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Renowned psychologist Joseph J. Luciani dives into the root causes of overeating and reveals that  lose weight and keep it off, you have to retrain your brain.

The research is in: The next fad diet will not work! Of the millions of people every day battling temptation and trying to drop unwanted pounds, only a small percentage are successful. And of those, a whopping 80 percent quickly pack the weight back on! So what went wrong? The answer won’t be found in whatever the next new diet is. The answer to lasting weight loss can only be found from within.

Combining insight and inspiration with powerful cognitive tools, Thin from Within enables you to:

Complete with simple self-coaching techniques proven to control cravings and break the cycle of self-sabotage, Thin from Within puts the decision in your hands. Will you try yet another fad diet and fail--or deal with the root problem within and find a permanent solution?

With bigger challenges come great opportunities, and Marketing to Gen Z wants to help you get ahead of the game when it comes to understanding and reaching this next generation of buyers.

Having internalized the lessons of the Great Recession, Generation Z blends the pragmatism and work ethic of older generations with the high ideals and digital prowess of youth. For brands, reaching this mobile-first and socially conscious cohort requires real change, not just tweaks to the Millennial plan.

In Marketing to Gen Z, businesses will learn how to:

Marketing to Gen Z dives into and explains all this and much more, so that businesses may most effectively connect and converse with the emerging generation that is expected to comprise 40 percent of all consumers by 2020.

Now is the time to learn who they are and what they want!

Be a Network Marketing Superstar provides a proven 26-step program designed to help business leaders quickly become stars in this fast-growing and profitable industry.

As far as career opportunities go, network marketing is hard to beat. It costs almost nothing to start, allows for flexible hours, and paves the way for financial independence. Network marketing -- also known as direct selling and multi-level marketing -- has turned millions of people into successful business owners. To truly reach their earning potential, network marketers need the right tools.

This powerful training manual shows you how to:

With equal parts advice and inspiration, as well as helpful worksheets and exercises, Be a Network Marketing Superstar gives network marketers the know-how and confidence they need to join the ranks of the top moneymakers.

Owning a home should be exciting, not terrifying. Get a crash course on what new homeowners can expect, from the good to the bad and the ugly.

For many new homeowners, the euphoria that comes with buying the perfect new house can soon turn into total panic. First-time buyers often feel overwhelmed by the amount of maintenance their new home requires?not to mention the nasty problems and surprises that seem to be lurking around every corner (and in every wall).

Real estate guru Sid Davis provides the antidote for the common worries that plague every new owner. From easy repairs to seemingly insurmountable projects, you will discover sanity-saving advice on:

With The First-Time Homeowner’s Survival Guide, novice homeowners can experience all the joy, and none of the trepidation, that comes with having a place of their own.

This book gives you all the easy-to-use tools they need to conduct an effective review -- including sample dialogs, checklists, and forms.

When not handled correctly, performance appraisals can turn into nerve-wracking confrontations. If employees and managers aren''t on the same page about expectations and performance, the working relationship can be seriously harmed.

Productive Performance Appraisals shows you how to:

This invaluable resource has new sections on rating employees, justifying scores, and weaving disciplinary language into the review. You will also find guidance on developing career plans, keeping consistent records, communicating changes in roles, how reviews are used when determining layoffs, and much more.

Most managers, supervisors, and team leaders realize the importance of team-building, but just can''t seem to find the time in their busy schedules. This book provides the solution!

More Quick Team-Building Activities for Busy Managers contains 50 all-new exercises that can be conducted in 15 minutes or less, and which require no special facilities, big expense, or previous training experience. Each activity is presented in just a few short pages with all the relevant information including a list of materials needed, the purpose of the exercise, and handy tips for success, all highlighted for easy reference.

You will find fun and effective activities for:

The book also includes special guidance for "virtual teams," whose members are in different locations but must work as a unit. For anyone charged with the task of bringing teams together, More Quick Team-Building Activities for Busy Managers is the answer.

Stories have tremendous power. They can persuade, promote empathy, and provoke action. Better than any other communication tool, stories explain who you are, what you want...and why it matters. In presentations, department meetings, over lunch-any place you make a case for new customers, more business, or your next big idea-you''ll have greater impact if you have a compelling story to relate. Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins will teach you to narrate personal experiences as well as borrowed stories in a way that demonstrates authenticity, builds emotional connections, inspires perseverance, and stimulates the imagination. Fully updated and more practical than ever, the second edition reveals how to use storytelling to: Capture attention * Motivate listeners * Gain trust * Strengthen your argument * Sway decisions * Demonstrate authenticity and encourage transparency * Spark innovation * Manage uncertainty * And more Complete with examples, a proven storytelling process and techniques, innovative applications, and a new appendix on teaching storytelling, Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins hands you the tools you need to get your message across-and connect successfully with any audience.

As an acknowledged guru in the field of creativity and innovation, Arthur VanGundy has inspired businesses in a variety of industries to generate more original, cutting-edge ideas. Getting to Innovation is a detailed guide to achieving the critical first step in formulating creative and useful ideas-i.e., asking the right questions that define the challenges facing any organization. Readers will discover: * how to write positioning and rationale statements for each challenge * how to link together multiple objectives in priority frameworks * the top 10 techniques for generating creative ideas * tips for designing and running brainstorming retreats * advice on how to select the best ideas from the many that have been generated When it comes to true innovation, it''s not formulating the great ideas, but asking the right questions that will ultimately lead to results. Getting to Innovation offers the tools to help every company tap into its most inspired thinking.

Find out why early childhood is the best time to teach your child a second language and learn how to do it with this step-by-step guide.

The best time to learn a second language is as a child. During childhood, the brain is more receptive to language learning than at any other time in life. Aware that a second language can enrich their child''s understanding of other cultures and bring future job opportunities in a world drawn ever closer by globalization, many parents today are motivated to raise their children bilingual.

7 Steps to Raising a Bilingual Child helps parents in both monolingual and multilingual families determine and achieve their bilingual goals for their child, whether those goals are understanding others, the ability to speak a second language, reading and/or writing in two languages, or some combination of all of these. The authors will:

Packed with insightful anecdotes and powerful strategies, 7 Steps to Raising a Bilingual Child is a one-of-a-kind guidebook for those seeking to provide their children with a uniquely valuable experience.

The ability to speak with confidence and deliver winning presentations can accelerate your career, earn people''s respect, and enable you to achieve your greatest goals.

Anyone can learn to be a great speaker, just as easily as they can learn to drive a car or ride a bike. As one of the world''s premier speakers and personal success experts, Brian Tracy reveals time-tested tricks of the trade that you can use to present powerfully and speak persuasively, whether in an informal meeting or in front of a large audience.

In Speak To Win, you will learn how to:

This no nonsense handbook is perfect for delivering talks that inform, impress, persuade and motivate.

Brimming with unbeatable strategies for winning people over every time, Speak To Win lets you in on his most powerful presentation secrets in this indispensable, life-changing guide.

This long-trusted guide provides you with the savvy knowledge and skills you need to negotiate with ease, no matter where you are or who you are talking with.

The ups and downs of negotiating can be challenging enough at home. Then, when people put themselves in another country—where the customs and conventions are often radically different—they’ve got a recipe for awkwardness and confusion at best, disappointment and disaster at worst.

How to Negotiate Anything with Anyone Anywhere Around the World provides expert advice on:

Now expanded to include 63 countries, the book reflects changes in the international scene as well as current topics like foreign outsourcing and multicultural work teams that increasingly characterize present-day work relationships. Organized in an easy-to-access, quick-reference format, this bestselling guide is a passport to worldwide negotiation skills—and greater business success.

This book introduces the same process the author has used to save companies like IBM, Kodak, and DuPont billions of dollars, simply by harnessing the knowledge of suppliers.

For most supply chains, cost reduction is imperative to long-term survival. Yet identifying the costs that can be eliminated?and then doing so effectively?can prove impossible without the right method. Using real-life case studies and examples, Supply Chain Cost Management takes you step-by-step through the process, showing you how to move beyond negotiation and:

Supply Chain Cost Management gives you everything you need to implement this powerful system, and bring genuine and permanent savings to your company.

This helpful guide provides practical advice to guide team coaches, leaders, and members to high-performance results.

Workplace teams learn to function as effective units when they have the tools and techniques to be greater than the sum of their parts. Filled with bullet points to make tips and strategies quick and easy to grasp, this book covers both the structure and nitty-gritty process details that so often derail even the best teams.

In The Team-Building Tool Kit, you will learn how to:

Featuring new sections on team accountability, decision making, and problem solving, The Team-Building Tool Kit is a must-have for every team library.

This invaluable resource provides you with tools and techniques to make big money by prospecting For-Sale-By-Owner properties. 

According to the National Association of Realtors, 86% of new real estate agents don’t make it past their first year. The majority give up due to frustration and the overwhelming start-up costs involved in the industry. However, there is an untapped resource that will help agents take their careers to new heights?the For-Sale-By-Owner (FSBO) listing.

Author John Maloof has built a stellar career by farming FSBOs. He made six figures his first year as a real estate agent using his prospecting plan. Now, in The Real Estate Agent''s Guide to FSBOs, he shows other agents how they can do the same. Using these proven techniques, agents will learn how to:

Complete with Internet resources and a sample resume and log sheet, The Real Estate Agent''s Guide is the one book that will show new agents and experienced realtors alike how to make more money than they ever thought possible.

Language is the medium of business. To be successful, we need to communicate effectively not only when speaking but in writing as well.

Whether we are providing instructions to our colleagues, communicating with our customers, or advising our direct reports, language gauges success. We must be able to deliver clear, accurate messages that inform, persuade and motivate. Unfortunately, people lapse into habits that interfere with their ability to communicate.

In The Language of Success, author Tom Sant helps you master the lost art of clear writing and:

This book shows you how to avoid common mistakes, and to write lucid, concise, and accurate e-mails, letters, performance appraisals, and presentations.

Honest and authoritative, The Language of Success will gives you practical techniques to help you cut through the fluff, guff, geek, and hyperbole, write exceptional business documents, and get your message heard.

Author Paul Weyland shares his decades of experience working with local direct clients and hard-won wisdom to show television, radio, and cable salespeople how to get more sales.

For the right person, a career in media sales can be glamorous, rewarding, and lucrative. But without the right guidance, it can also be challenging.

Successful Local Broadcast Sales gives you the tools you need to:

Honest, practical, and accessible, Successful Local Broadcast Sales is the one handbook that shows novice and veteran salespeople how to thrive—not just survive—in the media business.