A guide to gaining personal and professional success by putting the fun back into life - with a few laughs along the way. It addresses both business and personal issues that typically present themselves at home or in the office: stress, health, communication, parenting, conflict, meetings, hobbies, and even death.

This book will teach readers how to recognize that everything in life and work is a process and can be approached with excellence and humor. By breaking down the processes, readers will learn practical ways to achieve psychological, social, physical, spiritual, and work-related balance.

Willie Cheng has been sharing his take on the paradigms of 'doing good' in various publications. Some of these have rocked the charity scene. With the international charity scene moving from an era of 'simply doing good' to one of 'doing good, well', he has compiled and adapted these writings into this book.

The simple question about becoming a better person is If Not Now, When? In his previous book, Do it Well. Make it Fun, author Ron Culberson introduced us to the idea that excellence coupled with fun and humor can help us achieve both success and contentment in all areas of life and work. Culberson draws on his experience as a hospice social worker and his expertise in the benefits of humor and laughter to further this work in his new book, a collection of blog posts, articles, and essays. In If Not Now, When? Making the Most of Your Life, Your Relationships, and Your Work, Ron offers surprising wisdom into these three areas of life, couched in entertaining anecdotes and self-effacing humor. Ron tackles every aspect of life, from how to make your job more enjoyable to some of our most difficult challenges, like parenting, aging, and death. Readers will learn how to be present in the moment, embrace a commitment to empathy, and truly notice the world around them in ways that they may never have. And all along the way, they will enjoy the journey through the author’s amusing perspective.

"Russell J. Bunio thought back to what he had learned from successful supervisors and colleagues when his college bound nephew peppered him with questions about careers, college majors, and being successful He distilled those lessons into fifty best practices to help his nephewand anyone elseget on the fast track to success upon entering the workforce. Lessons include: Seek out a mentor so you'll be better equipped to please your primary customeryour boss. Concentrate on doing it right the first time, because you may not get a second chance. If you can't find some fun in your job, maybe you should look for someplace else to work. Show and prove that you are reliable, and you will generate trust. Focus on making positive contributions and avoid gossip and rumors. Keep a balance and make time for eating, sleeping, and exercising-daily. Whether you're a relative trying to help a loved one succeed, an organization welcoming a new 'worker', or a graduate wanting that 'jump start' for success, the Graduate Handbook will help you reach your goals."

Does it really help women to think of sexual harassment primarily as a legal issue? This text questions the assumption that women are passive victims and instead explores strategies for providing a balanced workplace and applies these strategies to a variety of workplaces.

Find yourself in the midst of a heated battle over a sitcom laugh track. Learn to get away with spectacular crimes. Get lost with the reindeer people in the mountains of Mongolia. In Lost in Mongolia a collection of Tad Friend's most original, witty, and wide-ranging articles and essays from The New Yorker, Esquire, and Outside we are taken on a cultural tour of global proportions. Friend reports from the entertainment mecca of Hollywood on topics that range from the life and death of River Phoenix to the widespread plagiarism of movie ideas, to why celebrity profiles are always dreadful. He critiques the larger American culture with articles such as White Trash Nation, In Praise of Middlebrow, and a brief rumination on what it means when your girlfriend steals and wears your favorite shirt. Readers will also journey to foreign lands and American outposts, as Friend goes on the trail of the Marcos dynasty in the Philippines, is harassed in Morocco, and digs up buried treasure in Sun Valley. Lost in Mongolia is a one-of-a-kind collection from a refreshingly candid and well-traveled journalist.