Kategoria BISAC: Young Adult Nonfiction >> Inspirational & Personal Growth

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Stop. Breathe. Chill. These mindfulness exercises will teach you how to focus on the present and stop freaking out about the future. Each entry tackles the sort of stuff life throws at you every day. Whether it's a situation with friends, issues with family, or the pressures of school, you'll learn how to live in the moment and stop stressing out.

It's going to be okay. Armed with these meditation skills and mantras, worrying will be a thing of the past. Now take a breath, relax, and start feeling better about...

Being a teen girl isn't easy--so learning skills to feel confident is key In Express Yourself, psychotherapist Emily Roberts will teach you how to communicate effectively and feel assertive in any situation. Whether it's online or at school, with friends, parents, bullies, cliques or crushes--any tricky situation life throws yours way.

Many teen girls feel pressured to be nice, rather than assert their opinions. They may fear being called bossy or pushy when...

Any setback--a championship loss, a bad grade, a botched audition-can be seen as a step forward when teens possess the right tools to turn that loss into a gain of knowledge. Drawing on nearly fifty years of leadership experience, Dr. Maxwell provides a roadmap for becoming a true learner, someone who wins in the face of problems, failures, and losses.

The teachings from Sometimes You Win, Sometimes You Learn have been edited and adapted just for teens. This...

Dealing with grades, bullying, friendships, parents, crushes . . . it's enough to make any teenage girl wish she could snap her fingers and make it all go away. The good news is, you almost can--except it's not "snapping" but "tapping" Formally known as Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), this revolutionary practice can help you reduce your feelings of anxiety and overwhelm, boost your confidence, and unpack the "stress backpack" you may not even know you're carrying.

In The Tapping Solution for Teenage Girls, expert EFT practitioner Christine Wheeler explains the basics of the...

Throughout his life, renowned neurosurgeon Dr. Benjamin Carson has needed to overcome many obstacles: his father leaving the family; being considered stupid by his classmates in grade school; growing up in inner-city Detroit; and having a violent temper. But Dr. Carson didn't let his circumstances control him, and instead discovered eight principles that helped shape his future.

In You Have a Brain: A Teen's Guide to Think Big, Dr. Carson unpacks the eight important parts of Thinking Big--Talent, Honesty, Insight, Being...

"The Actors Success In The Making" will empower you to separate yourself from the pack, work hard towards your dreams, navigate your way through the Status Quo and play the game really smart.

Chapter One is about the business of show-business. Remember, talent is what you start with, and you are going need to know the business of show-business if you are going to propel yourself forward and leave the pack behind.

Chapter Two is complied portion from my books "Life Lessons From An Acting Class" and "What's So Special About You?" In this chapter you'll get the top advice on...

Reaching for Rain is an inspirational collection of short stories about overcoming life's disappointments and depression during early adolenscence. The National Iinstitute of Mental Health reports that an estimate of more than 2.8 million adolescents ages 12 to 17 suffered from a major depressive episode in 2013. As a fourteen year teacher of junior high age students, I have seen firsthand the effects of depression on student academic performance, social relationships, family relationships, and their ability to cope during stressful situations. Reaching for Rain tells stories of how young...

At the young age of 14, Shawn traveled with his brother from their homeland to America. Their parents knew that America held a lot of promise for their sons and risked the separation with them knowing their own country was in turmoil. Would they see them again? Would they survive?

Not knowing the language caused a lot of struggles (and humorous moments) in the beginning. Many times Shawn experienced fear and discouragement resulting in him wanting to go home and be in the safe presence of his parents. Shawn made the choice to be courageous and do what it took to reach the American...

Rites of Passage for Our Youth includes information, guidelines, and suggestions to our youth regarding life. Some of our youth do not have direction, hope, and self-worth and do not have of the training and support some of us had growing up. Author Ronald Francis Sr. believes they need encouragement and support.

You can be successful, no matter what circumstances you have to overcome.

About the Author

Ronald Francis Sr. retired from the government after forty years of service. During that time, he volunteered and worked on the Yeadon Recreation Board...