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In Fathering Together: Living a Connected Dad Life, author Brian Anderson captures the stories of dozens of dads who are striving for healthier and stronger relationships. Their stories highlight a new narrative for fatherhood, one based in servant-leadership that goes beyond the stereotypical role of "e;breadwinner."e;Challenging yourself to step beyond the traditional narratives of fatherhood can be frightening, but there is comfort in knowing there is a large community of dads with the same goals. Read Fathering Together and join the community!

After more than a decade in the corporate world, Candice now helps executives match their professions to who they truly are and have a clear path to reach their goals. She will inspire you by helping you become who you were meant to be. She is the strategic partner you have been looking for. Candice is an entrepreneur, a dreamer, a big-picture thinker, and a guide to your journey. When she is not coaching, or writing, you can find her hanging out with her family, skiing with her girlfriends, on sushi dates with her husbands, and taking long walks with her Brittany Spaniel.

Do you ever seek to understand why you do the things you do? Are you looking to inject purpose into your life?In Pivot Points: Living a Purpose Oriented Life, Doug Colvard provides you with a unique ability to peer inside the life of a normal person who deals with everyday issues-loss, love, betrayal, mentorship, and struggle to name a few. Doug shares stories from his life to empower you to think more critically about your own life and show you a way to find yourself in the process.With this book, you will:Learn to find validation, internallyDiscover your authentic selfEmbark on a journey toward growth, self-discovery, fulfillment and purposei Let Pivot Points be your guidebook for discovering things you didn't realize about yourself. You will be inspired to turn your gaze more inward and learn to appreciate the nuances of life.

"e;He is my son. A person. He is not a condition or a statistic. He's my son."e;Mary Beth Moore chose to have hope in a situation experts deemed hopeless. She was encouraged to abort her son when an ultrasound revealed the presence of multiple disabilities. Years later, experts education said the limitations of the school system could not be changed to meet her son's needs. Again, Mary Beth chose to have hope. Unwanted is a powerful story about one mom's journey to make the world a better place for her son. Full of heartbreak, grit, and triumph, it raises awareness for disability rights and advocates for the human right to belong.The presence of disabilities is a natural part of humanity, and in no way makes someone less worthy of living a full, inclusive life. Children with disabilities face pervasive discrimination and systemic segregation in school systems across the United States and around the world. Unwanted explores the evolution of special education law, research on creating inclusive classrooms, and real-world stories of families and teachers actively fighting to protect the rights of children with disabilities in our education system.

Are physicians truly happy in their practice of medicine? With symptoms ranging from melancholy to emotional exhaustion, a whopping number of doctors- at least one out of every two- suffer from burnout. It's practically an epidemic!Reclaiming the Joy of Medicine: Finding Purpose, Fulfillment, and Happiness in Today's Medical Industry informs readers about the problem of burnout in healthcare and offers remedies for fixing the healthcare system and improving wellness. It's a must-read for medical students, interns, residents, physicians, leaders, and anyone who cares about physicians and the future of healthcare. The author shares his personal journey as well as the struggles and triumphs of other physicians who have suffered and overcome burnout.Reclaiming the Joy of Medicine is a captivating exploration of stories related to physician wellness and a holistic approach to addressing burnout in healthcare. This book is a powerful reminder that help is here to alleviate the suffering. Ultimately, it's a guide to navigating the field of medicine, whether you are the patient or the physician.

Moms are the greatest entrepreneurs in the world, and raising the next generation of entrepreneurial women doesn't happen by accident. Our daughters grow into the conversations we have around them. What kinds of conversations can we have so they grow into the best versions of themselves?In these pages, you'll learn the formula of MAGIC which helps mothers create lives they love while leading their daughters to live powerfully:M (Model): How am I modeling who I want my daughter to be as an adult?A (Affirm): What spoken affirmation enables my subconscious to help me find the answers?G (Grace): Who can I extend grace to in this situation and moment?I (Inquire): What new questions could I ask to open up more possibility?C (Coach): How am I showing up as a Coach to my daughter right now? Who is coaching me to become the best version of myself?If you are a Mom who desires more for both your own life and your daughter, Alyce Dailey's The MAGIC Mom: 5 Principles to Unlock Your Natural Gifts to Raise Entrepreneurial Daughters, is just for you. Join the community at www.theMAGICMom.com.

What is the most important ingredient for living a long and happy life? The Harvard Study of Adult Development-the longest-running study of human happiness-has identified the essential habits for achieving that goal. The most important practice? Intimacy.In Expansive Intimacy: How "e;Tough Guys"e; Defeat Burnout, Jim Young explores the rules of masculinity that force men into a false choice: either face shame by embracing their inner desires for meaningful connection, or invite burnout by following the harsh rules that require men to shun emotions and emphasize achievement. With both levity and gravity, Jim walks us through his years-long journey through burnout, along with stories and lessons of how other men have boldly escaped burnout by embracing a new way to be tough-through Expansive Intimacy.Jim Young is a former corporate leader, an executive coach, a keynote speaker, and a professional comedian. You can learn more about his work at www.thecenteredcoach.com.

"e;Be yourself; you finally have the opportunity."e;Keith has spent his life pretending to be something that he is not; straight. But after meeting Toby, his first boyfriend, and falling head-over-heels, he finds the strength and courage to step out of the closest and live his truth with pride. For months, everything seems perfect. Until Toby pulls the rug out from below his feet and Keith stumbles through a web of secrets and lies that leave him standing on shaky ground and questioning everything about the man he thought was the love of his life, and his own judgment. Problems of Our Own, by Stephen Ford, is a story that touches upon the real-life struggles of those who are part of the LGBTQ+ community and the highs and lows of falling in love. Readers will join Keith on his journey as he deals with issues revolving around mental health, relationships, homophobia, and trauma. Problems of Our Own is Keith's story, but it speaks to the experiences and lives of millions within the LGBTQ+ community who struggle with these same issues and need to know that they are not alone.

Grieving doesn't mean you must be consumed by grief. If you're looking for unique ways to cope with the loss of a spouse, parent, child, family member or close friend, Have a Good Mourning is the book for you. You'll discover transformational ways to mourn as you avoid the perpetual darkness that sometimes follows grief and heal even as you keep your loved one's memory alive.In Have a Good Mourning, you'll hear the tales of others whose journeys inspired change, hope and joy including:How Kinja Dixon, a self-made millionaire and of Re-Creationism, meaningfully reconnected with his late mother.How Big Apple marketer Jennifer Morilla turned her loss into a gift-bringing desperately needed clean water filters and a sense of caring to underdeveloped communities abroad.And how Michael Tesalona, a web guru and Ted Talk speaker, feels his sister's presence wherever he goes.Most of all, Have a Good Mourning illustrates how mourning with joy can give you a newfound purpose and bolster your life forever.

It's My Pleasure challenges what it means to have sex-positive attitudes in a country with a history and current reality of white supremacy. In her debut book, Asebiomo traces the myths and misinformation of sex positivity back to racism, homophobia, transphobia, white settler colonialism and capitalism.i It deconstructs myths like:You must be having sex to be sex positive.Talking about sex with young people will encourage them to be sexually active.Pleasure should be a luxury.Intended as a tool to examine the harmful beliefs we have about sex and how these beliefs are in service of oppressive systems, It's My Pleasure includes the real experiences of sexuality educators, university professors, psychologists, sex workers, sexual health advocates and social justice organizers. This book urges readers to reflect on their own sex education while also guiding them in reimagining their own paths towards freedom and liberation.

Did you know that cashless and contactless transactions increased by over 30% during 2020-2021? More than a third of consumers report that they never use cash to make purchases. As Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other technologies improve, their effects on society include shifting how people all over the world buy and sell goods and services. However, the seemingly simple shift to automation and digitization raises complex ethical questions of how consumers will be affected. In this book, author Brian Asingia explores how technology and ethics will coexist in an increasingly cashless future, considering questions such as:How will more than 1.7 billion "e;unbanked"e; consumers adapt to a cashless society?What are the benefits and challenges of going cashless, and how can an ethical cashless society address challenges?How does the anonymity of cryptocurrency level the playing field for consumers of different socioeconomic backgrounds?How can tech creators ensure that AI is as unbiased as possible?In Cashless Society 101: A Practical (Values to Action) Guide to Ethical Leadership and Inclusive Innovation, author Brian Asingia takes an in-depth look at these critical issues, and explores how an increasingly cashless world may transform our global society.ABOUT THE AUTHOR, ASINGIAAfter beginning his career on Wall Street, Brian Asingia branched out to work in the intersection between technology, finance, business, and the arts. He has consulted for startups, governments, diplomats, educational institutions, and programs. Asingia is now the CEO and co-founder of the DreamGalaxy Platform, an innovation studio that trains, advises, and funds ethical entrepreneurial leaders to launch, grow, and scale inclusive innovations. Always fascinated by modern ethics and the idea of a cashless society, Asingia turned his attention to writing. He was inspired to pen Cashless Society 101: A Practical (Values to Action) Guide to Ethical Leadership and Inclusive Innovation to inspire and engage the next generation of ethical entrepreneurial leaders around the world.

Matt Swain thought he had won at life. After joining a major corporate firm at just 18, he stood on the rooftop overlooking London thinking he had everything he could possibly want. The fast car, extravagant lifestyle, wash of approval. He was winning the race. But Matt's dream quickly turned into a nightmare. What followed was a dramatic journey of mental health struggles, major setbacks, feeling completely lost, isolated and confused until he eventually hit rock-bottom. It was those deepest, darkest moments that led him to discover his real truth. A truth that led him down a new path full of meaning, purpose and fulfilment. Matt recognized that a hidden force, deep inside, had been driving him throughout all of his life choices. Choices that made him unhappy. It was the dangerous, powerful drive to be what everyone else wanted him to be that nearly cost him who he really was.Breaking Free deconstructs the idea of societal success by taking the reader on a journey of self-discovery while uncovering new-age wisdom. Are you ready to escape who others thought you were meant to be and become who you truly are?

"Let go, let God..."In The Writer's Retreat, Sarah Connelly leaves the comforts of Boston for an innocuous lake in the Midwest. Her intent: to finish her first book, a travel romance novel, in the backdrop of an idyllic-if stereotypical-rental cabin. With her deadline creeping ever-closer, Sarah hopes that her tranquil getaway will give her ample time to finish without distraction.Despite Sarah's plan for peace and productivity she encounters obstacles that delay her writing efforts. Travel setbacks launch her into a week filled with unpredictable mishaps and serendipitous moments. While Sarah troubleshoots the plan to meet her deadline, she also finds herself at odds with an ex-boyfriend who makes a bold attempt to win her back.A crossroads of creative struggle and romantic trouble causes Sarah to wonder whether the best plan is actually no plan at all. Will Sarah be able to clear her mind and relinquish her expectations? Will she finally accept the strange and the beautiful as she encounters it?

Los incendios forestales, las inundaciones, la injusticia social y las crisis de salud publica proliferan en todo el mundo. La sostenibilidad reconoce que los desafios que enfrenta el mundo hoy en dia estan conectados sistemicamente. La sostenibilidad puede ser una herramienta poderosa para catalizarsoluciones para un futuro resiliente, regenerativo, justo y equitativo. Sin embargo, debe haber un cambio en los sistemas actuales del mundo para integrar la sostenibilidad en toda la sociedad. Replanteacion de sistemas para un futuro sostenible proporciona una perspectiva critica sobre el nexo entre la teoria y la praxis para una comprension mas profunda del pensamiento sistemico y el liderazgo en sostenibilidad.En su libro, la autora Sade Bamimore lo desafia a pensar analiticamente sobre la naturaleza intrinseca de la sostenibilidad y la psicologia detras de la accion sostenible. Escuchara a los pioneros de la sostenibilidad y aprendera lo que se necesita para ser un lider de sostenibilidad. Al hacerlo, puedeembarcarse en un viaje de autodescubrimiento sobre como su propio yo ecologico puede impulsarlo hacia la accion de sostenibilidad y el liderazgo de servicio.

We are often our own worst critics-but what happens when society and its inhabitants are the bigger critics? We get told that we can't. When we hear that enough, we believe that we can't. Unlike most self-help works, Renzo Reyes' Do It Anyway: Realizing Your Worth in a World That Makes You Feel Inadequate doesn't ask us to ignore the critical voices around us, but rather to acknowledge them, accept them, and still push forward anyway.Do It Anyway is the self-help book for the people most often overlooked by self-help. Applying well-researched psychological principles interwoven with personal stories and first-hand interviews, Reyes helps us answer our most vexing questions:Why is it that no matter what I do, I don't ever feel like I'm enough?How do I muffle the voices of my worst critics?How can I take on bold challenges against my deepest fears?Read Do It Anyway to discover how to regain control over your mind, spirit, and future-in a world that desperately tries to keep it from you.

Discover the power of building solid bridges at work.In Meet Me on the Bridge, Kimberly Sauceda explores how to build a bridge between manager and employee to create a solid trusting relationship at work. Sauceda breaks it into three parts: How to Build, Strengthen, and Maintain (or Repair) the Bridge, providing nine bricks to do this. This book is full of stories and insights from Sauceda's career as well as stories and insights of CEOs, founders, managers, and individual contributors across a variety of industries.In this book, you will:Learn how to foster trust, respect, and connection (for the foundation of the bridge)Discover three powerful words to change conversations to be more open and collaborativeUnderstand how to create a culture of curiosityMeet Me on the Bridge is a guide for establishing successful working relationships in business. Whether the bridge is new or needs rebuilding, this book provides actionable ways to build solid relationships that create healthy, high-performing teams with happy managers and employees. When we start with the focus on creating solid relationships, that is the world of work in which we all thrive.

What would a life look like, when it's aligned with your passions and purpose?You are constantly growing; and as the years pass, your values, passion, and purpose evolve. When the circumstances of your life don't reflect your growth, life gets complicated. It can feel unfulfilled or leave you lost.The Journey to Reinvention is an exploration on how to adjust your life to align it with your developing self.Inside this book, you will discover:Strategies for successfully launching large and small reinventionsLessons from Leonardo da Vinci's successful reinventionHow to address areas of your life that don't align with your values, passion, and purposeReinvention has nothing to do with becoming someone else and everything to do with becoming who you really areIf you feel that your life isn't in alignment with who you are or you dream of a different life, Roger Osorio's The Journey to Reinvention will teach you effective strategies to launch and sustain your own reinvention. If reinvention seems out of reach to you, this book will empower you to believe it's possible!

Myth: People from marginalized backgrounds have poorer health outcomes because of poor decision-making.Through extensive research and interviews, Health Care of a Thousand Slights, Connecting Legacy to Access to Healthcare debunks this myth, demonstrating that the historical legacy of discriminatory policies and culture has had an enduring impact on healthcare access and outcomes among marginalized communities. Readers will understand the importance of improving the quality of life for Americans of color, female-identifying Americans, and LGBTQ+ Americans, among others.Inside this book you will learn: How the legacies of policies such as forced relocation, slavery and segregation, and xenophobic immigration impact healthcare access.How women across all socioeconomic levels experience disparities in healthcare.How movements for civil rights, policy and technology are being leveraged as vehicles for change.Readers will recognize not only the links between history and present day with respect to healthcare access and outcomes, but will also understand the solutions that exist to mitigate health disparities.

You are holding an intimately personal art project. Please treat this, the world, and yourself with care when interacting. 100% of people on this Earth are human. Though this may sound obvious, why do we not treat ourselves as such? In Everything I Leave Behind For You, author Emily Her offers a raw, uncut, and vulnerable reflection into the thoughts and conversations of a lifetime ravaged by mental disorders. Intersections of self-awareness, mental health and doubtful hope untangle the knots. Her's personal and intimate writing encourages everyone to reflect internally, granting the space to find ourselves. How do we understand our places in a complicated world if we never explore the depths of our own human experiences? Through Emily's words, we learn that we are all a little bit lost.Everything I Leave Behind For You is an open conversation from someone who spends too much time in their head. Her dedicates herself to making this world a better place through vulnerability - it is a letter to each of us: the burnt out working professional, the over-pressured student, the concerned parents. This book is a hopeful yet fragile attempt to sit down and untangle the noise. An attempt with heroic hope. And perhaps, the honest attempt is all we need.

What goes through someone's mind when they're immersed in the open ocean, hypothermic, and either going to drown or be eaten alive by sharks? How does one have the will to survive a mariner's worst nightmare of being lost at sea?In Lost in the Stream: The Miraculous Story of Two Fisherman Lost at Sea you'll be privy to the kind of excruciating choices that mean life or death. With wreckage of the Anhinga floating all around them, Eric Bingham (captain) and Johnny Savage (mate) struggled to survive in the middle of the Gulf Stream after a colossal rogue wave sank their sportfishing vessel. It took decades for Johnny to come to terms with the fact the still voice inside him and people who'd already heard the story were right: "e;Johnny, you need to write a book."e;The Anhinga had vanished so quickly there hadn't been time for a distress call, life raft, or emergency beacon. They were microscopic specks, in peril, lost to the power of the restless waves. So how did two fisherman with survival chances close to zero endure being at the mercy of the mighty sea?