Summaries of books about Personal Development:
Adult Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers
Quiet the Critical Voice in Your Head, Heal Self-Doubt, and Live the Life You Deserve
Stephanie M. Kriesberg
The book provides insights and therapeutic strategies for women who have grown up with narcissistic mothers, aiming to help them overcome the lingering effects of criticism and self-doubt. It offers practical advice on setting boundaries, healing from emotional trauma, and building a sense of self-worth to lead a fulfilling life.
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Creative Blindness
Real-life stories of remarkable creative vision
Dave Trott
The book presents a collection of anecdotes and real-life stories that illustrate how individuals often miss creative opportunities due to ingrained patterns of thinking. It offers insights and strategies for breaking out of conventional thought processes to foster innovative ideas and solutions.
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The Gift of Struggle
Life-Changing Lessons About Leading
Bobby Herrera
The book presents a collection of personal leadership stories from the author's life, emphasizing the value of struggles in shaping leaders and the importance of sharing those struggles to empower others. It offers insights on how embracing challenges can lead to growth, connection, and the ability to inspire teams through authenticity and empathy.
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The Laws of Lifetime Growth
Always Make Your Future Bigger Than Your Past
Dan Sullivan|Catherine Nomura
The book provides ten fundamental laws for personal development and lifelong growth, encouraging readers to continuously expand their abilities, relationships, and achievements. It emphasizes the importance of setting bigger future goals, learning from the past, and creating value for others as a pathway to perpetual improvement and success.
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The Myths of Happiness
What Should Make You Happy, but Doesn't, What Shouldn't Make You Happy, but Does
Sonja Lyubomirsky
The book explores common misconceptions about the sources of happiness, such as the belief that certain life events or achievements will lead to lasting fulfillment. It also offers insights and strategies for finding genuine contentment through adjusting expectations and cultivating a mindset that embraces change and personal growth.
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Go Put Your Strengths to Work
6 Powerful Steps to Achieve Outstanding Performance
Marcus Buckingham
The book provides a six-step approach to help individuals identify their personal strengths and leverage them in the workplace to enhance performance and satisfaction. It includes practical tools and strategies for applying one's strengths, overcoming obstacles, and making a lasting impact on one's career and organization.
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The Emotional Intelligence Quick Book
Everything You Need to Know to Put Your EQ to Work
Travis Bradberry|Jean Greaves
The book provides an accessible introduction to the concept of emotional intelligence (EQ), explaining its importance in personal and professional success. It offers practical advice, strategies, and tools to help readers assess and improve their own EQ skills, with a focus on enhancing self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management.
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Change
How to Make Big Things Happen
Damon Centola
The book explores the science of social change, presenting a new understanding of how behaviors and ideas spread within societies. It offers insights into the network dynamics that drive transformations and provides strategies for leveraging these principles to enact significant change.
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Learn Better
Mastering the Skills for Success in Life, Business, and School, or How to Become an Expert in Just About Anything
Ulrich Boser
The book provides insights into the science of learning, offering practical advice on how to hone the ability to learn new skills effectively. It covers strategies such as self-quizzing, teaching others, and understanding the value of making mistakes, aiming to help readers become more proficient learners in various aspects of their lives.
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The Art of Rest
How to Find Respite in the Modern Age
Claudia Hammond
The book explores the concept of rest and its importance in our lives, examining the top ten restful activities as voted by a global survey. It delves into the science behind why rest can be so rejuvenating and offers practical advice on how to incorporate more restful moments into our hectic modern lifestyles.
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