Author J. Michael Gouldings self-help book Protecting Your Inner Peace provides an insightful primer into managing many of lifes stressors. There is a greater need today than any other time in history to protect the inner peace we inherit at birth. Many of us often find ourselves disconnected from our highest sense of self, however we perceive it to be, by allowing draining forces into our lives. While it may be easy to defend ourselves from the pushy person we may never see again, it is more challenging for those closer to us. Safeguarding our inner peace from family, clients and people in the workplace can be rather challenging. Protecting Your Inner Peace offers straightforward solutions to real life problems and teaches the reader to make peace with the most formidable opponent of all: oneself.Gouldings work presents solutions by employing principles of Aikido and evidence-based psychological techniques. Protecting Your Inner Peace is a fusion of stress management, anger management, assertiveness training, and time management. This book helps you to: ?Çó Sort out your distractions and focus on what is relevant in reaching your goals. ?Çó Protect yourself from others who are trying to take away your time and resources. Learn to honestly protect your boundaries with the people that you see every day while still maintaining positive relationships with them.?Çó Project your message past anothers defenses so you are heard and recognized. ?Çó Strengthen your standing in the world community by forming alliances with others. ?Çó Avoid misperceptions and the energy they waste by visualizing things as they really are. Protecting Your Inner Peace promotes the idea that peace is what you ultimately seek and gives you the tools to help you make your life a more peaceful one.

Picking up where Quiet ended, How to Be Yourself is the best book you’ll ever read about how to conquer social anxiety. “This book is also a groundbreaking road map to finally being your true, authentic self.” —Susan Cain, New York Times, USA Today and nationally bestselling author of Quiet Up to 40% of people consider themselves shy. You might say you’re introverted or awkward, or that you're fine around friends but just can't speak up in a meeting or at a party. Maybe you're usually confident but have recently moved or started a new job, only to feel isolated and unsure. If you get nervous in social situations—meeting your partner's friends, public speaking, standing awkwardly in the elevator with your boss—you've probably been told, “Just be yourself!” But that's easier said than done—especially if you're prone to social anxiety. Weaving together cutting-edge science, concrete tips, and the compelling stories of real people who have risen above their social anxiety, Dr. Ellen Hendriksen proposes a groundbreaking idea: you already have everything you need to succeed in any unfamiliar social situation. As someone who lives with social anxiety, Dr. Hendriksen has devoted her career to helping her clients overcome the same obstacles she has. With familiarity, humor, and authority, Dr. Hendriksen takes the reader through the roots of social anxiety and why it endures, how we can rewire our brains through our behavior, and—at long last—exactly how to quiet your Inner Critic, the pesky voice that whispers, "Everyone will judge you." Using her techniques to develop confidence, think through the buzz of anxiety, and feel comfortable in any situation, you can finally be your true, authentic self.

MORE THAN 500,000 COPIES SOLD! Are your thoughts out of control--just like your life? Do you long to break free from the spiral of destructive thinking? Let God's truth become your battle plan to win the war in your mind! We've all tried to think our way out of bad habits and unhealthy thought patterns, only to find ourselves stuck with an out-of-control mind and off-track daily life. Pastor and New York Times bestselling author Craig Groeschel understands deeply this daily battle against self-doubt and negative thinking, and in this powerful new book he reveals the strategies he's discovered to change your mind and your life for the long-term. Drawing upon Scripture and the latest findings of brain science, Groeschel lays out practical strategies that will free you from the grip of harmful, destructive thinking and enable you to live the life of joy and peace that God intends you to live. Winning the War in Your Mind will help you: Learn how your brain works and see how to rewire it Identify the lies your enemy wants you to believe Recognize and short-circuit your mental triggers for destructive thinking See how prayer and praise will transform your mind Develop practices that allow God's thoughts to become your thoughts God has something better for your life than your old ways of thinking. It's time to change your mind so God can change your life.

"This book offers simple brain-training practices you can do every day to protect against stress, lift your mood, and find greater emotional resilience."--P. [4] of cover.

You can acquire the wisdom to solve every problem you face. If you study this book, you can learn for yourself what wise men and women all across the ages have discovered while seeking lives of prosperity and happiness. WHAT HAVE THEY DISCOVERED? They have discovered that Principles are the keys to wisdom - and wisdom is the key to solving problems. Through decades of studying history's great masters and applying their teachings, Eldon Grant has acquired an unconventional wisdom through which he turned his own life of shortcomings, failures and misery into one of fulfillment, prosperity and happiness. How do you acquire wisdom? As a society, we believe our technological advances and vast stores of knowledge make us wise; yet today we are no wiser than people of the past. Obstacles we could be drawing power from are crushing us instead. It is only through a return to core principles founded on right character that will enable you to acquire the wisdom you need to solve problems so they never return. YOU WILL DISCOVER: 1.How principles lead to wisdom and enable you to harness the laws of creation 2.The one powerful principle that defines who you truly are and multiplies your potential 3.The two most powerful forces on earth - how to harness them instead of being enslaved by them 4.The most powerful, least-practiced, least understood yet oldest leadership principles on earth 5.How knowledge is actually the most delusionary and debilitating roadblock to wisdom 6.The secrets to relationships that not only last but grow stronger forever 7.Three secrets to fostering honesty, integrity and loyalty in others 8.How to make correct decisions and stand true when facing difficulties 9.Almost everything you've been taught about success is dead wrong! Here's how to fix it. 10.They told you that you didn't come with an owner's manual. You actually have 5 of them 11.How conventional wisdom creates problems and only unconventional wisdom solves them 12.The truth about the truth 13.Five principles most experts tell you to avoid that you must embrace if you expect lasting success: 14.How to achieve everything you want and never fail again - seriously! 15.The secrets to finding breakthrough shortcuts without ever cutting corners 16.Seven counter-intuitive principles that can solve every problem you have with others 17.The one and only thing in your life and business that you have direct control over and that determines everything about your future 18."Cowboy up (Cowgirl up)" how to live every day with courage and passion This isn't common knowledge. Read this book to learn how you can acquire the wisdom and access the power to unlock the forces behind these secret, ancient principles and step into the future you desire.

This book will show you what prayer is and how to use the healing power within. Based on the book of John, Dr. Murphy explains how you can use the most powerful, spiritual medicine in the world to bring peace, health, harmony, and abundance into your life. Murphy had rare expertise in healing therapy and the ability to explain even the most profound truths in clear and simple terms. Dr. Joseph Murphy has been acclaimed as a major figure in the human potential movement. He was one of the best selling authors in the mid-twentieth century. With thirty books to his credit, his most notable, The Power Of Your Subconscious Mind, has sold millions of copies and has been translated into seventeen languages. Dr. Murphy wrote, taught, counseled, and lectured to thousands of people all over the world as Minister-Director of the Church of Divine Science in Los Angeles and through his daily radio program. “God, or Life, is no respecter of persons. Life plays no favorites. Life, or God, seems to favor you when you align yourself with the principle of harmony, health, joy, and peace.” - Joseph Murphy

With New York Times bestselling author, Dr. Hanson's four steps, you can counterbalance your brain's negativity bias and learn to hardwire happiness in only a few minutes each day. Why is it easier to ruminate over hurt feelings than it is to bask in the warmth of being appreciated? Because your brain evolved to learn quickly from bad experiences and slowly from good ones, but you can change this. Life isn’t easy, and having a brain wired to take in the bad and ignore the good makes us worried, irritated, and stressed, instead of confident, secure, and happy. But each day is filled with opportunities to build inner strengths and Dr. Rick Hanson, an acclaimed clinical psychologist, shows what you can do to override the brain’s default pessimism. Hardwiring Happiness lays out a simple method that uses the hidden power of everyday experiences to build new neural structures full of happiness, love, confidence, and peace. You’ll learn to see through the lies your brain tells you. Dr. Hanson’s four steps build strengths into your brain to make contentment and a powerful sense of resilience the new normal. In just minutes a day, you can transform your brain into a refuge and power center of calm and happiness.