Find Your Voice, Become a Better Storyteller, Get Published
362 pages ~ $19.95 ~ ISBN 978-1-60868-836-4
Soft Skills for Hard Conversations
Wouldn’t it be wonderful to be able to think on your feet, handle challenging situations in the moment, and never be tongue-tied again? You can. Tongue Fu! author Sam Horn shows exactly what to say -and not say- in dozens of character-building situations in her new book, Talking on Eggshells: Soft Skills for Hard Conversations.
Offering sample conversations and an upbeat approach to making your point, Sam Horn delivers the secret of making small shifts for big benefits to communicate better at home, at work, online, and in public.
With an eye to the contemporary challenges of email, remote work, and virtual conversations, Sam updates concepts from her bestselling book Tongue Fu!, which is used by organizations around the world for communication skills training. Talking on Eggshells is a user-friendly resource offering what readers want and need to speak up instead of shutting down, face difficult conversations head on, and keep their cool when others don’t. Presenting forty communication scenarios people encounter regularly, the book shows what to say and what not to say so readers are never tongue-tied or tongue-twisted again.
Relatable, real-life stories and energizing, instantly usable insights will teach anyone how to think on their feet, reduce stress, and deal more proactively and diplomatically with bosses, coworkers, customers, friends, family members, partners, children, and even that date who just ghosted them. With short situation-based chapters, readers will learn how to:
** stop complainers, blamers, and shamers from targeting them
** think on their feet so they can handle hard conversations in the moment- instead of thinking of the perfect response on the way home
* * keep emotions under control no matter what
** motivate people to stop talking, listen, and see another point of view
** hold bullies accountable for unacceptable behavior
** be more confident in meetings, in interviews, and when networking
** set an example of respect that inspires people to respond in kind
About the Author: Sam Horn founded Tongue Fu! Training Institute more than 30 years ago when she saw the need for clearer, stronger communication in corporations, government agencies, industry associations, schools and nonprofits. The institute has offered live and online training for employees of Capital One, Four Seasons Resorts, Amgen, Oracle, Nationwide, and state and local governments. She is also the founder of the Intrigue Agency, which consults with business leaders, and she has been a keynote speaker for Boeing, Cisco, and other Fortune 500 companies. She lives in Austin, Texas. www.SamHorn.com
360 pages ~ $19.95 ~ ISBN 978-1-60868-849-4
Even as the undeniable benefits of meditation -from focused concentration to better physical health- have become widely recognized, millions of individuals struggle with finding the time to make the practice a regular part of their busy lives.
Enter author and meditation teacher Richard Dixey’s new book Three Minutes a Day: A Fourteen Week Course to Learn Meditation and Transform Your Life, which makes a bold claim: in just three minutes a day, for fourteen weeks - less than five hours total - you can establish a regular meditation practice and gain real insight into your experience. The benefits include enhanced creativity, less stress, and the ability to deal with challenges more effectively.
“We are told to ‘attend to the present,’ to ‘be here now,’ to ‘develop mindful awareness’” writes Dixey. “Somehow the simple act of sitting quietly and watching something, normally the breath, brings all these benefits. But why? And how? In this book, I attempt to answer these questions and present a selection of short but effective meditation practices that relate to the answers.”
The exercises and weekly teachings outlined in Three Minutes a Day are designed to build meditation into a rewarding and instinctive part of everyday life. They combine wisdom teachings from ancient traditions with contemporary scientific research and create insightful explorations into what happens in the mind during meditation. The key is becoming aware of your inner experience so that the mind’s relentless reactivity, which can be such a source of stress, can be transformed through calm awareness.
Three Minutes a Day offers a series of short exercises, laid out simply and clearly, that build sequentially in a fourteen-week program. The book also includes:
• straightforward visualizations and explorations of sensation that help readers achieve shanata (calmness) and vipassana (the ability to see clearly) through settled awareness
• Q&A sections after each exercise that provide opportunities, for further clarity and understanding
• summaries at the end of each short chapter covering the techniques discussed to relieve stress, tension, and anxiety
• a free app for iPhone and Android to enable readers to take their meditation anywhere
About the Author: Richard Dixey, PhD, is a senior faculty member at Dharma College in Berkeley, California. A research scientist and a lifelong student of Buddhism who holds advanced degrees in biophysics and the history and philosophy of science. Dixey directed a bioelectronic research unit at a London hospital before becoming CEO of his own biotech company. For more information visit him online at http://www.richarddixey.com.
Three Minutes a Day by Richard Dixey
208 pages ~ $18.95 ~ ISBN 978-1-60868-883-8
Book Release from New World Library


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