Download or read book Agile Resilience written by Tom Dillon and published by Critical Publishing. This book was released on 2022-04-14 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finalist in the Wellness and Wellbeing Category of the Business Book Awards 2023. Everything you need for strengthening and flexing your resilience muscle! Resilience can mean something different to everyone, yet it is increasingly necessary to survive in the modern workspace, whether that is at home, in an office or other place of work. Hard times for organisations generally mean harder times for employees, often with increased workloads and reduced resources. Being able to navigate this environment and remain resilient is preferable, but when stress and anxiety take over you need to know how to boost your resilience and look after your own well-being. An essential read for anyone working today, this book focuses on the concept of agile resilience, exploring how resilience can be learned, chosen, developed and adapted to help you cope with the range of circumstances and experiences you may face. It explains what resilience is, including your own personal take on that, what might deplete it, the impact of Covid-19, and how you can maintain or replenish it when necessary in order to thrive in your work and life.

Download or read book A Resilient Life written by Gordon MacDonald and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2009-11-16 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “It makes little difference how fast you can run the 100 meters when the race is 400 meters long. Life is not a sprint; it is a distance run, and it demands the kind of conditioning that enables people to go the distance.”—Gordon MacDonald Running Strong Whose heart doesn’t leap at the sight of a beautifullyconditioned runner, effortlessly gliding along, stride-bystride, mile-by-mile? And what runner gets to this place without a thankless—and often lonely—regimen of strategy and self-denial? Isn’t this the perfect metaphor of what your heart is longing for—running life’s race with intentionality and grace? With strength and focus? Well, you can. Veteran pastor and best-selling author Gordon MacDonald says you must develop resilience—the courage and ability to get up when you fall, to keep running when you’re bone-weary, and to keep your eye on the goal even in the murkiest moments. Using the backdrop of his own experiences as a champion runner, MacDonald demonstrates how resilient people Practice spiritual self-discipline to build stamina and grit; Know what’s up ahead, what obstacles they will likely face; and Bond with special friends who share their commitment to finishing well. Because he has also run many long, punishing laps in the tough race of life, MacDonald is uniquely qualified to coach and encourage you in developing that resilient spirit—to weather adversity, to finish what you start, and to never be satisfied with anything short of God’s best for you.

Download or read book Campus Voices and Student Choices written by D. Tony Willis and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2009-06 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Campus Voices and Student Choices is a devotional book written from a Christian perspective to give spiritual insight to the college student. It contains more than 150 quotes from students and graduates, Scriptural and devotional lessons, and a student journal. The collegiate journey is filled with many challenges. This book offers practical and relevant insight into issues that students may face and provides valuable devotions to strengthen, encourage, and help them be successful. ______________________________________ Tony and Kathy met at Lee University in Cleveland Tennessee. They were married in 1983, and have two children, Stephanie and Jonathan. They serve as Pastors at Soul's Harbor Church of God in Manassas, Virginia. Tony and Kathy grew up in South Carolina. Tony received his B.S. degree in Biblical studies from Lee University and his M.S. degree in Pastoral Studies from the Church of God School of Theology. He has served in ministry in various capacities including youth ministry and pastoral ministry for over 30 years. Kathy received her A.A. in Business from Anderson University, her B.S. in Business Education from Lee University, and she is pursuing her M.Ed. from Liberty University. She has taught in Christian school, public school, and community college. She was awarded Miss Future Business Teacher for Tennessee in 1983. She currently teaches at Hylton High School where she serves as Business Department Chairperson.

Download or read book How to Hire a Champion written by David Snyder and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2009-01-22 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to Hire a Champion draws on author David Snyder's interviews with the best performance and hiring experts nationwide. This book will help all leaders to build..... A better model and process for selecting and retaining high-performing individuals....Stronger teams and a customer-centered, results-driven culture.... A self-directed ''culture of greatness'' where top performers and top managers in all departments help and inspire each other.

Download or read book Irrepressible written by Cathy Madavan and published by SPCK. This book was released on 2020-02-20 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do some people seem to throw themselves into every opportunity, bouncing back from every setback? Is this irrepressible spirit just for the hyper-motivated? How do the rest of us live courageously, relate authentically and develop resilience? Popular speaker and author Cathy Madavan deploys her trademark humour and down-to-earth wisdom to identify twelve ways we can become irrepressible. How do you discover your irrepressible purpose? How do you respond when disasters strike? How do you become a person of influence? How do you build a tribe of friends, but still keep healthy boundaries? How do your habits develop resilience, capacity and flexibility? This is your invitation to irrepressible living. These principles are your tools for building a courageous, resilient and fulfilling life. Cathy Madavan lives on England’s south coast with her husband Mark, and has been teaching about resilience, relationships and purpose for over 20 years.

Download or read book A New Season written by Terry Fallis and published by McClelland & Stewart. This book was released on 2023-08-29 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER From beloved and bestselling author Terry Fallis comes a novel unlike any of his others. A thoughtful exploration of aging, loss, family, friendship, and love, all with his trademark humour and heart. Jack McMaster seemingly has it all. A beautiful house, a loving son of many talents (including cooking, which is great news for Jack, if not for his waistline), even a special bond with his buddies in his ball hockey league. But he’s also learning to live with loss, leaving a gaping hole in his life—a life that will never be the same as before. Jack passes his days knowing he has the support of his family and his friends, but he can’t shake the feeling that his life has gone gray, and that time is slipping by so quickly. Then, a short and shocking video from an unexpected source gives him the gumption to make a change and maybe even haul himself out of his melancholia. Inspired by his lifelong fascination with 1920s Paris, Jack finally visits the City of Light, following in the footsteps of Hemingway and Fitzgerald, and wandering the Left Bank. Slowly, the colour seeps back into his life, aided by a chance encounter in a café that leads Jack into the art world, and a Paris mystery nearly a century old. Full of sincerity and warmth, A New Season shows us all that sometimes, making a change in your life can save your life.

Download or read book Varanasi Visionaries Story of 30 IIT BHU Alumni and their Journey in Nation Building Inspiring and Self Motivation Guide to Become a Future Leader Journey from a Dare Dreamer to an Achiever written by Rajeev Gupta; Deepak Agarwal and published by Disha Publications. This book was released on 2024-10-25 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: IIT (BHU), being one of the oldest engineering institutions in the country, having built a legacy of more than 100 years, has inspired millions of youth to achieve their dreams. It has produced a plethora of leaders that have helped India create a name of its own globally. The book, 'Varanasi Visionaries' curated to inspire the youth, showcases the life lessons and spiritual journeys of selected 30 individuals who have carved their own niche after graduating from BHU. • The individuals showcased are among the top Academicians, Entrepreneurs, Business Executives, and Social/ Public Executives passed out from the institute. •+I4671 These individuals were asked to share their experiences during their time at IIT (BHU) Varanasi and their enriching journeys in that period of time and after their graduation. • The book covers their post-IIT (BHU) Varanasi journey, as well, when they were carving their own future with their hard work and dedicated efforts. Through their professional achievements, readers can get a glimpse of their useful life lessons that can inspire the younger generation in their journey after higher education with a prestigious institution. • The Book is a must-read for all undergraduate & postgraduate students along with the youth who dares to dream and wish to achieve excellence in his/ her professional career. The book is a further must-have for all IIT BHU students and its alumni, to help the youth learn about the legacy of the institute and to strike the nostalgic chords of the pass-outs esteemed alumni. • To help this book see the light of day, 30 alumni were interviewed through personal meetings or on Zoom calls and were asked to share their - early life, career journey, IIT BHU recollections, achievements and challenges in career, critical lessons learned, spiritual journey experienced and message they want to share to the larger society. • Based on these stories the book has been prepared with great effort and zeal. • Also, the book has been enriched by Forewords written by Shri Yogi Adityanath, Prof. Amit Patra, Shri Anand G. Mahindra, Didi Ma Saadhvi Ritambhara and Prof. V. N. Mishra to authenticate the intentions behind developing this gem for a bigger cause. Also, there is an endorsement by Mr. Anupam Kher through a blurb to encourage and motivate the readers. • The individuals showcased in this book represent some of the best or the top IIT BHU alumni, but the list is not exhaustive. Many other esteemed alumni from the institute who were approached could not participate due to their prior commitments. There might be many more, whom we could not approach. • A lot of effort in the past year has helped the book to come to its fruition and strives to be a catalyst to inspire the younger generation to act as future dare-dreamers.

Download or read book A Letter To My Son written by Tahsinur Chowdhury and published by Gatekeeper Press. This book was released on 2023-08-02 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Humans have an insatiable yearning for remembrance. Somehow, the idea of going down without a last shot—the idea of losing to life and to time—unsettles us. Hence, a yearning to leave a mark is born, along with our desire to be remembered by our children and grandchildren. We find comfort that some part of us will live even after we are called for, and so this memoir, A Letter to My Son was inspired.

Download or read book Why written by Patricia Barnes and published by Author House. This book was released on 2009-02-09 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Neglected by her mother, and forgotten by her father. Savannah’s grandparents took her to live at Peaceful View - a seventeen century colonial house, built by her English/ Scottish great-grandfather. The juxtaposition of Savannah’s upbringing, and the loss she felt when her dearest aunt Victoria died; traumatised her. By the time Savannah was five years old, she had turned to drink. Experienced death, torture, sibling rivalry and strict family discipline. This led to her behaving in ways her family neither understood nor accepted. Considered abnormal - she was branded the devil’s child! The story begins with Savannah’s return to the island of her birth after twenty-one years in England. When Savannah reaches her ancestral home, she is met by billowing black smoke. The seventeen century ancestral home she had inherited, had been burnt to a pile of smouldering ashes. Then from the smoke, the frightening figure of a man appeared. As if that weren’t enough, she discovered that the uncle who had abused her as a child, has threatened to kill her. As she struggles to come to terms with the issues that have plagued her life. Savannah is forced to confess a gruesome childhood secret. As one nightmare after another unfolds; Savannah embarked on the journey of her life. The events that follows, forces Savannah to face the appalling secrets of her past.

Download or read book Finding Home Hope and a Future written by Ann Kelleher and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2023-06-02 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finding Home, Hope, and a Future: Achieving Integrated Social Services at Harbor Care tells the story of a trail blazing nonprofit in Nashua, New Hampshire. Originally named Harbor Homes, in July 1982 the newly incorporated organization began work in its remodeled group home supporting nine clients with persistent mental illnesses. Forty years later, the nonprofit, now named Harbor Care, owns twenty-eight facilities and is supporting over five thousand individuals and families, 93 percent of whom are low-income. Currently Harbor Care’s clients, in a wide variety of groups needing assistance, access safe housing, medical/dental/mental health care, substance misuse treatment, and other critical supports such as food, transportation, and employment services. All are provided within an integrated system of social services. With the goal of helping clients become more independent, the nonprofit’s policies and practices have significantly reduced homelessness in the city and assisted clients to live self-directed, productive lives. Finding Home, Hope, and a Future explains how such an extensive network of clients and services came to be by highlighting personal stories of individuals who helped build the pioneering organization.

Download or read book Surviving the Survivor written by Joel Z. Waldman and published by Post Hill Press. This book was released on 2024-05-14 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Karmela’s story is moving and inspirational, and one every young person should be reminded of.” —Mitch Albom, Author of The Little Liar Karmela Waldman is an eighty-something psychotherapist and Holocaust survivor. Her son, Joel Waldman, is a successful broadcast journalist. After a discontented Joel chooses to leave his network-news job, he gets a crazy idea for the next step in his career: What if he and his elderly mom did a podcast together? The two embark on creating a show together and name it Surviving the Survivor. Things get off to a bumpy start as the lovingly dysfunctional mother-son duo struggle to figure out the art of podcasting on the fly—sometimes feuding, sometimes laughing, and finally mastering the format and watching Surviving the Survivor break out as a wildly popular true-crime hit. Along the way, the two discover things about each other that they never knew. Joel is stunned to learn that Karmela survived World War II by hiding in a boys’ Catholic school. Karmela also sheds light on the emotional struggles she endured when Joel’s older brother, Rami, died of an incurable illness. She’s also struggling with the inevitable loss of her husband of sixty-three years, which she describes as the most difficult experience of her life. Mastering podcasting is one thing; figuring out the meaning of life is a challenge of an entirely different order. In real time and “on air,” mother and son engage frankly and movingly with each other for the first time as adults, discussing child-rearing, aging, illness, death, and the secrets to enjoying life no matter how complicated it gets.

Download or read book Triumph and Demise written by Paul Kelly and published by Melbourne Univ. Publishing. This book was released on 2014-10-22 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring a new introduction in response to Julia Gillard's memoir, this revised edition brings Paul Kelly's masterpiece on the Rudd–Gillard years up to the present. Drawing on more than sixty on-the-record interviews with all the major players, Triumph and Demise is full of remarkable disclosures. It is the inside account of the hopes, achievements and bitter failures of the Labor Government from 2007 to 2013. Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard came together to defeat John Howard, formed a brilliant partnership and raised the hopes of the nation. Yet they fell into tension and then hostility under the pressures of politics and policy. Veteran journalist Paul Kelly probes the dynamics of the Rudd-Gillard partnership and dissects what tore them apart. He tells the full story of Julia Gillard’s tragedy as our first female prime minister—her character, Rudd's destabilisation, the carbon tax saga and how Gillard was finally pulled down on the eve of the 2013 election. Kelly documents the most misunderstood event in these years—the rise of Tony Abbott and the reason for his success. It was Abbott's performance that denied Rudd and Gillard the chance to recover. Labor misjudged Abbott and paid the price. Kelly writes with a keen eye and fearless determination. His central theme is that Australian politics has entered a crisis of the system that, unless corrected, will diminish the lives of all Australians.

Download or read book Struggling to Learn written by June M Thomas and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 2022-03-10 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The battle for equality in education during the civil rights era came at a cost to Black Americans on the frontlines. In 1964 when fourteen-year-old June Manning Thomas walked into Orangeburg High School as one of thirteen Black students selected to integrate the all-White school, her classmates mocked, shunned, and yelled racial epithets at her. The trauma she experienced made her wonder if the slow-moving progress was worth the emotional sacrifice. In Struggling to Learn, Thomas, revisits her life growing up in the midst of the civil rights movement before, during, and after desegregation and offers an intimate look at what she and other members of her community endured as they worked to achieve equality for Black students in K-12 schools and higher education. Through poignant personal narrative, supported by meticulous research, Thomas retraces the history of Black education in South Carolina from the post-Civil War era to the present. Focusing largely on events that took place in Orangeburg, South Carolina, during the 1950s and 1960s, Thomas reveals how local leaders, educators, parents, and the NAACP joined forces to improve the quality of education for Black children in the face of resistance from White South Carolinians. Thomas's experiences and the efforts of local activists offer relevant insight because Orangeburg was home to two Black colleges—South Carolina State University and Claflin University—that cultivated a community of highly educated and engaged Black citizens. With help from the NAACP, residents filed several lawsuits to push for equality. In the notable Briggs v. Elliott, Black parents in neighboring Clarendon County sued the school board to challenge segregation after the county ignored their petitions requesting a school bus for their children. That court case became one of five that led to Brown v. Board of Education and the landmark 1954 decision that declared school segregation illegal. Despite the ruling, South Carolina officials did not integrate any public schools until 1963 and the majority of them refused to admit Black students until subsequent court cases, and ultimately the intervention of the federal government, forced all schools to start desegregating in the fall of 1970. In Struggling to Learn, Thomas reflects on the educational gains made by Black South Carolinians during the Jim Crow and civil rights eras, how they were achieved, and why Black people persisted despite opposition and hostility from White citizens. In the final chapters, she explores the current state of education for Black children and young adults in South Carolina and assesses what has been improved and learned through this collective struggle.

Download or read book Broken to Peace written by NeeJay Sherman and published by Broken to Peace (December 31, 2019). This book was released on 2020-01-01 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘To those finding peace within their broken pieces; I’m rooting for you. I believe in you. You shall find it one day.’ This book is a collection of intention-based poetry and prose that will spark suppressed emotions and you’ll find yourself embarking on a journey of self-healing and overcoming grief and heartbreak. Broken To Peace was written to empower and encourage women on dealing with loneliness, trauma, loss, and depression. What started out as personal anecdotes written in NeeJay’s iPhone to lift her spirits as she grieved the loss of her beloved mother in 2016 due to Pancreatic Cancer blossomed into a thought-provoking and enlightening body of work created to nurture the souls of others who have also experienced loss, trauma, and heartbreak.

Download or read book The Vision written by Thomas Bowen and published by Self Publisher. This book was released on with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the past decade, entrepreneurship has taken the world by storm, and is suddenly viewed as a “cool career” in the United States. To adapt to this change, entrepreneurship programs are booming in US colleges, where enrollments are increasing at a dramatic rate. But few realize that entrepreneurship can’t be learned, simply because startup life is just too messy to be taught in educational institutions. Instead, it takes a broad spectrum of personal experiences to deal with the unexpected, unquantifiable, and unprecedented that awaits you in the entrepreneurial journey. Don’t believe the notion? The Vision: Landing on My Feet is the firsthand account of an American youngster, who relentlessly faced a never-ending series of challenges in life. From childhood setbacks to heartbreaking deprivations and warfare trials, everything helped him build the resilience he needed to build a business empire of his own. No amount of education would have groomed him the way his personal life experiences did. But will he be able to leverage his resilience and sturdiness to make his entrepreneurial dream a reality?

Download or read book Destiny s Kaleidoscope written by Vikas Parihar and published by Notion Press. This book was released on with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Destiny’s Kaleidoscope” transports readers to a magical world where destiny weaves a tapestry of colours and wonder. The story follows our brave protagonist as they embark on a transformative quest, encountering mythical creatures, enchanted landscapes, and enigmatic villains along the way. As destinies intertwine and unforeseen challenges shape their path, readers will be swept away by a mesmerizing adventure that will leave a lasting impression. What sets “Destiny’s Kaleidoscope” apart is its enchanting prose, vivid world-building, and profound themes of self-discovery and friendship. I have meticulously crafted this novel with the aim of providing readers with an escape into a realm beyond imagination, while also instilling in them a sense of courage and empowerment.

Download or read book On Being There written by B.W. Van Riper and published by Author House. This book was released on 2011-07-01 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After months of failing health and anguishing twists and turns in her medical situation, Liz learned that her fate was sealed. Every avenue of hope had closed to her. She was desperate for relief from physical and mental trauma, and she was terrified by thoughts of a depressing and, in her mind, a demeaning conclusion to her life. Doctors gave what they could, probably all that they could. But they couldn't give Liz what she wanted; they couldn't prolong her life, and they wouldn't hasten her death. Mortally ill is Liz. Her disease not only terminal, her time is short. By crisis impaled, Liz is inspired to take control of her own fate/with stipulations. At heart, she wants to end her life in her own way surrounded by her dearest friends. The moral support of friends, though, fades to gray when the presence of their company is requested. --This her story. The devotion of a band of women to a dying friend not only resonates with compassion but also resounds with reservations about a request for involvement in an incredible and impolitic denouement. Stymied by Liz's appeal to be there for her at jouney's end causes her friends inordinate angst as orthodoxy comes down hard on complicity. The fast friends face perplexing terms and conditions of allegiance that are both excruciating and inescapable. Theirs becomes a quandary: Can it be wrong to do the right thing, or conversely, right to do the wrong thing? --This is their story. The clarion call for uncommon commitment and valor takes more than raw courage to answer. In those rare instances where extraordinary measures are called for, being there for someone in dire need can require the most discordant sacrifice imaginable. --And, in that event, this could be our story.