Settle for More

Author: Tom Merrill
Publisher: SelectBooks, Inc.
ISBN: 9781590790694
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 268

Book Description
Sad but true, statistics clearly show that less than 7% of all marriages in the United States can be considered happy, healthy relationships. But, despite the gloomy forecasts for marital bliss, Dr. Tom Merrill and Bobbie Sandoz Merrill offer you a new way to turn the tables on these odds and guarantee your success. In their desire to preserve the intensity of the love they had found, rather than allow it to fade and end in divorce as the authors had both previously experienced, they uncovered some powerful relationship secrets that are universally applicable. In addition to their personal discovery, the Merrills bring us the benefit of their extensive knowledge and research, as well as their own experience as therapists and seminar and community leaders who have helped thousands of couples. In Settle for More, the Merrills examine the cultural obstacles we face in trying to forge loving, harmonious relationships, and explode certain myths about the mechanics of a happy, successful marriage: Marriage does Not have to be "hard work;" it can be as light and playful as during courtship. Fighting is Not healthy for your marriage, but instead causes a serious breakdown of positive feelings. Marriage does Not require the restrictions and losses of "compromise," which can actually put more strain on a relationship. Thomas Merrill, Ph.D., and his wife, Bobbie Sandoz Merrill, MSW, break it all down for us in astoundingly simple terms. But don't be fooled; these two renowned, successful family therapists - nationally syndicated columnists both - deconstruct the conventional wisdom about marriage and relationships, and offer a new approach to get the relationship we want by monitoring our own behavior and developing the very qualities we want to experience from our partners. The Merrills bring an entirely new understanding of partnership itself to the table with their original and unique Model of Relationships. And anytime this Model is applied, it quickly, easily, and dramatically transforms all human interactions from competitive to cooperative, from adversarial to assistive, and from defensive to aligned. According to the Merrills, "The success of this Model is mind-blowing...even to us!" Book jacket.

Making Home

Author: Sharon Astyk
Publisher: New Society Publisher
ISBN: 1550925091
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 330

Book Description
“Shows us why the actions that prepare us for emergencies and energy descent are the right things to do no matter what the future brings.” —Toby Hemenway, author of Gaia’s Garden Other books tell us how to live the good life—but you might have to win the lottery to do it. Making Home is about improving life with the real people around us and the resources we already have. While encouraging us to be more resilient in the face of hard times, author Sharon Astyk also points out the beauty, grace, and elegance that result, because getting the most out of everything we use is a way of transforming our lives into something much more fulfilling. Written from the perspective of a family who has already made this transition, Making Home shows readers how to turn the challenge of living with less into settling for more—more happiness, more security, and more peace of mind. Learn simple but effective strategies to: · Save money on everything from heating and cooling to refrigeration, laundry, water, sanitation, cooking, and cleaning · Create a stronger, more resilient family · Preserve more for future generations We must make fundamental changes to our way of life in the face of ongoing economic crisis and energy depletion. Making Home takes the fear out of this prospect, and invites us to embrace a simpler, more abundant reality. “Americans are born to be transient—Sharon Astyk has the prescription for dealing with that genetic disease, and building a healthy nativeness into our lives.” —Bill McKibben, New York Times–bestselling author “Exhaustively researched and compassionately delivered.” —Harriet Fasenfest, author of A Householder’s Guide to the Universe

Leading Effective Virtual Teams

Author: Nancy M. Settle-Murphy
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1466557869
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 239

Book Description
A proliferation of new technologies has lulled many into thinking that we actually have to think less about how we communicate. In fact, communicating and collaborating across time, distance, and cultures has never been more complex or difficult. Written as a series of bulleted tips drawn from client experiences and best practices, Leading Effective Virtual Teams: Overcoming Time and Distance to Achieve Exceptional Results presents practical tips to help leaders engage and motivate their geographically dispersed project team members. If you’re a leader of any type of virtual team and want to help your team members collaborate more effectively, then buy this book. You will learn how to: Build trust and cultivate relationships, virtually, across your team Design and facilitate virtual meetings that are focused and engaging Influence without authority Motivate and galvanize a virtual team for top performance Blend asynchronous and synchronous communications for better virtual collaboration Navigate cross-cultural and generational differences in the absence of vital visual cues Assess skills, strengths, aptitudes, and preferences from afar Handle other tough issues that can trip up virtual teams The ideas in this book are based on Nancy Settle-Murphy’s decades of experience working as a change management consultant, facilitator, and trainer for project teams around the world. Designed to be read section by section in any order, this book shares approaches and techniques to help you address some of the toughest challenges virtual team leaders face, including keeping team members engaged from afar.

Why Settle for More and Miss the Best?

Author: Tom Sine
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780849930850
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 256

Book Description

Megyn Kelly

Author: Phoebe Collins
Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 1502631792
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 114

Book Description
Megyn Kelly possesses both courage and knowledge when it comes to uncovering the truth at the heart of today's issues. Leaving a successful legal career to pursue journalism, Kelly went on to host her own television programs and conduct interviews with celebrities and presidents alike. Despite challenging moments in her personal and professional life, she continues to demonstrate fortitude and a sense of humor. This book focuses on the experiences that shaped her personal life and career and made her an inspiration for fans on both sides on the political aisle.

You Are a Prize to be Won!

Author: Wendy Griffith
Publisher: Gospel Light Publications
ISBN: 0830768769
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 224

Book Description
In You Are a Prize to Be Won! CBN news anchor Wendy Griffith shares her personal story of falling in love, and then watching her happily-ever-after dreams disappear. In the aftermath of heartbreak, Wendy discovered the truth about who she is in God’s eyes . . . and she invites you to make the same discovery about yourself--not just in your head--but deep down in your heart. In her warm, storytelling style, Wendy shares the heartbreaking experiences that have helped her define real love. You will learn—as she did—to: Guard your heart Avoid counterfeits … and enjoy being sensationally single until the right one comes along. God’s love for you is extravagant and you shouldn’t settle for emotional crumbs. You Are a Prize to Be Won! is for every woman who has ever doubted her incalculable value.

She's Got the Wrong Guy

Author: Deepak Reju
Publisher: New Growth Press
ISBN: 1945270101
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 133

Book Description
A different kind of dating book, She's Got the Wrong Guy not only details why these are the wrong guys, but also helps single Christian women better understand why they "settle" for less than God intends. Instead, they will be encouraged to put their hope and happiness in Jesus, not marriage

Never Settle for Good Enough

Author: Kendall Bridges
Publisher: Bell Bridge Books
ISBN: 1733122729
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 99

Book Description
Marriage. It's beautiful, fun, funny, exciting, adventurous and rewarding. It's a lifetime of sleepovers with your best friend. It's also challenging, frustrating, difficult and extremely hard at times. Marriage is so much more than a one-time commitment. Marriage is 365 days a year, every day of your life, a beautiful work in progress. We've designed this book and workbook to help you have the marriage God wants for you. We'll take you through the five-step journey that forever changed the course of our marriage. We encourage you to always invest in your marriage and NEVER SETTLE FOR GOOD ENOUGH. It can always be better! Kendall and Starla Bridges met in Bible College. They now pastor Freedom Church in Carrollton, Texas, where their mission is "helping people find freedom." Kendall and Starla's first book Better Marriage Against All Odds tells their story of being married, broken, and then restored. They also travel and speak at marriage conferences, date nights and weekend services to share their story as well as equip couples to have the beautiful, better marriage God intended for all of us to have. You can follow their journey at bettermarriage365.com, @bettermarriage365, or on Facebook Better Marriage 365.

Never Settle for Normal

Author: Jonathan Parnell
Publisher: Multnomah
ISBN: 160142907X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 162

Book Description
Discover the personal meaning and gladness you hunger for—without settling for normal! Every human wants to matter and be happy, which is as it should be. God made us to resemble and reflect His worth as we enjoy our true identity in Him. But we too often swap that calling for the trifles of this world, pursuing cheap substitutes to fill the craving of our souls. As Jonathan Parnell puts it, we settle for “stupid normal” over the transcendent, even though this world can never satisfy our hopes and dreams. In Never Settle for Normal Jonathan speaks to the heart of both skeptics and searchers by addressing their deepest longings. With insight and passion, he examines the key tenets of Christian faith—creation, fall, redemption, new creation—and reveals the life-changing glory of the Christian story in a fresh, new light.

Addie

Author: Mary Lee Settle
Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN: 9781570032844
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 272

Book Description
An autobiography that begins with one's birth begins too late, in the middle of the story, sometimes at the end. So begins Mary Lee Settle's memoir. Her story carries within it inherited choices, old habits, old quarrels, old disguises, and the river that formed the Kanawha Valley of West Virginia and the mores of her childhood. She traces effects on her family and herself as ancient as earthquakes, mountain formations, and the crushing of swamp into coal deposits. In doing so, Settle records the expectations, talents, and tragedies of a people and a place that would serve as her deep and abiding subject in The Beulah Quintet.