Dream, Read, Think Positive, Plan, and You Will Win is a book that not only inspires the reader to have hope and encouragement but also helps generate a sense of self-accomplishment by demonstrating various ways that will lead you (the reader) to championship since the day that you were conceived and brought into the conscious world of time.
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.
A beautiful commemorative edition of Dr. Martin Luther King's essay "Letter from Birmingham Jail," part of Dr. King's archives published exclusively by HarperCollins. With an afterword by Reginald Dwayne Betts On April 16, 1923, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., responded to an open letter written and published by eight white clergyman admonishing the civil rights demonstrations happening in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. King drafted his seminal response on scraps of paper smuggled into jail. King criticizes his detractors for caring more about order than justice, defends nonviolent protests, and argues for the moral responsibility to obey just laws while disobeying unjust ones. "Letter from Birmingham Jail" proclaims a message - confronting any injustice is an acceptable and righteous reason for civil disobedience. This beautifully designed edition presents Dr. King's speech in its entirety, paying tribute to this extraordinary leader and his immeasurable contribution, and inspiring a new generation of activists dedicated to carrying on the fight for justice and equality.
A step-by-step plan offers examples and exercises on how to determine and live by a set of values, experiment with failure as a formula for success, and take life beyond set limits.
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • At last, a book that shows you how to build—design—a life you can thrive in, at any age or stage • “Life has questions. They have answers.” —The New York Times Designers create worlds and solve problems using design thinking. Look around your office or home—at the tablet or smartphone you may be holding or the chair you are sitting in. Everything in our lives was designed by someone. And every design starts with a problem that a designer or team of designers seeks to solve. In this book, Bill Burnett and Dave Evans show us how design thinking can help us create a life that is both meaningful and fulfilling, regardless of who or where we are, what we do or have done for a living, or how young or old we are. The same design thinking responsible for amazing technology, products, and spaces can be used to design and build your career and your life, a life of fulfillment and joy, constantly creative and productive, one that always holds the possibility of surprise.
"This book is written with the sole objective of helping the reader achieve a happy, satisfying, and worthwhile life." -- Norman Vincent Peale The precursor to The Secret, The Power of Positive Thinking has helped millions of men and women to achieve fulfillment in their lives. In this phenomenal bestseller, Dr. Peale demonstrates the power of faith in action. With the practical techniques outlined in this book, you can energize your life -- and give yourself the initiative needed to carry out your ambitions and hopes. You'll learn how to: Expect the best and get it Believe in yourself and in everything you do Develop the power to reach your goals Break the worry habit and achieve a relaxed life Improve your personal and professional relationships Assume control over your circumstances Be kind to yourself
SEVEN STEPS TOWARDS A SUCCESSFUL LIFE Circle of Success This circle of success shows different stages and dimensions of the growth of the dream, or vision, in your mind. Steps 1 to 3 happen in your mind without most people seeing what you are trying to do. Other people will begin to see what you are doing when you are at stages 4 to 7. 1. All success begins as a dream conceived through thoughts, imagination in the mind. 2. Speaking out your dream is the second stage in the growth of a dream, or vision. 3. Planning is the third stage toward growth and achieving your dream, or vision. 4. Working out your dream, or vision, according to plan is the fourth stage. 5. Praying and fasting are means of connecting with God to get Power to work. 6. Giving and generosity will keep you within an infinite supply of blessings from God. 7. Time, Courage, Faith, and fear nothing except God, and then just do it.
MORE THAN 500,000 COPIES SOLD! Are your thoughts out of control--just like your life? Do you long to break free from the spiral of destructive thinking? Let God's truth become your battle plan to win the war in your mind! We've all tried to think our way out of bad habits and unhealthy thought patterns, only to find ourselves stuck with an out-of-control mind and off-track daily life. Pastor and New York Times bestselling author Craig Groeschel understands deeply this daily battle against self-doubt and negative thinking, and in this powerful new book he reveals the strategies he's discovered to change your mind and your life for the long-term. Drawing upon Scripture and the latest findings of brain science, Groeschel lays out practical strategies that will free you from the grip of harmful, destructive thinking and enable you to live the life of joy and peace that God intends you to live. Winning the War in Your Mind will help you: Learn how your brain works and see how to rewire it Identify the lies your enemy wants you to believe Recognize and short-circuit your mental triggers for destructive thinking See how prayer and praise will transform your mind Develop practices that allow God's thoughts to become your thoughts God has something better for your life than your old ways of thinking. It's time to change your mind so God can change your life.
Life is too fragile to get less than what you deserve in your career. Since your career is what you do to make a living, you may have suspected that a job should be more than what you do for a paycheck; it should be what you do to make a difference. If you have ever thought that, this extraordinary book is about to prove you right! A life without direction is a life without passion. This dynamic resource guides you, not to another unsatisfying job, but to a richly rewarding career rooted in your heart's desire. By investing in this life-changing resource you will learn how to recapture the youthful passion and goals you once had. It gives you the tools to overcome the obstacles that stand in your way and that inhibit your success. By investing in this resource you are deciding what you want to be, and you are deciding to live you dreams forever! In this resource you will learn: How to Develop Job Ideas and Leads. How to Determine If Your Job Idea is the Ideal Job. How to Target Your Job Search. How to be Creative in Your Job Search by Using the 5 Step Creative Process. How to Win the Interview. How to Create Resumes and Cover Letters That Give You The Edge. The 5 Rules of Researching any Organization. How to Turn Internships and Volunteer Positions into a Career. 19 Effective Ways to Market Yourself. The 7 Elements of Goal Achievements. The 11-Steps of Networking for career Success. How to Brand Yourself as the Best Job Candidate. How to Avoid the 27 Self-Sabotaging Behaviors. In Addition: Success Strategies on the Job and Beyond. How to Get Your 1st Raise or Promotion. Employment Solutions for 40, 50, and Beyond. Right now there are musicians, teachers, business owners, artists, actors, doctor, entrepreneurs, writers and countless others who are living their dreams. You owe it to yourself to read this book and to join the ranks of Americans who live their dreams on a daily basis.
Conclusion. When moments pass in our lives and we realize that our lives mismatch the life we imagined in our past, its better we change our current choices, decisions, and dreams so that we can enjoy better life in future because everything you are doing now reflects your life in the future. We reap what we sow. Successful life is never a mere hoping and wishing, but it’s about active doing, active determination, and active becoming by sowing meaningful big dreams and investments today to get meaningful life tomorrow. Becoming successful is not limited to age, location or education. It is only limited to ‘I won’t’. Success depends on principles and positive use of your brain. The human brain including yours are the storehouse of all the magic we need to heal all the wounds of unsuccessful lives in our world. Just change your altitude and take first step to begin something now and you will enjoy success as J. K. Rowling said “We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all of the powers we need inside ourselves already”. It’s never too late, too young or too old to begin planning your future from now and get started all over by dreaming newer goals and possibilities today for a better future. Officer Ackah, using practical examples, prompts readers that the great technological and infrastructural advancements and positions in the United States and elsewhere did not magically fall from the sky, but they were created by the positive application of the minds of ordinary people like you. This book helps you to change your altitudes, thinking and get started to create unimaginable successes, advancements and positions in our world to place you on top, and you will become the topic of remembrance. Officer Ackah, speaking from personal experiences of victory and success from both the civilian and military points, has provided the positive, passionate, practical and possible principles to arouse your appetite for creating unbelievable successes to change your life exceptionally and to effect inimitably the transformation of our world. Gaddiel R Ackah is encouraging readers in finding freedom in their lives to overcome the three mistakes that block successful living; fear to identify one’s purposes in life, ignorant of how powerful their brain can work to change things and the misunderstanding of creating desirable successes. He prompts that you are not living to tiptoe and die but to achieve your dreams by your positive and courageous daily choices and investments. When life is not okay, but you are struggling in life, this book is for you to reexamine and change your goal, job title, and social status. 2 2
