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How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish

Summary:  As humans, both children and adults, we find it more comfortable to open up and talk about our problems when we have someone who listens to us and acknowledges our experiences. And by opening up about our problems, we are better able to cope with our feelings and focus on solutions. Hence, as a parent, it’s your responsibility to help your children deal with their feelings by adopting the language of empathy. It is also your duty to encourage autonomy in your children, help them develop a great and healthy self–image, and prepare them to become responsible adults. Listen to your children with full attention! Whenever your kids are trying to tell you something, give them your full attention. Do not pretend to be listening—stop whatever you are doing and focus. You don't even have to say anything. Most of the time, a sympathetic silence is all a child needs. Moreover, children internalize whatever their parents say about them. When people put negative labels on kids it tend...

12 Rules for Life

Few things I have learned from this book Summary: Like it or not, we all strive to avoid getting hurt or damaged. Some of us experiment, take risks to learn about the world around us and ourselves. There are others, who prefer staying in their protective, imaginary shell. Both approaches define the way we choose to interact with reality. The author also talked about the importance of good Serotonin level, putting yourself first, choosing people who will bring to the fore best in you. You are well aware that you should be comparing yourself only as each person is unique.  Telling the truth and articulate your thoughts most accurately is crucial not only for others to get you but also for you to understand yourself.

The Power of Self discipline - No Excuses

Success requires hard work, and the essential requirement for hard work is self-discipline. You will only be able to achieve success when you can overcome the natural tendency to cut corners and take the easy way. Your ability to think, plan, and work hard in the short term and to discipline yourself to do what is right and necessary before you do what is fun and easy is the key to living long and creating a wonderful future for yourself. Try this Invest 3% of your income in yourself! This will ensure that you remain an appreciating asset and that your earning ability increases continually. If your annual income is $50.000, for instance, you should invest $1500 back into yourself to maintain and improve your knowledge and skills. Remember, the key to success is personal and professional growth. Never stop learning and growing.

Negative Self-Talk and How to Change It by Shad Helmstetter

Negative self-talk is anything you think or say that looks at something from a pessimistic perspective rather than an optimistic one. This kind of self-talk is almost always self-defeating. It sets you up for failure; it anticipates failure; it expects failure like it’s a sure thing. When you engage in negative self-talk, consciously or unconsciously, you’re wiring your brain to fail. Having a negative outlook on life might seem like something harmless, but it isn’t. When you say it or think it, your self-talk is being recorded in your brain. And over time, your brain will create programs that guide your life, based on the messages it receives from your surroundings, and most importantly your self-talk. Can you erase the negative programs you have now? Yes, you can. Even if you have negative programs that have been wired into your brain for years, you can reverse them. Thanks to the brain's plasticity, it doesn't even take years to erase or replace them — negative programs can ...

Untamed by Glennon Doyle

Give your life a taste of change by connecting to your Knowing. Extend this revolution to other aspects of your life — your family, your workplace, your religion and your relationships. Break down the old walls and rebuild a new life of freedom and peace. It might take a lifetime. Luckily, a lifetime is exactly how long you have. Lose yourself in your imaginations and refuel yourself thinking up the truest, most beautiful life you can imagine, the truest, most beautiful family you can fathom, the truest, most beautiful world you can hope for. Do not consider them to be pipe dreams — see them as marching orders. See them as the blueprints of your life, your family and the world. May the invisible order become visible. May your dreams become plans. Try this: Do not let your imagination go to waste. Put all of your wildest dreams on paper. This will help keep you on track and remind you to make conscious efforts to build that world you want.