| Description |
1 online resource (238 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Ed's story -- Part I Stuck and Settling For -- Chapter 1 Why are you choosing to be unhappy? -- Be more kid -- Chapter 2 Overthinking -- The physiology of overthinking -- It might never happen -- Letting your past rule your future -- Now Your Turn: Unlearning overthinking -- Escapism vs. reprogramming -- Feelings of dis-ease -- Be more kid -- Chapter 3 Procrastinating -- Why do people procrastinate? -- The busyness trap -- Nicky's story -- Seeing the big picture -- Now Your Turn: Wheel of Life |
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Motivation: the flip side to procrastination -- Life is a journey, not a destination -- Now Your Turn: Knowing your own convincer -- Excuses for procrastination -- Mark's story -- There is no magic wand -- Be more kid -- Chapter 4 Passenger or driver? -- Living in the Grey Zone -- Why we stay trapped in the Grey Zone -- Why do we become a passenger? -- How to tell if you're a passenger in your life -- Ed's story -- How to become a driver -- Ed's story -- Don't let your life be defined -- Nicky's story -- Ed's story -- Escaping the Grey Zone is different for everyone -- Be more kid -- Ed's story |
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Part II Rediscovering You -- Chapter 5 If you don't like it, don't do it -- The power of saying no -- Now Your Turn: The power of 'No' -- Being authentic -- Ed's story -- Retaining your structure -- Escaping the trap of unfulfillment -- Now Your Turn: What's stopping you? -- Be more kid -- Mark's story -- Chapter 6 You think too much -- Your model of the world -- Now Your Turn: Exploring your model of the world -- How your model of the world influences self-talk -- Be more kid -- Now Your Turn: Interpretation or meaning? -- Chapter 7 Being real -- What does being real look like? -- Ed's story |
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Playing a part -- Things will change -- How to reconnect with yourself -- No failures, only feedback -- Now Your Turn: Your purpose -- Be more kid -- Chapter 8 Okay with not being okay -- When does it become a way of life? -- Why are people not okay? -- Acknowledge how you're feeling -- Negative emotions aren't bad -- Be true to who you are -- Finding the right mindset -- Now Your Turn: Why don't you do what you enjoy? -- Be more kid -- Part III Unconditional Love -- Chapter 9 Contentment vs. happiness -- Are you a happiness junkie? -- How to break your happiness addiction |
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Developing resilience -- There is no 'happy ever after' -- Mark & Nicky's story -- The happiness trap -- Ed's story -- Finding the right priorities -- Now Your Turn: Finding your priorities -- Ed's story -- How to break free from the happiness trap -- How to start the conversation with yourself -- Now Your Turn: What do you want and what needs to change? -- Be more kid -- Chapter 10 Beyond positive thinking -- Optimist or pessimist? -- The trouble with positive affirmations -- Challenging your limiting beliefs -- Now Your Turn: Identifying your beliefs -- Imaginary chains in an invisible prison |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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Nicky's story |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Taylor, Mark
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Taylor, Nicky
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| ISBN |
9780857088987 |
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085708898X |
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