Download or read book The Last Lecture written by Randy Pausch and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author, a computer science professor diagnosed with terminal cancer, explores his life, the lessons that he has learned, how he has worked to achieve his childhood dreams, and the effect of his diagnosis on him and his family.
Download or read book I m Everywhere and Nowhere and I Own Nothing and Everything written by Yann Girard and published by . This book was released on 2016-09-27 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past seven years I've lived in more places than I can remember. I lived and worked in Shanghai, New York, Berlin, Bangkok, Munich and a few more places, not including the dozens of places I've stayed at for just a few days or weeks.While writing these lines I'm in a small town in Malaysia.I've basically lived out of a backpack for the past seven years. And the longer I'm doing this, the less stuff I need. Right now I carry less than 10 items around with me in a carry on backpack that weighs less than 10kg. I go wherever I want to go. I currently spend less than $800 a month. Including everything. My most precious possession is a $300 Acer laptop.I've started a clothing company in China, for the Chinese market, which failed miserably. I've launched more than 10 websites, some of them made some money, some of them didn't. I shut down all of them. I've written seven books (this is my eighth). None of them was a bestseller. I write a blog where I published more than 500 articles so far. I've more than 100,000 monthly readers spread across multiple platforms.I'm by no means successful. Or rich. But I have more than enough, by all means. I have access to everything I need. And I can buy and afford everything I need.I'm not a minimalist. Or a digital nomad. Or an entrepreneur. Or a blogger. Or an author.I'm mostly trying to just be myself. I'm trying to be myself in a world where it gets harder and harder every single day to just be yourself.It's not always been easy. As a matter of fact it's probably been hard more often than it's been easy. But every day of struggle and doubt has been worth it. Being yourself and creating your own life instead of just living a life is always worth the struggle.This right here is my story. This is what I've learned about life, myself and the world around me.I'm everywhere and nowhere. And I own nothing and everything...
Download or read book Average is the New Awesome written by Samantha Matt and published by Seal Press. This book was released on 2020-01-07 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A celebration of ordinary awesomeness, for all of us who were told "You can do anything!" and then found out we actually can't Crappy homes, lame love lives, getting passed over for a great job (again)--not what we expected for our adulthoods. Americans tell their children you can become anything! But let's face it--most of us can't. Sure, some of our peers go on to become astronauts or billionaires. But most of us don't. In Average Is the New Awesome, Samantha Matt offers encouragement to us regular humans. Full of hilarious stories and insightful advice, this is a manifesto for ordinary awesomeness--for the beauty that can be found when we acknowledge that good enough really is good enough, and that greatness is ours to define.
Download or read book The Ideal Team Player written by Patrick M. Lencioni and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-04-25 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his classic book, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, Patrick Lencioni laid out a groundbreaking approach for tackling the perilous group behaviors that destroy teamwork. Here he turns his focus to the individual, revealing the three indispensable virtues of an ideal team player. In The Ideal Team Player, Lencioni tells the story of Jeff Shanley, a leader desperate to save his uncle’s company by restoring its cultural commitment to teamwork. Jeff must crack the code on the virtues that real team players possess, and then build a culture of hiring and development around those virtues. Beyond the fable, Lencioni presents a practical framework and actionable tools for identifying, hiring, and developing ideal team players. Whether you’re a leader trying to create a culture around teamwork, a staffing professional looking to hire real team players, or a team player wanting to improve yourself, this book will prove to be as useful as it is compelling.
Download or read book You re Awesome AF written by Summersdale Publishers and published by Summersdale. This book was released on 2020-08-13 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your A-game is so strong you don’t even need a B-game You’re too modest to say it yourself, but you’re kind of a legend. And you need to be reminded sometimes, OK? This collection of unbeatable quotes from fellow icons and idols also contains dozens of witty one-liners explaining why you’re a flamingo in a flock of pigeons. There’s no denying it – YOU’RE AWESOME AF!
Download or read book The Rest of Us Just Live Here written by Patrick Ness and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2015-10-06 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Six starred reviews! A bold and irreverent YA novel that powerfully reminds us that there are many different types of remarkable, The Rest of Just Live Here is from novelist Patrick Ness, author of the Carnegie Medal- and Kate Greenaway Medal-winning A Monster Calls and the critically acclaimed Chaos Walking trilogy. What if you aren't the Chosen One? The one who's supposed to fight the zombies, or the soul-eating ghosts, or whatever the heck this new thing is, with the blue lights and the death? What if you're like Mikey? Who just wants to graduate and go to prom and maybe finally work up the courage to ask Henna out before someone goes and blows up the high school. Again. Because sometimes there are problems bigger than this week's end of the world, and sometimes you just have to find the extraordinary in your ordinary life. Even if your best friend is worshipped by mountain lions. ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults * Cooperative Children’s Book Center CCBC Choice * Michael Printz Award shortlist * Kirkus Best Book of the Year * VOYA Perfect Ten * NYPL Top Ten Best Books of the Year for Teens * Chicago Public Library Best Teen Books of the Year * Publishers Marketplace Buzz Books * ABC Best Books for Children * Bank Street Best Books List
Download or read book The 5 Second Rule written by Mel Robbins and published by Savio Republic . This book was released on 2017-02-28 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout your life, you've had parents, coaches, teachers, friends, and mentors who have pushed you to be better than your excuses and bigger than your fears. What if the secret to having the confidence and courage to enrich your life and work is simply knowing how to push yourself? Using the science habits, riveting stories and surprising facts from some of the most famous moments in history, art and business, Mel Robbins will explain the power of a "push moment." Then, she'll give you one simple tool you can use to become your greatest self. It take just five seconds to use this tool, and every time you do, you'll be in great company. More than 8 million people have watched Mel's TEDx Talk, and executives inside of the world's largest brands are using the tool to increase productivity, collaboration, and engagement. In The 5 Second Rule, you'll discover it takes just five seconds to: Become confident Break the habit of procrastination and self-doubt Beat fear and uncertainty Stop worrying and feel happier Share your ideas with courage The 5 Second Rule is a simple, one-size-fits-all solution for the one problem we all face—we hold ourselves back. The secret isn't knowing what to do—it's knowing how to make yourself do it. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial}
Download or read book This Is Water written by Kenyon College and published by . This book was released on 2014-05-22 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Only once did David Foster Wallace give a public talk on his views on life, during a commencement address given in 2005 at Kenyon College. The speech is reprinted for the first time in book form in THIS IS WATER. How does one keep from going through their comfortable, prosperous adult life unconsciously' How do we get ourselves out of the foreground of our thoughts and achieve compassion' The speech captures Wallace's electric intellect as well as his grace in attention to others. After his death, it became a treasured piece of writing reprinted in The Wall Street Journal and the London Times, commented on endlessly in blogs, and emailed from friend to friend. Writing with his one-of-a-kind blend of causal humor, exacting intellect, and practical philosophy, David Foster Wallace probes the challenges of daily living and offers advice that renews us with every reading.
Download or read book Lessons from a Third Grade Dropout written by Rick Rigsby and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2019-02-05 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A USA TODAY and Wall Street Journal bestseller! Learn how to live a life of character and integrity—by following the simple advice of a third grade dropout. Be inspired by the book behind Dr. Rick Rigsby’s viral graduation speech. After his wife died, Rick Rigsby was ready to give up. The bare minimum was good enough. Rigsby was content to go through the motions, living out his life as a shell of himself. But then he remembered the lessons his father taught him years before— incredibly simple, yet incredibly profound. These lessons weren’t about advanced mathematics or the secrets of the stock market. They were quite straightforward, in fact, as Rigsby’s father never made it through third grade. But if this man’s instructions were powerful enough to inspire one of his children to earn a Ph.D. and another to become a judge—imagine what they can do for you. While Rick Rigsby’s father was a third-grade dropout, he was a man who never hid behind any excuse. A man who never allowed his problems or lack of a formal education to determine his present or affect his future. A man who realized that destiny was a choice and not a chance. In Lessons from a Third Grade Dropout, Rigsby shares the simple lessons from his father that will transform your mindset, including: Remain true to yourself Think the best at all times Give your best regardless of the circumstances Keep standing no matter what Join Rigsby as he dusts off time-tested beliefs and shares his father’s impactful, far-reaching story—of how a life can be enhanced, of how a corporate culture can be changed, of how a family can be united—by living the simple lessons of a third-grade dropout.
Download or read book The Wheel of Time Companion written by Robert Jordan and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2015-11-03 with total page 816 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since its debut in 1990, The Wheel of Time(R) by Robert Jordan has captivated millions of readers around the globe with its scope, originality, and compelling characters. Over the course of fifteen books and millions of words, the world that Jordan created grew in depth and complexity. However, only a fraction of what Jordan imagined ended up on the page, the rest going into his personal files. Now The Wheel of Time Companion sheds light on some of the most intriguing aspects of the world, including biographies and motivations of many characters that never made it into the books, but helped bring Jordan's world to life. Included in the volume in an A-to-Z format are: An entry for each named character An inclusive dictionary of the Old Tongue New maps of the Last Battle New portraits of many characters Histories and customs of the nations of the world The strength level of many channelers Descriptions of the flora and fauna unique to the world And much more The Wheel of Time Companion will be required reading for The Wheel of Time's millions of fans. The Wheel of Time(R) New Spring: The Novel #1 The Eye of the World #2 The Great Hunt #3 The Dragon Reborn #4 The Shadow Rising #5 The Fires of Heaven #6 Lord of Chaos #7 A Crown of Swords #8 The Path of Daggers #9 Winter's Heart #10 Crossroads of Twilight #11 Knife of Dreams By Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson #12 The Gathering Storm #13 Towers of Midnight #14 A Memory of Light By Robert Jordan and Teresa Patterson The World of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time By Robert Jordan, Harriet McDougal, Alan Romanczuk, and Maria Simons The Wheel of Time Companion By Robert Jordan and Amy Romanczuk Patterns of the Wheel: Coloring Art Based on Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time
Download or read book The First 20 Hours written by Josh Kaufman and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-06-13 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forget the 10,000 hour rule— what if it’s possible to learn the basics of any new skill in 20 hours or less? Take a moment to consider how many things you want to learn to do. What’s on your list? What’s holding you back from getting started? Are you worried about the time and effort it takes to acquire new skills—time you don’t have and effort you can’t spare? Research suggests it takes 10,000 hours to develop a new skill. In this nonstop world when will you ever find that much time and energy? To make matters worse, the early hours of practicing something new are always the most frustrating. That’s why it’s difficult to learn how to speak a new language, play an instrument, hit a golf ball, or shoot great photos. It’s so much easier to watch TV or surf the web . . . In The First 20 Hours, Josh Kaufman offers a systematic approach to rapid skill acquisition— how to learn any new skill as quickly as possible. His method shows you how to deconstruct complex skills, maximize productive practice, and remove common learning barriers. By completing just 20 hours of focused, deliberate practice you’ll go from knowing absolutely nothing to performing noticeably well. Kaufman personally field-tested the methods in this book. You’ll have a front row seat as he develops a personal yoga practice, writes his own web-based computer programs, teaches himself to touch type on a nonstandard keyboard, explores the oldest and most complex board game in history, picks up the ukulele, and learns how to windsurf. Here are a few of the simple techniques he teaches: Define your target performance level: Figure out what your desired level of skill looks like, what you’re trying to achieve, and what you’ll be able to do when you’re done. The more specific, the better. Deconstruct the skill: Most of the things we think of as skills are actually bundles of smaller subskills. If you break down the subcomponents, it’s easier to figure out which ones are most important and practice those first. Eliminate barriers to practice: Removing common distractions and unnecessary effort makes it much easier to sit down and focus on deliberate practice. Create fast feedback loops: Getting accurate, real-time information about how well you’re performing during practice makes it much easier to improve. Whether you want to paint a portrait, launch a start-up, fly an airplane, or juggle flaming chainsaws, The First 20 Hours will help you pick up the basics of any skill in record time . . . and have more fun along the way.
Download or read book The PMA Method written by Faisal Abdalla and published by Aster. This book was released on 2018-05-03 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'If you think I'm motivated, you should check this guy out. He will get you up on a Monday morning' - Joe Wicks 'The more I started doing classes and also working out with my trainer, Faisal Abdalla, the better I felt about myself' - Ellie Goulding 'I've read my fair share of health and fitness books but this stands above the rest. Honest and applicable training and nutrition advice full of innovative workouts for all abilities and seriously delicious looking recipe ideas. Faisal's core value of positive mental attitude shines through in every page and is contagious. This will be the most valuable purchase you'll make to kickstart your fitness journey.' - Michael Jennings, Fitness Editor at Men's Health Magazine Faisal Abdalla, aka 'Mr PMA', is a Barry's Bootcamp and Nike master trainer, who has trained a long list of celebrities, including pop stars Ellie Goulding, Harry Styles, Ella Eyre, John Newman and Jorja Smith. He believes that there are three very simple rules to looking and feeling great: eating well, training hard and thinking positively. The PMA Method is about working hard to develop the positive mental attitude (PMA) that you need to achieve the body that you want. This book teaches you to understand how the smallest of steps can lead to huge changes and propel you on the journey to becoming a better version of yourself. Featuring interactive exercise routines you can do virtually alongside Faisal for that extra push, as well as tips on how to unlock your PMA and how to prepare healthy versions of your favourite food, this book has everything you need to motivate you to smash your goals. Learn how to fuel your fitness and maximise results with post-workout options attached to every recipe. If you're craving a takeaway, look for the #FaisalFakeaway tag which will teach you how to create healthy versions at home or, if you're after a vegetarian meal, check out the #MeatFreeMonday recipes scattered throughout the book. Wake up to a hearty breakfast of Turmeric and coconut scrambled eggs, followed by a post-workout lunch of Itsa pizza pitta and finish your day with a nutritious Thai style burgers with almond butter satay sauce. With a huge range of recipes and workouts that can be adapted to any ability, there is something for everyone. Inside you will Find: - Eat, sleep, PMA, train, repeat. - 50 recipes - 12 workout programmes - Shazam option for workouts so you can virtually train alongside Faisal at home or in the gym - 14 day guide to reset your body and mind and get you on the path towards a stronger, happier, healthier you
Download or read book Why We Sleep written by Matthew Walker and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-10-03 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Sleep is one of the most important but least understood aspects of our life, wellness, and longevity ... An explosion of scientific discoveries in the last twenty years has shed new light on this fundamental aspect of our lives. Now ... neuroscientist and sleep expert Matthew Walker gives us a new understanding of the vital importance of sleep and dreaming"--Amazon.com.
Download or read book A Little Life written by Hanya Yanagihara and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2016-01-26 with total page 833 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A stunning “portrait of the enduring grace of friendship” (NPR) about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. A masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century. NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST • WINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE A Little Life follows four college classmates—broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition—as they move to New York in search of fame and fortune. While their relationships, which are tinged by addiction, success, and pride, deepen over the decades, the men are held together by their devotion to the brilliant, enigmatic Jude, a man scarred by an unspeakable childhood trauma. A hymn to brotherly bonds and a masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century, Hanya Yanagihara’s stunning novel is about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. Look for Hanya Yanagihara’s latest bestselling novel, To Paradise.
Download or read book Open the Church Doors and Let Me Out written by Simon and Marie-Anne Petelo and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-07-18 with total page 531 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In cry Open the Church Doors and Let Me Out , authors Simon and Marie-Anne Petelo present a compelling testimony that exposes religious controversies and challenges a number of practices of the 21st century church. The points discussed in this thought-provoking work are the results of the author's efforts to reveal the true purpose and the shortcomings of the global church. The insights presented are paralleled by the remarkable true story of a missionary family travelling to various places around the world only to be abandoned on the mission field by the local church. Aside from being a wakeup call, Open the Church Doors and Let Me Out is meant to magnify the Majesty of the Lord in the life of every Christian. The authors encourage readers to find their true calling in God and let go of anything that is impeding them from fulfilling their God-given purposes. Provocative and ultimately inspirational, Open the Church Doors and Let Me Out is a must-read for anyone searching for God through His divine love.
Download or read book Film e life You re the Main Character written by Sonalisa and published by Clever Fox Publishing. This book was released on 2023-02-20 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Production is a compilation of multiple roles, consistent theme and a teamwork. And I want to bow you down for drawing such a hard-earned and phenomenal one for your protagonist so far. You are truly a gem of a film maker! Eh? What do you mean by you are not? You're not a film maker, are you sure? Well I know you are and you will agree to it too. You are a maker, writer, director, producer and a casted actor/actress of the longest ever made, ever seen and ever lived film, a film of your story, your days, your ambitions and your ways. Sounds filmy, isn’t it? Because it is! Life is not like a film, it is a film. It is a spoken unspoken narrative narrated, curated and acted by and for the main character you were by birth assigned to play. Film-e-life is a guide for that active crew inside you, It is a filmy perspective to look at all the drama that we are living to leave behind. It’s your story that this is book is all about! “You’re the main character”
Download or read book First Hunter written by Karpov Kinrade and published by Daring Books. This book was released on 2018-04-29 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “TWILIGHT MEETS OUTLANDER” "Hilarious and Action Packed!" - Amber T ★★★★★ "So freaking awesome" - D Hawley ★★★★★ From USA TODAY bestselling series Vampire Girl, comes the next book in the saga: First Hunter. For fans of Twilight, A Shade of Vampire, and Outlander, experience a fantasy romance with a new twist on an old tale. One hundred years have passed on Inferna and Avakiri since the Darkness was vanquished. One hundred years of turmoil and battle meant to forge an everlasting peace. Now the High Queen and King are missing, and their son, Elias Vane Spero, is accused of murder. As the seven realms fall into chaos, a new hero must rise. In Season 2 of Vampire Girl, follow Iris, a fierce hunter in service to the Black Lotus, as she teams up with Elias to uncover the truth and stop a new sinister enemy. Grab your copy now and get ready to jump back into hell! I’ve had a terrible day, let me tell you. First, I ran into Elias Vane Spero, High Prince of Hell. Vampire. Powerful. Dangerous. Number one on the most wanted list. My mark. At least he was… Until an even greater foe showed up. A monster from legends who turns the earth to ice and fire to frost. The White Rider. He’s after Elias. He needs his blood for reasons I’m only beginning to fathom. Bottom line is, I need to stop him. As First Hunter, it’s my job. Of course, that would go a lot easier if my fellow hunters hadn’t just thrown me into a dungeon. They think I stole the Moonlight Sword, a powerful artifact. I didn’t. Someone’s trying to frame me. Someone wants me to fail. I’ll need to go to hell and back to prove them wrong. Fight a powerful witch along the way. Uncover the identity of whoever keeps messing with me. Oh, and team up with Elias. The most dangerous vampire in the world. Working together, we might finally find our freedom... only to lose our hearts along the way. The Vampire Girl Universe Vampire Girl Midnight Star Silver Flame Moonlight Prince First Hunter Unseen Lord Fallen Star Of Dreams and Dragons Copper Snare Crimson Cocktail Christmas Cognac
