Self-Help : Personal Growth

Once upon a time Martians and Venusians met, fell in love, and had happy relationships together because they respected and accepted their differences. Then they came to Earth and amnesia set in: they forgot they were from different planets. Based on years of successful counseling of couples and individuals, Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus .. more...

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''You'll not only break the ice, you'll melt it away with your new skills.'' -- Larry King. ''The lost art of verbal communication may be revitalized by Leil Lowndes.'' -- Harvey McKay, author of “How to Swim with the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive”. What is that magic quality makes some people instantly loved and respected? Everyone wants to be their friend (or, if single, their lover!) In business, they rise swiftly to the top of the corporate ladder. What is their ''Midas touch?''. . What it boils down to is a more skillful way of dealing with people. . The author has spent her career teaching people how to communicate for success. In her book How to Talk to Anyone (Contemporary Books, October 2003) Lowndes offers 92 easy and effective sure-fire success techniques-- she takes the reader from first meeting all the way up to sophisticated techniques used by the big winners in life. In this information-packed book you’ll find:.: 9 ways to make a dynamite first impression; 14 ways to master small talk, ''big talk,'' and body language.; 14 ways to walk and talk like a VIP or celebrity.; 6 ways to sound like an insider in any crowd.; 7 ways to establish deep subliminal rapport with anyone.; 9 ways to feed someone's ego (and know when NOT to!); 11 ways to make your phone a powerful communications tool.; 15 ways to work a party like a politician works a room; 7 ways to talk with tigers and not get eaten alive. In her trademark entertaining and straight-shooting style, Leil gives the techniques catchy names so you'll remember them when you really need them, including: ''Rubberneck the Room,'' ''Be a Copyclass,'' ''Come Hither Hands,'' “Bare Their Hot Button,” “The Great Scorecard in the Sky,'' and ''Play the Tombstone Game,” for big success in your social life, romance, and business. How to Talk to Anyone , which is an update of her popular book, Talking the Winner's Way (see the 5-star reviews of the latter)is based on solid more...

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Communicating effectively should be the simplest thing in the world, we talk and listen - or do we? And is that all there is to it? When things go wrong in a company, a friendship, a personal relationship, communication or rather lack of it or misinterpreting it, is often at the heart of the problem. Improving your communication skills can bring huge rewards; it can help you to win more contracts and sales, gain promotion, manage your organisation or your team more effectively, find friendship, even love.It can enhance relationships both at work and at home. So it's worth getting it right isn't it? This book will provide tips and techniques to improve communication skills and gain the co-operation of others. It includes topics such as: How to read, interpret and use body language; How to create the right visual appearance; How to use your voice - tone, accent, pitch, pace etc.; How to use powerful and persuasive words; How to get people to like you; How to influence people to your way of thinking; How to persuade people to co-operate with you; How to get on someone's wavelength; and How to hear, recognise and use the different communication styles between men and women. more...

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The Master Key System is a personal development book by Charles F. Haanel that was published in 1912. Though originally a 24 week correspondence course, it was published in book form in 1917. Along with "The Science of Getting Rich", by Wallace D. Wattles, the Master Key System is the source of Rhonda Byrne's inspiration for the book and the film "The Secret" (2006). Charles F. Haanel was an American author, millionaire, entrepreneur, and businessman who belonged to several Masonic societies, the American Scientific League, The Author’s League of America, The American Society of Psychical Research, the St. Louis Humane Society, and the St. Louis Chamber of Commerce. [Adapted from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_key_system under the terms of the GNU-FDL] more...

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In The Dance of Intimacy , the bestselling author of The Dance of Anger outlines the steps to take so that good relationships can be strengthened and difficult ones can be healed. Taking a careful look at those relationships where intimacy is most challenged - by distance, intensity, or pain - she teaches us about the specific changes we can make to achieve a more solid sense of self and a more intimate connectedness with others. Combining clear advice with vivid case examples, Dr. Lerner offers us the most solid, helpful book on intimate relationships that both women and men may ever encounter. more...

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