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"SEE THROUGH THE LIES YOUR BRAIN TELLS YOU Why is it easier to ruminate over hurt feelings than it is to bask in the warmth of being appreciated? Your brain was wired this way when it evolved, primed to learn quickly from bad experiences, but not so much from the good ones. It's an ancient survival mechanism that turned the brain into Velcro for the negative, but Teflon for the positive. Life isn't easy, and having a brain wired to take in the bad...
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Publisher
Free Press
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
First Free Press hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 349 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
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Explains the four pillars of well-being--meaning and purpose, positive emotions, relationships, and accomplishment--placing emphasis on meaning and purpose as the most important for achieving a life of fulfillment.
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English
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Entrepreneur and speaker Jess Ekstrom helps readers let go of cynicism and negativity and start viewing their challenges through the lens of opportunity and optimism, showing us how to start seeing the good in the world so that we can become the good in the world.
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Publisher
Harper One
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
295 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
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"In The Core 4 Steph finally offers women a strong body and mind achieved through minimal time on the treadmill, simple workouts, targeted nutrition (that is also delicious!), and mindset practices with clear results. When you focus on The Core 4--Eat Nourishing Foods, Move with Intention, Recharge Your Energy, and Empower Your Mind--you give yourself the gifts of care, strength, and resiliency, and take a powerful step toward the life you want."--Amazon....
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Hudson Street Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
viii, 277 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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Why looking up matters. A positive attitude is important, but until now we didn't know how important. In Up, a practicing physician and NIH-funded researcher draws on her research and experience to show that our outlook on life- our unique patterns of thinking and feeling about ourselves, others, and the world-may be the key to how well and how fast we age. From wrinkles to cognitive decline, our outlook affects our health at every level. Using the...
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Greenleaf Book Group Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
227 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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In his popular Stanford University lectures, Shirzad Chamine reveals how to achieve one's true potential for both professional success and personal fulfillment. His groundbreaking research exposes ten well-disguised mental Saboteurs. Nearly 95 percent of the executives in his Stanford lectures conclude that these Saboteurs cause "significant harm" to achieving their full potential. With Positive Intelligence, you can learn the secret to defeating...
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Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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"While human lives are endlessly variable, our most memorable positive moments are dominated by four elements: elevation, insight, pride, and connection. If we embrace these elements, we can conjure more moments that matter. What if a teacher could design a lesson that he knew his students would remember twenty years later? What if a manager knew how to create an experience that would delight customers? What if you had a better sense of how to create...
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[2013]
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English
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Demonstrates the importance of a positive mindset in promoting motivation, engagement, and performance in the workplace, outlining five actionable strategies for reducing the negative effects of stress, finding creative solutions, and identifying opportunities.
12) The Lost Prosperity Secrets of Napoleon Hill: Newly Discovered Advice for Success in Tough Times
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English
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Newly Discovered Advice for Success in Tough Times from the Renowned Author of Think and Grow Rich
It isn't every day that an opportunity comes along to read newly discovered advice for success in tough times in a book by Napoleon Hill, the legendary author of Think & Grow Rich, The Magic Ladder to Success, and The Master Key to Riches.
The Lost Prosperity Secrets of Napoleon Hill consists of a series of magazine articles Napoleon Hill wrote between...
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Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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"You were created to be filled with joy, peace, confidence, and creativity. But it's easy to go through life holding on to things that weigh you down-guilt, resentment, doubt, worry. When you give space to these negative emotions, they take up space that you need for the good things that move you toward your destiny. How much room are you giving to shame, to regret, to being against yourself? Whatever it is, it's too much. Life is too short for you...
15) Be positive!
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"... Introduces preschool and primary-age children to ways of thinking and acting that will help them feel good about themselves and their lives, stay on course when things don't go their way, and contribute to other peoples happiness, too."--Amazon.com.
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Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
x, 288 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Oxford University professor and award-winning researcher Paulo Savaget reveals the ways that the scrappiest organizations problem solve and how everyone can use the same tools at work and in life. We constantly encounter complex problems at home, in our places of work, and in society at large. Even if we had all the time and money in the world, sometimes no good solution can be found. So, what should we do, especially when we can't wait? The answer:...
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Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
470L
Physical Desc
40 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 21 x 27 cm
Language
English
Description
When devastating news rattles a young girl's community, her normally attentive parents and neighbors are suddenly exhausted and distracted. At school, her teacher tells the class to look for the helpers-the good people working to make things better in big and small ways. She wants more than anything to help in a BIG way, but maybe she can start with one small act of kindness instead ... and then another, and another. Small things can compound, after...
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English
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"Informative and accessible, The Book of Knowing is a friendly, therapeutic guide for teens to understand and control their feelings. In 2015, clinical psychologist Gwendoline Smith began a Tumblr blog under the pseudonym Dr. Know. Her Gen Z-friendly approach to CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy) resonated, and the idea for this book was born. With lively art, tangible advice, and immersive activities, this book is a handy guide for dealing with big...
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Publisher
Highlights for Children
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
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This brightly illustrated book helps young children discover the power of positive self-talk and practicing self-love. I Am Kind to Myself is the perfect illustrated book for story time. It offers preschoolers and kindergartners effective affirmations for difficult-to-manage-emotions so they can practice building positivity, self-care, and self-confidence.
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Publisher
John Wiley
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
xv, 103 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Language
English
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"An inspirational fable that guides you to use positivity to reach your goals. In a pet store, there lives a negative dog. He's constantly growling and barking--no wonder no one wants to take him home! One day, the "big dog" of the store takes him aside and explains that he has two choices: continue to be the negative dog that nobody wants, or become the positive dog that will lead to a better outcome. Whichever one he "feeds" will grow. In this delightfully...
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