Most folks going on any kind of trip plan well in advance. They do all the necessary things to make sure their travels come off without a hitch. But there is one journey so many neglect to plan for: The journey of life. The pathway to healthy friendships.Simon Schrock has accumulated a lifetime's worth of practical and profound advice grounded in God's Word, sharing this "road map for the trip" in A Smoother Journey. Schrock points out plain lessons for those wrestling with matters of conscience ("stop stealing!"), friends cultivating right relationships ("Jonathan and David had a beautiful relationship") and every situation in between.
Intent on breaking the stigma of mental illness, Therapy Twins offer a look under their hood and into their lives. In From Under the Hood: Therapy Twins Guide to a Smoother Ride, they reveal their own diagnoses with comedic twists while sharing traditional and nontraditional tune-ups to guide you through a journey of healing. A survival guide in a Cliff Notes kind of way, Therapy Twins address a host of issues related to your well-being. Learn how to: rewire some of your worst experiences; get over that dude or chick who did you wrong; get along with family; receive a tune-up and restart your body, mind, and spirit; let go of bitterness and resentment and learn that forgiveness is the new F word; Using Therapy Twins personal experiences, education, and work as a backdrop, From Under the Hood: Therapy Twins Guide to a Smoother Ride presents both a memoir of two intertwined, difficult childhoods and a guide to overcoming psychological difficulties from depression, anxiety and PTSD.
This book takes a novel look at the topics of school mathematics--arithmetic, geometry, algebra, and calculus. In this stroll on the mathematical seashore we hope to find, quoting Newton, "...a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary..." This book assembles a collection of mathematical pebbles that are important as well as beautiful.
On March 17th of 2015, my wife Rhonda, "Horse-n-Around", and I, the "Wrangler", embarked on an epic journey. My role as Wrangler was to manage all the logistics of our travels, with me driving our new Dodge truck with the "Hilton" attached and meeting my bride along the route wherever possible. She would be either on a Chestnut, a Grey or a Bay, every day riding Northwards on the Pacific Crest Trail, with a start at the Mexican Border and hoping to reach the Canadian border, 2,660 miles away. Rhonda would ride on some of the most rugged and treacherous trail, and view some of the most spectacular vistas in the West. And I would be driving to the next meeting place at a road or trail junction, all the while seeing that we had ample water, food and fodder for our horses and for ourselves safely packed away in the Hilton. Rhonda would be on the crest of the mountain slopes with me in the valleys and nether lands, looking for a likely spot for an overnight stay with horses in tow. Rhonda rode nearly 1,450 miles on the PCT, entirely alone except for the first 3 miles, the last 53 miles when I was able to join her, and for a week when our dear friend Gerry was able to ride and support her. It was a well thought out plan, but not a perfect plan because at every twist in the road or bend in the trail we never knew what we would encounter. But that's the adventure part of the story, isn't it? Rhonda said it best, "Will I ever go back and finish those miles I missed? I can't say so yet. I'll have to see how I feel in the future. This was a big year for Pat & I because I turned 60, Pat turns 70 & we celebrated our 40th wedding anniversary. I'm glad I was able to undertake this adventure at this time. I owe a huge "THANK YOU" to my husband, Patrick, for all the support, both mentally and physically, that he gave me as I worked my way through the challenges of this trail. I'm so very pleased that he rode with me at the end!" "Thank you everyone for joining us on our way." R
Everyone deserves a better life through a better home. Improving your home can upgrade your life. Are you thinking about remodeling, renovating, adding-on or building your home? "Revivify Your Home" will change how you approach your project. Author Grace Mase, founder and CEO of BEYREP, is like a fairy godmother for home improvements. She will provide you peace of mind by helping you take control of your home improvement project and avoid the costly heartaches. Like tidying up with Marie Kondo’s KonMari Method, Grace will show you a simple and strategic framework to guide you through the journey to successfully achieve your home improvement goals. When starting a major home improvement project, many homeowners would cold-call contractors or glorified handymen to gut and remodel their house without an architectural plan. It is like asking urgent care to perform delicate heart surgery without an attending heart surgeon's guidance. Fortunately, no reputable urgent care facility would take such a request, but not all contractors and handymen share the same ethical standards. This approach is a huge gamble. Perhaps it is not surprising that homeowner frustration with home improvement projects has consistently ranked as one of the top consumer complaints nationwide for over twenty years, according to the National Association of Consumer Agency Administrators and the Consumer Federation of America. Grace has heard many horror stories of home improvement projects gone wrong and transformed several potential disasters into successful projects. With architecture degrees from UC Berkeley and Yale University and experience as a former UC Berkeley Campus Architect, she has numerous successful renovation projects under her professional belt. Many homeowners stumble through their home improvement project because they are not prepared and don’t know what to expect. They don’t enjoy it and feel like they are on an emotional rollercoaster. Most of them don’t realize that renovating or remodeling their home is a significant emotional as well as a financial investment and rush in unprepared for such a significant undertaking. Others want to improve their home, but never take the first step because of their fear of being taken advantage of, or fear of the unknown. Grace will guide you through the process of planning strategically, preparing mentally and emotionally, and making smart decisions that save time and save money. Drawn from her experience on thousands of projects, Grace shares her proven process that resulted in the creation of her patented BEYREP personalized online home improvement tool. Each chapter contains key insights, best practices, and strategies to help you through the process and bring order to chaos, ensuring your home improvement will be a rewarding experience that you’ll enjoy for a lifetime. "Revivify Your Home: Take Control of Your Home Improvement With Peace of Mind and Level Up Your Life" will help you upgrade your life by empowering you to improve your home with confidence and peace of mind.
It is the most powerful revolution of this century. Neuroscience-powered GenAi enables massive impact on everything from medicine to marketing, entertainment to education, flavors to fragrances, and much more. Simply by blending cutting edge neuroscience with bleeding edge GenAi. Put humanity back at the center of GenAi. neuroAi: Winning the Minds of Consumers with Neuroscience Powered GenAi is the master guide for everyone seeking to understand this breakthrough technology; what it is, how it works, and most especially how to put it to work for competitive advantage in the marketplace. neuroAi combines learnings from advanced neuroscience with deep GenAi expertise and practical how-to's. This is a 'force multiplier,' enabling readers to gain the fullest understanding of how to apply neuroscience-powered GenAi to appeal most effectively to the hidden driver of 95% of consumer behavior: the non-conscious mind. Innovators, creatives, and corporate executives now have a blueprint of how to unleash neuroAi at scale in the enterprise. The focus is on “Top Line Growth”—build and grow revenues while exciting and winning consumers. Written by Dr. A. K. Pradeep and his team of experts at Sensori.ai, the world's only firm combining advanced neuroscience learnings with GenAi, neuroAi features a primer on neuroscience, GenAi, and the core memory structures and functions of the human brain. Dr. Pradeep's original book, The Buying Brain, broke new ground by bringing neuroscience into marketing. neuroAi takes continues this innovative journey even farther now by combining advanced neuroscience with GenAi. The book explores key topics including: How the non-conscious mind interacts with GenAi to trigger the most relevant and impactful consumer responses What are key learnings from teen brains, boomer brains, mommy brains, middle age brains that GenAi must be aware of How activating desireGPT, the brain's desire framework, strongly drives purchase intent and brand loyalty How TV shows, movies, and music can achieve higher Ratings by applying neuroscience powered GenAi to writing Scripts and Dialogs How to create Fragrance, and Flavors using neuroAi How a wide range of consumer product categories worldwide are applying neuroscience powered GenAi to foster innovation, spur sales, and build brands How to build scalable capability in neuroAi within the enterprise For business leaders and all who seek expert insight and practical guidance on how to harness this astounding technology with maximum effect for business and personal success, neuroAi serves as an inspiring and accessible resource for successful marketing in the Age of the Machine.
This book is about how to travel to, and enjoy your favorite destinations if you are physically or mentally challenged, have mobility issues, or if you ever thought you couldn't see the world because you had a disability. It's meant for seniors, disabled travelers, wheelchair/walker users, paralyzed veterans, parents of children with traumatic brain injuries, and the friends and loved ones of all these groups who want to see the world without hassles or drama. We can travel too!
The Sacred Garuda Purana: A Comprehensive Study Guide provides an in-depth exploration of one of Hinduism’s most revered texts. Traditionally attributed to the sage Vyasa, the Garuda Purana is a treasure trove of spiritual wisdom, covering a vast array of topics from cosmology, ethics, and rituals to detailed descriptions of the afterlife. This study guide aims to make the profound teachings of the Garuda Purana accessible to a wide audience, including scholars, practitioners, and general readers. Divided into clear, thematic sections, the book offers transliterations, translations, and explanations of the Mool Mantras from all 16 chapters of the Saroddhar (Uttara Khanda). Readers will gain a deeper understanding of the spiritual significance of these texts, their practical applications in daily life, and their role in guiding souls through the journey of death and rebirth. This guide also includes an overview of the Garuda Purana's structure, historical context, and key concepts such as Dharma, Karma, and Moksha. With additional sections on the religious, cultural, and daily life significance of the text, the book not only elucidates ancient wisdom but also demonstrates its relevance in the modern world.
This book offers the first comprehensive exploration of frequent flyer programs. By combining academic research with extensive insights and examples from the actual business world, it explores the key drivers and strategies of airline loyalty marketing today in an unprecedented manner. Strategy in Airline Loyalty also explores how the programs have evolved over time from marketing programs to financial powerhouses, identifying both the catalysts for change, as well as the strategic options and underlying trade-offs available to airlines. Covering diverse angles ranging from behavioral economics, to accounting, and structural design, the book reviews every core aspect of frequent flyer programs and offers extensive frameworks and definitions. The book provides a useful and complete reference for researchers, and helps those interested in frequent flyer programs to develop a better understanding of their past, present and future.
