14,000 Quips and Quotes
A collection of motivational thoughts and humorous one-liners categorized for ease of useE.C. McKenzie
Baker Book House Company, Grand Rapids, MI (1980)
Whether you're looking for laughs or searching for speaking material this book has got what you need. It's easy to find just the right one-liners, for they're alphabetically organized into over 500 subject categories for quick reference. Whether you're seeking a little humor or something more thought-provoking, it's all here in this book. This extensive collection serves as valuable resource for any speaker, writer or teacher, and it's fun for the whole family.
An Honest Day's Work
Twyla Dell
Crisp Publications, Inc., Los Altos, CA (1988)
The object of AN HONEST DAY'S WORK is to provide guidelines which will create working conditions that bring out the best in employees.
Developing Self-Esteem: A Positive Guide For Personal Success
Connie Palladino, Ph.D.
Crisp Publications, Inc., Los Altos, CA (1989)
This book is a practical, motivating book designed to increase feelings of self-esteem. It introduces new techniques, ideas, and exercises which help readers assess how they feel about themselves and provides a step-by-step program to develop self-confidence and improve self-esteem.
Encouraging The Heart
James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner
Jossey-Bass, Inc. Publishers, San Francisco, CA (1999)
The authors team up to reflect upon one of the most elusive aspects of leadership - caring - and offer readers a deeper understanding of how and why it works. More importantly, they extend a set of principles, practices, and examples that show how to energize people to excel and then reach for even greater heights.
Even Eagles Need A Push
David McNally
Delcorte Press, New York, NY (1990)
This book is about your success, your happiness, your work, and your dreams. It is about your power to create what you want for your life. It is about discovering a true sense of purpose, the contribution that only you can make to the world. It is about integrity, dignity, and the value of being true to yourself. It is about courage, determination, and commitment. It is about love and appreciation. Most of all, it is about rising above the turbulence of these uncertain yet exciting times to chart a meaningful course for your future.
For The Children: Lessons from a Visionary Principal.
Madeline Cartwright and Michael D'Orso
Doubleday Publishers (1993)
This book is a battle cry of hope, a directive for the right of every child-in the wealthiest suburbs and in the most poverty-stricken districts-to attend a school where education, warmth , and encouragement are in abundance. Madeline Cartwright shares an exceptional story, with lessons for all.
Get Your A Out Of College
Clark McKowen
Crisp Publications, Inc. Menlo Park, CA (1996)
In this book you will learn: All you really need to know about memorizing - How tests work: the rules of the game - BFAR: A method for reading anything - Methods for controlling school anxiety - Coping with writing assignments in Freshman English - How to increase attention in class and concentration on assignments.
Grant Hill - Change the Game
Grant Hill
Warner Books, Inc. New York, NY (1996)
In today's world of professional sports where players have egos as inflated as their paychecks, Grant Hill is a unique figure. An All-Star player without the attitude, Grant is changing the look of pro sports.
Great Quotes from Great Women
Peggy Anderson
Successories Publishing, Lombard, IL (1992)
The insights herein come from major female influences of the arts, entertainment, science, politics, religion, law, medicine, social causes and sports. Some figures are well-known; others are the unfamiliar names of unsung heroes.
Gutsy Women- Travel Tips and Wisdom for the Road
Marybeth Bond
O'Reilly and Associates, Sebastopol, CA ( 1996)
Now there is no excuse for not pursuing that elusive dream that takes you out of the neighborhood and onto the road toward unknown destinations. You'll love this book for the short trip of the yearlong odyssey.
How To Feel Great About Yourself And Your Life
Martin English
American Management Association, New York NY (1992)
With this book you can start building a more positive mental attitude. In it explains how to: achieve a fresh, positive frame of mind each day as you're getting ready for work; develop the "can-do" mind set it takes to shrug off on-the-job tension; bounce back from stinging criticism, cold shoulders and "snubs"; give yourself daily "attitude checks" that can help you reach your goal of being a more positive thinker; recognize the subtle ways friends and co-workers can tear down your self-esteem and how to build it back up quickly and be an optimist; stay in a winner's frame of mind, even after one of your ideas is rejected; create a more positive self-image by making the most of your physical appearance; keep negative, "I-can't-do-it" thoughts out of your head when working on a difficult project; use simple, but proven, techniques to relax and refresh yourself after a tough day at the office.
Hug The Monster - How to Embrace your Fears and Live Your Dreams
David Miln Smith, Ph.D. and Sandra Leicester
Universal Press, Kansas City, MO (1996)
In this gem of a book, you, your friends, and your family will all learn to live more fulfilling lives. You can confront your fears. You can learn new tricks. You can make giant leaps into a more enriching future.
Leading With Soul
Lee G. Bolman and Terrence E. Deal
Jossey-Bass, New York, NY (2001)
The authors became pioneers in the movement to reconnect work and spirit. Since, then interest in the spiritual dimensions of leadership and work has exploded.
Lighten Up: Survival Skills For People Under Pressure
C.W. Metcalf and Roma Felible
Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., Reading, MA (1992)
Humor can help you thrive in change, remain creative under pressure, work more effectively, play more enthusiastically, and stay healthier in the process. But humor is also a set of specific, learned skills, and like any other discipline, these skills need to be developed. Lighten Up shows you how to build these skills so that you can see the absurdity in difficult situations and take yourself lightly while you take your job, problem, or challenge seriously.
Motivating People
Kurt Hanks
Crisp Publications, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (1991)
Here are some things you will find out from this book: the most workable formula for winning people to your way; how to move key people from where they are to where you want them to be; how to raise other's enthusiasm for your projects; what common little quirk causes more problems with others than any other and how you can avoid it; what you must see in others that most people don't see, before you can get them to change; secrets for dealing with stubborn people; how to interest others in your ideas; what everybody wants that you have; how to stop others from manipulating you; what everybody's hidden weakness is; how to criticize without being resented; how to give orders that are followed effectively; how to get others to like you; how to get the ear of the key people in your organization.
One More Try
Thomas A. Ryan
Thomas A. Ryan, Dallas, TX. (1993)
Youngest of three sons, Tom was raised in a fatherless home by a suicidal and psychotic, yet loving mother who threatened not only to kill herself, but her youngest son as well. His adult life is filled with highs and lows-from door-to-door salesman to president of his own multimillion dollar apparel company by age 25. At 29 he lost his company, his marriage and all of his money. Now, in his early 30s, he is partner in another successful multimillion dollar business. His approach to business is beyond inspiring.
Present Moment Awareness
Shannon Duncan
New World Library, Novato, CA ( 2003)
Present Moment Awareness is filled with practical, sown-to-earth advice for living in the present. With easy, accessible exercises, it shows readers how they can drop their emotional baggage, calm their worries about the future, and start enjoying the peace and happiness that can only be found in the present moment.
Preventing Job Burnout: Transforming Work Pressures Into Productivity
Beverly A. Potter, Ph.D.
Crisp Publications, Inc., Los Altos, CA (1987)
Preventing Job Burnout is a practical guide. You will learn what job burnout is, what causes is, and how to assess the burnout potential of your job. And you will learn how to identify what is eroding your motivation and enthusiasm for your job. More importantly, you will learn eight strategies for beating job burnout and preventing it in the future.
The 8th Habit
Stephen R. Covey
Free Press, New York, NY (2004)
Assessing the higher levels of human genius and motivation in today's new reality requires a sea change in thinking: a new mind-set, a new skill-set, a new tool-set - in short, a whole new habit. The crucial challenge of our world today is this: to find our voice and inspire others to find theirs. It is what Covey calls the 8th Habit.
The Big Book of Motivation Games
Robert Epstein, Ph.D. and Jessica Rogers
McGraw-Hill, New York, NY (2001)
This collection includes dozens of fast, simple games and exercises, as well as two unique tests that you can use to measure your "motivation competencies" and select the games you need the most.
The Book of Virtues
William J. Bennett
Simon & Schuster, New York, NY (1993)
This book is intended to aid in the time-honored task of the moral education of the young. Moral education - the training of heart and mind toward the good - involves many things. It involves rules and precepts - the dos and don'ts of life with others - as well as explicit instruction, exhortation, and training. Moral education must provide training in good habits. Aristotle wrote that good habits formed at youth make all the difference. And moral education must affirm the central importance of moral example. It has been said that there is nothing more influential, more determinant, in a child's life than the moral power of quiet example. For children to take morality seriously they must be in the presence of adults who take morality seriously. And with their own eyes they must see adults take morality seriously.
The Precious Present
Spencer Johnson, M.D.
Doubleday, A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc., New York, NY (1981)
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The Purpose Driven Life
Rick Warren
Zondervan, Grand Rapids, MI (2002)
This book will help you understand why you are alive and God's amazing plan for you-both here and now, and for eternity. Rick Warren will guide you through a personal 40-day spiritual journey that will transform your answer to life's most important question: What on earth am I here for? Knowing God's purpose for creating you will reduce your stress, focus your energy, simplify your decisions, give meaning to your life, and most important, prepare you for eternity.
Twelve Steps to Self-Improvement
Crisp Publication
Crisp Publication, Los Altos, CA. (1991)
This book is an ideal way for a person to confidently and realistically assess individual strengths and weaknesses in the most important aspects of life - including attitude, self-esteem, assertiveness and interpersonal communication skills.
You Can't Afford The Luxury Of A Negative Thought
John-Roger & Peter McWilliams
Prelude Press, Los Angeles, CA (1988)
This is not just a book for people with life threatening illnesses. it's a book for anyone afflicted with one of the primary diseases of our time: negative thinking.
Zapp! The Lightning Of Empowerment
William C. Byham, Ph.D.
Harmony Books, New York, New York, NY (1988)
Zapp is a book on empowering people within the business organization. Its secret is in painting a simple and yet vivid picture in the reader's mind, accompanied by a concise review of the principles.