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Too often self-help books stimulate the reader while the pages turn, but after the back cover closes the session is over and on we go.

David M. Traversi avoids that route in publishing The Source of Leadership: Eight Drivers of the High-impact Leader , the result of his years as a motivational speaker and writer and coach, that on the surface is a primer for executive search teams to determine who among the hundreds of applicants for CEO jobs deserve to be termed ‘leaders’, but for the average leader, Traversi has written an extremely user friendly manual that allows the reader to open the potential of personal lives to be everything each of us can be. It is stimulating reading and an enormously helpful guide for self-improvement.

Traversi talks about the ‘persona’ and the ’shadow’ aspects of our personalities: the ‘persona’ is

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Ditching Debt and Money…It’s Not Just for Rich People!
by Janine Bolon

Ever wonder how some people manage to get it together financially and then keep it that way and others don’t? This book tells you how to manage your finances now and in the future using the 60/40 principle.

The 60/40 Principle is the backbone of a simple system Bolon created to help her own family gain financial independence. It worked so well that she now spends her time teaching this principle to others. Thousands of people are now discarding debt and winning wealth.

Bolon’s book, Money . . . It’s Not Just for Rich People relates five simple principles that govern how money runs or ruins your life and gives you step-by-step instructions and real examples to help you move from fiscal deprivation to wealth accumulation.

Ditching Debt is a 50-page book that gives you three simple exercises that can change your fiscal outlook in as little as three months if you follow the instructions as outlined. It was created for those readers who feel that Money…It’s Not Just for Rich People! was beyond their current situation.

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Simpleology: The Simple Science of Getting What You Want
by Mark Joyner

Mark Joyner is one of the leading experts on Internet marketing, and his expertise is proven once again in this, his third book, Simpleology: The Simple Science of Getting What You Want.

While Mark’s prior books, The Irresistible Offer: How to Sell Your Product or Service in 3 Seconds or Less and The Great Formula: for Creating Maximum Profit with Minimal Effort focus on proven marketing strategies, Simpleology offers readers a system for achieving whatever they desire. Sound too woo-woo for a business book?  It’s not.

Joyner has created an easy-to-use “manual” for using the power of your mind to achieve success in all areas of your life, and he begins by challenging readers to get a clear focus on what they really want, not what they think they “should” want. As he says “if no one was looking and you didn’t have to worry about what other people thought, what would you do?”  And before moving forward, Joyner helps you understand why you’re stuck where you are now.

Simpleology: The Simple Science of Getting What You Want covers in detail the Five Laws of Simpleology that you’ll need to achieve your goals; all are easy to understand and simple to implement (well, simple if you can overcome your inertia!).

I love Joyner’s books. Not only are they crammed with useful information, but the books’ actual layouts make reading them easy because they’re designed with wide margins, interesting illustrations, and lots of little factoids to break up large hunks of text.

If you don’t like where you life is sitting today, pick up a copy of Simpleology: The Simple Science of Getting What You Want - - you won’t regret it for a second.

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Becoming Soul Mates, by Elva Anson

Reviewed by Brenda Snodgrass, Compulsive Reader

Becoming Soul Mates is about following a set of steps with your partner to reach the euphoria of becoming soul mates. Rather than the frequent mistake of thinking your soul mate is out there ready-made somewhere in the world, this book will guide you to ways of real intimacy that lead you to:

Begin with yourself, Create safety through love, Sex and Spirituality, The Language of Sex, How to listen so your lover will talk, How to talk so your lover will listen, Resolve the Complexity of talking about feelings, Make differences work for you, The parallel Path – Intimacy with God and Partner and Having fun getting close:

Intimacy:…intrinsic, intermost…marked by very close association, contract or familiarity, marked by a warm friendship, suggesting informal warmth or privacy, of a very personal or private nature.”

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Soul Mates
by Elva Anson

Most people believe that out in the world somewhere their soul mate exists. The trick is to find that person. This book shows what to do to become soul mates for a lifetime and to create the relationship you have always wanted.

Purchase Becoming Soul Mates: How to Create the Lifelong Relationship You Always Dreamed Of from Amazon.com

Discover:

• The power you have to make the relationship what you want it to be.
• How to create safety and let go of defenses.
• How to understand the language of sex.
• How to listen so your lover will talk and talk so your lover will listen.
• Twenty ways to have fun getting close.
  
  
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Life List Dos and Don’ts
by Jill Smolinski, author of The Next Thing On My List

Purchase The Next Thing on My List: A Novel from Amazon.com

A life list–a list of things you hope to do before you die–can be a great tool for helping you get more out of each day. Here, some dos and don’ts

DO put your life list in writing. Experts say the very act of writing down goals increases the chance you’ll achieve them.

DO aim for a good number of goals. Between 10 and 50 is typical. Too many, and you may feel overwhelmed–too few, uninspired.

DON’T include a goal because you think you “should.” Yes, many people dream of climbing mountains or visiting exotic locations, but if those types of things don’t appeal to you, they’ll only get in the way of what does.

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Embracing Change: Transforming Life’s Challenges with Courage and Grace
by David Malin

Buy Embracing Change: Transforming Life\’s Challenges With Courage and Grace at Amazon.com

In this book, David Malin offers readers a refreshing new paradigm for understanding themselves. This humorous, easy-to-read guide includes specific ideas about how to deal with difficult transitions and life changes. 

Embracing Change uses stories, creative metaphor, and wit to help people who are struggling with change: whether it is the transition to college or in the workplace, the challenges of relationships including parenting, or learning to embrace retirement or loss. Each chapter can be read on its own, or returned to later, revealing new insights to readers at different stages in their lives.

The book’s fresh perspective will enable even readers who are familiar with principles of self-reflection and self-healing to make new discoveries. Embracing Change will inspire readers of all ages to confront change in a healthy and positive way.

About the Author
David Malin, DD PT, is a skilled Medical Intuitive who has been practicing in the field of Alternative Medicine since 1977. His degrees in Physical Therapy and Doctor of Divinity reflect the wide scope of his work. 

David addresses one’s entire being to help people become “more whole” physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. To this end, he has created the Body Math system of healing and ESR-Inner Opening Technique, two powerful vehicles for creating positive change in life. David has been featured on a television special on Alternative Medicine aired in the U.S. and abroad, and his articles have been published internationally in various professional journals.

He has taught his techniques both nationally and internationally.  More information about David Malin can be found at the author’s site.

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By Sandy Nathan
Stepping Off the Edge: Learning & Living Spiritual Practice reads like a good novel, while teaching the great truths of humanity. A powerful tale of insight and spiritual unfolding, this book will take you to new realms of thought and feeling.

Sandy Nathan leads the reader with wit and warmth into taking a look at life, in particular, their own life and just what is going on. More importantly, she helps the reader ask the important questions. Do I like my life? Do I like the way I am living? If the answer is ‘yes,’ be ready to sit back and enjoy an enlightening excursion to another level of living. If you unfortunately answer ‘no,’ be ready to learn specific ways to turn ‘no’ into ‘yes’, or, at least, ‘maybe.’ Ms. Nathan guides without preaching, leads without pushing, and does it all with a sense of humor as she shares her own life experiences.
Review: Amazon Definitely NOT a “How To” book, December 4, 2006 Reviewer: G. B. Shepherd (Santa Ynez, CA USA)

About the Author
Sandy Nathan is not a blazing new talent. “I’m a blazing old talent. I’m a mother, a grandmother and someone who’s had several professional careers. My first published book was in economics. Unless you’re into cost/revenue analysis, you probably haven’t heard of it. I’ve been around for a long time and have had experiences from the everyday professional/personal/family realm to the inner world of deep meditation. I love both.”

Buy Sandy’s book at Amazon

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By Paula Muran

Discover why it’s important to heal fear and other emotions. The emotional self is the key to your Soul–higher Self. Without healing old emotional wounds you can not spiritually advance. Codes of Light teaches us how to identify our emotional issues, get to our core and move forward.

Discover the power of your emotional beliefs and how they camouflage your Divine Self. Codes of Light is a healing program. Reading the book begins a release of deeply buried emotional patterns. Learn how the intrinsic power of crystals and gemstones release emotional patterns that stand in your way to knowing the Self. The author introduces a revolutionary healing system called Sovereign Light. Designed as your next step in emotional healing. Sovereign Light gets to your ‘core’ and liberates you into a life of happiness, love, success, healthy body and spiritual fulfillment. The author recounts her lifelong relationship with Hindu Master and the planetary Logos, Sanatkumara and the purpose of creating The Sovereign Light System of Emotional Healing, Crystal Elixirs and Vibrational Sprays: Aromatherapy with a Twist of Energy! Includes a Therapeutic Handbook for Healing Practitioners plus eight color pictures of crystal layouts.

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By Michael Mihalik

In August 2006, United States consumer debt reached an all-time high of $2.35 trillion1. Real estate foreclosures are soaring nationwide2, millions of jobs are being shipped overseas, and pensions are being cut at iconic American companies such as Delta Airlines3. The American family is under a level of financial stress that hasn’t been seen for generations.

In the past, Americans were taught to avoid debt, but lately we have been persuaded to embrace it. The process starts early—high school students receive pre-approved credit cards although their only income may be from babysitting or mowing their neighbor’s lawn. People don’t realize that embracing debt subjects them to financial servitude—a form of slavery—in which their bills determine when and how much they work, often at jobs they don’t even like.

Can anything be done to help Americans regain control of their finances?

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