Kategoria BISAC: Self-Help >> Motivational & Inspirational

"Doing Good: Inspirational Stories of Everyday Americans at Home and at Work" is a collection of profiles of people who have found a way to make a difference--serving their communities, helping friends and family, improving the quality of life and work for colleagues--doing what they can to make the world a better place.

A few of them are famous or prominent, but most of them not known outside their own communities, including:
-The modern-day Helen Keller.
-The widowed great-grandmother who lives alone in the Rocky Mountains and passes along her outdoors skills to children.
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If you research the life of Martin Luther King Jr. you might find references to a time in his childhood, perhaps when he was still known as Michael and that it was rumored he had attempted suicide.

Years later in Memphis he shared his vision with the world. "I've been to the mountaintop," he declared, "and I've seen the Promised Land."

He asked his listeners to carry on with faith, even if they had to do it without him. He shared with them his very personal belief that if he could be given the opportunity to stand in heaven and choose the time and place he would most like to live, he...

Do you ever find yourself saying, ""I just don't have the time to sit down and read any of those books on attitude, motivation or success?"" Well here is the book that you've been waiting for. Just 10 minutes is all the time it takes to read a passage from this book, but the benefits have the power to carry you throughout your busy day with a renewed appreciation towards life itself

Entertaining and refreshing, this book will equip you to live life with passion and purpose

"101 Simple Suggestions and Quotations to Express Compassion and Empathy" is a useful aid for anyone wishing to become more compassionate. Linda Furiate began this simple, little book the day she received a telephone call from a dear friend, who had been in an accident the night before. Although the vehicle was totaled, her husband walked away with nearly a bruise and she suffered only a few, broken ribs.

This did not stop Furiate from feeling the emotional pain they both endured. Having to fill in that evening as a group leader and counselor for her friend, Furiate began a dialogue with...

This is a book of two diets I tried to control my epileptic seizures. No medications seemed to control the seizures I had. Not until I seen the Charlie Foundation present an Introduction of the Ketogenic Diet, did I ever consider dieting would control my seizures. In August 1996 I began the ketogenic diet. The ketogenic diet controlled my seizure better than any medications I tried. Because of my age (adult) it was hard to seek professional help that practiced the diet, since it is practiced on children only. Dieticians of a Children's Hospital nearby did coach me though the diet.

Not...

"The Top Ten Ways to Lead a Significant Life" is a valuable resource for those who want to lead a life that truly matters. Author Dave Zimmer has a background of 12 successful years in public education as a teacher, coach and high school principal. He has guided numerous students, teachers and parents down a better path. Using a no nonsense approach, Zimmer identifies things that all people can do to lead a significant life. Zimmer also emphasizes how much control people actually have in their life. "The Top Ten Ways to Lead a Significant Life" covers a variety of topics, including:...

The graying of America dramatically continues to affect millions of families across our nation. Who offers encouragement to caregivers faced with the impossible?

Here is some spiritual comfort food from a "Chicken Soup for The Soul" author, P. M. Kearns. Find out from this long-term caregiver what surprises surround today's most unsavory selections of exhausting, unpleasant, exasperating duties.

Anyone selflessly providing care for another is a caregiver. You're sure to be concerned about the onslaught of escalating problems, pressures, and behaviors overturning your life if you are a:...

Are you living an unhappy life because of someone else's addictions and irresponsible behavior? If you are ready to enjoy the gifts of each day and become all you are intended to be, then "Awakening to the Power Within" will help you move toward a more peaceful and fulfilling life. Author Mary-Glen Scot devoted forty years of her life and marriage to the futile goal of "curing" her alcoholic husband. Through her own journey of self-discovery, she now offers practical methods that will help you apply the principles of the Twelve Step Support Groups, Inc. Twelve-Step Program to your own daily...

If you have ever dreamed of meeting that special someone, Nice guys do not have to finish last will show you how to achieve that goal. Jaime Metcalf has been "coined" Mr. Nice guy by both colleagues and friends his entire life. In this self motivating book, he will show you how being a nice guy can work to your advantage, by using both his vast knowledge of meeting women, and explaining these techniques in an easy to understand format.

"Nice Guys Do Not Have to Finish Last" is a revolutionary read that can work for most anyone that is serious about finding a long term relationship. It will...

As children, we all believe that one day we can reach that impossible dream. Most people don't fulfill their childhood dreams because they stop believing in themselves. "Fourth Down and Long" is an inspirational look at one man's desire to reach his goals--despite life's adversity.

From the time he was a small boy, author Tony Lotti dreamed of being a collegiate All-American football player and one day playing in the rough-and-tumble world of the National Football League. Despite a serious car accident, followed by emergency appendectomy surgery, nothing could compete with Lotti's desire...

"Secrets to a Richer Life" reveals the wisdom about life of a group of distinguished people from all the major cultures and regions of the globe. Through their answers to 37 supreme and thought provoking questions about goals, parents, spouses, children, school, careers, hard work, community service, lifestyle, hobbies, travel, crisis management, working abroad, favorite books, values, hopes, dreams, retirement, and concerns for the future of human society they reveal their heart and soul.

The author has collected interviews disclosing a common thread of thinking around the world, which...

Do you ever feel anxious, confused or frustrated, and wish you could tap into intelligence greater than your own? Something or somebody to clear your brain, change your perspective and help you relax? Beth Green has that good fortune. An intuitive counselor and spiritual teacher since 1980, Beth hears from "God," the inner voice that's smarter than she is. In this little volume, she shares fifty-two zingers that she's received from "the source." Enlightening and entertaining, these one-liners delight us with both laughter and insight. They can change our lives. Whether or not you consider...

"You cannot help but to be impacted by this remarkable woman, a powerful model of love in action. Now she has produced the book you hold in your hands that puts into words her deeply felt personal experience and relationship with God. She describes how the first part was written following a conversation with a friend, which inspired her to write for hours in a beautiful reverie of poetic expression. The second was scribed during an emotional valley, a period of sorrow and depression. Each of these experiences demonstrated that the source of enduring love and joy is not to be found in another...

"Embracing Life--Living With Chronic Pain" is about living life to the fullest and is especially directed to those who suffer from: Cancer, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Depression, Fibromyalgia, Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis, or any other disease involving chronic pain on a daily basis.

It is based on a one-year journey dealing with these very issues. What makes "Embracing Life" unique and separate from many other books is that it is written in the form of light poetry, which most readers can easily relate to. Readers are encouraged to maintain their own personal journals, which they can refer...

With a foreword by internationally acclaimed speaker-trainer Les Brown, "Breakthrough Solution" is an informative, fun, straightforward book that will arm you with a powerful 7-step strategy for attracting greater professional success and personal satisfaction. It is jam-packed with step-by-step instructions, exercises, assessments, case-studies, quotes, templates, and resources. But you'll get much more...This book comes with the coach Jeannette will host empowering weekly coaching sessions to catapult you to new heights in your life. The information is priceless, the coaching sessions are...

"The Bachelor's Guide To Life" is jam-packed with detailed information and answers to common questions that every single guy has as they strive to achieve happiness and success.

Discover the secrets for finding and creating the perfect bachelor pad, dating, personal grooming, managing finances, finding an awesome job, enjoying free time and planning for the future.

Read interviews with experts and learn about products and services that can improve the quality of life of any single guy. "The Bachelor's Guide To Life" is ideal for college students, recent graduates, guys who are recently...

Did you know that it takes lots of energy to manage being broke and poor? Why not use this energy to create wealth?"5 Steps to Developing A Millionaire Mind: A Broke Man or Woman's Guide to Wealth" is a 'powerful tool" that will guide you into a financial revolution within yourself so that your energy is used to create wealth in your life rather than to manage being broke and poor.Your thoughts about money whether positive or negative will lead to some action related to those thoughts.We all have the ability to achieve wealth but our feelings and emotions as related to money lead us to...

If you live in the United States of America - It is an inescapable fact - your life is controlled by something or someone. Certainly you 'believe" yourself to be independent and self-controlling, but that is far from the reality. History, environment, family, relatives, friends, and society all play a significant role in shaping your daily activity.

This work is presented in three parts. The Self Control Discipline teaches how to rise above the norm and possess control in a manner that will change forever the way you perceive others through your own eyes. More important, it will change...

Are you experiencing panic attacks, feeling isolated and afraid?

A pocket guide to anxiety and panic attacks, "Prone To Panic" offers a fresh perspective on how we view mental health. Evelyn Gaughans' inspiring new book gives an open and honest account of her experience with anxiety, offering hope that life can still be beautiful even when you are prone to panic.

One in four people experience anxiety at some point in their lives, yet there is still such a lack of understanding surrounding this common condition. Three years of experience and research are crammed into this concise and...

In today's uncertain economy, chances are good that you or someone you know has been drafted into the ranks of the unemployed. Record numbers of companies are scaling back their work forces daily through either attrition or early retirement. In 2003, author Rebecca Long was downsized from her job as a communications professional. "Unemployment Boot Camp" is based on her personal experience with the emotions that often accompany job loss-self-pity, insecurity, and hopelessness. Long provides valuable facts, tactics, and instructions for coping, as well as recommendations on how to make the...