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"Be brave. Be kind. Fight fires."
That's the motto of firefighters, like Hersch Wilson, who spend their lives walking toward, rather than away from, danger and suffering. As in Zen practice, firefighters are trained to be fully in the moment and present to each heartbeat, each life at hand. In this unique collection of true stories and practical wisdom, Wilson shares the Zen-like techniques that allow people like him to stay grounded while navigating...
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This second edition of the bestselling guide by top human resources author Paul Falcone provides guidance for managers, including sample dialogues for how to broach uncomfortable conversations across a wide range of issues.
Inappropriate workplace conduct, lateness, sexually offensive behavior, productivity and communication issues . . . these are just a few of the uncomfortable topics bosses must sometimes discuss with their employees. 101 Tough...
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Whether you're a first-time real estate investor or a seasoned professional, The Complete Guide to Buying and Selling Apartment Buildings helps you map out your future, find apartment buildings at a fair price, finance purchases, and manage your properties. Now revised and expanded, this Second Edition includes tax planning advice, case studies of real acquisitions, and appendixes that add detail to the big picture. Plus, it includes a handy glossary...
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"Winner of the 1998 Bancroft Prize in American History" "Winner of the 1997 Philip Taft Prize in Labor History" "Winner of the 1996 President's Book Award, Social Science History Association" "Winner of the 1997 Best Book in North American Urban History Award, Urban History Association" "One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1997" Thomas J. Sugrue is the David Boies Professor of History and Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania. He...
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Climate change is threatening our world. How are you responding?
Heat waves, flooding, extreme storms, harsh winters. The effects of climate change are only getting worse. How can you ensure your organization is taking the right steps to mitigate this threat-and what can you, as an individual, do to help? These articles by experts and researchers will help you understand how climate change is affecting the future of business. Climate Change: The Insights...
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Abuse isn't always visible to the naked eye, especially when it comes to one of our most vulnerable populations…
Each year, seniors are swindled out of around $3 billion. From email scams and phone scams to family members outright stealing money, the ways seniors are being taken advantage of are many and this number is expected to keep growing as our population continues to age.
Don't let your loved one be one of these unsuspecting seniors – find...
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Finding the love of your life and holding onto that relationship is more difficult than ever. The problem hasn't gone unnoticed. From relationship therapists to speed-dating, self-help books to online matchmaking, an entire industry has developed to help us navigate the bumpy road of relationships. Yet in spite of the availability of all these resources, many of us still struggle to discover and keep the love of our lives. That is, until now.
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"But now faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these is love." –1 Corinthians 13:13 Seeing the world through a lens of love is not easy, but when you commit to this practice you will begin to see God's power move in surprising ways. Through the Eyes of Love shows us how operating from a place of love is the most effective way to walk in the Spirit. This book will help you grow in spiritual authority and learn how to speak powerful...
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Emotions can organize cognitive processes or disorganize them, be active or passive, lead to adaptation or maladaptation. Consumers may be conscious of their emotions or may be motivated by unconscious emotions. The emotions in combined form with different intensities have an adaptive significance in consumers' life. Further, the challenges that marketers and researchers face in today's global markets are to understand the expression of the emotions...
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Are you bored of the endless scroll of your social media feed? Do you swipe left before considering the human being whose face you just summarily rejected? Do you skim articles on your screen in search of intellectual stimulation that never arrives? If so, this book is the philosophical lifeline you have been waiting for. Offering a timely meditation on the profound effects of constant immersion in technology, also known as the Interface, Wish I Were...
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Be a manager for the new age and energize the remote ecosystem by applying effective managerial strategies
Are you eager to tap into the transformative power of remote work?
Do you feel out of touch with your remote employees and are afraid that you'll become obsolete in this new age of working?
If the above fears rings true for you, then you have come to the right place – there is a bucketful of helpful management advice that'll help you upgrade...
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Happy Singlehood charts a way forward for singles to live life on their terms, and shows how everyone-single or coupled-can benefit from accepting solo living.
Based on personal interviews, quantitative analysis, and extensive review of singles' writings and literature, author Elyakim Kislev uncovers groundbreaking insights on how unmarried people create satisfying lives in a world where social structures and policies are still designed to favor...
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Josh Harris had been New York's first net millionaire. He founded the city's first dotcom, Pseudo.com, and paved the way for a cadre of net-savvy twentysomethings to follow, riding a wave of tech euphoria to unimagined wealth and fame for five years, before losing it all in the great dotcom crash of 2000. Long before then, however, Harris's view of where the web would take us had darkened, and he began a series of lurid social experiments aimed at...
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World War 2 for Teens will give you more than just the dates, facts, and figures; it will fill in the exciting stories of what happened by revealing the gritty details of how the battles were won and paint vivid pictures of the key players. After reading this, you will become an armchair expert on all aspects of WW2:
Filled with incredible stories, you will find yourself back in the middle of the Second World War; face to face with leaders who shaped...
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As executives build and nurture their organization's strategic agility in today's turbulent, uncertain business environment, the ability to lead strategic change has become more critical than ever. The Strategic Project Leader: Mastering Service-Based Project Leadership, Second Edition will help project managers lead with confidence in temporary, ambiguous team structures that execute risk-laden work in an increasingly agile project environment. This...
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Finding Comfort is a book about easing grief and trauma after unimaginable horrors-mass shootings, catastrophic natural disasters, and terrorist acts. Through personal recollections of responding to tragedy, combined with a practical application, Earl Johnson offers listeners the tools they need to seek support and offer it to those in need. The book walks through the life-cycle of disaster care from the first hours and days to the years that follow.
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Eddie Woo, one of the world's top ten teachers and a YouTube phenom, delivers a rollicking, must-listen pop-math book.
Why is a rainbow curved? Why aren't left-handers extinct? How is a sunflower like a synchronized swimmer? What makes 2.718 a magic number?
These may not look like math questions at first glance-but they are, because they all have to do with patterns. And mathematics, at heart, is the study of patterns-from familiar shapes and symmetries,...
18) Atomic Steps
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Are you tired of feeling trapped in a negative mindset? Does it feel like your health, personal and career goals, and relationships are suffering as a result?
You're not alone. Many people struggle with negative thinking, but traditional methods assume you're ready to tackle it head-on. But what if you're not? Atomic Steps is here to help. Our 7-day practice is designed for people living in the real world. It's not about expecting you to drop everything...
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Discover why you keep holding yourself back, against your own best interest - the holistic way to stop being your own worst enemy.
So many of us self-sabotage, and we don't even realize the damage we are doing to ourselves.
Your story doesn't have to have an unhappy ending. You can put an end to your self-defeating behaviors and turn your life around once and for all.
In this no-nonsense guide to self-mastery, you will discover:
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I am commonly asked: Can you help me to close more deals? Can you show me how to sell myself? Can you help me structure a sales call? Can you help me increase my selling skills? I always reply: "Yes, but only if you let me teach you about no-pressure selling."
Inside The Sales Call Survival Guide, you'll discover:
A thorough introduction of the structure of a sales call, and five essential objectives you should always utilize to have a successful...