Lower Your Expectations
Lower Your Expectations

Author: Randy Treu

Publisher:

Published: 2011-11-01

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13: 9780615548753

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Ah, the American Dream. How's that working out for ya? At a time when the middle class is violently under attack from all sides comes Lower Your Expectations -- Randy Treu's wicked take on the fantasy that was once our reality. Whether it's your job ("our grandfathers did not seek employment that thrilled their souls, they went to work because letting their families starve would have looked bad to the neighbors"), your relationship ("It may indeed be a proven fact that love is blind, but for it to last, love must be delusional as well"), or even worse, your heightened sense of the dreaded "a" word ("As we have seen, awareness doesn't change anything, blame does") Lower your Expectations takes it all down with a witty and irreverent vengeance. As America learns to lower her expectations, her citizens will have far less reason to seek out professional help. Therapists will become the steelworkers of the 21st century - unneeded and unemployable with few transferable skills to help them make their way in a post-therapeutic America. It could be that in a few years, we will find this overeducated underclass of former self-help guru's populating America's street corners holding up signs saying, 'Will trade therapy for food.' It's time to make this dream come true. Does Lower Your Expectations work? Hell, look around; you're getting old, your spouse bores the hell out of you and your career, which seemed like a dumb idea back then, is now life threatening. What have you got to lose?

Egghead
Egghead

Author: Bo Burnham

Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

Published: 2013-10-01

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13: 145551912X

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A strange and charming collection of hilariously absurd poetry, writing, and illustration from one of today's most popular young comedians?Ķ Bo Burnham was a precocious teenager living in his parents' attic when he started posting material on YouTube. 100 million people viewed those videos, turning Bo into an online sensation with a huge and dedicated following. Bo taped his first of two Comedy Central specials four days after his 18th birthday, making him the youngest to do so in the channel's history. Now Bo is a rising star in the comedy world, revered for his utterly original and intelligent voice. And, he can SIIIIIIIIING! In Egghead, Bo brings his brand of brainy, emotional comedy to the page in the form of off-kilter poems, thoughts, and more. Teaming up with his longtime friend, artist, and illustrator Chance Bone, Bo takes on everything from death to farts in this weird book that will make you think, laugh and think, "why did I just laugh?"

The Power of Zero Expectations
The Power of Zero Expectations

Author: Frances Ku

Publisher:

Published: 2021-01-29

Total Pages: 59

ISBN-13:

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Do you get disappointed? You could be setting yourself up by having expectations. Unlike books that tell you to lower or manage your expectations, this book shows you how to thrive without them. It dispels the myth that expectations are necessary to achieve well-being and success. You will learn how to let go of expectations and experience freedom from disappointment, including turning any disappointment into personal power. Imagine no longer having expectations of people and circumstances and being disappointed by them. Imagine doing what contributes to your happiness instead of relying on expectations that don't. This book can help you with the following: * You have expectations, maybe even high expectations. * You get disappointed. * You get stressed out. * You are overwhelmed. * You want to improve your relationships and circumstances. * You are pessimistic. * You are controlling. * You feel like a victim. * Your life is chaotic. This book helps you achieve the following: * Minimize and prevent disappointment. * Transform disappointment into personal power. * Maintain well-being as you navigate this world of ups and downs. * Handle people and circumstances without succumbing to the disappointment that follows. * Stay driven, productive, optimistic, and hopeful without expectations. * Know when to let go and when to hang on. * Implement the factors that work to contribute to your well-being and success. * Navigate the twists and turns of life. * Be at ease and enjoy life. This book uses the following methods: * Thought-provoking exercises in each step so you can reflect on the content and understand how it relates to your situation. * An effective strategy for each step to replace the habit of expectations. * Powerful affirmations to support your efforts in carrying out each strategy. Experience the transformative power of Zero Expectations today!

Expectation Hangover
Expectation Hangover

Author: Christine Hassler

Publisher: New World Library

Published: 2016-01-15

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 1608683842

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When our expectations are met and things go according to plan, we feel a sense of accomplishment; we feel safe, in control, and on track. But when life does not live up to our expectations, we end up with an Expectation Hangover. This particular brand of disappointment is profoundly uncomfortable and can cost us valuable time and energy if not treated and leveraged effectively. Christine Hassler has broken down the complex and overwhelming experience of recovering from disappointment into a step-by-step treatment plan. This book reveals the formula for how to process Expectation Hangovers on the emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual levels to immediately ease suffering. Instead of wallowing in regret, self-recrimination, or anger, we can see these experiences as catalysts for profound transformation and doorways that open to possibility. Often it is only when life throws us a curveball (or several) that we look in a different direction and make room for the kinds of unexpected things that lead more directly to a life we love. By the time you finish this book, you’ll understand why your Expectation Hangover happened and have your own treatment plan — a clear course of action to pursue your goals while preventing future disappointment.

Expectation Therapy
Expectation Therapy

Author: Art Costello

Publisher: Balboa Press

Published: 2016-06-14

Total Pages: 115

ISBN-13: 1504355520

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What if you could revolutionize your life from top to bottom by altering your mindset in just one way? Art costello has the answer and it's quite simple: mastering your expectations. Through improved understanding of expectations and their bearing on every facte of life, you can expect: -increased creativity and productivity -boosted confidence -improved human interaction -the ability to steer the course of your future! Costello speaks conversationally and candidly about his own experiences and how they inspired him to pioneer the original concepts in this book. He explains that expectations are not just a word, but a framework for living. When you operate through faith and not fear, you create higher expectations and create self-fulfilling prophesies for the life you have always wanted. It's simple but life changing!

Four Seconds
Four Seconds

Author: Peter Bregman

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2015-02-24

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13: 0062372432

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Peter Bregman, author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller 18 Minutes, offers strategies to replace energy-wasting, counter-productive habits that commonly derail us with truly effective ones. The things we want most—peace of mind, fulfilling relationships, to do well at work—are surprisingly straightforward to realize. But too often our best efforts to attain them are built on destructive habits that sabotage us. In Four Seconds, Peter Bregman shows us how to replace negative patterns with energy boosting and productive behaviors. To thrive in our fast-paced world all it takes is to pause for as few as four seconds—the length of a deep breath—allowing us to make intentional and tactical choices that lead to better outcomes. Four Seconds reveals: Why listening—not arguing—is the best strategy for changing someone’s mind Why setting goals can actually harm performance How to use strategic disengagement to recover focus and willpower How taking responsibility for someone else’s failure can actually help your team Practical and insightful, Four Seconds provides simple solutions to create the results you want without the stress.

Happy
Happy

Author: Derren Brown

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2016-09-22

Total Pages: 552

ISBN-13: 147352685X

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The Sunday Times Bestseller 'Really brilliant and just crammed with wisdom and insight. It will genuinely make a difference to me and the way I think about myself.' Stephen Fry ___ Everyone says they want to be happy. But that's much more easily said than done. What does being happy actually mean? And how do you even know when you feel it? In Happy Derren Brown explores changing concepts of happiness - from the surprisingly modern wisdom of the Stoics and Epicureans in classical times right up until today, when the self-help industry has attempted to claim happiness as its own. He shows how many of self-help's suggested routes to happiness and success - such as positive thinking, self-belief and setting goals - can be disastrous to follow and, indeed, actually cause anxiety. Happy aims to reclaim happiness and to enable us to appreciate the good things in life, in all their transient glory. By taking control of the stories we tell ourselves, by remembering that 'everything's fine' even when it might not feel that way, we can allow ourselves to flourish and to live more happily. ___ What readers are saying: ***** 'Immensely positive and life-affirming' ***** 'This is the blue print to a good life' ***** 'Thought provoking and potentially life-changing.'

Average Expectations
Average Expectations

Author: Shep Rose

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2022-12-06

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 1982159804

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"From the star of Bravo's Southern Charm, a book of autobiographical essays offering tongue-in-cheek advice on modern love, friendship, style, and more"--

How Toddlers Thrive
How Toddlers Thrive

Author: Tovah P Klein

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2015-02-24

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 147673514X

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Klein argues that adult success is often established in the developmental preschool years. She shares advice for parents on how to promote such success-driving positive attributes as resilience, self-regulation, and empathy.

The Gifts of Acceptance: Embracing People and Things As They Are
The Gifts of Acceptance: Embracing People and Things As They Are

Author: Daniel A Miller

Publisher: Ebb and Flow Press

Published: 2022-01-27

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13:

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A Library Journal Best Wellness Book of 2018! 2018 Self-Help Silver Medal Winner--Independent Book Publishers Association! 2018 Non-Fiction Audio Book Silver Medal Winner--Independent Book Publishers Association! 2018 Foreword Reviews Book of the Year Award Finalist--Family & Relationships! WHAT WOULD YOUR LIFE BE LIKE IF YOU ACCEPTED PEOPLE AND THINGS AS THEY ARE? Do you wish your parents had been more nurturing and supportive? Are you wondering if you’ll ever find your perfect soul mate and dream boss? Do you wish you had “perfect” children, relatives who never fight, and friends who always agree with you? No one gets to sail through life free of turbulence. What separates people who shake it off, bounce back, and stay positive from the bitter, never satisfied, and defeated? Best-selling author and former compulsive controller Daniel A. Miller convincingly attests that the answer is choosing acceptance. In THE GIFTS OF ACCEPTANCE: EMBRACING PEOPLE AND THINGS AS THEY ARE, Danny shares what he’s learned—through extensive research, inspiring true stories, and his own experience with hardships—about the integral relationship between accepting the facts of life and others, with their quirks, flaws, and differences, and enjoying greater satisfaction in life. Recognizing the benefits of acceptance isn’t difficult. Yet the reality of accepting an unexpected job loss or financial setbacks, a friend’s betrayal, a child’s struggle with addiction, a serious illness, or even the annoying traits of a loved one can be extremely challenging. To make it easier, THE GIFTS OF ACCEPTANCE offers insights, intentions, and strategies for practicing acceptance of parents, a significant other, children, siblings and extended family, coworkers, friends, and foes; of life’s adversities and the limitations of getting older; and, perhaps toughest of all, of yourself. You will learn how practicing acceptance helps you * Navigate life’s ups and downs more easily * Enjoy greater trust, openness, and intimacy with your loved ones and those closest to you * Survive control freaks, foes, and other crazy makers *Lift self-imposed burdens and obligations and experience less stress, frustration, and worry * Reduce the struggle with your children * Strengthen bonds with coworkers and business associates * Discover new choices and opportunities in the most discouraging situations * Turn setbacks and failures to future successes * Find the path to assured self-acceptance THE GIFTS OF ACCEPTANCE is a book with the potential to repair relationships, revitalize careers, and make the world a better place.