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Leap First: Creating Work That Matters

You’re probably good at your job, maybe even great. But secretly, do you yearn to fly higher? To challenge the rules and surprise us with something remarkable? To instigate delight, connection, and real change? To choose better over safer?

Business and cultural visionary Seth Godin has transformed the terrain of marketing and commerce more than once. But many of his readers remain stuck in their own work lives. So what’s keeping us back?

“The problem isn’t a lack of knowledge or skill,” he’s realized. “The problem is fear.”

With Leap First, Seth Godin is here to help. This immersive audio program invites us to learn with him personally, unrehearsed and in the moment, as he shines a light for us, not with answers but with questions on the road to:

Overcoming our instinctual resistance to risk and change Discovering our creative genius in the face of the empty page or whiteboard Finding the courage to share that work-with vulnerability, generosity, and results

 

Recorded in an intimate gathering of aspiring entrepreneurs, writers, and leaders, Leap First teaches us 49 essential principles, practices, and life lessons that have helped Seth the most in his own work and life.

More than an audiobook or keynote speech, each track here presents a carefully chosen catalyst intended to trigger our own passion and insight with each listening.

“It always feels too soon to leap. But you have to. Because that’s the moment between you and remarkable. I hope this helps you return to that edge. And then, to leap.”

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A Year of Daily Joy: A Guided Journal to Creating Happiness Every Day

Packed with inspiring words of wisdom and stunning National Geographic photographs, this elegant keepsake reminds us of the world’s countless wonders while encouraging us to reflect on the blessings in our own lives. Thoughtful quotations, easy-to-follow exercises and meditations, and space to record personal reflections set readers on a pathway toward inner peace and joy. A few minutes with this heartening little book will keep spirits soaring every day of the year.

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The Best Place to Work: The Art and Science of Creating an Extraordinary Workplace

For readers of Malcolm Gladwell, Daniel Pink, and Freakonomics, comes a captivating and surprising journey through the science of workplace excellence.
 
Why do successful companies reward failure? What can casinos teach us about building a happy workplace? How do you design an office that enhances both attention to detail and creativity?
 
In The Best Place to Work, award-winning psychologist Ron Friedman, Ph.D. uses the latest research from the fields of motivation, creativity, behavioral economics, neuroscience, and management to reveal what really makes us successful at work. Combining powerful stories with cutting edge findings, Friedman shows leaders at every level how they can use scientifically-proven techniques to promote smarter thinking, greater innovation, and stronger performance.
 
Among the many surprising insights, Friedman explains how learning to think like a hostage negotiator can help you diffuse a workplace argument, why placing a fish bowl near your desk can elevate your thinking, and how incorporating strategic distractions into your schedule can help you reach smarter decisions. Along the way, the book introduces the inventor who created the cubicle, the president who brought down the world’s most dangerous criminal, and the teenager who single-handedly transformed professional tennis—vivid stories that offer unexpected revelations on achieving workplace excellence.
 
Brimming with counterintuitive insights and actionable recommendations, The Best Place to Work offers employees and executives alike game-changing advice for working smarter and turning any organization—regardless of its size, budgets, or ambitions—into an extraordinary workplace.

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The Healing Promise of Qi: Creating Extraordinary Wellness Through Qigong and Tai Chi

Unlocks the secrets of one of the most powerful of Chinese healing arts

Developed over millennia in China, qigong (literally, life force + mastery, or refinement) is a set of techniques used to increase your vitality, longevity, and sexual potency as well as achieve and maintain optimal health and inner peace. In the groundbreaking The Healing Promise of Qi, Dr. Roger Jahnke, internationally respected doctor of Chinese medicine and author of the bestselling The Healer Within, clearly and simply explains the concepts of qigong in practical terms.

With the help of 125 superbly rendered illustrations, he describes a multitude of simple qigong tools, practices, and techniques for accessing and utilizing the incredible power of qi. Rather than focus on a particular form of qigong, Dr. Jahnke presents concise, easy-to-follow techniques from among the more than 25 traditional and modern forms that he has mastered and taught to thousands of people across the United States and Canada.

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The Power of Creating through Affirmations

YOU ARE MEANT TO FEEL GOOD AND LIVE AN AMAZING LIFE! Affirmations have the power to help us feel better and to create a more positive future for ourselves and our loved ones. In this book, Laurie shares with you her powerfully positive and uplifting affirmations for every day of the year. Laurie Leah Levine is an international spiritual teacher, healer, author and speaker, who travels the world sharing wisdom and practical tools for living a healthier and happier life. “Laurie Levine has fully embodied the spiritual practice of affirmations and through her generosity of heart in this book, so can her readers. Practice and watch how your fundamental life structures thrive.” Michael Bernard Beckwith Author of Life Visioning

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Creating Abstract Art: Ideas and Inspirations for Passionate Art-Making

Celebrate your own nonconformist place in the world of art.

Going far beyond standard notions of developing an abstract “style” or particular “look,” Creating Abstract Art unleashes the numerous possibilities that abound in your creative subconscious. Familiar obstacles such as “I don’t know what to paint” or “How do I know if this is good?” are easily set aside as you explore fun exercises such as connecting dots, automatic drawing, shadow hunting, working with haiku poetry paintings and much more. So turn off the noise in your head, follow your own instincts and delight in what emerges!40 exercises exploring original ideas and inventive techniques for making abstract art.Projects can be done in any order and with nearly any materials–start working right away on any project that grabs your attention!50 contemporary artists share diverse work and viewpoints on the process of working abstractly. Write your own artistic license and start Creating Abstract Artyour way, today!

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Photo Idea Index – Places: Ideas and Inspiration for Creating Professional-Quality Images Using Standard Digital Equipment

Discover the places around you through the eye of your camera

Photo Idea Index: Places is a photography book unlike any other. Rather than focusing on the “how-to” aspects of digital photography, author Jim Krause focuses on the “what-if” aspects.

You’ll learn how to use your camera to explore the world around you from different perspectives and how to capture awe-inspiring digital images. For inspiration, you’ll see sweeping views of natural and manmade environments, as well as intimate shots of intriguing detail. Krause shares his shooting techniques&#151both on-site and post-shooting digital treatments&#151so you can train your eyes to look for situations that will allow you to capture unique shots and create remarkable compositions.

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Creating Positive Affirmations, Living an Intentional Life: A Compilation of Affirmations and Stories Designed to Nurture and Empower.

This book is designed to encourage you to make conscious choices about how you want to live life, what you want to change, what you want to improve upon and what you value and want to fully appreciate. Jean Costa, where were you when I was younger? Your vision and powerful insights – underscored by your uncommon gifting in shaping ideas and creating texture – jump off the page. Reader – and this is not an overstatement – your life can be changed, for how we live begins with what we intend. Slowly read; ingesting her ideas as they move you from now to where you want to be. Underline. Reread. Tell another. Chat with a friend about what caught your attention. This is life, and it is good. I know dozens I’ll send this to. Brian C Stiller Global Ambassador – The World Evangelical Alliance President Emeritus – Tyndale University College & Seminary

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Creating Ribbon Flowers: The Nicholas Kniel Approach to Design, Style, Technique & Inspiration

Master the art of ribbon flowers!

Nicholas Kniel and Timothy Wright teach their method of creating gorgeous ribbon flowers in this collection of illustrated, step-by-step lessons. With only a few yards of ribbon, you can make the perfect embellishment for any garment, home decor item, wedding party and more.33 flowers provide a wide range of options for any craft or sewing project.9 project ideas inspire you to create popular ribbon flower items, such as corsages, boutonnieres, French bulletin boards, bouquets and hair pins, or to design your very own creations.10 techniques describe how to prepare ribbons for use and how to finish the final flower with clips, pins and stems.