Looking Up

Looking Up

Author: Michele Sullivan

Publisher: HarperCollins Leadership

Published: 2020-02-25

Total Pages: 214

ISBN-13: 1400214327

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Imagine being born into a world where fitting in was never an option. Michele Sullivan, one of the most powerful women in philanthropy, was born with a rare form of dwarfism. Meaning she has spent her entire life looking up. As the first female president of the Caterpillar Foundation, she has used her unique point of view to impact countless lives around the world. As a child, Michele decided to life a life of meaning, by: Tailoring her differences into something more suitable for the world. Hiding from the world and live on the fringe. Embracing her differences to turn them into assets. Recognize that there was a strength within her that could help others. Looking Up is the story of how Michele became the smallest woman at the largest earth-moving manufacturer in the world. While her height has presented challenges that are different from most, it has allowed her to see things that others do not, literally and figuratively. Embedded in this narrative are unique (and often hilarious) takeaways for individuals about the importance of making the first move, being wrong at first, choosing intimacy over influence, and learning that asking for help is a strength, not a weakness.


Change Your Perspective Change Your Life

Change Your Perspective Change Your Life

Author: Sandy Thibault

Publisher:

Published: 2018-09-05

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9780975923610

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This book is meant to help you widen the lens with which you look at your own life and provide the tools to help you make the changes you desire. In doing so, you will find that you can fully engage in your life and relationships, transforming fear and limiting beliefs into inspired action for a richer, more joyful life!


It’s All About Perspective

It’s All About Perspective

Author: Katy L. McVeigh

Publisher: Balboa Press

Published: 2019-10-11

Total Pages: 104

ISBN-13: 1982236345

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A typical bystander might view Katy McVeigh’s life as average. Yet the truth is that she has experienced physical and emotional trauma, alienation, a power she cannot explain, and a life-threatening ordeal—all unique challenges that have provided her an opportunity to change her perspective regarding the purpose of those events. Within a collection of extraordinary stories gleaned from her life experiences and work with her clients, McVeigh shares how she learned to use intuitive and psychic abilities to help herself and then others discover personal strengths and understand how our most challenging experiences—whether physical, spiritual, mental, emotional, or supernatural—have the power to teach us our greatest lessons and ultimately transform our perspective on life and our true purpose. Through her stories and experiential examples of dreams, visions, shamanic journeys, and psychic gifts through lineage, others will learn how to dance with their fears, recognize divine intervention, see the truth in every situation, and heal from past trauma. It’s All about Perspective shares personal stories and real examples to encourage others to embrace new ways to understand life events and view challenges with a fresh perspective.


Saul and Patsy

Saul and Patsy

Author: Charles Baxter

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2007-12-18

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 0307427617

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From the winner of the PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence and “one of our most gifted writers” (Chicago Tribune), Saul and Patsy is "stunning, never predictable, glimmering fiction, full of mischief and insight" (The Los Angeles Times). Five Oaks, Michigan is not exactly where Saul and Patsy meant to end up. Both from the East Coast, they met in college, fell in love, and settled down to married life in the Midwest. Saul is Jewish and a compulsively inventive worrier; Patsy is gentile and cheerfully pragmatic. On Saul’s initiative (and to his continual dismay) they have moved to this small town–a place so devoid of irony as to be virtually “a museum of earlier American feelings”–where he has taken a job teaching high school. Soon this brainy and guiltily happy couple will find children have become a part of their lives, first their own baby daughter and then an unloved, unlovable boy named Gordy Himmelman. It is Gordy who will throw Saul and Patsy’s lives into disarray with an inscrutable act of violence. As timely as a news flash yet informed by an immemorial understanding of human character, Saul and Patsy is a genuine miracle.


How to Write a Novel

How to Write a Novel

Author: Nathan Bransford

Publisher: Nathan Bransford

Published: 2019-10-15

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13: 173414940X

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Author and former literary agent Nathan Bransford shares his secrets for creating killer plots, fleshing out your first ideas, crafting compelling characters, and staying sane in the process. Read the guide that New York Times bestselling author Ransom Riggs called "The best how-to-write-a-novel book I've read."


The Seven Levels of Intimacy

The Seven Levels of Intimacy

Author: Matthew Kelly

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2005-11

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 0743265114

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We All Crave An Authentic Experience Of Intimacy. Though our hearts crave intimacy, though our minds understand our deep need for it, the self-revelation it requires is often too daunting a task. Complete and unrestrained sharing of self exposes the deepest human fear of being rejected for being ourselves. InThe Seven Levels of Intimacy,Matthew Kelly both acknowledges and calms our fears, while teaching us how to move beyond them to experience the power of true intimacy.Matthew reveals that each relationship is built upon a pattern of interaction. In the beginning stages, we rely on casual interactions, gaining familiarity by focusing on superficialities and facts. We grow closer and begin to share our opinions, learning to accept each other and embrace the growing relationship despite the difference in our experiences and viewpoints. Once our differences and opinions are shared and accepted, we feel safe enough to reveal our hopes, dreams, and feelings, developing trust. With this trust, we open ourselves and are able to share our legitimate needs, becoming liberated from carrying the burden of our real needs alone. At last, we are deeply intimate and both willing and able to reveal our deepest fears. We are beyond judgment and feel trust and acceptance. By moving through and building upon each level of intimacy, we find comfort and gain trust in our partners and ourselves until, by developing and deepening our intimacy within each level, we are able to fully open ourselves, finally opening to the possibility of truly being loved. It is through mastering the seven levels of intimacy that we will break through to fully experiencing love, commitment, trust, and happiness.The Seven Levels of Intimacyis a brilliant and practical guide to creating and sustaining intimacy, whether you are looking for a deeper sense of connection with your spouse, looking for more fulfillment in your relationship with your boyfriend or girlfriend, trying to improve your relationships with your children, or simply wondering what you should be looking for in a partner.With profound insight and the use of powerful, everyday examples, Matthew Kelly explains how we can nurture the intimacy in our relationships.The Seven Levels of Intimacyredefines how we view our interactions with others. This new understanding leads us to successfully create the strong connections, deep joy, and lasting bonds that we all long for.


Reshaping Change

Reshaping Change

Author: Patrick Dawson

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2003-03-27

Total Pages: 237

ISBN-13: 1134454120

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This book highlights the theoretical and practical value of using a processual perspective to make sense of organizational change. Featuring data collected over 20 years of fieldwork, it does much more than provide a simple overview of theory and change models and instead makes the processual approach understandable and accessible to both researche


Make a Scene Revised and Expanded Edition

Make a Scene Revised and Expanded Edition

Author: Jordan Rosenfeld

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2017-07-19

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 1440351414

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The definitive guide to writing scenes--now revised and expanded! Scenes are the building blocks for any work of fiction--the DNA sequence that makes a novel un-put-downable and unforgettable. When writers are able to craft effective, engaging scenes, they can develop a complete, cohesive story--and a mesmerizing experience for readers. Make a Scene Revised and Expanded Edition takes you step-by-step through the elements of strong scene construction and demonstrates how the essential aspects of a compelling story--including character, plot and dramatic tension--function within the framework of individual scenes to give momentum to the whole narrative. You'll learn how to: • Craft an opening scene that hooks readers and foreshadows conflict. • Develop various scene types--from contemplative to suspenseful to flashback--that are distinct and purposeful. • Establish characters' intentions within a scene that drive the plot. • Transition into new scenes by clearly establishing details of setting, character, and point of view. • Create resonating climactic and final scenes that stay with readers long after they've finished your story. The revised and expanded edition includes brand-new examples, an increased focus on advancing plot and character development, and the same knowledge and clarity that writers have come to expect from Jordan Rosenfeld. Make a Scene is an essential part of any novelist's library--make sure it's in yours.


The Sloppy Okapi

The Sloppy Okapi

Author: Keith Bosco

Publisher: Yellow Light Publishing

Published: 2017-10-11

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781947165328

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Charlie is a young okapi who wants to be a detective, but his one big flaw causes a big, big problem...he's a very sloppy okapi! Join Charlie as he learns the importance of being neat while discovering that his weakness doesn't determine his destiny.


POWER OF PERSPECTIVE

POWER OF PERSPECTIVE

Author: Ian Davis

Publisher: Evergreen Press (AL)

Published: 2016-10-05

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 9781581696271

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It's a Game Changer! "In sports, we often hear the term, 'game changer.' This book is just that. After reading this book, I assure you that you will find two things: yourself and your purpose!" --Thomas R. Williams-Worldwide public speaker, Author of Permission to Dream: I Can, I Will, I Did, Former NFL Linebacker and Four-Time Rose Bowl Champion "Powerful yet humble, authoritative yet gentle, Mr. Davis offers practical scriptural insight that challenges you to reexamine your ways to fulfill dreams and commit to a life of victory." --Lowell Rose, Cornerback, Miami Dolphins "This gem of a book, based in Christianity, will help clarify your individual path to greatness no matter the loftiness of your goals. Through numerous examples, it conveys that what you want for your life and what God wants for your life are not mutually exclusive." --Jolie Oliver, Actor, Director, Writer, Producer, Stand-Up Comic "In life you will come across very few things that profoundly change you. For me, one of those things is this book. You will uncover a...deeply powerful message that will positively reshape everything that you believe about commitment and success." --Bruce Davis II-Actor, Former NFL Linebacker, Super Bowl XLIII Champion, Two Time UCLA Football All-American "We have people in our lives every day motivating us, but this book breaks down the faith aspect of being motivated. If you believe in yourself, do what you love, and only seek approval from God, He will order your steps. Great read." --Aundre Dean-Rose Bowl Champion, Actor on E!'s Escape Club and Carter High Movie