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"A leading psychologist reveals how our most misunderstood emotion--pride--has shaped our minds and our culture, and shows how we can harness its power. Why did Paul Gauguin abandon middle-class life to follow the path of a starving artist? What inspired Bill Gates to give away so much of his hard-won fortune? How has Donald Trump succeeded so excessively, when his winning style could easily be his greatest liability?As the renowned emotion researcher Jessica Tracy reveals in Take Pride, each of...

Psychiatrist, professor, and award-winning author Eve Wood trusts in your capacity to heal-to clear the way to a natural state of hope, harmony, and well-being. The insights and tools she shares in this book will enable you to identify and resolve your issues. Dr. Christiane Northrup says this book is 'one of the best books I've ever seen on how to achieve emotional balance and happiness. It's practical, real world and very readable. Dr. Wood is my kind of doctor.' Dr. Wood makes healing a simp...

To be happy is to be emotionally and evaluatively satisfied with one's life according to a standard of satisfaction one can claim as one's own as a reasoning being. Since there is no definitive proof of what the standard of satisfaction is, being open to the devising and testing of standards by others is part of claiming one's own standard as a reasoning being. This open-ness is equivalent to being open to and hence respecting and caring for the pursuit of happiness of others. Since such respe...

Powerful Beyond Measure is a complete transformational guide to living a life of authenticity and abundance that's deeply rooted in love, acceptance, compassion, and kindness. Readers learn how to discover and embrace their inner power, release and heal the emotional residue from the past, and envision a future of unbounded possibilities that allows their passions and purpose to be fulfilled. Through insight, self-exploration, and step- by-step, practical exercises, Powerful Beyond Measure...

This book explores changes in emotional cultures of the early modern battlefield. Military action involves extraordinary modes of emotional experience and affective control of the soldier, and it evokes strong emotional reactions in society at large. While emotional experiences of actors and observers may differ radically, they can also be tightly connected through social interaction, cultural representations and mediatisation. The book integrates psychological, social and cultural perspectives...

Jean Evans was a play leader who recognised ahead of her time the importance of enabling children to give voice to their feelings, providing opportunities for play and working in partnership with parents. These requirements are now core principles in the training and working practice in the fields of nursery nursing, play therapy, childcare and Paediatrics. Her practical insights embrace; Child development through play and imitation; captivating children's interest; encouragement as a source of...

One of the keys to becoming a true leader is emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence quotient (or EQ) encompasses qualities that go beyond general intellectual intelligence and technical competency. EQ includes self-awareness, self-control, self-confidence, motivation, empathy, and competencies in the social environment. These hallmarks of a true leader can be learned. The activities in this guide will help strengthen the reader's EQ skills, resulting in a more successful career and a mor...

Wahrend die Forschung sich bisher hauptsachlich mit der Kreativitat in der Musik beschaftigt hat, versucht diese Arbeit zu erforschen, ob die Kraft der Musik in der Lage ist, durch verschiedenartige emotionale Beeinflussung, die wiederum durch die Musikparameter, Melos, Rhytmus und Harmonik, aber auch durch die Instrumentation hervorgerufen wird, nicht nur die Assoziationsgedanken und Vorstellungen zielgerecht zu lenken vermag, sondern auch durch die damit verbundene Stimmungslage einen Drang na...