Every Day Is A Holiday Every Meal Is A Feast

Marines jokingly say that "every day is a holiday, and every meal is a feast" in the Corps, but we all know there is more to it than that. And no, I don't mean "every formation is a parade, and every paycheck is a fortune!" Being a Marine is a tough, but rewarding, way of life, and this fourth installment in the "Sea Stories" series takes a look at a lot of those times - along with a liberal dose of knuckleheads and common sense. If you liked the first three, you'll like this one too!

Willie Jolley is ready to help you take your first steps on the road to success, empowering you to make the positive changes in your life that will not only change the way you work, but the way you think. A master of positive motivation, organization, and inspiration, Jolley has the tools you can use to triumph in tough times, to see your setbacks as new opportunities, and to invest confidence in your ideas. With potent psychological insight, hard business know-how, and techniques you can use on a daily basis, Jolley will empower you to: Create your own PHD (persistence, hunger, and determination) that will power you through tough times Focus on the pursuit of success—and then follow through on it in a consistent way Maintain calm in situations of panic—and target opportunities others will pass by Break through negativity so you can make the decisions that will pay off on your path to success Find an “attitude of gratitude” that will fortify your spiritual, physical, and financial growth Willie Jolley draws upon the inspiring real-life success stories and intelligent insights to show you how to create a positive outlook, become adaptable to every circumstance, and seize the opportunities that will lead you to greater success.

SNAKES, VIPERS, CROCS, SHARKS, AND THE VC With 257 combat missions in Vietnam under his belt, Gary Smith is a living witness to the realities of Naval Special Warfare. He worked with some of the toughest and most highly motivated men in the world, executing missions in the murderous terrain of Rung Sat Special Zone and Dung Island. The key to their success: go where no ordinary soldier would go and no VC would expect them. Though death reigned as king in the jungles of Vietnam, Gary Smith considered it a privilege and an honor to serve under the officers and with the men of Underwater Demolition Team Twelve and SEAL Team 1. Because he and his teammates, trained to the max, gave each other the courage to attain the unattainable . . . .

Calling All P.A.R.E.N.T.S (Preparing Achievers Reaching Excellence Nurturing Talents Successfully) was written to fulfill a need in me and to share with other parents. Calling All P.A.R.E.N.T.S is my concerted effort to acquaint and empower parents with information to become informed decision makers for themselves and their families. The book Calling All P.A.R.E.N.T.S should be viewed as a resource to explore the possibilities of what life has to offer. Parents are hardworking people wearing various hats for the success of their children. Parents often neglect themselves while providing necessities for their families. The daily bombardment of information to pick and choose from offers colliding initiatives. My goal is to help parents make a difference in their lives and, ultimately, in the lives of their children. Please partner with me and believe the words written are designed to take you places and show new perspectives about living successfully. Effective partnerships require vision, leadership, purpose, understanding, and commitment. When we as parents are informed, a higher level of engagement and consciousness evolve. Picture us sitting at the kitchen table exchanging information on the same frequency of understanding. There is no judgment in this space, only mutual sharing, respect, and appreciation. Calling All P.A.R.E.N.T.S is here to motivate, encourage, and inspire you with real success-thinking activities. Reading Calling All P.A.R.E.N.T.S (Preparing Achievers Reaching Excellence Nurturing Talents Successfully) is requesting that you institute the seven letters, seven words, and seven ideas for you to become a responsible thinker for your family. Calling All P.A.R.E.N.T.S will challenge you to write and live your story through a positive lens, unique to you and your family. The interactive activities will permit you to write and exchange dialogue between you, your children. Thank you for being a change agent. This is one mother, teacher, mentor, motivational encourager, talking mother to mother. Armed with research, my thesis, scientific principles, and biblical principles, Calling All P.A.R.E.N.T.S was birthed. Research has documented that staff development for teachers improve the educational outcome of students; therefore, the same principles hold true for parents. P.A.R.E.N.T.S is your staff development written expressly for you. In real estate, when searching for a home, you ask the realtor how to find a house in a good community with great schools and a safe environment and receive the most value for your investment. The realtor replies, Its location, location, location. When asked, What is the best way to parent? my reply is Parents parenting, parents parenting, parents parenting will render the best success. Thank you for allowing Calling All P.A.R.E.N.T.S to be your blueprint and navigational compass for life-affirming achievement. Enjoy heartwarming and sometimes gut-wrenching interviews with women who were willing to share their stories with me and now you. Calling All P.A.R.E.N.T.S is here to be of service. Together we can change the future and make it a better tomorrow by what we do today.

DEVELOP THE FITNESS LEVEL AND PHYSIQUE OF A TOP-FLIGHT FIREFIGHTER From the Former Director of the New York City Fire Department Physical Training Program Over 300 Step-by-Step Photos Illustrate Exercises That Dramatically Improve Firefighting Readiness Are you ready to push yourself to the next level? Get Firefighter Fit shows how to train and achieve the peak level of fitness exhibited by high-performance firefighters. Using a multi-phased approach to total body conditioning, the authors’ methods have proven successful in transforming out-of-shape rookies into members of the highly respected FDNY. Regardless of your current fitness level, Get Firefighter Fit enables you to begin today to improve: •Absolute Strength •Aerobic Capacity •Muscular Endurance •Agility and Flexibility The book also includes performance-oriented nutrition tips to properly fuel and hydrate your body during high-intensity training.

Have you ever wondered why bad things happen to such a good person like yourself. You think surely these horrendous things come from the devil, so you begin to rebuke him. Yet while it is likely true that it is the devil wreaking havoc in your life, what if he was only doing what God has given him permission to do? So now, do you rebuke God? Consider Me: The Job Experience looks to the example of Job as a way to help you understand your trials and tribulations and seek God during these times. While it can be easy to curse him and turn your back on your relationship with him, author Tanya Alexander invites you to learn from Job and trust God and seek to understand his motive and perspective for allowing these things to be. As the Lord our God goes to and fro searching the earth for a willing and worthy volunteer to show forth his glory, have you ever asked him to “consider me”? Like Job, we can experience the fear and the dread of experiencing great loss and difficulties in our lives, but by placing our trust in God, we can overcome and glorify God.

Excel at Living a Centered Life is a self-help book designed to help the reader live life to the fullest. This book will appeal to readers of all ages who seek to center their lives and become people who invest their lives in other people. Howard challenges the readers' mindsets. If a person desires success, isn't afraid to take risks, and desires the faith it takes to walk the road less traveled, then this book is a perfect guide. Howard writes this book in a unique style that captures the reader's confidence, as he has walked the walk he is taking with his readers. He designed 'Howard's Helpful Hints' to allow the reader ways to quickly memorize how centered people live. His faith is the foundation for which he credits his success, and challenges readers to answer the hard questions in their lives in order to live the lives to which God has called them.