Double your profits by creating positive cultures that improve staff productivity and customer satisfaction.In this breakthrough book, Australia's positivity experts, international authors and business consultants Dr John Mcintosh and Elizabeth McIntosh explain unique and exciting new strategies to create workplace cultures and attitudes that are positive and empowering.The true cost of absenteeism to Australian business is over 33 billion each year and the extra workload c...

Deep maps are finely detailed, multimedia depictions of a place and the people, buildings, objects, flora, and fauna that exist within it and which are inseparable from the activities of everyday life. These depictions may encompass the beliefs, desires, hopes, and fears of residents and help show what ties one place to another. A deep map is a way to engage evidence within its spatio-temporal context and to provide a platform for a spatially-embedded argument. The essays in this book inve...

Negative Thoughts occur impulsively in every single one of us. They just pop up in our heads as part of our internal dialogue or mind chatter. How you deal with your Negative Impulsive Thoughts (NITs) will have huge effects on your physical health, success in life and emotional happiness – so your health, wealth and happiness are at stake! Everyone has experienced thoughts of self-doubt, self-criticism and lack of self-confidence. These NITs can also keep you awake at night, create unneces...

This book fills a critical gap in our scientific understanding of the grief response of parents who have lost a child to traumatic death and the psychotherapeutic strategies that best facilitate healing. It is based on the results of the largest study ever conducted of parents surviving a child's traumatic death or suicide. The book was conceived by William and Beverly Feigelman following their own devastating loss of a son, and written from the perspective of their experiences as both sui...

From the acclaimed author of Stop Letting Everything Affect You comes a powerful, inspiring, and honest guide to overcoming hurdles and building your ideal life.“This is the ultimate book for personal growth. It helps you find clarity within yourself regardless of where you are in life.”—Torrey Smith, Philadelphia Eagles, Super Bowl XLVII championWhy do some people live an extraordinary life while others never really feel fulfilled...

Named a 2013 Doody's Core Title!"In the fields of death education, research and counseling/psychology, surely Bill Worden is a giant....ALL of us, personally and professionally, are indebted to J. William Worden. From his work we may be just a bit wiser, a bit healthier, a bit more competent, and a lot more in touch with meaning (our own and those of others) for the sake of all who mourn." --Illness, Crisis, & Loss"Every helping professiona...

Mind Maps at Work takes a fresh and exuberant look at how Mind Maps can keep you one step ahead of your colleagues at work. Full of practical tips, exercises and inspiring casestudies of people from all career backgrounds, it will help you unlock your reservoirs of creativity and find the fulfilment at work you know you deserve.Tony Buzan is the world-renowned inventor of Mind Maps who has helped hundreds of highly successful international businesses and organisations. In this insp...

Are you at a crossroads in life, lacking in motivation, looking for a new direction, or just plain 'stuck'?Finding your Way back to YOU is a practical resource written specifically for women who have found themselves in any of these positions.Written by Lynne Saint - experienced Life Coach, NLP Practitioner and Hypnotherapist – this is a hands-on book with an accompanying downloadable journal and weblinked exercises.Lynne's straight-talking guidance, drawn from Coac...

How many times have you heard that people with autism lack creativity? That they reject affection or suffer from mental retardation? As the number of children diagnosed with autism surges, researchers and educators are racing to define the amorphous nature of this spectrum disorder and its wide range of symptoms. But in trying to characterize this widely varying group, people often perpetuate a host of limiting and potentially damaging misconceptions in the media, in academic journals and ...

Are you one of the thousands of Canadians who work or volunteer with children and youth? Do you know:• how to respond effectively when a young person behaves aggressively?• what kinds of aggression are considered normal for a young person’s age and stage of development?• what kinds of aggression may suggest that a young person has a problem that needs specialized intervention?Acting Out aims to help you answer “yes” to these questio...

Number 1 bestselling author, Cathy Glass, shares her experience and expertise gained across 25 years as a foster carer in this brilliantly practical self-help guide for adults.The long-awaited sequel to her much-loved parenting guide, that fans of Happy Kids have been clamouring for.Cathy Glass reveals the secrets of happiness and contentment in adulthood by combining common-sense psychology with tried-and-tested strategies and case studies, always from her own unique and i...

Learn the secrets of self-esteem with 365 tips from the UK’s number one confidence expert Gael Lindenfield. Dip into this comprehensive self-help handbook as and when you need it or use it as a personal development plan. Includes advice on social life, work issues, relationships and much more.Poor self-esteem can sabotage relationships and careers, cause self-destructive behaviour and hold us back from achieving our true potential.In this comprehensive guide, self-esteem ex...