In this high-pressure and uncertain world, it’s easy to lose sight of what we need to thrive, not only professionally, but in every area of life that’s important to us. As workload and responsibilities build, demands on our time begin to compete and it soon becomes hard to make good decisions that will support the life we want to lead. Using her incredibly powerful CHOICES programme, expert coach Janine Woodcock will show you how you can sustain your drive and ambition to succeed at work without cost to your health, happiness and relationships. By challenging the choices you’re already making and empowering you with a set of unique techniques to make smarter ones, you will: discover how to build and sustain long-term success whilst nurturing and protecting what matters to you most; develop skills that can liberate you from the unrelenting pressures of success; learn how to stay true to your core beliefs without weakening your will or ability to succeed.
Whether we're buying a pair of jeans, ordering a cup of coffee, selecting a long-distance carrier, applying to college, choosing a doctor, or setting up a 401(k), everyday decisions—both big and small—have become increasingly complex due to the overwhelming abundance of choice with which we are presented. As Americans, we assume that more choice means better options and greater satisfaction. But beware of excessive choice: choice overload can make you question the decisions you make before you even make them, it can set you up for unrealistically high expectations, and it can make you blame yourself for any and all failures. In the long run, this can lead to decision-making paralysis, anxiety, and perpetual stress. And, in a culture that tells us that there is no excuse for falling short of perfection when your options are limitless, too much choice can lead to clinical depression. In The Paradox of Choice, Barry Schwartz explains at what point choice—the hallmark of individual freedom and self-determination that we so cherish—becomes detrimental to our psychological and emotional well-being. In accessible, engaging, and anecdotal prose, Schwartz shows how the dramatic explosion in choice—from the mundane to the profound challenges of balancing career, family, and individual needs—has paradoxically become a problem instead of a solution. Schwartz also shows how our obsession with choice encourages us to seek that which makes us feel worse. By synthesizing current research in the social sciences, Schwartz makes the counter intuitive case that eliminating choices can greatly reduce the stress, anxiety, and busyness of our lives. He offers eleven practical steps on how to limit choices to a manageable number, have the discipline to focus on those that are important and ignore the rest, and ultimately derive greater satisfaction from the choices you have to make.
Based on his personal experiences, the author of"The Celestine Prophecy" and "The Tenth Insight" shares his vision for--and explains how to achieve--a new era of global peace and understanding.
The essential guide for ethical decision-making in the 21st century, The Power of Ethics depicts “ethical decision-making not in a nebulous philosophical space, but at the point where the rubber meets the road” (Michael Schur, producer and creator of The Good Place). It’s not your imagination: we’re living in a time of moral decline. Publicly, we’re bombarded with reports of government leaders acting against the welfare of their constituents; companies prioritizing profits over health, safety, and our best interests; and technology posing risks to society with few or no repercussions for those responsible. Personally, we may be conflicted about how much privacy to afford our children on the internet; how to make informed choices about our purchases and the companies we buy from; or how to handle misconduct we witness at home and at work. How do we find a way forward? Today’s ethical challenges are increasingly gray, often without a clear right or wrong solution, causing us to teeter on the edge of effective decision-making. With concentrated power structures, rapid advances in technology, and insufficient regulation to protect citizens and consumers, ethics are harder to understand than ever. But in The Power of Ethics, Susan Liautaud shows how ethics can be used to create a sea change of positive decisions that can ripple outward to our families, communities, workplaces, and the wider world—offering unprecedented opportunity for good. Drawing on two decades as an ethics advisor guiding corporations and leaders, academic institutions, nonprofit organizations, and students in her Stanford University ethics courses, Susan Liautaud provides clarity to blurry ethical questions, walking you through a straightforward, four-step process for ethical decision-making you can use every day. Liautaud also explains the six forces driving virtually every ethical choice we face. Exploring some of today’s most challenging ethics dilemmas and showing you how to develop a clear point of view, speak out with authority, make effective decisions, and contribute to a more ethical world for yourself and others, The Power of Ethics is the must-have ethics guide for the 21st century.
Dr. William Glasser offers a new psychology that, if practiced, could reverse our widespread inability to get along with one another, an inability that is the source of almost all unhappiness. For progress in human relationships, he explains that we must give up the punishing, relationship–destroying external control psychology. For example, if you are in an unhappy relationship right now, he proposes that one or both of you could be using external control psychology on the other. He goes further. And suggests that misery is always related to a current unsatisfying relationship. Contrary to what you may believe, your troubles are always now, never in the past. No one can change what happened yesterday.
In a society that pushes conformity, how can you be courageously authentic despite fear of judgment? Award-winning leadership and diversity expert Ritu Bhasin gives you the tools to make this happen. This is more than a call to "be yourself"-it's a rally to disrupt the status quo, bring your differences to the light, and help others do the same.
Have you had a Paradream Shift (TM) today? A Paradream (TM) is a goal or dream that can become reality. Any encounter that advances a dream or goal toward becoming reality is a Paradream Shift (TM). The goal of The Power of Choice is to help readers create more occasions for Paradream ShiftsTM to happen in their lives, at an accelerated pace.
For nearly 20 years, Jorge Cruise has been changing people’s lives as a personal trainer, coach, and author of multiple New York Times best-selling fitness books. He thought he had everything he wanted: a thriving career, a loving wife, wonderful children, a big house, and all the toys and gadgets he could ask for . . . So why did he still feel empty inside? It took losing everything for Jorge to realize that he was living a life that wasn’t true to himself. He spent years trying to discover and then accept his authentic self, a journey that culminated in his discovery of the three simple choices that lead to a happy life. Once he internalized these concepts, Jorge began to wake up every day feeling fulfilled, hopeful, loving, and free —and as he shared his discovery with clients, he saw them experience the very same results. Now, with Jorge as your guide, you too can easily and joyfully find your happy life by making three simple choices that will change everything: • Be Imperfectly You: Understand and reconnect with your authentic self, learn how to accept your flaws, and then reveal and live the best part of you with the help of customized affirmations from Jorge that make up your “Happy Code.” • Don’t Hold Your Breath: Get a short course in the practice of mindfulness, starting with your breath; learn the science behind the benefits of breathing and mindfulness for your brain, body, and spirit; and be guided through different breathing techniques for specific purposes, including stress relief, immune boost, and calming emotions. • Move to Improve: Learn why movement (and not necessarily traditional exercise!) is essential for mental and physical health, understand what fuels motivation, harness the power of personal meaning, and use a scientifically proven method to transform movement into a true habit. With every choice you make, moment by moment, you have the power to give yourself the happy life you truly desire. So make your first choice now —open the book, open your mind, and get ready to wake up every day feeling what you want to feel.
Every day we make choices. Coke or Pepsi? Save or spend? Stay or go? Whether mundane or life-altering, these choices define us and shape our lives. Sheena Iyengar asks the difficult questions about how and why we choose: Is the desire for choice innate or bound by culture? Why do we sometimes choose against our best interests? How much control do we really have over what we choose? Sheena Iyengar's award-winning research reveals that the answers are surprising and profound. In our world of shifting political and cultural forces, technological revolution, and interconnected commerce, our decisions have far-reaching consequences. Use The Art of Choosing as your companion and guide for the many challenges ahead.
