Did you know you have and need a sandbox? Whats a sandbox? Its your comfort zone. So, why and when should you step out of yours? Step Out of Your Sandbox! answers these and many more questions about how to get unstuck and move into your dream life. Six steps are all it takes to smash barriers so you finally break free of self-limiting beliefs: Embracing Aloneness Loving Quirky Reaching Crossroads Surmounting Obstacles Building Bridges Living Passionately Could you get excited about no longer being chained to your sandbox and instead living with zest each day? You can! Heres your Formula for Success: Accepting Yourself (1) + Mastering Your Growth Edge (2) = Living Passionately (3) Accepting Yourself. A sanctuary in your imagination and an actual retreat carved out in your home, your sandbox supports your right to alone time. Daily renewal anchors your unshakeable individuality. How great would it be to embrace your uniqueness including even your foibles? Live out loud! Mastering Your Growth Edge. When your oasis gets too cozy you must open to new possibilities. Your sandbox has become a self-created jail. Demons like doubt, fear and anxiety will raise ugly heads. You created them. You have the power to dismantle them. If you dont, youll die with the music still inside. That cant happen! Living Passionately. Once you leave behind your old security blanket, youre up for higher challenges. All those potholes sidestepped, you heal into wholeness and build bridges to different sandboxes. You fully reclaim your Essence. You deliberately shout a resounding yes to life itself! Bring it on! Its never its too late to realize your every hope. You hold the key to stepping out of your sandbox. Are you ready to embark on your journey?

This New York Times bestselling book is filled with hundreds of fun, deceptively simple, budget-friendly ideas for sprucing up your home. With two home renovations under their (tool) belts and millions of hits per month on their blog YoungHouseLove.com, Sherry and John Petersik are home-improvement enthusiasts primed to pass on a slew of projects, tricks, and techniques to do-it-yourselfers of all levels. Packed with 243 tips and ideas—both classic and unexpected—and more than 400 photographs and illustrations, this is a book that readers will return to again and again for the creative projects and easy-to-follow instructions in the relatable voice the Petersiks are known for. Learn to trick out a thrift-store mirror, spice up plain old roller shades, "hack" your Ikea table to create three distinct looks, and so much more.

There’s an old saying that goes “the squeaky wheel... gets the grease.” The saying may have been true at one point in time but now... The business world is a busy and crowded place. How can a business professional standout from the cacophony of others clambering for attention and recognition? Some will tell you it is easy now-a-days to create an on-line reputation The author believes creating your on-line persona is important however, it is but one step at a self-promotional and marketing strategy. Blow Your Own Horn! Personal Branding for Business Professionals delivers strategies to build your on-line presence and gain recognition in your community. Your goal may be to raise your prominence at work to apply for a job you have been eying. Perhaps, your goal is to run for political office, but it seems no one knows who you are. This book is for business professionals who want to raise their visibility in a crowded workplace or a personal interest venture. Some will tell you blowing your own horn is bragging. The author argues against that belief. If we are to move forward and benefit from our accomplishments, we need to self-promote. Blow Your Own Horn! Personal Branding for Business Professionals offers: Strategies for personal branding and marketing. Self-promotion utilizing Linkedin as a tool. Effective networking techniques for self-promotion. Self-promotion strategies related to job searching. On-line reputation management and... Additional social media venues that could be helpful to you in developing your personal brand. Now is the time to let the world know what you have offer. It’s time to start blowing your own horn! This book shows you how.

Do you know what your God-given talents are? Maybe you have discovered them but covered them up with sand because of your attitude, inability to communicate effectively, or the stress of trying to use your gifts. Brush the sand off those talents (and you do have talents )and use them. Life will be more rewarding. Begin with reading this book. Most of us need a little push to be the person God created us to be. "Discover What's in Your Sandbox is an enjoyable read with sound advice on the importance of faith, family and friendships. Carol uses stories from her life to walk the reader through lessons well-learned. I found myself relating to her experiences, and was reminded of where I need to refocus in my own life. Like a conversation with a good friend, Discover What's in Your Sandbox is uplifting and empowering." Karl Mecklenburg, Former NFL All-Pro, Author of Heart of a Student Athlete, Motivational and Inspirational Speaker Carol Odell is executive director of the Southern Colorado Better Business Bureau. Carol began her career as an intern writer for Better Homes and Gardens while a student at the University of Missouri. After graduation, she worked at Ladies Home Journal as an associate editor in the food department in New York. Carol and her husband Marshall raised their children Andy and Denise in Colorado Springs and owned a manufacturing company for 13 years. During that time, Carol received a masters in sociology and in counseling. Carol has worked at the Bureau for the last 19 years, which included writing a business column for 10 of those years for the Colorado Springs newspaper, The Gazette.

Relax and de-stress with these 40 designs in a range of themes, all created and lovingly contributed by members of Melissa Dinwiddie's online community, the Creative Sandbox (www.creativesandboxcommunity.com). You'll find something for all skill levels, including Abstract, Animals, Anime, Calligraphy, Floral, Geometric, Patterns and more. Each coloring page is on its own sheet, ready for coloring with your tool of choice ? markers, colored pencils, crayons, etc. Printed single-sided on 60lb bright white paper. Sold AT COST as our gift to you.

Play Nice in Your Sandbox at Church equips readers with the knowledge and skills needed to help their church members stay focused on their mission, rather than get sidetracked with their interpersonal squabbles. The PLAY and NICE in the title are capitalized because they are acronyms. PLAY represents a four-step model to prevent conflict when possible, and NICE gives a four-step model to resolve differences with others. Play Nice in Your Sandbox at Church is divided into two major portions covering eight sections. The first four sections comprise the PLAY chapters, where readers learn how to prevent needless trivial matters from escalating into situations they neither want nor need. In sections five through eight, readers gain the knowledge and skill to help them resolve significant differences they are bound to have with others from time-to-time. Within Play Nice in Your Sandbox at Church, there is a CHAPTER CHALLENGE at the end of each chapter to help readers implement the information they’ve learned throughout.

In this book, Craig offers practical biblical answers to show how to pray powerfully and well for oneself and for others. This volume is an excellent, well-organized guide to prayer for personal spiritual growth or for group study. (Christian)