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Recommended Reading for SELF-DEVELOPMENT

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Written by Joann Turner

SELF-DEVELOPMENT: Reach for your limits, then pass beyond them to find to a place where you discover your capabilities.

• The Answer is Simple...Love Yourself, Live Your Spirit! by Sonia Choquette. People who succeed, find peace and joy in their hearts and take great pleasure in their experiences, turn to a higher aspect of their nature––the Spirit within––and let this direct their lives. Steps outlined in this book will allow you to connection to your authentic Spirit and experience your truth. Love yourself and live your Spirit, and your life flows peacefully. It really is that simple. www.HayHouse.com

• Awakening the Energy Body: From Shamanism to bioenergetics by Kenneth Smith. Bioenergetics, study of flow & exchange of energy, shows conscious awareness creates our reality & enhances the functionality of the human energy body. Specific strategies shows how to manage the energy body in ways beneficial to material existence & spiritual development. Discussed: ethical considerations of developing consciousness & quickening personal evolution. www.BearAndCompany.com

• Five Wishes: How answering one simple question can make your dreams come true by Gay Henricks. Sometimes a brief conversation or insight can change the course of your life. Gay had an extraordinary, life-altering experience during a conversation at a party. The gift he received in that meeting became his touchstone for creating the life of his dreams. Now, he passes on the pivotal insight gained in that magic moment. www.NewWorldLibrary.com

• The Greatest Secret of All: Moving beyond abundance to a life of true fulfillment by Marc Allen. At thirty, Marc was unhappy, broke, and lost. But, instead of accepting this, the author decided to create a working system of goal setting, affirmations, and the willingness to be open to possibilities. The Greatest Secret is: we all can have a good life & the power to fulfil these wishes is within each one of us. www.NewWorldLibrary.com

• How to Think Like a Millionaire by Mark Fisher & Marc Allen. *Weed out limiting beliefs and plant positive ones. *Implement strategies to move toward a chosen goal. *Uncover the excuses placed in the path to success. *Align talent & ambition to produce startling results. *Balance persistence with flexibility. *Make wealth a state of mind. www.NewWorldLibrary.com

• The Man Who Forgot How To Read by Howard Engel. Successful mystery novelist, Engel awoke one morning to discover he’d lost the ability to read––a stroke afflicted him with alexia sine agraphia, a condition in which he can still write, but can’t read what he has written. To support himself & his family, he forges a therapeutic novel in which his long-time detective lead, Benny, suffers from a brain injury similar to his own. Intriguing account of personal tragedy, overcome with grace & humility––inspirational & instructive tale. www.Thomas Dunne Books

• The Neurobiology of “WE”: How relationships, the mind, and the brain interact to shape who we are by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. 7 CDs Founder of the emerging field of interpersonal neurobiology presents a new model of human potential––the mindbody-relationship connection. Building on two+ decades of scientific research, Siegel offers listeners in-depth exploration of this new map of human consciousness; insights into how interpersonal experiences shape the developing mind and foster emotional well-being; details on the untapped power this connection holds for individual and societal transformation; and more. www.SoundsTrue.com

• Personal Development for Smart People: The conscious pursuit of personal growth by Steve Pavlina. See how to become the conscious creator of your life instead of feeling hopelessly adrift, enjoy a fulfilling career that honors your unique self-expression, attract empowering relationships with loving, compatible partners, achieve inspiring goals with disciplined daily habits and more! Highly motivating style, will help you courageously explore, creatively express, and consciously embrace your extraordinary human journey. www.HayHouse.com

• The Personal Mastery Program: discovering passion & purpose in your life & work by Srikumar S. Rao, Ph.D. 6 CDs Internal guides of “mental chatter” and “mental models” direct nearly every facet of your life––from job performance and how you spend money, to your relationships. drawing from Jesuit teachings, Zen practice and other traditions, Rao guides you through powerful exercises to help break down unproductive thought forms driving your life––and then rebuild with new models aligned to your authenitc purpose. From Prof Rao’s always overbooked “spiritual principles” course at Columbia University’s Business School. www.SoundsTrue.com

• Poetry as Spiritual Practice: Reading, writing, and using poetry in your daily rituals, aspirations, and intentions by Robert McDowell. Reading and writing poetry creates clarity, deepens and expands spiritual inquiry, and cultivates wisdom, compassion, self-confidence, patience, and love. Combining poetry and spirituality, McDowell invites you to recognize poetry as “the pure sound & shape of your spirit.” Vividly illustrated with a wide range of poems from all historical eras and poetic traditions. An inspirational guide for integrating poetry into spiritual practice. www.SimonandSchuster.com

• The Power of Presence: Shifting your awareness to transform your business, your life & our future by Peter Senge. 2 CDs Challenges us to stop “downloading” habitual notions and tap into the state of “letting come, because that’s when presence occurs. Shift from repeating past patterns and mistakes to transforming the emerging future.” Peter, MIT lecturer, taught thousands how to use “presencing” to vastly enhance abilities to learn, create, & succeed. Learn: *Guided meditations and skill of “deep listening” to get into a state of calm, observant, and focused awareness. *These “inner shifts” are transforming businesses/cultures the world over. Lets go of our cherished “truths” and respond to the ever-changing truth of each moment. www.Sounds True.com

• The Secret of Home: Homesouls® guide to abundant living by Lindsay Halton. The Secret of Home represents the next step for Feng Shui. It’s a guide, to read your home as a Map for the journey of your life. Your home is the Theatre of your Soul. Journey beyond the drama and pain of life. Like Alice through the looking glass, enter deeply beyond the way things appear to be. Within each home there is an invisible plan––it holds the clues that point the way to a life filled with wonder and abundance. This book holds the key. www.O-Books.net

• The Voice of the Muse: Answering the call to write by Mark David Gerson.Guide to overcoming writer’s block and unleashing creative potential. Techniques guaranteed to get your stories on paper. Discover how to write naturally, eloquently and powerfully without struggle. Whatever your genre or form, deepen your creative experience and awaken to new skills, new stories and a renewed confidence in your innate gifts. The words lie within you, yearning to heard. Together, we will give them voice. www.MarkDavidGerson.com • wwwLightLinesMedia.com

• What Color is Your Parachute? 2009: A practical manual for job-hunters and career-changers by Mark David Gerson. #1 best-selling career book of all time, revised and updated to keep pace with today’s ever-changing job market. The 2008 edition is an even more useful book, with its updated, inspiring, and detailed plan for changing readers’ lives. Fortune magazine calls it, “the gold standard of career guides.” www.TenSpeed.com

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