In What Should I Do with My Life? Po Bronson tells the inspirational true stories of people who have found the most meaningful answers to that great question.
It doesn't have to hurt to be in love, yet for many otherwise accomplished and confident people, romantic involvement means anxiety, insecurity, and pain. This provocative and authoritative sourcebook, filled with true-life stories and dramatic case histories, will set every reader on a path of greater self-understanding -- and increase the possibilities of finding an enduring love.
Why do so many of us stop learning new skills as adults? Are we afraid to be bad at something? Have we forgotten the sheer pleasure of beginning from the ground up?
Reading Notes To Myself is one of those rare experiences that comes only once in a great while. The editor who discovered the book said, "When I first read Prather's manuscript it was late at night and I was tired, but by the time I finished it, I felt rested and alive. Since then I've reread it many times and it says even more to me now." The book serves as a beginning for the reader's...
From open floor plans and Zoom calls to Slack channels, the workplace has changed a lot over the years. But there’s one thing that never changes: You’ll always encounter jerks. Jerks at Work is the definitive guide to dealing with - and ultimately breaking free from - the overbearing bosses, irritating coworkers, and all-around difficult people who make work and life miserable.
As high achievers, we’ve been conditioned to believe that the path to success is paved with relentless work. That if we want to overachieve, we have to overexert, overthink, and overdo. That if we aren’t perpetually exhausted, we’re not doing enough.
But lately, working hard is more exhausting than ever. And the more depleted we get, the more effort it takes to make progress.
Staying home, soaking in the bath and watching old movies on the television in our pyjamas while savouring a tub of chocolate ice cream, quite often can give us much greater joy than a big night out.
Simply look within yourself and know what true beauty is. It is an essence of goodness and kindness. In fact, beauty is an energy, a radiance that emanates within. You can recognise people who are truly beautiful by the glow in their eyes and the beaming smile. Their beauty shines for all those around them to enjoy.
The ancient Toltecs believed that life, as we perceive it, is a dream. We each live in our own personal dream and all of our dreams come together to make the Dream of the Planet. Problems arise when we forget that the dream is just a dream and, thus, fall victim to believing that we have no control over it.