What causes some people—in spite of incredible challenges—to be more alive and content than others? When Shane Stanford discovered he was HIV positive at the age of sixteen, he knew he had a choice: he could feel sorry for himself, or he could live as passionately and boldly as possible. Now, more than twenty years later, Stanford speaks nationwide about what it means to turn a positive diagnosis—or any difficult circumstance—into an opportunity for positive living. If you want to appreciate life to the fullest, this A Positive Life Ebook reveals nine basic yet powerful lessons for living well. What does it mean to be satisfied with never being satisfied? Why is simplicity a key to finding joy? Most importantly, what does it look like to live, laugh, and love in community as Jesus did—with dirty hands and feet and a love of adventure? Stanford reminds you that even struggles offer glimpses of grace. Choosing how to live out that grace is the key to making life matter—and to being more alive than ever before.

"This book is written with the sole objective of helping the reader achieve a happy, satisfying, and worthwhile life." -- Norman Vincent Peale The precursor to The Secret, The Power of Positive Thinking has helped millions of men and women to achieve fulfillment in their lives. In this phenomenal bestseller, Dr. Peale demonstrates the power of faith in action. With the practical techniques outlined in this book, you can energize your life -- and give yourself the initiative needed to carry out your ambitions and hopes. You'll learn how to: Expect the best and get it Believe in yourself and in everything you do Develop the power to reach your goals Break the worry habit and achieve a relaxed life Improve your personal and professional relationships Assume control over your circumstances Be kind to yourself

Clearly explaining the how to of stress management and prevention, STRESS MANAGEMENT FOR LIFE, 4th Edition emphasizes experiential learning and encourages students to personalize text information through practical applications and a tool box of stress-reducing resources, including activities and online stress-relief audio files. Michael Olpin and Margie Hesson offer more than just a book about stress; they offer students a life-changing experience. Well-researched and engaging, the Fourth Edition empowers students to experience personal wellness by understanding and managing stress, gives stress-related topics a real-life context, and motivates students to manage stress in a way that accommodates their lifestyle, values, and goals. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

Positive mental attitude is a concept that has been developed in many areas of life as a key to success. In 1937, Napoleon Hill introduced the importance of positive thinking in the book Think and Grow Rich. Later on, other scholars such as W. Clement Stone found positive mental attitude as a very critical component to personal success and productivity. The right mental attitude is associated with positive characteristics such as hope, courage, faith, optimism, generosity, initiative, tolerance, kindliness, tact and good common sense. Positive attitude is more of a philosophy that builds on the fact that having an optimistic disposition in any circumstance of life can help you in enhancing achievement and positive changes. It is a state of mind that tirelessly seeks for ways of victory regardless of the surrounding circumstances. Positivity by its mere definition opposes negativity, hopelessness and defeatism. To develop mental strength, you need deliberate measures and commitment. A resilient mind is one that never loses focus even when subjected to the most stressful conditions. Mental toughness will help you maneuver through stress and emerge stronger than before. A mental attitude is the bridge that connects success and failure. On one end of the bridge is failure which is characterized by negativity while on the other end it is success which is denoted by a positive attitude. At any one given time, individuals are between the two points emotionally. They are at liberty to swing towards any end but they must also be ready to bear the consequences. It is true that you can overcome negativity but you must be determined. Having a clear understanding of the end result can motivate you to changing you from negativity into positivity. It is possible to turn situations of failure into success. With a positive attitude, your setback can be a setup for a comeback. Difficult times come to each one of us without an introduction. These situations can sink us deeper leaving us more depressed and devastated internally. Being positive in life will help you to handle these circumstances and find a way around them. This is because a positive attitude gives you a unique dimension that takes into account the storm that you are currently passing through and the lull that is imminent immediately after the storm is over. With these two perspectives, you can develop a coping strategy that has both endurance and hope knowing that good times are still ahead

In this book, award-winning entrepreneur and bestselling author Wally Amos shares his insights into the transformative power of positive thinking and how to use it to create a life full of success, inner strength, and lasting joy.

Author's note -- Preface -- Dreaming, not doing -- The upside of dreaming -- Fooling our minds -- The wise pursuit of our dreams -- Engaging our nonconscious minds -- The magic of WOOP -- WOOP your life -- Your friend for life -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index

Positive psychology helps build resilience, optimism, emotional intelligence, self-esteem, wisdom, motivation and much more! It wakes us up to the power of feeling good, thinking positively and acting generously. Change Your Life with Positive Psychology reveals the principles and practices of positive psychology, and shows you how you can incorporate them into your life today. Understand what you can do, right now, to feel better Learn simple practices to improve your well-being Discover your strengths and how to use them This book will help you to bring out your very best and guide you, step by step, towards a life brimming with happiness and fulfilment. The full text downloaded to your computer With eBooks you can: search for key concepts, words and phrases make highlights and notes as you study share your notes with friends eBooks are downloaded to your computer and accessible either offline through the Bookshelf (available as a free download), available online and also via the iPad and Android apps. Upon purchase, you'll gain instant access to this eBook. Time limit The eBooks products do not have an expiry date. You will continue to access your digital ebook products whilst you have your Bookshelf installed.

"The world's leading expert on the unconscious mind reveals the hidden mental processes that secretly govern every aspect of our behavior. For more than three decades, Dr. John Bargh has been conducting revolutionary research into the unconscious mind--not Freud's dark, malevolent unconscious but the new unconscious, a helpful and powerful part of the mind that we can access and understand through experimental science. Now Dr. Bargh presents an engaging and enlightening tour of the influential psychological forces that are at work as we go about our daily lives--checking a dating app, holding a cup of hot coffee, or getting a flu shot. Dr. Bargh takes you into his labs at New York University and Yale where his ingenious experiments have shown how the unconscious guides our actions, goals and motivations in areas like race relations, parenting, business, consumer behavior, and addiction. He reveals the pervasive influence of the unconscious mind on who we choose to date or vote for, what we buy, where we live, how we perform on tests and in job interviews, and much more. Before You Know It is full of surprising and entertaining revelations as well as tricks to help you remember to-do items, shop smarter, and sleep better. Before You Know It will profoundly change the way you understand yourself by introducing you to a fascinating world only recently discovered, the world that exists below the surface of your awareness and yet is the key to unlocking new ways of thinking, feeling and behaving."--Jacket.

Did you know the human brain is hard-wired toward negativity? It makes complete sense when you think about from an evolutionary standpoint. Your ancestors were constantly on the look-out for danger because survival was the name of the game. Today's world is different. You are not running from savage beasts on your way to work, yet your inclination toward fear, worry and doubt remain supremely powerful. Ironically, most of the savagery today comes from within, and those monsters are rooted in your own mind, from your past, your view of the world, and your perceived place in it. It doesn't have to be that way. In Purposely Positive, you will learn where the lean toward the "dark side" comes from (the psychology, physiology and biology) and more importantly: how you can intentionally create a more positive life NOW leading to a massively impactful future. Through reading this book you will: Identify and remove the anchors that keep you from surging into a brighter future. Re-frame your outlook on challenges so that they will ignite your engine, rather than keep you idle. Realize that reaching for perfection could in fact be sabatoging you from living a masterful life. Learn how to DREAM BIG and get to work on bringing those dreams into fruition. Understand that negative emotions can be necessary, and in fact (when used correctly) fuel a more positive existence. Figure out how to do what you love, and how to love what you do. Learn to intentionally forge your life, utilizing accessible exercises that will lead you toward a happier, more satisfying life. In 31 easy-to-digest chapters, speaker, author and doctor, Joel Lindeman D.C. combines scientific research, inspirational thoughts and powerful prose along with a refreshing wit to bring you tools you can use to help create the life you have only imagined. LIVE POSITIVE. LIVE INTENTIONAL. LIVE INSPIRED.