Reflections Of A Reformed Control Freak

Packed with 81 remarkable stories, Reflections on Life II: Notes from the Journey will encourage you to find God's path for your life and follow it. Learn how to trade an ordinary life for one of extraordinary love and abundance in God, through God, and with God. If you're living small, this book will inspire you to live big, to reach for everything God wants for your life, and to do all you do with bravery, integrity, and most of all... love.

Tired of being called a control freak? Stressed out trying to control everything around you? If Zen-like peace of mind is eluding you, The Control Freak's Guide to Managing Life's Uncertainty will show you how to reduce your control freakiness, and help you experience greater happiness, less stress, and more harmonious relationships. With numerous anecdotes and insights from a (mostly) reformed Control Freak, this Guide offers a sensitive and insightful take on your challenges: why you feel the need to control, the impact of your actions, and how these behaviours prevent you from experiencing peace of mind. Filled with wit and common-sense, you'll find lots of helpful tips, practical exercises, and humorous illustrations, which explain how to let go of hidden fears and liberate your inner rebel. Your freedom from control freakiness lies within! About the AuthorMichelle Starr is a (mostly) reformed Control Freak, talented navel gazer, and photography enthusiast. She lives in Balmoral Beach, Sydney, where she enjoys seaside strolls and accosting other people's dogs for a cuddle. She has a B.A. Psychology and Philosophy (Hons), works as an Organisational Change Manager, and is a Professional Coach. Having an unrelenting curiosity about what makes people tick, she believes that not taking yourself too seriously can work wonders. While sipping herb tea in her favourite café, she is writing her next book and dabbling in entrepreneurial projects.

Yes, I admit it. Just like the book's title suggests - I was once a control freak. I was an "old-school" micro-manager. But, the good news is I've seen the errors of my ways and I'm here to confess my sins in the hope that first time team leaders, supervisors and managers can learn what not to do - and more importantly - what to do - when communicating and interacting with associates, colleagues and clients. As a trained behaviorist, I believe we aren't born knowing how to manage or lead people effectively. It's a learned behaviour. "The Top Ten Sins Most Managers Make & How to Avoid Them" are woven into the ten chapters of this book. Each chapter is dedicated to one of those sins. And yes - in my 40+ year career as an award winning entrepreneur and general manager for one Canada's best managed and most profitable companies - I've committed each one of them at one time or another. I know from my own experiences what works and what doesn't work. If I knew then what I know now - there is no question I would have managed differently. After reading this book you will manage differently too. Today's manager must be able to do three things very well. They must be able to communicate, educate and delegate effectively to accomplish their goals and objectives with and through others. This book will teach you how to: Develop a 21st Century management style, improve individual and team performance, create lasting relationships, manage conflict, problem solve and deal with stressful situations better. And how to communicate and interact more effectively up, down and across the organization.

A different kind of dating book, She's Got the Wrong Guy not only details why these are the wrong guys, but also helps single Christian women better understand why they "settle" for less than God intends. Instead, they will be encouraged to put their hope and happiness in Jesus, not marriage

Prepared in a style similar to the Survivor's Guide books, The Presbyterian Handbook provides historical and theological information about Presbyterian beliefs alongside fun-filled facts and practical tips on being a churchgoing follower of Jesus Christ. Complete with illustrations, the book presents a wonderful combination of vast truths, complex details, and bits of humor about Presbyterian understanding of the Christian life. This unique and incredibly handy resource is perfect for Presbyterian youth, adults, students, families, and all those interested in learning about much of what encompasses life in the church.

What was the first horror story? Was it the story of Narcissus and Echo? Was Echo the first victim of a monster? Was she driven to suicide? The world lives under the curse of malignant narcissism. These mind vampires suck the life out of everyone they drag into their shared fantasy. They ruin lives. They sacrifice everyone to themselves. They would rather the whole world change than that they should change. They believe themselves gods. They think the whole world should dance to their tune and then fall on their knees to worship them. And what of poor Echo? Come and explore Echo's tale of woe. Hear her own words. Hear her try to understand her plight. Why did she make herself a victim of a man? Was she condemned to be punished for her love? Did she love too much? No one loves with the intensity of an Echo. Except Narcissus, of course. Narcissus loved himself to death. And he took Echo with him. This is a tale like no other. It has it all – men too obsessed with themselves, and women too obsessed with the men in their lives. Here, we let Echo speak for herself. She explains exactly what happened to her. She lost her mind – to love. It's the oldest story. And it's a story being repeated everywhere to this very day. Look around you on social media. You will see countless Echoes fluttering around malignant narcissists and doing anything for them. Narcissus, these days, is always a cult leader. And his Echoes are just as obsessed as ever.

What is the purpose of studying history? How do we reflect on contemporary life from a historical perspective, and can such reflection help us better understand ourselves, the world around us, and the God we worship and serve? Written by an accomplished historian, award-winning author, public evangelical spokesman, and respected teacher, this introductory textbook shows why Christians should study history, how faith is brought to bear on our understanding of the past, and how studying the past can help us more effectively love God and others. John Fea shows that deep historical thinking can relieve us of our narcissism; cultivate humility, hospitality, and love; and transform our lives more fully into the image of Jesus Christ. The first edition of this book has been used widely in Christian colleges across the country. The second edition provides an updated introduction to the study of history and the historian's vocation. The book has also been revised throughout and incorporates Fea's reflections on this topic from throughout the past 10 years.

An examination of the notions of subject and self from the Sophists to Foucault. Although the writings of Foucault have had tremendous impact on contemporary thinking about subjectivity, notions of the subject have a considerable history. In Foucault, Subjectivity and Identity Robert Strozier examines ideas of subject and self that have developed throughout western thought. He expands Foucault's idea of the subject as historically determined into a wide-ranging treatment of ideas of subjectivity, extending from those expressed by the ancient Sophists to notions of the subject at the end of the twentieth century. Strozier examines these traditions against the background of Foucault's work, especially Foucault's later writings on the history of self-relation and the subject and his idea of historical subjectivity in general. Strozier explores various periods of western thought, notably the Hellenistic era, the early Italian Renaissance, and the seventeenth century, to show that almost every treatment of subjectivity is related to the Sophist idea of the originating Subject. Drawing on a wide spectrum of writings - by Epicurus and Seneca, Petrarch and Montaigne, Dickens and Conrad, Fr