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An audiobook for managers leading remote teams and for employees who want to make a difference...Pilar Orti and Maya Middlemiss reflect on this transition from a change-management perspective, drawn from their experience of working with leaders of distributed teams. Considering challenges from well-being to technology to communication, this series of articles will empower leaders at all levels to improve their personal practice and their team's performance.

Ballet is Aisha’s life. So when she’s denied yet another lead at her elite academy because she doesn’t "look" the part, she knows something has to change—the constant discrimination is harming her mental health. Switching to her best friend Neil’s art school seems like the perfect plan at first. But she soon discovers racism and bullying are entrenched in the ballet program here, too, and there’s a new, troubling distance between her and Neil. And as past traumas surface, pressure from friends and family, a new romance, and questions about her dance career threaten to overwhelm her.

Two friends, one who loves both Jane Austen and David Lynch, one who is only passingly familiar with both, explore their bodies of work and the adaptations of that work. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mannersandmadness/support

Relationships fall apart and come together. But through it all, there's one thing the Singhs can count on: Their family will always be there for one another.

Will is a 17-year-old on the cusp of freedom—freedom from providing and caring for their abusive, addicted mother, freedom from their small town with an even smaller mindset, and freedom from having to hide who they truly are. When their mother dies months before their 18th birthday, Will is granted this freedom earlier than expected. They begin to dream of escaping to the big city of Baltimore, of dating the magnetic and gorgeous Julian, and of living, unencumbered and free.

In this audiobook, Maya Bennett shared inspiring stories of titans (Stoicism practitioners) who integrate Stoicism into their decision-making and daily life and are happily reaping the success and happiness that everyone yearns. You can too. It is not about intelligence or smarts. It is about actively following the insights and principles shared in this audiobook. Maya Bennett shared 23 Stoic techniques for building your better and happier life.

Whether you're fit and flexible or haven't sat cross-legged since childhood, Yoga for Real Life is an easy-to-use guide, packed full of yoga advice and insights designed to give the listener the confidence to deal with life's everyday challenges—and really make a positive change.

Jasmine left the Sweetwater Ranch and the Morgan brothers, no longer able to bear the painful dilemma of loving them both. After a year away, in which she gains new perspective, she returns home with one goal. To make Seth and Zane Morgan hers. Jaz may have left an innocent girl, but she’s returned a beautiful, sensual woman. Seth and Zane aren’t prepared for the full on assault she launches and each battle an attraction they’ve fought for years. She wants them both, but Seth has no intention of sharing his woman.

Have you ever experience walking into a meeting or a room where you notice strange vibes that are uncommon, perhaps a tense mood, or sense that something is going to happen? You are not alone and many others like you have this “special gift” but only a few aware what is it. Some start to practice and master this gift to lead a satisfying empath lifestyle and empower their relationships with others. As a empath or highly sensitive person, you have the gifts of empathy, sensitivity, compassion, and you are usually far more creative than others.

Gina "Tinkerbell" Miyoko is not your typical private eye. Armed with a baby blue Magnum, a Harley blessed with Holy Water by her dramatically disposed mother, and a Japanese mingei tucked in her pocket (a good luck charm from her Sherlock Holmes-obsessed father), Tink spends her time sniffing out delinquent dads in the San Francisco Bay area and honing her detective skills. But when her best friend, Rose, an undercover agent, discovers there’s a stalker on her tail, she hires Tink as a bodyguard.

A stately home in the English countryside seems the ideal place for a bad boy billionaire and his bride to tie the knot. Until the internet fails. And the oven breaks. And paparazzi invade. And police crash the bachelorette party. And four unlikely couples discover that passion never waits for perfection.

The stories in this collection were first published in Analog, a science fiction magazine, between 1990 and 2011. They feature the adventures of eccentric kilt-wearing anthropologist, archaeologist, and xenologist Rhys Llewellyn and his able assistants, Yoshi Umeki and Roderick Halfax. Given my fascination with archaeology, first contact…and all things Scottish, I suppose these stories were inevitable.

Lagom is used to describe the perfect state when something is neither too much, nor too little. The Swedish apply lagom to most aspects of their life without thinking about it. This book will show you how lagom can be incorporated into your personal life, family, relationships, work, home, health, and well-being. Living lagom is to live a moderate life where balance is the key to success in all areas.

Lola wants nothing more than to find her long lost father, whom she believes to be a member of the Illuminati. However, the only way into the secret society is through their extremely competitive internship program... On her journey, Lola must contend with her conspiracy theorist sister, a mysterious boy with a mannequin hand, and the nefarious members of the Illuminati themselves. Starring Ariana Raygoza, Raina Morris, Joe Therrien Kelly, Phil Jamesson, Kai White, Vinny Thomas, Cole Hersch, Ben Marshall, Moss Perricone, Usama Siddiquee, Lara Clear, Sergio Duran, and Erik Lochtefeld. Written, ...

This book explores the nature of emotional intelligence through investigation of various theories and approaches to measurement. It presents fair criticisms of these theories and measures, as well as of some of the broad claims made by EQ proponents. It identifies and describes various tests and online quizzes that you might take in order to gain an understanding of your own emotional intelligence.

When illegally crossing the American border from Mexico there are three things you must understand: Watch for headlights in the woods, follow the power lines and wind pumps, and learn to swim before crossing the river. When he was a child, author Victor Maya’s mother paid smugglers to reunite her with her children in Houston, Texas. Two coyotes, two siblings, and Victor, a little boy who couldn’t swim.

The bar Sophia Pearce is in doesn't look like much. The wine is bad and the decor worse. But when a sudden attack of curiosity leads her to sneak past security and into the back room, she discovers something unimaginable. The most lavish party she's ever laid eyes on, in the most unlikely of places. But that's nothing compared to what comes next, to the man she meets back there. Sebastian Lock. Gorgeous, commanding, and radiating charm, he is exactly the sort of silver-tongued rake Sophia has sworn to avoid. Unfortunately, he doesn't care much for her promises.

Hustle Gabriel Harrison is the Kings of Justice’s Sergeant at Arms. A former soldier, he is committed to his MC club safety and his biker brothers’ well-being. He loves his lonely life, and he doesn’t indulge in the most decadent sides of the MC lifestyle. Although he’s a bachelor, discipline and structure rule his life. His routine will collapse when Mason, VP of the Dark Knights, an allied club of the Kings, brings his sister, Ava, to the clubhouse. Ava needs protection, and Hustle is the only one available for the task. Ava She thought she accomplished her dreams when she got ...

BALDIE Killian Sanders is a cocky ex-soldier, member of the Kings of Justice MC Club of Sacramento. Loyal and funny, he lives his life without remorse. He likes sex and runs from commitment and relationships. There are so many hot babes to enjoy! His dreams? They're not about the perfect family or the house with the white picket fence. He cut his ties with his millionaire father a long time ago once he understood his money was dirty. His club, his brothers, and his Harley are his priorities. SUSAN Shy, bigger girl Susan Gibson is a librarian with self-esteem issues who craves independence ...

The Girl Who Could Heal Your Heart is the fourth book in The Girls Who Could series. In it, we discover the healing power of forgiveness and release. Kahuna Morrnah Simeona was a Hawaiian healer and teacher who traveled the world sharing the modern art of ho'oponopono, or community healing. When we clear our minds of grief, blame and anger, our hearts become lighter, our days become brighter.