Real, Not Perfect

Real, Not Perfect

Author: Holly Raychelle Hughes

Publisher:

Published: 2021-02-05

Total Pages: 154

ISBN-13:

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For everyone who lost themself along the way, REAL, NOT PERFECT How to Become Your Happy, Authentic Self will help you redefine who you are on your own terms. Holly infuses her unique personal style and intuitive gifts to guide readers through the process of healing. She shares how she broke free from everything that held her back while providing a step-by-step process to help you do the same. Channeled guided meditations and Holly's Healing Homework will support you as you break free from limiting definitions of self. Make yourself a priority. Stop hiding behind people's expectations of you and discover the version of you you want to be.


Authentic Happiness

Authentic Happiness

Author: Martin Seligman

Publisher: Hachette UK

Published: 2011-01-11

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 1857884132

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In this important, entertaining book, one of the world's most celebrated psychologists, Martin Seligman, asserts that happiness can be learned and cultivated, and that everyone has the power to inject real joy into their lives. In Authentic Happiness, he describes the 24 strengths and virtues unique to the human psyche. Each of us, it seems, has at least five of these attributes, and can build on them to identify and develop to our maximum potential. By incorporating these strengths - which include kindness, originality, humour, optimism, curiosity, enthusiasm and generosity -- into our everyday lives, he tells us, we can reach new levels of optimism, happiness and productivity. Authentic Happiness provides a variety of tests and unique assessment tools to enable readers to discover and deploy those strengths at work, in love and in raising children. By accessing the very best in ourselves, we can improve the world around us and achieve new and lasting levels of authentic contentment and joy.


The Geography of Bliss

The Geography of Bliss

Author: Eric Weiner

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2014-10-30

Total Pages: 418

ISBN-13: 1448168481

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What makes a nation happy? Is one country's sense of happiness the same as another's? In the last two decades, psychologists and economists have learned a lot about who's happy and who isn't. The Dutch are, the Romanians aren't, and Americans are somewhere in between... After years of going to the world's least happy countries, Eric Weiner, a veteran foreign correspondent, decided to travel and evaluate each country's different sense of happiness and discover the nation that seemed happiest of all. ·He discovers the relationship between money and happiness in tiny and extremely wealthy Qatar (and it's not a good one) ·He goes to Thailand, and finds that not thinking is a contented way of life. ·He goes to the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, and discovers they have an official policy of Gross National Happiness! ·He asks himself why the British don't do happiness? In Weiner's quest to find the world's happiest places, he eats rotten Icelandic shark, meditates in Bangalore, visits strip clubs in Bangkok and drinks himself into a stupor in Reykjavik. Full of inspired moments, The Geography of Bliss accomplishes a feat few travel books dare and even fewer achieve: to make you happier.


Being Perfect

Being Perfect

Author: Anna Quindlen

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2009-01-21

Total Pages: 65

ISBN-13: 030748212X

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Anna Quindlen offers deep truths from her life to motivate and inspire you to become your most authentic self. “Trying to be perfect may be inevitable for people who are smart and ambitious and interested in the world and its good opinion. . . . What is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself.” In Being Perfect, Anna Quindlen shares wisdom that, perhaps without knowing it, you have longed to hear: about “the perfection trap,” the price you pay when you become ensnared in it, and the key to setting yourself free. Quindlen believes that when your success looks good to the world but doesn’t feel good in your heart, it isn’t success at all. She asks you to set aside your friends’ advice, what your family and co-workers demand, and what society expects, and look at the choices you make every day. When you ask yourself why you are making them, Quindlen encourages you to give this answer: For me. “Because they are what I want, or wish for. Because they reflect who and what I am. . . . That way lies dancing to the melodies spun out by your own heart.” At the core of this beautiful book lies the secret of authentic success, the inspiration to embrace your own uniqueness and live the life that is undeniably your own, rich in fulfillment and meaning.


This Book Won't Make You Happy

This Book Won't Make You Happy

Author: Niro Feliciano

Publisher: Broadleaf Books

Published: 2022-04-05

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 150648042X

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When people find out she is a therapist, Niro Feliciano knows she isn't going anywhere anytime soon. At soccer games, at cocktail parties, in waiting rooms, people corner her and ask: Why am I so stressed? Is the way I feel normal? Why can't I just be happy? The truth is happiness is fleeting, and we are stressing ourselves out trying to achieve it. In This Book Won't Make You Happy, national media commentator and Psychology Today columnist Feliciano offers a path to something much more achievable and abundantly more satisfying: contentment. By incorporating eight simple postures rooted in cognitive behavioral science and mindfulness practices into our daily routines, we can move away from anxiety and toward balance and calm. Acceptance, gratitude, connection, a present-focused perspective, intentionality and priority, self-compassion, resilience, and faith: through these practices we will overcome obstacles that hold us back from living full, meaningful, contented lives. Anxiety, stress, and grief aren't going away anytime soon, and this book won't make you happy. But with wit and empathy, Feliciano leads you right past happy to calm. No matter how "happy" your life is--or isn't--you can reach a deeper, truer, and longer-lasting place of contentment.


The Authentic You

The Authentic You

Author: B Vincent

Publisher:

Published: 2024-03-29

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13:

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In the transformative pages of "The Authentic You: Unlocking Your True Potential and Living Your Best Life," readers are invited on a profound journey of self-discovery and self-realization. This compelling guide illuminates the path to living a life of authenticity, a life where the true essence of one's being is not just recognized but celebrated and lived fully. With a compassionate and insightful narrative, the book delves into the heart of what it means to live authentically in a world that often pressures us to conform to external expectations and societal norms. From the initial steps of embracing your authentic self, through the challenges of overcoming barriers to authenticity, to the joys of building authentic relationships and living authentically in a digital world, this book provides a comprehensive roadmap for those seeking to reclaim their true selves. Each chapter unfolds with depth and clarity, offering practical advice, reflective exercises, and real-world examples that encourage readers to engage deeply with their own journey towards authenticity. "The Authentic You" is more than a book; it's a companion for those weary of wearing masks and performing roles that don't resonate with their inner truth. It's for anyone who's ever felt the disconnect between who they are and who they feel they should be. Through its pages, you'll discover the courage to confront your fears, the strength to embrace your vulnerabilities, and the wisdom to build meaningful connections that honor your true self. Whether you're navigating the complexities of identity in the digital age, seeking to deepen your relationships, or striving to set and achieve authentic goals, this book offers valuable insights and strategies to guide you. It's a call to action-a call to live boldly, love deeply, and laugh freely, all while being unapologetically you. Embark on this journey with "The Authentic You" and unlock the door to a life of genuine happiness, fulfillment, and potential. It's time to discover, celebrate, and live your best life-the life you were always meant to live.


A Little Life

A Little Life

Author: Hanya Yanagihara

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2016-01-26

Total Pages: 833

ISBN-13: 0804172706

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A stunning “portrait of the enduring grace of friendship” (NPR) about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. A masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century. NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST • WINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE A Little Life follows four college classmates—broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition—as they move to New York in search of fame and fortune. While their relationships, which are tinged by addiction, success, and pride, deepen over the decades, the men are held together by their devotion to the brilliant, enigmatic Jude, a man scarred by an unspeakable childhood trauma. A hymn to brotherly bonds and a masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century, Hanya Yanagihara’s stunning novel is about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. Look for Hanya Yanagihara’s latest bestselling novel, To Paradise.


Dare to Be Authentic

Dare to Be Authentic

Author: Mari Mitchell Porter

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2014-02-09

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13: 9781494302498

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DARE to be Authentic – Finding your Authentic Self is an inspirational book and a collaborative effort. It features over twenty true stories written by those who at one point did not really know themselves and lived unhappy, unfulfilled and sometimes painful lives, and then went on to find their true, authentic self and dared to transform their lives into ones of joy and fulfillment. Although you may not connect and relate with every story, I know there will be one or more that will speak directly to you and touch you in a special way.