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 Building a Life of Value written by Jason A. Merchey and published by Values of the Wise. This book was released on 2005 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How Do Your Build a Meaningful Life? More than just a book of quotations, this book is a fusion of great thinking from classical to contemporary, from philosophical to poetic. It is a concert of voices, harmoniously blended by Jason Merchey and his thought-provoking essays. It will stimulate your thinking, energize your spirit, and deepen your understanding of human nature. It presents progressive ideals at their best - humane, humanistic, and high-minded. Consider it your shaman, your oracle, your foundation, your blueprint for truly building a life of value. With these ideas we can improve ourselves, our planet, and our future.
Download or read book Live the Journey written by Joseph A. Primm and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2010-11-10 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If life were easy, there would be no need for mentors, friends, or family. Inspiration and motivation would come naturally. Everything we ever wanted would simply come to us. But the reality is that life is a difficult journey we must travel. Sometimes the road will be smooth with a gusty wind at our back. At other times we will find ourselves mired in the mud. During those travels we use a map to find our way to the destination. This book is also a map to help guide you to that destination. It aims to inspire, motivate, and pull you from being mired in the mud. The stories you will find inside are like the many different routes on a map. While each has purpose and meaning, like the many different routes on a map, the stories will have different meanings for each of us. Simply allow the stories to be a guide for you to choose your own path. And while we may be on different paths; we each have the same destination in mind, which is a great life we all seek. So grab hold of the stories and allow them to be your guide as you travel through life. Live the journey and experience all the goodness that you pass along the way.
Download or read book Principles for Success written by Ray Dalio and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2019-11-26 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An entertaining, illustrated adaptation of Ray Dalio’s Principles, the #1 New York Times bestseller that has sold more than two million copies worldwide. Principles for Success distills Ray Dalio’s 600-page bestseller, Principles: Life & Work, down to an easy-to-read and entertaining format that’s accessible to readers of all ages. It contains the key elements of the unconventional principles that helped Dalio become one of the world’s most successful people—and that have now been read and shared by millions worldwide—including how to set goals, learn from mistakes, and collaborate with others to produce exceptional results. Whether you’re already a fan of the ideas in Principles or are discovering them for the first time, this illustrated guide will help you achieve success in having the life that you want to have.
Download or read book Home the Savior of Civilization written by James Edward McCulloch and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Your Next Chapter written by Evelyn Dyer Rosenthal and published by Sound Wisdom. This book was released on 2013-10-08 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your Next Chapter is a personal development resource which provides its readers with a comprehensive guide to pick up the broken pieces of their life and start anew. Whether working through a failed relationship, job loss or bankruptcy, this practical resource offers step-by-step instructions to assure the reader's success. This book is written by a personal life coach and as such, coaches the reader through their reinvention. Beginning with an assessment of the reader's crisis, then analyzing the reader's present value and subsequently developing a strategy that will guarantee the readers success again and again. The chapters are brief summations of more sophisticated strategic lessons readers can easily digest and execute. Building on small accomplishments, by the books end, the reader will have undoubtedly achieved dormant goals or surrendered milestones.
Download or read book The process of achievement written by Sanjay Kumar and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2019-09-25 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you want to achieve personal growth and self-development in the important areas of your life – health, family, career or finance – along with making your life more fulfilling, then you are holding a great investment tool in your hand. It can help you do the following: • Convert your dreams into achievable goals • Be excited about every single day of your life • Raise your level of belief • Start and enjoy your journey towards a more fulfilling life • Realize your potential that you are not aware of and transform your life
Download or read book Outwitting the Devil written by Napoleon Hill and published by Sharon Lechter. This book was released on 2011 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally written in 1938 but never published due to its controversial nature, an insightful guide reveals the seven principles of good that will allow anyone to triumph over the obstacles that must be faced in reaching personal goals.
Download or read book Faith Farming and Family written by Caitlin Henderson and published by WaterBrook. This book was released on 2022-02-01 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young farmer’s wife draws on her life with kids, cows, and a front-porch view to help us see God’s goodness and beauty wherever we are, reminding us that the simple life is not a place to be but a way to be. “Grab a cup of coffee and join Caitlin on her porch to hear the lessons God has taught her through the good and hard of everyday life.”—Vivian Mabuni, speaker and author of Open Hands, Willing Heart: Discover the Joy of Saying Yes to God When Caitlin, a small-town girl, fell in love with a farm boy named Jake Henderson, she had little idea what farm life—or marriage and motherhood—would bring. But raising a family on a farm is teaching her more about God’s goodness and grace than she could have imagined. Faith, Farming, and Family is a rich, story-filled walk through farmhouse hallways, harvest-ready fields, and God’s bountiful dreams for our lives. As Caitlin reflects on everything from wayward tractors to watching a marriage grow from surviving to flourishing, she reminds us to see the redemption in our own stories. Join Caitlin in exploring biblical truth through the eyes of a farmer’s wife, whether you are wrangling kids onto a school bus, sowing creative seeds in a business meeting, or walking the pastures of your own family farm. Faith, Farming, and Family invites us to recognize God’s beauty right in front of us so that we might find the courage to take the next step—or the first step—into His incredible calling.
Download or read book The Soul of a Butterfly written by Muhammad Ali and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2004-11-16 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Former boxing legend Muhammad Ali, one of the best-known and best-loved celebrities and an international goodwill ambassador, offers inspiration and hope as he describes the spiritual philosophy that sustains him. “During my boxing career, you did not see the real Muhammad Ali. You just saw a little boxing. You saw only a part of me. After I retired from boxing my true work began. I have embarked on a journey of love.” So Muhammad Ali begins this spiritual memoir, his description of the values that have shaped and sustained him and that continue to guide his life. In The Soul of a Butterfly the great champion takes readers on a spiritual journey through the seasons of life, from childhood to the present, and shares the beliefs that have served him well. Ali reflects on his faith in God and the strength it gave him during his greatest challenges. He describes how his study of true Islam has helped him accept the changes in his life and has brought him to a greater awareness of life’s true purpose. As a United Nations Messenger of Peace, he has traveled widely, and he describes his 2002 mission to Afghanistan to heighten public awareness of that country’s desperate situation, as well as his more recent meeting with the Dalai Lama. Ali’s reflections on topics ranging from moral courage to belief in God to respect for those who differ from us will inspire and enlighten all who read them. Written with the assistance of his daughter Hana, The Soul of a Butterfly is a compassionate and heartfelt book that will provide comfort for our troubled times.
Download or read book Its All in Your Mind written by Dr. Stephen S. Lomax and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-04-13 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WHY INVEST IN READING THIS BOOK? Every word written in this book was specifically chosen to make you better: A better spouse: a better sibling: better member, choir, deacon, preacher, etc; better professional and certainly a better child of God. You need to deal with this subject because it is the will of God for you to be the best you can be (which is one of the subtopics of the book). Reading this book will greatly enhance your thinking ability and convince you that you can be better: But not only can be better, you are better. In fact, it will motivate you into acknowledging that You are what you are because of what you think you are. You achieve what you achieve because you think you can achieve. You fail what you fail because you think failure and thereby fail to plan. And failing to plan is planning to fail. It will increase your awareness, capability, and motivation to always think before you act. Also, it will teach you how to apply your new found capabilities, philosophies and ideologies to everyday life. There are ten great chapters to help you think like Christ and act like God. And nothing shall be impossible unto you. THE AUTHOR OF THE BOOK The Reverend Doctor Stephen Samuel Lomax is the youngest son of nine children born of the late Luther and Ola Mae Henderson Lomax. He is the organizer and senior pastor of the New Life in Christ Missionary Baptist Church, 307 Fairview St, Fountain Inn, S. C. He is a graduate of the North Greenville College; the University of S. C; the Erskine College and Seminary. He holds AA; BA; M. Div; D. Min. degrees. For the last 33 years, he has pastured many churches in the South Carolina area. Reverend Doctor Stephen S. Lomax has written three books. His first two books, Did the Devil Make Me Do it? and What You Dont Know Can Not Only Hurt You, But Destroy You are still available through Author House Publishers. Its All In Your Mind is his current book. He is married to the former Mrs. Frances Delores Shaw and they have four children; Africa Lomax Mccomb; Kenya J. Lomax; Stephanie Lomax Roux and Jerrell Lanier. Lomax. They have three grand children: Stephen S. Lomax II and Zhain Mckenzie and Zion Madison Roux. They have two sons in Law: Todd Mccomb and Jarone Roux. All of the family members listed above are involved in some capacity with the ministry. (Family Picture)
Download or read book Craft Your Own Life Story written by Mathews George and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2016-02-06 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Craft Your Own Life Story is a story of the journey of life characterized by exploring oneself to discover new aspects and realizing their true potential to lead an amazing life. The basic understanding of the purpose of life, as explained in the book, will give the readers an inspiring perspective of life. The pursuit of a wonderful life will seem within the bounds of anyone who desires to lead a life of their own choice. This book includes the story of five unique characters and each chapter follows these people on a journey where each discovers their own purpose in life. The readers may relate some of the characteristics and choices to their own and rejoice at discovering new aspects of their lives. The self-assessments, exercises and tools included in this book can lead to powerful revelations about oneself. This book also helps draft plans to overcome challenges, garner resources and make choices to ultimately lead to the life they envisioned.
Download or read book The Diary and Sundry Observations of Thomas Alva Edison written by Thomas Alva Edison and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 1968 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Diary and Sundry Observations of Thomas Alva Edison edited by Dagobert D. Runes provides insight into the somewhat unique thinking and philosophy of the world's most prolific inventor (1093 U.S. patents). Taken from the actual speeches or writings of Edison, the reader learns the thoughts of the inventor on how his inventions have influenced society and more interestingly what Edison thinks about the future.
Download or read book The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F ck written by Mark Manson and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2016-09-13 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 New York Times Bestseller Over 10 million copies sold In this generation-defining self-help guide, a superstar blogger cuts through the crap to show us how to stop trying to be "positive" all the time so that we can truly become better, happier people. For decades, we’ve been told that positive thinking is the key to a happy, rich life. "F**k positivity," Mark Manson says. "Let’s be honest, shit is f**ked and we have to live with it." In his wildly popular Internet blog, Manson doesn’t sugarcoat or equivocate. He tells it like it is—a dose of raw, refreshing, honest truth that is sorely lacking today. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**k is his antidote to the coddling, let’s-all-feel-good mindset that has infected American society and spoiled a generation, rewarding them with gold medals just for showing up. Manson makes the argument, backed both by academic research and well-timed poop jokes, that improving our lives hinges not on our ability to turn lemons into lemonade, but on learning to stomach lemons better. Human beings are flawed and limited—"not everybody can be extraordinary, there are winners and losers in society, and some of it is not fair or your fault." Manson advises us to get to know our limitations and accept them. Once we embrace our fears, faults, and uncertainties, once we stop running and avoiding and start confronting painful truths, we can begin to find the courage, perseverance, honesty, responsibility, curiosity, and forgiveness we seek. There are only so many things we can give a f**k about so we need to figure out which ones really matter, Manson makes clear. While money is nice, caring about what you do with your life is better, because true wealth is about experience. A much-needed grab-you-by-the-shoulders-and-look-you-in-the-eye moment of real-talk, filled with entertaining stories and profane, ruthless humor, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**k is a refreshing slap for a generation to help them lead contented, grounded lives.
Download or read book The Hand of God written by Mohumi M. Maswabi and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2012-11 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We spend a significant amount of our youth going to school to learn academics and to prepare for the world of work, we belief life is what we see happening around us and so we spend most of our adult life trying to improve our outer reality while giving little or no attention to our inner state of being. This has resulted in the struggle that so many people are experiencing and have come to accept as normal. Struggle is not normal, the struggle we experience in life is a result of our thoughts, struggle is a sign that something is not right in the way of our thinking, this is how the Universe continuously favors. The Hand of God highlights the relationship that exists between ourselves and the Universe and how we knowingly or unknowingly create our reality through our thoughts.
Download or read book I Know This Much Is True written by Wally Lamb and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1998-06-03 with total page 884 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With his stunning debut novel, She's Come Undone, Wally Lamb won the adulation of critics and readers with his mesmerizing tale of one woman's painful yet triumphant journey of self-discovery. Now, this brilliantly talented writer returns with I Know This Much Is True, a heartbreaking and poignant multigenerational saga of the reproductive bonds of destruction and the powerful force of forgiveness. A masterpiece that breathtakingly tells a story of alienation and connection, power and abuse, devastation and renewal--this novel is a contemporary retelling of an ancient Hindu myth. A proud king must confront his demons to achieve salvation. Change yourself, the myth instructs, and you will inhabit a renovated world. When you're the same brother of a schizophrenic identical twin, the tricky thing about saving yourself is the blood it leaves on your bands--the little inconvenience of the look-alike corpse at your feet. And if you're into both survival of the fittest and being your brother's keeper--if you've promised your dying mother--then say so long to sleep and hello to the middle of the night. Grab a book or a beer. Get used to Letterman's gap-toothed smile of the absurd, or the view of the bedroom ceiling, or the influence of random selection. Take it from a godless insomniac. Take it from the uncrazy twin--the guy who beat the biochemical rap. Dominick Birdsey's entire life has been compromised and constricted by anger and fear, by the paranoid schizophrenic twin brother he both deeply loves and resents, and by the past they shared with their adoptive father, Ray, a spit-and-polish ex-Navy man (the five-foot-six-inch sleeping giant who snoozed upstairs weekdays in the spare room and built submarines at night), and their long-suffering mother, Concettina, a timid woman with a harelip that made her shy and self-conscious: She holds a loose fist to her face to cover her defective mouth--her perpetual apology to the world for a birth defect over which she'd had no control. Born in the waning moments of 1949 and the opening minutes of 1950, the twins are physical mirror images who grow into separate yet connected entities: the seemingly strong and protective yet fearful Dominick, his mother's watchful "monkey"; and the seemingly weak and sweet yet noble Thomas, his mother's gentle "bunny." From childhood, Dominick fights for both separation and wholeness--and ultimately self-protection--in a house of fear dominated by Ray, a bully who abuses his power over these stepsons whose biological father is a mystery. I was still afraid of his anger but saw how he punished weakness--pounced on it. Out of self-preservation I hid my fear, Dominick confesses. As for Thomas, he just never knew how to play defense. He just didn't get it. But Dominick's talent for survival comes at an enormous cost, including the breakup of his marriage to the warm, beautiful Dessa, whom he still loves. And it will be put to the ultimate test when Thomas, a Bible-spouting zealot, commits an unthinkable act that threatens the tenuous balance of both his and Dominick's lives. To save himself, Dominick must confront not only the pain of his past but the dark secrets he has locked deep within himself, and the sins of his ancestors--a quest that will lead him beyond the confines of his blue-collar New England town to the volcanic foothills of Sicily 's Mount Etna, where his ambitious and vengefully proud grandfather and a namesake Domenico Tempesta, the sostegno del famiglia, was born. Each of the stories Ma told us about Papa reinforced the message that he was the boss, that he ruled the roost, that what he said went. Searching for answers, Dominick turns to the whispers of the dead, to the pages of his grandfather's handwritten memoir, The History of Domenico Onofrio Tempesta, a Great Man from Humble Beginnings. Rendered with touches of magic realism, Domenico's fablelike tale--in which monkeys enchant and religious statues weep--becomes the old man's confession--an unwitting legacy of contrition that reveals the truth's of Domenico's life, Dominick learns that power, wrongly used, defeats the oppressor as well as the oppressed, and now, picking through the humble shards of his deconstructed life, he will search for the courage and love to forgive, to expiate his and his ancestors' transgressions, and finally to rebuild himself beyond the haunted shadow of his twin. Set against the vivid panoply of twentieth-century America and filled with richly drawn, memorable characters, this deeply moving and thoroughly satisfying novel brings to light humanity's deepest needs and fears, our aloneness, our desire for love and acceptance, our struggle to survive at all costs. Joyous, mystical, and exquisitely written, I Know This Much Is True is an extraordinary reading experience that will leave no reader untouched.
Download or read book Why Startups Fail written by Tom Eisenmann and published by Currency. This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you want your startup to succeed, you need to understand why startups fail. “Whether you’re a first-time founder or looking to bring innovation into a corporate environment, Why Startups Fail is essential reading.”—Eric Ries, founder and CEO, LTSE, and New York Times bestselling author of The Lean Startup and The Startup Way Why do startups fail? That question caught Harvard Business School professor Tom Eisenmann by surprise when he realized he couldn’t answer it. So he launched a multiyear research project to find out. In Why Startups Fail, Eisenmann reveals his findings: six distinct patterns that account for the vast majority of startup failures. • Bad Bedfellows. Startup success is thought to rest largely on the founder’s talents and instincts. But the wrong team, investors, or partners can sink a venture just as quickly. • False Starts. In following the oft-cited advice to “fail fast” and to “launch before you’re ready,” founders risk wasting time and capital on the wrong solutions. • False Promises. Success with early adopters can be misleading and give founders unwarranted confidence to expand. • Speed Traps. Despite the pressure to “get big fast,” hypergrowth can spell disaster for even the most promising ventures. • Help Wanted. Rapidly scaling startups need lots of capital and talent, but they can make mistakes that leave them suddenly in short supply of both. • Cascading Miracles. Silicon Valley exhorts entrepreneurs to dream big. But the bigger the vision, the more things that can go wrong. Drawing on fascinating stories of ventures that failed to fulfill their early promise—from a home-furnishings retailer to a concierge dog-walking service, from a dating app to the inventor of a sophisticated social robot, from a fashion brand to a startup deploying a vast network of charging stations for electric vehicles—Eisenmann offers frameworks for detecting when a venture is vulnerable to these patterns, along with a wealth of strategies and tactics for avoiding them. A must-read for founders at any stage of their entrepreneurial journey, Why Startups Fail is not merely a guide to preventing failure but also a roadmap charting the path to startup success.
