, challenging and changing behaviours such as avoidance, ruminating and excessive worrying, the sufferer can gradually reinforce their positive experiences and decrease the behaviour which reinforces their depression. Includes worksheets and practical problem-solving techniques.Step-by-step approach to analysing and changing behaviours.Includes an explanation of depression and associated behaviours and case studies.Written by leading clinicians in the field.
Manage Your Mood: How to Use Behavioural Activation Techniques to Overcome Depression
by Rob Willson David VealeDepression is one of the most common mental health problems and affects 121 million people at any time.It is recognised by the World Health Organisation as one of the Top 10 most disabling health conditions. Behavioural Activation, a therapy developed from CBT, is an effective new technique in managing depression and ideally suited to self-help. By analysing, challenging and changing behaviours such as avoidance, ruminating and excessive worrying, the sufferer can gradually reinforce their positive experiences and decrease the behaviour which reinforces their depression. Includes worksheets and practical problem-solving techniques.Step-by-step approach to analysing and changing behaviours.Includes an explanation of depression and associated behaviours and case studies.Written by leading clinicians in the field.
Manage Your Stress (Super Quick Skills)
by Clare WilsonKnowing how to stay on top of stress is a vital life skill. Manage Your Stress equips you with practical, effective techniques to manage life at uni in a stress-free way. Recognise and understand your body’s response to causes of stress Learn techniques for changing stressful thinking patterns Build your resilience so you can handle stressful situations. Super Quick Skills provide the essential building blocks you need to succeed at university - fast. Packed with practical, positive advice on core academic and life skills, you’ll discover focused tips and strategies to use straight away. Whether it’s writing great essays, understanding referencing or managing your wellbeing, find out how to build good habits and progress your skills throughout your studies. Learn core skills quickly Apply right away and see results Succeed in your studies and life. Super Quick Skills give you the foundations you need to confidently navigate the ups and downs of university life.
Manage Your Stress (Super Quick Skills)
by Clare WilsonKnowing how to stay on top of stress is a vital life skill. Manage Your Stress equips you with practical, effective techniques to manage life at uni in a stress-free way. Recognise and understand your body’s response to causes of stress Learn techniques for changing stressful thinking patterns Build your resilience so you can handle stressful situations. Super Quick Skills provide the essential building blocks you need to succeed at university - fast. Packed with practical, positive advice on core academic and life skills, you’ll discover focused tips and strategies to use straight away. Whether it’s writing great essays, understanding referencing or managing your wellbeing, find out how to build good habits and progress your skills throughout your studies. Learn core skills quickly Apply right away and see results Succeed in your studies and life. Super Quick Skills give you the foundations you need to confidently navigate the ups and downs of university life.
Manage Your Stress for a Happier Life: Teach Yourself
by Terry LookerTeach Yourself - the world's leading learning brand - is relaunched in 2010 as a multi-platform experience that will keep you motivated to achieve your goals. Let our expert author guide you through this brand new edition, with personal insights, tips, energising self-tests and summaries throughout the book. Go online at www.teachyourself.com for tests, extension articles and a vibrant community of like-minded learners. And if you don't have much time, don't worry - every book gives you 1, 5 and 10-minute bites of learning to get you started. - Free yourself from stress - Learn how to find work-life balance - Feel mentally and physically healthy - Assess and treat your stress with the free 'biodots' included.This book explains why you feel stressed and how to do something about it. It includes a free package of 'biodots', which will help you diagnose and manage your stress; it will also explain the causes of your tension, and show you all the different strategies you can use to deal with it. It explains how better physical health can lead to better mental health, gives practical information on things like decluttering and work-life balance, and reveals what the new discoveries of NLP and similar techniques can do to help you banish stress forever.
Manage Yourself to Lead Others: Why Great Leadership Begins with Self-Understanding
by Margaret C. AndrewsBased on Harvard&’s most popular professional development program, an "insightful, honest, and refreshingly practical" (Dorie Clark, author of The Long Game) guide to harnessing the power of self-understanding to become a more successful leader What is the &“best&” way to lead others? The answer may surprise you. The basis for powerful, effective leadership comes from within—from understanding the people, ideas, and events that have shaped your worldview and how these influences express themselves in your leadership style. In Manage Yourself to Lead Others, leadership expert Margaret Andrews helps you understand yourself and translate this understanding into effectively managing yourself, leading others, working with your boss, and making better decisions. Andrews has taught thousands of executives in her professional development course at Harvard, and she shares her insights, practical tips, and questions for reflection here. This book will allow you to identify the kind of leader you want to be, the behavioral patterns that help get you there or stand in your way, and what it takes to develop new leadership capabilities. Whether you&’ve just been promoted or you&’ve been leading a team for decades, Manage Yourself to Lead Others is essential reading for all leaders.
Manage Yourself, Manage Your Life: Vital NLP Technique For Personal Well-Being and Professional Success
by Ian McDermott Ian ShircoreAre you getting what you want out of life? Do you dream of a more rewarding career? Would you like a happier, more fulfilling relationship?MANAGE YOURSELF, MANAGE YOUR LIFE is your essential guide for living in the twenty-first century. Based on powerful NLP (neuro-linguistic programming) techniques, this practical handbook will help you create the new life that you deserve. You will discover how to:*Identify what you really want in your personal and professional life*Set clear, achievable goals*Create more love and happiness in your life*Be confident and assertive whenever you want*Handle change effectively*Use simple communication to improve your relationships*Make others want to give you their help*Get back in control of your life
Manage Yourself, Manage Your Life: Vital NLP technique for personal well-being and professional success
by Ian McDermott Ian ShircoreAre you getting what you want out of life? Do you dream of a more rewarding career? Would you like a happier, more fulfilling relationship?MANAGE YOURSELF, MANAGE YOUR LIFE is your essential guide for living in the twenty-first century. Based on powerful NLP (neuro-linguistic programming) techniques, this practical handbook will help you create the new life that you deserve. You will discover how to:*Identify what you really want in your personal and professional life*Set clear, achievable goals*Create more love and happiness in your life*Be confident and assertive whenever you want*Handle change effectively*Use simple communication to improve your relationships*Make others want to give you their help*Get back in control of your life
Management Essentials
by Stephen CoveyThis book is a highly condensed guide to the essentials of effective management. Here, you'll learn the essential actions, attitudes, and skills that great managers routinely put into practice. You'll find answers to 25 of the most difficult management challenges faced in the workplace every day. And you'll find classic readings, quotations, and wisdom from some of the most knowledgeable experts on management and leadership throughout history. Included in this book is an in-depth workbook designed to help you identify specific opportunities for improvement in your leadership technique--and implement the essentials you learn here in real, practical terms that will generate concrete results in your management career.
Management Lessons From Mayo Clinic: Inside One of the World's Most Admired Service Organizations
by Leonard L. Berry Kent D. SeltmanThe leader's guide to building a service powerhouse using the approach that made Mayo Clinic the #1 healthcare system in America. Mayo Clinic is among the best service organizations in the world. It fosters a culture that exceeds customer expectations and earns deep loyalty from both customers and employees. This classic business guide offers a rare, up-close look at the best practices that drive Mayo Clinic's success. <p><p>By examining the operating principles that guide every management decision at this legendary institution, authors Leonard Berry and Kent Seltman: <p>• Demonstrate how a great service brand evolves from the core values that nourish and protect it <p>• Extrapolate instructive business lessons that apply outside healthcare <p>• Illustrate the benefits of pooling talent and encouraging teamwork <p>• Present a proven prescription for creating sustainable service excellence <p><p>Learn how to apply the Clinic's winning methods to your own organization: business concepts that produce stellar results, effective organizational efficiency, and world-class interpersonal service.
Management Level Psychometric and Assessment Tests: Everything You Need To Know To Help You Land That Senior Job
by Andrea ShavickGone are the days when an impressive CV and a sparkling performance at interview were all you needed to land a great job. Now, for the vast majority of medium-large sized organisations worldwide, rigorous assessment of candidates is an integral part of the recruitment process, especially when it comes to filling those elusive top jobs. So whether you're after a junior management, senior management or even director level position, or simply want to familiarise yourself with the very latest selection and recruitment techniques, you need this book! It includes: 37 genuine management-level practice psychometric tests from SHL Group plc, the biggest test publisher in the world including 360 questions covering verbal reasoning, numerical reasoning and abstract reasoning; everything you need to know about personality questionnaires, plus loads of practice material, including the popular OPQ 32 personality questionnaire; a complete guide to what to expect, and how to survive an assessment centre visit, alongside genuine Brainstorm, Scenarios and Fastrack management tests; and detailed information about the management-level 'behavioural simulations' such as role-plays, group discussions, business analysis, in-tray exercises and presentations, commonly used to assess candidates at assessment centres.
Management Level Psychometric and Assessment Tests: Everything You Need to Help You Land That Senior Job
by Andrea ShavickGone are the days when an impressive CV and a sparkling performance at interview were all you needed to land a great job. Now, for the vast majority of medium-large sized organisations worldwide, rigorous assessment of candidates is an integral part of the recruitment process, especially when it comes to filling those elusive top jobs. So whether you're after a junior management, senior management or even director level position, or simply want to familiarise yourself with the very latest selection and recruitment techniques, you need this book! It includes: 37 genuine management-level practice psychometric tests from SHL Group plc, the biggest test publisher in the world including 360 questions covering verbal reasoning, numerical reasoning and abstract reasoning; everything you need to know about personality questionnaires, plus loads of practice material, including the popular OPQ 32 personality questionnaire; a complete guide to what to expect, and how to survive an assessment centre visit, alongside genuine Brainstorm, Scenarios and Fastrack management tests; and detailed information about the management-level 'behavioural simulations' such as role-plays, group discussions, business analysis, in-tray exercises and presentations, commonly used to assess candidates at assessment centres.
Management Skills: Easy-to-Follow Lessons on Effectively Managing People (Idiot's Guides)
by David RohlanderBeing a manager is tough, and being a first-time manager is even tougher. Idiot&’s Guides®: Management Skills is a hands-on guide to helping managers of all experience levels survive and thrive in the often murky and difficult world of management. Readers of all skill levels will benefit from this book. First-time managers will learn how to make the transition from peer to leader, how to formulate their own management style, the basics of managing people, how to recruit and hire key talent, and how to communicate constructively. Experienced managers will benefit from proven advice and techniques to help fine-tune their skills and deal with many of the most common problems that every manager is confronted with—from hiring and firing, to dealing with problem employees, to motivating and inspiring employees to be self-driven and successful. Along the way, all readers will learn essential skills that will help them be more successful as a manager and employee.
Management Systems for Sustainability: How to Connect Strategy and Action
by Phil CummingTo deliver on your sustainability ambitions, you need an effective management system. Delivery and results, after all, are what sets leading sustainable businesses apart. Supplementing your existing management arrangements with a management systems approach can play a crucial part in helping to implement more sustainable ways of working. It will help your colleagues understand what sustainability means and how it applies to their role. It will strengthen the link between strategy and action and provide the framework for the various elements of your sustainability strategy to happen. In this short guide, Phil Cumming introduces you to management systems thinking and concepts and sets out clear and practical steps to help you be more formalized and systematic about how and when you do things. This book will help you deliver on your sustainability ambitions – without needing to follow a single management system standard!
Management from A to Z and back again: 52 Ideas, tools and models for managing people (Coaching and Mentoring)
by Bob ThomsonThe key themes and ideas in management, from A to Z and back again covered in 52 chapters. Aimed at anyone who is a line manager, project manager or who wants to learn more about management and leadership.From the author of Coaching from A to Z and Back Again, this is ideal for anyone who wants to develop the management skills - of themselves and their employees. Whether you are a line or project manager in an organisation or a student who wants to learn more about management and leadership, this book is perfect for you.Consisting of 52 short, accessible chapters from A to Z and back again, it combines discussion of key ideas, practical management tools and theoretical models. The topics discussed draw on the human and relationship aspects of management and cover the basics of emotional intelligence, self-awareness, leadership and change. Written in a clear and engaging format, this book provides you with a firm foundation in the theory and practice of management and encourages the development of self-management and leadership skills.
Management of the Absurd: Paradoxes in Leadership
by Richard E. FarsonFacile formulas, catchy slogans, ten-step programs, and quick fixes too often dominate today's management training programs. But in organizations as in all of life, human behavior is seldom predictable, and business dilemmas do not easily lend themselves to gimmicks or simplistic answers. In Management of the Absurd, psychologist, educator, and former CEO Richard Farson presents a series of management paradoxes designed to challenge conventional wisdom and encourage managers to reexamine their assumptions about effective leadership. Here, at last, is a dramatically new understanding of organizations and human relations. In his explorations of more than 30 paradoxical situations, Farson demonstrates the value of a radically different perspective on leadership and offers managers powerful new ways to cope with the many perplexing problems of organizational life. Managers at every level will recognize the very real dilemmas and complexities that Farson describes, and will be challenged by these provocative new views of the art of managing people.
Managing Anger with CBT For Dummies
by Gill BloxhamDefuse your anger with CBT Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a hugely popular self-help technique, which teaches you how to break free from destructive or negative behaviors and make positive changes to both your thoughts and your actions. This practical guide to managing anger with CBT will help you to understand your anger, identify solutions to your problems, and maintain your gains and avoid relapse. This concise, user-friendly guide provides focused advice on defusing anger using proven CBT techniques. You'll discover how to keep your anger under control and identify the negative thought processes that lead to angry outbursts. Shows you how to use CBT to help you react positively to frustrating situations Helps you learn to assert yourself effectively without losing your temper Gives you tried-and-true CBT techniques to let go of unhealthy anger If you're struggling with anger management, Managing Anger with CBT For Dummies gives you the tools you need to keep your cool and live a happier, more balanced life.
Managing Anxiety with CBT For Dummies
by Fergal Jones Lydia Turner Adrian Whittington Kate Cavanagh Graham C. DaveyDon't panic! Combat your worries and minimize anxiety with CBT! Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a hugely popular self-help technique, which teaches you to break free from destructive or negative behaviors and make positive changes to both your thoughts and your actions. This practical guide to managing anxiety with CBT will help you understand your anxiety, identify solutions to your problems, and maintain your gains and avoid relapse. Managing Anxiety with CBT For Dummies is a practical guide to using CBT to face your fears and overcome anxiety and persistent, irrational worries. You'll discover how to put extreme thinking into perspective and challenge negative, anxiety-inducing thoughts with a range of effective CBT techniques to help you enjoy a calmer, happier life. Helps you understand anxiety and how CBT can help Guides you in making change and setting goals Gives you tried-and-true CBT techniques to face your fears and keep a realistic perspective Managing Anxiety with CBT For Dummies gives you the tools you need to overcome anxiety and expand your horizons for a healthy, balanced life.
Managing Anxiety with Mindfulness For Dummies
by Joelle Jane MarshallDon't panic! Managing Anxiety with Mindfulness For Dummies is a practical guide to overcoming your worries and minimising anxiety using mindfulness techniques. The National Health Service and the National Institute for Care and Excellence recommend mindfulness as a legitimate treatment for anxiety, and its also been proven to alleviate stress, depression, low self-esteem, and insomnia. This book explains the benefits of mindfulness, and how it can help you face your fears and defeat persistent, irrational worries. Learn how to break the anxiety cycle with an optimistic approach, live in the present moment, and manage your thoughts using the fundamental techniques of mindfulness therapy. This friendly guide will accompany you every step of the way as you understand your anxiety, identify solutions to your problem, maintain your gains, and avoid relapse. Over three million people in the UK suffer from Generalised Anxiety Disorder, with millions more experiencing phobias, OCD, and panic disorders. Anxiety is potentially debilitating, but many people are daunted by navigating the health system and thus fail to seek treatment. This book provides a way for you to begin managing your symptoms at home, using simple techniques that can help change the way you think, feel, and act. Understand what anxiety is, and the common causes Employ mindful self-compassion to alleviate symptoms Discover mindful attitudes and practise mindful mediation Transform unhealthy habits into anxiety-busting self-care Mindfulness can help you break free of the downward spiral of negative thought and action, and make positive choices that support your wellbeing. If you're tired of being anxious and long for a brighter outlook, Managing Anxiety with Mindfulness For Dummies provides a wide range of effective techniques to help you enjoy a calmer and happier life.