Self-Help : Stress Management

Won't life be perfect when . . . - you feel you have all the time in the world-for work, family and friends, your own needs and development; - you're motivated and inspired to perform your best; - you make sound decisions and quickly recover from setbacks; - your world is simple and uncluttered; - your life has meaning and purpose; and - you discover real peace and contentment. All this is possible. In Perfect Balance , Paul Wilson reveals the strategies and techniques for finding balance among all the parts of your busy life. You can do this without working harder or longer. By taking Wilson's approach-The Calm Way(tm)-you'll bring all your resources into play at once to achieve perfect balance in your life. The Calm Way(tm) works on the principle that the best way to accomplish your goals is by adopting a more relaxed and balanced attitude. Included in this edition is Wilson's patented Life Priorities Calculator, a group of enjoyable exercises to help determine what is essential as you make your way through life. Perform them once a year, or as often as you feel necessary, and you'll discover a new clarity about yourself and your life, and the most profitable method to structure your ambitions and goals. more...

Price: $15.95

Preventing Stress, Improving Productivity investigates the ways that companies can combat stress by changing the workplace, with an emphasis on approaches that involve both the individual worker and the place of work. more...

Price: $34.95

What if you could see around the corners of your life? Wouldn't it help to know what the most challenging days of your life would be like BEFORE they hit?. There are certain days in life that stand out because they are among the toughest that you or someone you love will experience. Your quality of life and your experience on the journey through this world are a function of how you handle these days when they arrive. Will you be ready? Will you be strong? Will you survive and be better for it, or will you cave?. In Real Life: Preparing for the 7 Most Challenging Days of Your Life, bestselling author and talk show host Dr. Phil McGraw is here to help you prepare to confront what he believes are the seven most common critical days that you or a loved one are likely to face. This book helps make it possible for you to be there for yourself or to be the calm in the middle of the storm for someone you love when any of these difficult days arrive. more...

Price: $26.99

Simple ways to a fuller and more vibrant existence, drawn from the Taoist tradition and shaped to fit our modern lives. Relax, You're Already Home explores how we can enrich our lives in modern America by incorporating simple habits discovered in the Taoist tradition. We don't have to dramatically reshape our lives or perform time-consuming rituals like meditation, kung fu, or breathing practices. Dr. Raymond Barnett instead shows how we can focus on basic daily Taoist habits through activities like going to the park, gardening, or enjoying a cup of tea. He even helps us create our own rituals around holidays, saints, historical figures or events, or anything else that resonates with us. This warm and accessible book is ideal for anyone whose life seems too fast and complicated, as well as for those who are interested in Eastern religions but don't have the time or inclination to take up esoteric practices. Complete with "interactives" that suggest excercises and probing questions, Relax, You're Already Home is a perfect primer for Taoism and a philosophy in its own right. more...

Price: $13.95

Stress relief that works—from the New York Times bestselling author of The ADD Answer and the chief content advisor for the Dr. Phil show With his bestselling books, Frank Lawlis has brought psychological relief to millions. In his latest book, he addresses one of the most common challenges of everyday life—dealing with stress. In Retraining the Brain, Dr. Lawlis clearly explains the neurological factors that make stress so traumatizing and lays out a powerful plan for changing our brains to improve the way we cope. The secret is to take advantage of our brain plasticity—our ability to essentially reprogram the way we think simply by following this forty-five-day program to change our behavior. Drawing on his work at his renowned clinic, Dr. Lawlis takes us through the different types of “stressors” and shows how we can apply the principles of brain plasticity to hardwire new, healthier response patterns. With its simple but effective exercises, Retraining the Brain offers an exciting new method for reducing stress and increasing our overall happiness. more...

Price: $16.00