Stress Less, Accomplish More

Author: Emily Fletcher
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062747525
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 257

Book Description
A National Bestseller Foreword by Mark Hyman, MD Preface by Andrew Huberman, PhD You know you should be meditating, so what’s stopping you? This entertaining and enlightening book by the founder of Ziva Meditation—the favorite training for high achievers—will finally take meditation mainstream. In our high-stress, overworked lives, we think the answer to accomplishing more is to do more. But the best advantage we can give ourselves is to take a mental break—to spend a few minutes of the day giving the body and brain rest. Did you know that a brief meditation can offer rest that’s five times deeper than sleep? When you make time to practice the Z Technique this book teaches, you’ll actually be more productive than if you took an hour-and-a-half nap or had a cup of coffee. A leading expert in meditation for high performance, Emily Fletcher has taught meditation at numerous global corporations, including Google, Barclays Bank, and Viacom, to help their employees improve their focus and increase their productivity levels. With Stress Less, Accomplish More, anyone can get the benefits of her 15-minute twice-daily plan. Emily specifically developed the Z Technique for working people with busy lives. Now, you can learn to recharge anywhere, anytime—at home or at your desk. All you need is a few minutes and a chair (no apps, incense, or finger cymbals required). This is not just another meditation book. In Stress Less, Accomplish More, Emily teaches a powerful trifecta of Mindfulness, Meditation, and Manifesting to improve your personal and professional performance, clarity, health, and sleep. You’ll learn how to cultivate Mindfulness through brief but powerful exercises that will help you stop wasting time stressing. Plus, you’ll get Manifesting tools to help you get crystal clear on your personal and professional goals for the future. Filled with fascinating real-life transformations, interactive exercises, and practical knowledge, Stress Less, Accomplish More introduces you to a revelatory daily practice and shows you how to make it work for your modern life. “We meditate to get good at life, not to get good at meditation.”—Emily Fletcher

Win the Day

Author: Mark Batterson
Publisher: Multnomah
ISBN: 0593192788
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 257

Book Description
The New York Times bestselling author of Chase the Lion reveals seven powerful habits that can help you tackle God-sized goals by turning yesterday’s regrets and tomorrow’s anxieties into fuel for a better today. “This book will change the trajectory of your life.”—John Maxwell, #1 New York Times bestselling author, entrepreneur, and leadership expert Too many people delay, downsize, or shrug off their dreams just because they don’t know where to start, but playing it safe doesn’t account for the massive cost of a life not fully lived. Win the Day is the jump-start you need to go after your goals, one day at a time. You’ll discover how to: 1. Flip the Script: If you want to change your life, start by changing your story. 2. Kiss the Wave: The obstacle is not the enemy; the obstacle is the way. 3. Eat the Frog: If you want God to do the super, you’ve got to do the natural. 4. Fly the Kite: How you do anything is how you’ll do everything. 5. Cut the Rope: Playing it safe is risky. 6. Wind the Clock: Time is measured in minutes; life is measured in moments. 7. Seed the Clouds: Sow today what you want to see tomorrow. As Batterson unpacks each of these daily habits, you’ll see how simple it is to pursue them with focus and dedication—not someday down the road, but now. Transform your perspective of a single day and you’ll discover the potential waiting to be grasped at the beginning of each new sunrise.

Less

Author: Marc Lesser
Publisher: New World Library
ISBN: 1577318412
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 194

Book Description
A certain kind of busyness is crucial to life, allowing us to earn a living, create art, and achieve success. But too often it consumes us and we become crazy busy, nonstop busy, and we expend extraneous effort that gets us nowhere. Marc Lesser’s new book shows us the benefits of doing less in a world that has increasingly embraced more — more desire, more activity, more things, more exhaustion. Less is about stopping, about the possibility of finding composure in the midst of activity. The ideas and practices that Lesser outlines offer a radical yet simple approach to transforming a lifestyle based on endless to-do lists into a more meaningful approach that is truly more productive in every sense.

Say Goodbye to Survival Mode

Author: Crystal Paine
Publisher: HarperChristian + ORM
ISBN: 1400206472
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 257

Book Description
Calling the super busy, the stressed out, the overtired. You know you're made for a more fulfilling life. With this book, you’ll know where to start. You wake up tired. Your to-do list is too long. The commitments—and the laundry—are piling up, but your energy keeps dwindling. You feel like you're simply making it through the days, not living or enjoying any part of them. In Say Goodbye to Survival Mode, you'll find both practical ideas and big-picture perspective that will inspire you to live life on purpose. As a wife, mother of three, and founder of the wildly successful blog MoneySavingMom.com, Crystal Paine has walked the road from barely surviving to living with intention. With the warmth and candor of a dear friend, she shares what she's learned along the way, helping you: feel healthier and more energetic by setting priorities and boundaries eliminate stress with savvy management of your time, money, and home get more done by setting realistic goals and embracing discipline rediscover your passions—and the confidence to pursue them Packed with straightforward solutions you'll use today and inspirational stories you'll remember for years, Say Goodbye to Survival Mode is a must for any woman who's ever longed for the freedom to enjoy life, not just survive it.

The Sweet Spot

Author: Christine Carter, Ph.D.
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0553392050
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 295

Book Description
Learn how to achieve more by doing less! Live in that zone you’ve glimpsed but can’t seem to hold on to—the sweet spot where you have the greatest strength, but also the greatest ease. Not long ago, Christine Carter, a happiness expert at UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center and a speaker, writer, and mother, found herself exasperated by the busyness of modern life: too many conflicting obligations and not enough time, energy, or patience to get everything done. She tried all the standard techniques—prioritizing, multitasking, delegating, even napping—but none really worked. Determined to create a less stressful life for herself—without giving up her hard-won career success or happiness at home—she road-tested every research-based tactic that promised to bring more ease into her life. Drawing on her vast knowledge of the latest research related to happiness, productivity, and elite performance, she followed every strategy that promised to give her more energy—or that could make her more efficient, creative, or intelligent. Her trials and errors are our reward. In The Sweet Spot, Carter shares the combination of practices that transformed her life from overwhelmed and exhausting to joyful, relaxed, and productive. From instituting daily micro-habits that save time to bigger picture shifts that convert stress into productive and creative energy, The Sweet Spot shows us how to • say “no” strategically and when to say “yes” with abandon • make decisions about routine things once to free our minds to focus on higher priorities • stop multitasking and gain efficiency • “take recess” in sync with the brain’s need for rest • use technology in ways that bolster, instead of sap, energy • increase your ratio of positive to negative emotions Complete with practical “easiest thing” tips for instant relief as well as stories from Carter’s own experience of putting The Sweet Spot into action, this timely and inspiring book will inoculate you against “The Overwhelm,” letting you in on the possibilities for joy and freedom that come when you stop trying to do everything right—and start doing the right things. ONE OF GREATER GOOD’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR “[For fans] of a certain kind of self-improvement book—the kind, like The Happiness Project or 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think or Getting Things Done, that offers up strategies for making certain areas of life work better without requiring that you embrace a new belief system.”—KJ Dell’Antonia, The New York Times (Motherlode blog) “A breath of fresh air . . . Based on personal experiments with living life in what she calls the ‘pressure cooker,’ Dr. Carter offers advice in easily digestible nuggets.”—Working Mother “Carter gives actionable ways to balance your life, your health, and your career. This book is packed with smart advice and hard-earned wisdom.”—Inc. “Learn more about escaping the ‘busyness trap’ and uncovering a happier, less stressed you.”—Shape “A highly readable, diligently researched advice book that offers concrete tips on how to get off the treadmill of busyness.”—Greater Good “Chock-full of concrete tips on how to sharpen your focus, improve your efficiency, and use technology to your advantage.”—The Week “Illuminates the simple and sustainable path toward a precious and happy balance.”—Deepak Chopra

Practicing Mindfulness

Author: Matthew Sockolov
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1641521724
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 267

Book Description
Calm the mind and begin the path to finding peace with these simple mindfulness meditations Mindfulness is an evidence-based method for reducing stress and anxiety, enhancing resilience, and maintaining mental well-being. Even short meditations can turn a bad day around, ground us in the present moment, and help us approach life with gratitude and kindness. This mindfulness book was created by the founder of One Mind Dharma. He developed these 75 essential exercises to offer practical guidance for anyone who wants to realize the benefits of being more mindful. This inviting mindfulness book for adults includes: Evidence-based advice—Find expert advice on dealing with distorted or wandering thoughts and how to handle mental blocks. Meditations that grow with your confidence—Early meditations in Practicing Mindfulness take just 5 minutes and are highly accessible. As they progress, exercises grow with the reader, building on previous lessons to develop a transformative mindfulness practice. Meditations for specific situations—With meditations designed for specific situations or emotions, even experienced practitioners will have a continuing resource for mindfulness at every moment. Begin a journey of peace and patience with Practicing Mindfulness: 75 Essential Meditations to Reduce Stress, Improve Mental Health, and Find Peace in the Everyday.

Overachievement

Author: John Eliot, PhD
Publisher: Diversion Books
ISBN: 1626819467
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 329

Book Description
Were you ever advised to "just relax" before making a big speech? Don’t. From Texas A&M professor and celebrity advisor, Dr. John Eliot, this insightful guide takes a sledgehammer to what most of us think we know about doing our best. Eliot explains how mainstream psychology moves us in the wrong direction when it comes to stress management and performance enhancement; techniques like visualization and goal setting, based on pseudoscience rather than empirical evidence, often get in our way rather than propel us forward. Drawing on field-tested experiments and extensive research in neuropsychology, Eliot shares why these “common sense” strategies tend to come up short for the majority of people—and how, instead, great accomplishments are more likely to result from "Putting All Your Eggs in One Basket", "Thinking Like a Squirrel", and "Embracing Butterflies As a Good Thing". These counterintuitive practices not only trigger your full natural talent, but also teach you how to thrive under pressure, not dread it. OVERACHIEVEMENT incorporates Eliot’s work with Fortune 500 companies, Olympic athletes, renowned surgeons, military pilots, and Grammy-winning musicians, providing you with a powerful combination of inspiring stories and life-changing tools, offering the skills needed to overcome stress and rise above your peers in the boardroom, on the playing field, or in the normal day-to-day of life.

Meditations for Men Who Do Too Much

Author: Jonathon Lazear
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0671759086
Category : Meditations
Languages : en
Pages : 402

Book Description
Through quotations from a wide variety of people, and through his own thoughtful reflections, Jonathan Lazear encourages men to look at their overextended lives and think about how they should be spending that precious resource, time. For every day of the year, here are inspiring words to help men discover a new sense of themselves. Introduction by Anne Wilson Schaef, author of Meditations for Women Who Do Too Much.

Getting Things Done

Author: David Allen
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698161866
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 354

Book Description
The book Lifehack calls "The Bible of business and personal productivity." "A completely revised and updated edition of the blockbuster bestseller from 'the personal productivity guru'"—Fast Company Since it was first published almost fifteen years ago, David Allen’s Getting Things Done has become one of the most influential business books of its era, and the ultimate book on personal organization. “GTD” is now shorthand for an entire way of approaching professional and personal tasks, and has spawned an entire culture of websites, organizational tools, seminars, and offshoots. Allen has rewritten the book from start to finish, tweaking his classic text with important perspectives on the new workplace, and adding material that will make the book fresh and relevant for years to come. This new edition of Getting Things Done will be welcomed not only by its hundreds of thousands of existing fans but also by a whole new generation eager to adopt its proven principles.

In Pursuit of Slow

Author: Jackie Jarvis
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781909072510
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
Busy business owner and coach, Jackie Jarvis, shares her personal journey In Pursuit of Slow with honesty and humour. Reaching a point in her life when she felt an urge to slow down and be truer to her heart's desire, she found that the struggle with herself was the biggest challenge of all. She writes about what many of us, living busy, fast paced lives feel. She touches on what deep down we all have the greatest longing for but at the same time are afraid to reach out for, afraid to give ourselves permission to have. As Jackie listens to 'The Voice of Slow' and what it has to say to her, you will be inspired to follow her path to Stressing Less, Being Happier and Accomplishing More of what really matters to you in your life and business. The 'Voice of Slow' at Conferences and Events "Jackie was a guest speaker at our TECHTonic network meeting - a forum for the women of Oxfordshire working in tech to collaborate and support each other. She talked about the 'Voice of Slow' and as women, we all 'got it'! There seemed to be an audible intake of breath as Jackie's message to slow down and be more successful hit home. Our talk lasted over an hour, such were the questions and conversations that followed. Read the book, listen to her talk - it will change how you think and how you act!" Lynn Shepherd, Executive Chair of Venturefest Oxford, Co-Founder of TECHTonic "Jackie was a guest speaker at our Salus Women Charity event - an event for women to raise money for the refurbishment of the breast cancer unit at the Churchill hospital in Oxford. You could have heard a pin drop as she spoke about the Voice of Slow; everyone related to it. The creative way in which she told the story of her Camino de Santiago adventure to bring the Voice of Slow alive was brilliant." Nikki Poole - Managing Director Hedges Law "I have heard Jackie speak a number of times about her experience walking the Camino de Santiago de Compostella when she first heard the Voice of Slow. I found her mesmerising on stage and her messages extremely powerful. Slowing down and letting go of that which no longer serves us has a truth in it for all of us. Looking after our own well-being is essential for success in business." Sylvia Baldock - Professional Speaker, Coach, Trainer, Author "Jackie's Voice of Slow talk at the Professional Speaking Association in London was brilliant. I loved the way she used her heavy rucksack to represent the burden we all carry. It gave us all a lot to think about." Jeremy Nicholas - President PSA London "I saw Jackie speak at a business well-being event about the Voice of Slow. I instantly related to her message about the impact of overload and the power of letting go of the things that were no longer serving me. As a business owner, I can be guilty of working very hard and being very busy, but not always accomplishing what is most important. Jackie's talk really made be stop and think, not just about my business but my personal life too. I now go out on my bike more often." Fiona Armitage - Partner, Critchleys HR and Payroll "I booked Jackie to speak to our PSA Midlands group after seeing her speak several times. I feel she has a really strong message. I loved the authentic way she told her story which helped us all connect with our own Voice of Slow. This particularly resonated with me as I find it hard to slow down and I know it is important for my own health and well-being." Michelle Mills-Porter - MD Ethos Development Ltd "I saw Jackie speak at a health and well-being event about the Voice of Slow. It was really captivating. As a health and well-being expert myself, and as someone who has suffered burnout in the past, I totally related to her powerful messages. Mental, physical, and emotional well - being is vital to success in business and happiness in life. We all need to do what we can to look after ourselves." Rachel McGuinness - Chief Vitality Officer - Wake up with Zest