-Provides logistics for those committed to a trip and inspiration for those who hunger for a taste of the expat life
-Features the expert advice of America's foremost creativity coach
Filled with lessons and anecdotes that convey the spirit of the glorious city, this book will inspire anyone to create.
]]>Noted author Eric Maisel draws on his technical knowledge of the craft and his background in psychology to show you how to combine character traits, character psychology, and character development to create realistic, memorable, and mutable characters.
The 30 real-life scenarios include questions and answers that provide you with a window into your characters' souls. For example:
· What would motivate your character to tell a lie—a big lie that may have unintended consequences? · Is your character the type who would blow the whistle on a corporate cover-up or would she quietly toe the line? · How would your character cope with the loss of a parent with whom he was exceptionally close? · How likely would your character be to flirt with an attractive stranger in a hotel bar? · Is your character the type who would drop everything—and everyone—for a spontaneous road trip?
Plus, find out how to develop each scenario further using corresponding prompts and specific psychological insight into areas such as the role friendship plays in a person's mental and physical health, conflict resolution in intimate relationships, and the connection between time-impatience and free-floating hostility.
With What Would Your Character Do?, you don't have to guess at your character's responses to the important decisions and unexpected challenges he's sure to encounter in your story. Use and reuse these scenarios on each of your characters until you've got a nuanced, distinct cast that readers will never be able to forget!
]]>Sometimes painful barbs from friends, family, coworkers, or strangers can lodge in our minds and eat away at our core. When you allow criticism--even self-criticism--to affect you that powerfully, it can be toxic. And if you don't break the cycle, toxic criticism can make you sick, strain relationships, and prevent you from fulfilling your dreams.
But you don't have to live that way! By using the proven strategies in Toxic Criticism, you can deflect any hurtful comment that comes your way, rationally decide whether the criticism has any validity, and, if you choose, give a calculated response or use it as an opportunity to make a positive change. Once you've mastered the techniques in Toxic Criticism, you'll be able to:
<ul> <li>Dismiss negative comments before they make you upset <li>Take away the power of criticism by believing in yourself <li>Live a positive life, driven by feeling of self-worth instead of self-loathing <li>Silence your inner critic, and listen to the voice of confidence </ul>]]>• Use the cards as a 30-day program, practicing one message and exercise a day.
• Shuffle the cards, cut the deck, and let a random message speak.
• Find a favorite message and exercise, repeat it until the message is taken to heart, then go on to another card in the deck.
Each deck is designed to work with the others to help readers grow in profound, even unexpected ways.
Everyday Creative provides 30 ways to awaken the artist within. Each card helps build a more creative life: undertake new creative projects, live life more authentically, and manifest a true artistic nature. Cards invite readers to acquire new confidence, allow for fortunate accidents, embrace mystery, reduce anxiety, and more.
Mystery is the artist's territory. We know. And we don't know. Grow creative by embracing mystery. Intending is more powerful than wishing. Intend to create. Hold the intention in your heart and in your belly. Grow creative through powerful intention. No desire, no creativity. Burn to create. Fall deeply in love with life. Grow creative through passionate desire.
]]>• Use the cards as a 30-day program, practicing one message and exercise a day.
• Shuffle the cards, cut the deck, and let a random message speak.
• Find a favorite message and exercise, repeat it until the message is taken to heart, then go on to another card in the deck.
Each deck is designed to work with the others to help readers grow in profound, even unexpected ways.
Everyday Calm offers 30 different ways to chill out and soothe the inner beast. The cards teach how to quiet the mind's useless chatter, eliminate negative self-talk, relax the body, and reduce overall stress.
Picture something beautiful. A landscape you once saw. Your child smiling. Picture calm and calm will follow. Grow calm through visualization. Let go completely. What you cling to imprisons you. Open the cage and fly free. Grow calm by letting go. Morning is the world's rebirth. Rise early. Practice calm. Start your day with tranquillity. Grow calm
]]>Everyday You is an inspirational gift book with a twist--it is aimed at putting an idea into action for a richer life. For example, in "Grow connected by valuing connection," we are invited to write a list of reasons to strengthen connections with people in our lives. The very act of writing this list can help strengthen our connections. "Take the time to make a list that impresses you and convinces you of the value of connection in your life," Maisel encourages.
Ninety entries in all make this a book to savor through a season and beyond. Deep and rich enough to dip into over and over again, this beautiful and inspiring bedside or coffee-table book is an ideal gift for any occasion.
* Inspiring thoughts, activities, and meditations, accompanied by original 4-color photos
]]>• Use the cards as a 30-day program, practicing one message and exercise a day.
• Shuffle the cards, cut the deck, and let a random message speak.
• Find a favorite message and exercise, repeat it until the message is taken to heart, then go on to another card in the deck.
Each deck is designed to work with the others to help readers grow in profound, even unexpected ways.
Everyday Smart gives 30 ways to get smarter by tapping into the inner genius. Readers learn to manifest their native intelligence, intuitive abilities, and critical-thinking skills. Cards show how to nurture ideas, embrace solitude, cultivate thoughtfulness, sleep-think solutions to problems, and more.
Thoughtfulness is an attitude. Without it, intelligence is mere potential. Honor your pensive, thoughtful nature. Grow smart by cultivating a thoughtful attitude. Think BIG! Let the immensity of you come out. Stretch intellectually. Grow smart by entertaining large ideas. Trial and error is the best teacher. Have real experiences. Learn from them. Grow smart through trial-and-error experimentation.
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The Performance Anxiety Workbook shows how to approach public performances calmly and comfortably, without sweaty palms and a pounding heart. Effective anxiety-management techniques and practical, step-by-step workbook exercises—plus thoughtful guidance from the author, a licensed psychotherapist—make this book uniquely enlightening and empowering for anyone in the spotlight
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