CONFIDENCE - needed by all. You too. Much has been written on the subject of confidence, because it is perennially needed by almost everyone, at different times in their life. The subject of this book is not what it is - since we all know that - but primarily about how to gain and keep confidence throughout the many situations in life that go best when confidence is high. As a hands-on application of how to gain confidence if you feel that don't have it, or you just don't have enough and want more, this little book will be a big help. This book is also about keeping confidence, if you have...

Procrastination - putting off doing those things you just don't want to do... Are you like 20% of Americans who self-report being a chronic procrastinator? Maybe your procrastination habit is simply annoying to you, OR maybe it's really hurting aspects of your life and you'd really like to get on top of changing this bad behavior. There are many reasons why we procrastinate. Overcoming this bad habit is doable. Learn how, plus the SmartyPants Secret on procrastination. A SmartyPants Secret is that one piece of information that you need to know to make every job a little bit, or maybe a lot,...

Color is all around us, influencing us in subtle psychological ways that are largely unknown to us. Since the effects cause no physical harm, we just take the color communication channel with a harmless "hmmm, interesting but not making a tangible difference in life" view on it. This attitude was not without merit, until the boom in psychological research over the last few decades has now given us cause to re-think the importance of this and other previously unknown influencing factors. Once it's understood that color has a definite and profound influence, it just makes good sense to avail...

Travis McGee & Me is D. R. Martin's book-by-book personal take on the famous boat bum hero created by John D. MacDonald. The twenty-one McGee novels have been continuously in print since their original publication dates, from 1964 to 1985. Not only have they been tremendously popular with readers, they have inspired generations of crime fiction writers. These essays are partly book reports, and partly Martin's analyses of McGee and his adventures. They originally appeared-sometimes in slightly different versions-in Martin's blog, Travis McGee & Me.