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The Song of Significance
The Song of Significance: A New Manifesto for Teams by Seth Godin “Management is the practice of using power and authority to get what we want. …Leadership is the art of creating something significant.” This is one of the many pithy quotes from Seth Godin’s book, all about how the workplace should be a place […]
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The Tools: 5 Tools to Help You Find Courage, Creativity and Willpower – and Inspire You to Live Life in Forward Motion
The Tools: 5 Tools to Help You Find Courage, Creativity, and Willpower – And Inspire You to Live Life in Forward Motion By Phil Stutz and Barry Michels We all dream of a meaningful life where we can be our best selves, but all too often we get in our own way, whether it be […]
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Why Our Minds Wander
Why Our Minds Wander. Understand the Science and Learn How to Focus Your Thoughts by Arnaud DeLorme We all experience mind-wandering, sometimes without even noticing that it’s happening. DeLorme approaches the subject from the point of view of social psychology (asking subjects what they are thinking about at regular intervals), neurology (looking at brain scans […]
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Not the End of the World
Not the End of the World. How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet by Hannah Ritchie Environmental problems are an emotionally charged topic, but solutions require a clear head, all the relevant information and an understanding of the complex interweaving of economics, science, and social justice. Hannah Ritchie has done […]
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Stumbling on Happiness
Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert In this best-selling book, Daniel Gilbert assures us that “this is not an instruction manual that will tell you anything useful about how to be happy.” Instead, using scientific research, amusing stories and a witty writing style, he shows us that our best laid plans are unlikely to make […]
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Worthy. How to Believe You Are Enough and Change Your Life
Worthy. How to Believe You Are Enough and Transform Your Life. Simple Steps, Life-Changing Results. By Jamie Kern Lima According to the author, you don’t get what you want, you get what you believe you are worthy of. And if you don’t feel worthy before reading this book, you certainly will afterwards. Jamie Kern Lima […]
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The Values-Driven Organization
The Values-Driven Organization. Cultural Health and Employee Wellbeing as a Pathway to Sustainable Performance. by Richard Barrett We’ve all worked in organisations where we wish that management would do a better job: treating workers fairly, appreciating us more and generally trusting us to do our job well. Even better is a workplace where we can […]
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The Resilience Project; Finding Happiness Through Gratitude, Empathy & Mindfulness
by Hugh van Cuylenberg In this heartwarming book, author Hugh van Cuylenburg tells how he went from a typical Australian kid with no understanding of his sister’s struggles with an eating disorder, to a man with a passion to help young people become happier and more mentally well. His own reflections and his experiences teaching […]
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Happy for No Reason: 7 Steps to Being Happy from the Inside Out
by Marci Shimoff, with Carol Kline Being truly happy means: having a sense of lightness or buoyancy; feeling alive, vital, energetic; having a sense of flow, openness; feeling love and compassion for yourself and others; having passion about your life purpose; feeling gratitude, forgiveness; being at peace with life and being fully present in the […]
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The Awakened Brain
The Awakened Brain: The New Science of Spirituality and Our Quest for an Inspired Life by Lisa Miller, PhD Imagine there was a secret ingredient guaranteed to make you happier and to protect you from depression at a rate far greater than any other known factor! Lisa Miller and her colleagues have discovered that secret […]