Un pu?ti de-o ?chioap? se arunc? pe jos ?n mijlocul magazinului; un elev de gimnaziu se plimb? prin clas? ?n mijlocul orei; un adolescent r?zg?iat ?n-are chef" s? ?nve?e nicio meserie. P?rin?ilor, profesorilor sau chiar angajatorilor, peisajul le este deja familiar. Cum se face c? ace?ti copii au ajuns s?-i joace pe degete pe adul?i ?i s? nu mai respecte nicio autoritate? Michael Winterhoff, psihiatru de copii, explic? ?n ce fel abdicarea de la reperele educa?ionale tradi?ionale, dar ?i ?ncurajarea unei rela?ii de ?parteneriat" (de negociere) ?ntre p?rin?i ?i copii a dus la situa?ia ?n care copiii sunt complet lipsi?i de acele oglindiri, limit?ri ?i ?ndrum?ri vitale pentru a deprinde autocontrolul ?i a cre?te nu doar fizic, ci ?i emo?ional. Discut?nd tendin?a p?rin?ilor de a-?i proiecta ne?mplinirile ?n via?a copilului, cartea ne reconduce la r?d?cinile parentajului: copiii trebuie s? redevin? copii, iar p?rin?ii trebuie s? redevin? educatorii grijulii, dar fermi, de care copiii au nevoie pentru o dezvoltare armonioas?.

Bun venit ?n lumea program?rii neurolingvistice (neuro-linguistic programming – NLP)! Cartea de fa?? ??i va prezenta principalele teme ?i idei ce constituie NLP. ??i va oferi cuno?tin?e de ansamblu ?i ?n?elegerea conceptelor?cheie, pe l?ng? exerci?ii practice menite a??i pune mintea la contribu?ie. NLP are propriul sistem de limbaj ?i organizare, explicat pe larg cu exemple din problemele profesionale ?i personale. Teoriile ?i practica NLP te vor ajuta s? descoperi ce ?i face pe unii oameni s? exceleze ?n toate aspectele vie?ii lor, stimul?ndu?te s? faci acela?i lucru.

Pornind de la celebra sentin?? dostoievskian? – ?Dac? Dumnezeu nu exist?, atunci totul este permis" – unii au depl?ns declinul autorit??ilor religioase ?i al idealurilor morale, iar al?ii au conchis c? singurul principiu de via?? care ne r?m?ne este cel al luptei pentru supravie?uire, observ? Fromm. Ca r?spuns la bulversarea valorilor din secolul trecut, cartea de fa?? aduce argumente filosofice ?i socio-psihanalitice pentru o ?ntoarcere a omului la sine, pentru o nou? "art? de a tr?i". Etica "umanist?", propus? de Fromm, se vrea o alternativ? la etica "autoritar?", motivat? de culp? ?i supunere tem?toare. Noua moral? se va ghida, astfel, dup? gradul ?n care reu?im s? ne actualiz?m poten?ialul - acesta va fi criteriul ?n func?ie de care vom decide ce ne este permis sau interzis din punct de vedere moral. C?ci, ?n loc de a ne trata propria persoan? ca pe o marf? (dup? cum ne ?ncurajeaz? "orientarea mercantil?" de ast?zi), menirea noastr? va fi s? ne realiz?m poten?ialul. "Binele" este, astfel, redefinit ca afirmare a vie?ii ?i actualizare a posibilit??ilor umane, iar "r?ul" este echivalat cu degradarea puterilor noastre omene?ti.?

Tehnici simple ?i amuzante pentru ?mbun?t??irea memoriei Ui?i mereu unde ??i la?i cheile? Nu mai ?tii zilele de na?tere ale prietenilor, iar atunci c?nd ??i este prezentat cineva ?i ui?i imediat numele? ??i aduci aminte c? trebuie s? mergi la o ?nt?lnire dup? ce a ?nceput deja? Dac? primul lucru la care te g?nde?ti ?n urma acestor constat?ri este c? te vei trezi ?n cur?nd ?ntr-o lume f?r? amintiri, temerea ta este nefondat?. Nu ?i-ai pierdut min?ile, ci doar cheile, iar ?ntre timp ai g?sit cartea care te poate ajuta s? ??i ?mbun?t??e?ti memoria ?i s? ??i ?nt?re?ti capacitatea mental?. Pornind de la cele mai recente cercet?ri ?n domeniu, autorii ne ofer? explica?ii clare despre modul ?n care func?ioneaz? memoria. Creierul uman este un organ mult mai complex, mai flexibil, mai maleabil ?i mai u?or de re?nnoit dec?t se credea. Ca ?i ?n cazul mu?chilor, antrenarea creierului poate duce la rezultate extraordinare. Cele 8 capitole ale lucr?rii sunt u?or de parcurs ?i con?in cele mai eficiente instrumente de ascu?ire a memoriei. Exerci?iile practice, sfaturile ?i trucurile ne ?nva?? cum s? ne concentr?m mai bine, at?t la procesul de codificare a informatiilor, c?t ?i la procesul de recuperare a lor din amintire. Prin cre?terea capacit??ii de a re?ine lucrurile importante pentru noi, se ?mbun?t??e?te garantat ?i calitatea vie?ii. A?adar, dac? ai ?ndoieli ?n leg?tur? cu eficien?a memoriei tale sau ??i dore?ti, pur ?i simplu, s? re?ii lucrurile cu mai mult? u?urin??, ai ?ncredere ?n Doctorul memoriei! Specialitatea lui sunt amintirile clare, complete ?i de durat?.

Interviuri aprofundate, initiate de Gallup Organization cu mai mult de 80.000 de manageri din peste 400 de companii – cel mai extins studiu de gen, realizat vreodata. Cei mai mari manageri din lume par sa aiba prea putine lucruri in comun. Ei sunt diferiti ca sex, varsta si rasa. Folosesc stiluri foarte diferite si au teluri distincte. Si totusi, in ciuda diferentelor dintre ei, marii manageri au o trasatura comuna: nu se feresc sa incalce toate regulile considerate sacre de managementul traditional. Ei nu cred ca, beneficiind de o pregatire corespunzatoare, o persoana poate realiza orice si-ar propune. Nu incearca sa-i ajute pe oameni sa-si depaseasca slabiciunile. Nu iau in seama deloc regula de aur. Dimpotriva, chiar au angajati favoriti. Aceasta carte extraordinara explica de ce fac toate acestea. Marcus Buckingham si Curt Coffman de la Gallup Organization prezinta rezultatele remarcabile ale studiului aprofundat pe care l-au facut asupra unor manageri aflati intr-o mare diversitate de situatii. Unii erau in pozitii de top. Altii erau simpli supervizori. Unii lucrau in companii aflate pe lista Fortune 500, altii aveau functii cheie in mici companii. Indiferent de pozitia lor, managerii asupra carora s-a concentrat studiul Gallup au fost invariabil cei care excelau in transformarea in performanta a talentului fiecarui angajat. Pe restransa piata a muncii de astazi, companiile se intrec in a-i gasi si a-i pastra pe cei mai buni angajati, rasplatindu-i cu bani, beneficii, promovari si stagii de instruire. Dar aceste eforturi bine intentionate omit adesea esentialul. Cheia atragerii si pastrarii angajatilor talentati este managerul aflat in ?prima linie“, adica in contact direct cu acestia. Oricat de generos ar fi salariul si oricat de celebru stagiul de pregatire, o companie care duce lipsa de manageri ?in prima linie“ va avea de suferit. Buckingham si Coffman explica modul in care cei mai buni manageri aleg un angajat mai degraba in functie de talent, decat in functie de pricepere sau experienta; felul in care acesti manageri definesc asteptarile legate de fiecare angajat, stabilind mai degraba rezultatele de atins, decat pasii de urmat; modul in care isi motiveaza oamenii, stimuland punctele forte unice ale fiecaruia, in loc de a incerca sa le amelioreze slabiciunile si, in sfarsit, felul in care marii manageri sprijina dezvoltarea cuiva, ajutandu-l sa-si gaseasca locul potrivit, nu neaparat sa urce pe treapta urmatoare a carierei. Si, poate cel mai important lucru este faptul ca, din acest studiu care initial a generat mii de intrebari diferite pentru a sonda opinia angajatilor, au rezultat douasprezece intrebari simple care reusesc sa distinga departamentele cele mai puternice ale unei companii de restul departamentelor. Cartea de fata este prima care prezinta acest fundamental instrument de masurare si care demonstreaza legatura intre opiniile angajatilor si productivitate, profit, satisfactia clientilor si rata profitului.

Cum definim ?i cum trat?m tulburarea de reglare emo?ional? Emo?iile sunt o parte important? a vie?ii noastre, afect?ndu-ne major ac?iunile, de?i nu ?ntotdeauna suntem con?tien?i de prezen?a lor. Abilitatea de a ?n?elege ?i balansa emo?iile se nume?te reglare emo?ional? sau control emo?ional. De ce este important? reglarea emo?ional?? Pentru c? reprezint? un element esen?ial pe care se sprijin? civiliza?ia uman?. Interac?iunile dintre oameni depind de modul ?n care sim?im ?i ne exprim?m emo?iile. Conceptul de ?tulburare de reglare emo?ional?“ intervine atunci c?nd apar probleme ?n privin?a controlului emo?iilor. De cele mai multe ori, o persoan? care are astfel de probleme ??i va descrie st?rile aleg?nd etichete precum depresiv, anxios, nervos, sup?rat, agitat. Mult mai rar va apela la nararea autentic? a tr?irilor personale, declar?nd c? este instabil, impulsiv, emo?ional, necontrolat, incapabil de a se calma, u?or de frustrat etc. Cartea lui Radu Vrasti prezint? ?ntr-o form? succint? problema tulbur?rii de reglare emo?ional?, a?a cum se prezint? din perspectiva medicinei ?i a psihologiei clinice. ?n plus, aduce informa?ii de ultim? or? despre cum trebuie ?n?eleas?, definit?, diagnosticat? ?i ?tratat?“ at?t medicamentos c?t ?i psihoterapeutic.

Robert R. Provine p??e?te f?r? team? pe c?r?ri rareori b?tute de al?i oameni de ?tiin?? – ?n c?utarea sughi?urilor, tusei, c?scatului, str?nuturilor ?i a altor comportamente umane, aparent nedemne ?i de joas? spe??. De?i multe dintre activit??ile prezentate ?n Comportamente bizare sunt contagioase, ?n aceast? privin??, niciunul dintre ele nu ?ntrece c?scatul – p?n? ?i simpla citire a cuv?ntului ne poate face s?-i c?dem prad?. Chiar dac?, adesea, ?l privim ca pe un semn de somnolen?? sau plictiseal?, c?scatul ne ofer? indicii despre devoltarea socialit??ii ?i capacit??ii noastre de a empatiza cu ceilal?i. Implacabilul s?u mecanism de transmitere ne reaminte?te c?, uneori, suntem programa?i neurologic s? ne comport?m ca ni?te simple animale de turm? incon?tiente. ?Deschide?i cartea aceasta, care se bazeaz? pe cercet?ri serioase, dar care se cite?te ca un roman poli?ist, ?i descoperi?i lucruri pe care nici nu vi le-a?i fi imaginat vreodat? despre aceste comportamente.“ Frans de Waal, profesor la Universitatea Emory ?i autor al lucr?rii The Age of Empathy(2009)

Как удачно выйти замуж - этот вопрос волнует огромное количество молодых девушек и женщин. Найти свою половинку мечтают все. Но, к сожалению, далеко не всем выпадает счастливое замужество. В этой книге я рассказываю о моем пути изменений, которые привели к позитивным событиям в моей личной жизни. Я вышла замуж за один месяц после знакомства. Знаю, что девушкам будет полезна эта информация, так как я посещала различные тренинги по личному развитию и женственности. Именно поэтому я и решила поделиться с читательницами моим опытом. Мы должны научиться сначала любить и заботится о себе, прежде чем будем принимать и дарить свою любовь другим людям. Сейчас, я могу ответить на вопрос о замужестве: Я вышла замуж, чтобы улучшить свое качество жизни и подарить счастье мужчине. Счастье - это внутреннее состояние. Его можно развивать. Но чтобы достичь его, необходимо постоянное саморазвитие, которое заключается прежде всего в действии! Я выделяю 4 этапа на пути к счастью: Благодарность Прощение своих родителей Женственность Изменение своих жизненных стандартов Единственное счастье в жизни – это постоянное стремление вперед. То, что вы думаете о себе и о своей жизни, определяет почти все то, что происходит с вами. Ваша первичная обязанность - взять свое мышление под полный контроль и четко направлять свои слова и мысли на то, чего вы действительно хотите. Одновременно, вам нужно отказаться думать о тех вещах, которых вы не хотите. Эта простая формула - настоящий ключ к здоровью, счастью и личному процветанию. И тогда в вашей жизни очень скоро появится тот, на чье плечо вы сможете склонить голову, точно зная, что в ответ получите ту нежность и заботу, которую вы несомненно заслуживаете. Об авторе Родилась в городе Харькове на Украине. Закончила Национальную Юридическую Академию Украины имени Ярослава Мудрого по специальности Правоведение с красным дипломом. Написала 5 научных статей при кафедре финансового права Национальной Юридической Академии Украины имени Ярослава Мудрого. Занятие юридической наукой имело значительное влияние на мою литературную деятельность и обогатилo меня истинными знаниями, которые являлись направляющими в жизни. Успешно сделала карьеру – начальник юридического отдела в налоговой инспекции. Счастлива в браке. * * *

Alphabet Meditations: Everyday Wisdom for Educators Readers of these meditations will get back in touch with why they wanted to teach in the first place--because they care about kids and want to make a meaningful contribution to their lives. By using these meditations with the guide at the end of the book, teachers will: ·Sharpen intuitive abilities. ·Through letting go, watch issues be resolved easily. ·Simply enjoy relationships with students, parents, and colleagues. ·Enjoy teaching more by focusing on what's really important. ·Be peaceful, regardless of what is going on. Educators and Administrators Praise Alphabet Meditations for Teachers "Alphabet Meditations for Teachers is a most needed antidote to the toxic side effects of our accumulated reactions to institutional rigidity and regimentation; to models of efficiency that privilege technocratic instruction over meaningful and organic teaching and learning."--Caroline Eick, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Education Department, Mount St. Mary's University, Emmitsburg, MD "Alphabet Meditations for Teachers tugs at the heart strings of all teachers who yearn for wisdom in seeking the answers to those struggles and frustrations faced by our profession. Nestled in the honest questioning and prayers are answers for teachers regarding the spiritual power of teaching and the magnificent ignition of discovery, laughter, and true community in our classrooms." --Sherry Henderson, Principal, Trinity Episcopal School, Marshall, TXAbout the Author A native of southwest Oklahoma, Nancy Oelklaus began her career as a high school English teacher in Marshall, Texas. She earned the B.A. in Communications, cum laude, from Oklahoma Baptist University, the M.A. in English from the University of North Texas and the doctorate in Educational Administration from Texas A&M University, Commerce, where she was named an outstanding graduate. For nine years she served as assistant superintendent for instructional services in Marshall, TX, followed by nine years as executive director for the Texas Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. For more information please visit www.HeadToHeart.com Another book in the Growing With Love series from Loving Healing Press www.LovingHealing.com

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Αναλ?οντα? εκτεν?? την συμπεριφορ? εν?? ατ?μου ?ταν βι?νει το συνα?σθημα τη? αγ?πη?, εξηγε?ται το π?? μ?α αντ?δραση μπορε? να υποδηλ?νει κ?τι ?λλο απ? αυτ? που εμε?? σαν δ?κτε? εισπρ?ττουμε. Υμνε?ται η μητρικ? και η αλτρουιστικ? αγ?πη και κατηγορε?ται η κτητικ?. Ξεκιν?ντα? απ? το ?τομο, συνεχ?ζεται η επεξ?γηση συμπεριφορ?ν στο ευρ?τερο πλα?σιο μια? κοινων?α?. Διαφορετικ?? νοοτροπ?ε? μεταξ? των λα?ν τη? Ευρ?πη? αναφ?ρονται. Καταλ?γοντα? στην Ελλ?δα, ο χ?ρο? τη? εκπα?δευση? χρησιμοποιε?ται ω? παρ?δειγμα, αν?μεσα σε ?λλα. Προσπαθ?ντα? να δο?με με μια αντικειμενικ? ματι? κ?ποια κοινωνικ? φαιν?μενα, χωρ?? να υποστηρ?ζεται κ?ποια συγκεκριμ?νη ιδεολογ?α, τ?θενται κ?ποια κοινωνικ? ερωτ?ματα. Το ?τομο ω? μ?λο? μια? κοινων?α? καθορ?ζει τον τρ?πο με τον οπο?ο αυτ? κινε?ται, και βλ?πουμε π?? το ?φα?νεσθαι? εν?? φαινομ?νου σε μια κοινων?α, κρ?βει π?σω του ?να ?ε?ναι?. Στο συμπ?ρασμα, επιστρ?φουμε π?λι στο ?τομο ω? οντ?τητα, και με ?να αισι?δοξο μ?νυμα στο τ?λο?, εξηγε?ται το π?? η ευκαιρ?α για ψυχικ? ηρεμ?α και υγιε?? ανθρ?πινε? σχ?σει? βρ?σκεται στο χ?ρι του ανθρ?που ω? ατομικ? προσπ?θεια αλλ? και ω? μ?λο? εν?? συν?λου.

At the beginning a misconception must be removed from the path. Many people, if not most, look on literary taste as an elegant accomplishment, by acquiring which they will complete themselves, and make themselves finally fit as members of a correct society. They are secretly ashamed of their ignorance of literature, in the same way as they would be ashamed of their ignorance of etiquette at a high entertainment, or of their inability to ride a horse if suddenly called upon to do so. There are certain things that a man ought to know, or to know about, and literature is one of them.