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  • SMART Objective Setting for Managers by Irial O'Farrell

    SMART Objective Setting for Managers by Irial O'Farrell

    SMART Objective Setting for Managers by Irial O'Farrell

    If you manage teams, what frustrates you the most? If you’re like most managers I’ve met, chances are it’s the way “Johnny communicates his ideas” or the way “Chrissy keeps asking you to talk to the other team, rather than just doing it herself” or how “Jamie keeps asking the same questions over and over!”. Developing these “soft” performance issues are very challenging. It can feel uncomfortable to raise the topic and many managers fear the conversation will go wrong. The 4 main struggles managers have with objective setting are:

    1. Defining the desired outcomes of performance
    2. Diagnosing team members’ individual starting points
    3. Defining tangible objectives for “soft” behavioural performance issues
    4. Understanding what can go wrong in the communication process, when agreeing objectives

    SMART Objective Setting for Managers unpacks each of these challenges, culminating in a chapter dedicated to understanding how to diagnose and design objectives that address the “softer” performance issues. Being endlessly practical when it comes to the “how”, the book also provides a roadmap for preparing for and conducting objective setting meetings.

    Told through stories and examples, feedback from readers include “I thought I already knew how to do this but I’ve learnt so much from this book”, “very easy to read and understand the learning points”, and “managers and employees should read this book”.

    So if reducing your frustration while increasing your team’s motivation and engagement sounds like a good outcome for you, buy this book today and start finding out how to design and agree SMART objectives that will make a difference.

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  • The Heart of a Hussar by Griffin Brady

    The Heart of a Hussar by Griffin Brady

    The Heart of a Hussar by Griffin Brady

    Exploiting Muscovy’s Time of Troubles, Poland has invaded the chaotic country. Twenty-two-year-old Jacek Dąbrowski is an honorable, ferocious warrior in a company of winged hussars—an unrivaled, lethal cavalry. When his lieutenant dies in battle, Jacek is promoted to replace him, against the wishes of his superior, Mateusz, who now has more reason to eliminate him.

    Jacek dedicates his life to gaining the king’s recognition and manor lands of his own. Consequently, he closely guards his heart, avoiding lasting romantic entanglements. Unscathed on the battlefield, undefeated in tournaments, and adored by women eager to share his bed, Jacek has never lost at anything he sets out to conquer. So when he charges toward his goals, he believes nothing stands in his way.

    Upon his return from battle, Jacek deviates from his ordinarily unemotional mindset and rescues enemy siblings, fifteen-year-old Oliwia and her younger brother, Filip, from their devastated Muscovite village. His act of mercy sets into motion unstoppable consequences that ripple through his well-ordered life for years to come—and causes him to irretrievably lose his heart.

    Oliwia has her own single-minded drive: to protect her young brother. Her determination and self-sacrifice lead her to adopt a new country, a new religion, and a new way of life. But it’s not the first time the resilient beauty has had to remake herself, for she is not what she appears to be.

    As Jacek battles the Muscovites and Tatars threatening Poland’s borders for months at a time, Oliwia is groomed for a purpose concealed from her. All the while, Mateusz’s treachery and a mysterious enemy looming on the horizon threaten to destroy everything Jacek holds dear.

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  • Reflekt by Kaden James

    Reflekt by Kaden James

    Reflekt by Kaden James

    “Honest and enlightening quotes and poems that allow you to reflect on your life and how important it is to live life to the fullest. What’s amazing is the space Kaden gives you to respond to after each poem, story or quote in any way you choose.”

    Author & Wellness Life Coach Kaden James shares poetic thoughts for readers to reflect on.
    It’s a unique, but helpful artistic approach into self-care and learning to have self-love within the journey to happy and successful life. By reading the poems it will open your heart and mind to learn what is most important in to living a full life.

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  • Success Reinvention by Dr. Harvey Castro, MD

    Success Reinvention by Dr. Harvey Castro, MD

    Success Reinvention by Dr. Harvey Castro, MD

    “Fantastic book by a real person who had to achieve success without it being handed to him. He acknowledges the wonderful blessing he had of a determined mother and their faith in the Lord to shape his life. This book can help you get on, or back on track, will help you find what’s important to you, and hopefully leave a legacy you will be proud of”…
    ~Dr Barry Ungerleider
    Emergency Physician & Inventor / Developer – Healthcare Products For Human Safety (USA)

    ‘Success Reinvention’ will take you behind the scenes of one of the foremost thought leaders of our time. As an innovative entrepreneur, brilliant medical physician and visionary leader, Dr. Castro’s recipe for success will allow you to break through even the most difficult obstacles and set backs in life. When you read this book and take action, you will find that your dreams manifest into reality, and your success is always in your control to invent and reinvent at every stage of your life.

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  • Better Sleep, Happier Life: Simple Natural Methods to Refresh Your Mind, Body, and Spirit by Venkata Buddharaju MD FAASM FCCP

    Better Sleep, Happier Life: Simple Natural Methods to Refresh Your Mind, Body, and Spirit by Venkata Buddharaju MD FAASM FCCP

    Better Sleep, Happier Life: Simple Natural Methods to Refresh Your Mind, Body, and Spirit by Venkata Buddharaju MD FAASM FCCP

    Did you know that sleep is a key component for a happy life? Research shows us it is. But with all of today's technology and stresses, many people are getting less sleep or experiencing poorer quality sleep. This can negatively impact mood, concentration, productivity, physical health and, yes, even happiness. As a practicing physician for more than twenty years, Dr. Venkata Buddharaju (known as Dr. Buddha to his patients) has extensive experience treating patients with sleep problems. And the number of patients he is seeing with sleep disorders is on the rise. 

    In Better Sleep, Happier Life, Dr. Buddharaju teaches seven simple, practical, and natural methods to help you get better sleep in order to refresh your mind and body. Filled with wisdom from his years of experience as well as simple lifestyle changes, Better Sleep, Happier Life can help you find rest and refreshment in the midst of your busy life…and reap the benefits.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11rDCPgmN-8

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  • Spiritual Awakening Made Simple by Andrew Seaton

    Spiritual Awakening Made Simple by Andrew Seaton

    Spiritual Awakening Made Simple by Andrew Seaton

    Experience the peace and joy of spiritual awakening. It is natural and achievable.
    In this inspiring and, above all, practical book, Andrew Seaton guides us to the peace of our true nature as the observing awareness beyond the mind.
    The book explains how, beginning in our infancy, we experience a spiritual forgetting. The mind creates abstract interpretations of the world and who we are. These conditioned interpretations become self-fulfilling and create our life experience, our karma. Learn how to see the world as it is in reality, rather than through the distorting filters of the conditioned mind. Discover how simple it is to clear away the mist of the conditioned mind and instantly drop into the awareness Self, which is who you really are.
    Importantly, this book shows the reader how to avoid some of the common frustrations and traps in spiritual awakening. Perhaps best of all, it offers a simple strategy for holding in mind the ways of experiencing everyday life as the awareness Self: a simple strategy for spiritual awakening.
    “Spiritual Awakening Made Simple” offers a concise, unified and practical formulation that will help you to awaken to your own true nature as peace, contentment and connectedness with all life.

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  • Mayhem 337: Memoir of a Combat Advisor in Afghanistan by Chad Rickard

    Mayhem 337: Memoir of a Combat Advisor in Afghanistan by Chad Rickard

    Mayhem 337: Memoir of a Combat Advisor in Afghanistan by Chad Rickard

    In 2008, multi-tour combat veteran and US Army Infantryman Chad Rickard embedded within the Afghan Army as a Combat Advisor. Sent to Khost Province, Rickard was confronted with a tenacious enemy. Often outnumbered, Rickard and his men fought the Taliban on the streets of Khost City and the mountains of Eastern Afghanistan. From hostage situations to large-scale mountain warfare, follow in his footsteps in this action-packed, well-written memoir. “Highly recommended for it’s stellar, authentic style.”

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  • Simply Amazing Women by K. C. Armstrong

    Simply Amazing Women by K. C. Armstrong

    Simply Amazing Women by K. C. Armstrong

    Life After Heartbreak: 13 inspiring examples to encourage and inspire you.

    Simply Amazing Women continues celebrity radio host K. C. Armstrong’s theme of human resiliency. Each of his 13 interviews showcases a woman who courageously faced severe challenges and ultimately used the experience for the benefit of others. It’s not just about being a survivor; it’s about surviving to ease the path of people facing their own life challenges: addiction, discrimination, poverty, violence, and more. You will see yourself in these women and relate to their qualities of self-preservation and empowerment.

    From the poorly educated Maasai girl who grew up in a patriarchal society and became an international advocate of human rights, to the woman who survived cult abuse to work with suicide survivors and their families, all the women featured in Simply Amazing Women inspire the reader with hope and encouragement. Each story, plus that of Armstrong himself, will vie for the top place in each reader’s heart.

    Armstrong (formerly of the Howard Stern Show) uses his own background of self-destruction and poor choices to weave together excerpts of aired interviews taken from his WMAP Radio station. The diverse chapters and Armstrong’s commentary offer examples of hope, compassion and forgiveness. Armstrong himself has turned his life around and has dedicated his remaining years to encouraging others to make whatever adjustments are necessary to obtain their own redemption, understanding, and inner peace. The upbeat message is one of belief in one’s own power to handle whatever life brings-with dignity and resolve.

    Following his best-seller Simply Amazing, Special Author’s Edition (2019) Simply Amazing Women is published to celebrate and honor our mothers and grandmothers: women of strength, passion, and wisdom. It is an upbeat and inspirational reminder of the power and goodness within each of us.

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  • A Year in the Sky by Lena Mikado

    A Year in the Sky by Lena Mikado

    A Year in the Sky by Lena Mikado

    Elena’s life is a dream come true. She just married the man of her dreams, Chris, after a summer of whirlwind romance, her new husband suddenly came into quite a bit of money, and they have nothing but bright and shiny skies on their horizon. Except… there’s this girl. She’s not Chris’s ex. She is his best friend—which is way worse than an ex. And there is Alex, Elena’s scorned ex- fiancé who has all the rights to hate her guts. Throw the Atlantic Ocean separating the newlyweds, woes of immigration procedures, as well as omnipresent fears and insecurities, into the mix—and you got a perfect setup for a truly challenging—and truly amazing—first year of marriage. The only question is—will Elena and Chris’s love survive it?
    This auto-biographical novel is about coping with one’s most deep-seated fears. It’s about living with your guilt for following your dream. It’s about one unforgettable Year in the Sky.
    This book is a sequel to the first novel in the series, My Journey to the Ocean.

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  • Kleptomaniac: Who’s Really Robbing God Anyway? by Dr. Frank Chase Jr, ThD

    Kleptomaniac: Who’s Really Robbing God Anyway? by Dr. Frank Chase Jr, ThD

    Kleptomaniac: Who’s Really Robbing God Anyway? by Dr. Frank Chase Jr, ThD

    Kleptomaniac: Who’s Really Robbing God Anyway is an educational book that tackles the religious taboo subject of monetary tithing and presents information about an under-saturated subject in the book world. This manifesto is a scholastic, theological work and should be read by anyone who has skepticism about the truth and accuracy of the modern non-biblical monetary tithe system that is not contained on the pages of the scriptures. The ultimate experience in writing this book is that the modern monetary tithe system is a Bible parlor trick and Jedi mind game to get you to believe that God wants people to pay ten percent of their income to the church in perpetuity. Don’t drink the tithing koolaid. Read the book instead!

    The message of the book is that ten percent of a person’s income does not represent an authentic biblical tithe. The biblical tithe has always been edible items as required by biblical law. A monetary tithe of ten percent represents a tax for religious purposes instituted by traditions of men. A true biblical tithe is narrowly limited to food and clean animals from inside the land of Israel. Also, true biblical tithing was never extended to crafts or trades, and since Jesus was never a farmer, nor headsman, he was not required to tithe.

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