• 

  Brand vs Wild: Building Resilient Brands for Harsh Business Environments , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 364min

  Today's business leaders operate in an increasingly harsh environment. Uncertainty in the economy causes paralysis. Quarterly goals drive short-term and shortsighted decisions. Workforce mobility kills loyalty. Iconic products decline as fast as start-ups create new categories. And the pressure to do more with less, combined with the multiplicity of available marketing tools and technology, can be overwhelming. Now more than ever, brands and the people who lead them need clarity and guidance. The good news is that people have found ways to thrive in harsh environments for millennia. Author Jonathan David Lewis, combining the lessons of group survival dynamics with more than a decade of proprietary research into the factors that cause companies to lose their way, shows leaders how to thrive in unforgiving business environments by learning to: Focus on navigating risk instead of trying to measure or reduce it Cultivate your brand's will to live by staying positive and asking the most important question: Are you worth it? Read the brand signs by observing the market, keeping an eye on performance measures, engaging your team, and listening to your gut Develop a concept of "mission" to ensure internal alignment and reduce friction Act with urgency rather than waiting for the right circumstance Brand vs. Wild helps listeners understand the wilderness in which they find their companies and identify the specific steps they must take to thrive in the brand wilderness. There is hope in a harsh business world. And Brand vs. Wild is it. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Grover Gardner. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/gdan/002209/bk_gdan_002209_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

  • Shop: Audible
  • Price: 9.95 EUR excl. shipping
• 

  The Paradox of Choice: Why More is Less , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 422min

  In the spirit of Alvin Tofflers' Future Shock, a social critique of our obsession with choice, and how it contributes to anxiety, dissatisfaction and regret. Whether were buying a pair of jeans, ordering a cup of coffee, selecting a long-distance carrier, applying to college, choosing a doctor, or setting up a 401(k), everyday decisions - both big and small - have become increasingly complex due to the overwhelming abundance of choice with which we are presented. We assume that more choice means better options and greater satisfaction. But beware of excessive choice: choice overload can make you question the decisions you make before you even make them, it can set you up for unrealistically high expectations, and it can make you blame yourself for any and all failures. In the long run, this can lead to decision-making paralysis, anxiety, and perpetual stress. And, in a culture that tells us that there is no excuse for falling short of perfection when your options are limitless, too much choice can lead to clinical depression. In The Paradox of Choice, Barry Schwartz explains at what point choice - the hallmark of individual freedom and self-determination that we so cherish - becomes detrimental to our psychological and emotional well-being. In accessible, engaging, and anecdotal prose, Schwartz shows how the dramatic explosion in choice--from the mundane to the profound challenges of balancing career, family, and individual needs--has paradoxically become a problem instead of a solution. Schwartz also shows how our obsession with choice encourages us to seek that which makes us feel worse. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Ken Kliban. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/002410/bk_adbl_002410_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

  • Shop: Audible
  • Price: 9.95 EUR excl. shipping
• 

  Overthinking: The Complete Guide to Improving Self-Esteem Using Success Habits & Meditation: Bet in Slow Thinking , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 184min

  Does your mind scurry along tracks of worry and regret like a hamster on a wheel? Do you have trouble falling asleep because you are chewing over a "what if" that may never happen? Do you wake up at 4 a.m., reliving embarrassing moments or questioning every decision?  You may be overthinking, and this analysis paralysis can affect your mental health and hamper your ability to make decisions and be the actor/director for your life.Overthinking is different from problem-solving, which focuses on solutions and sorts out what you can control from what you can’t control. It differs from self-reflection, which is purposefully learning about yourself to gain perspective on situations, without thinking harshly about yourself. Overthinking does nothing to enhance your life because it focuses on things you can’t control, such as an event that already happened.The time spent living in the past and the future is borrowed from today. Overthinking keeps you from living fully and can contribute to deeper anxiety. You can stop this harmful pattern and replace it with healthy habits. Overthinking: The Complete Guide to Improving Self-Esteem Using Success Habits & Meditation covers these and other topics:What is overthinking?Are you overthinking? Overthinking at night.Mastering positive, deliberate thinking. Thought modification.Mental tools to help you reduce overthinking. Tips for practice Stop letting the bad habit of overthinking sap all the joy from your life. Learning some new routines to replace overthinking can put you on a healthier path, without the twin demons of worry and regret nipping at your heels. You can make the change, even if you aren’t sure where you end and overthinking begins.   ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Oliver Burber. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/172782/bk_acx0_172782_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

  • Shop: Audible
  • Price: 9.95 EUR excl. shipping
• 

  Purpose Power: How Mission-Driven Leaders Engage for Change , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 341min

  Former field organizer for Hilary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign, Alicia Bonner Ness provides inspiration for turning passion into action. Whether you’re itching to start a movement, in the midst of building a mission-driven brand, or rebranding an organization, Purpose Power will inspire you to imagine new possibilities. The book explains the Heptagon Method, a seven-step framework that helps you take big ideas from ideology to action. It instructs how you can motivate your allies to become advocates for your cause. Often, when you’re focused on sparking change, the natural instinct is to rush to action. This bias toward action and against analysis paralysis - the antithesis of enthusiasm and momentum - can be a real asset for organizations motivated to make a difference. But leaders should also be wary of haphazard action leading to inconsistent results. This book clarifies the strategic sequence of action required to catalyze a movement.Infused with instructive elements from the author’s own heart-felt life story, Purpose Power illustrates the incredible capacity of narrative to shake advocates, volunteers, and donors out of their apathetic slumbers. Stories take us by the hand and lead us into a new perspective so we can more clearly see what matters. We can all become champions of higher purpose. In a world where some of the mightiest can’t help but wonder if bending the arc towards justice is really worth the effort, Purpose Power offers a much-needed message of hope: we can learn as much from our failures as from our successes and really, it’s only fun if you’re not sure it’s going to work. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Alicia Bonner Ness. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/166328/bk_acx0_166328_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

  • Shop: Audible
  • Price: 9.95 EUR excl. shipping
• 

  Take Rapid Action: Get Productive, Motivated, & Energized; Stop Overthinking & Procrastinating , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 195min

  Practical, psychological methods to turn your thoughts into reality, instead of endless avoidance and laziness. Transform from struggling with getting off your butt, to a machine of productivity and self-discipline. Create an action bias in your life - starting now. How to break inertia, overthinking, paralysis, sloth, and insecurity. Take Rapid Action deconstructs the psychology of laziness and why tomorrow always sounds like a better idea. This book is many things at once: a shot of motivation, a spark of fire, an understanding of your brain, and a list of techniques to get into motion. This is one of the most valuable skills you’ll ever gain, because only action matters in life, not good intentions. Gain the ability to get things done and hit your goals, no matter the circumstances. Patrick King is an internationally best-selling author and social skills coach. His writing draws of a variety of sources, from scientific research, academic experience, coaching, and real life experience. Stop saying “I’ll do it later/tomorrow...” and overhaul your mindset for productivity and efficiency. The Premortem Analysis and the Ostrich Theory - how they can quiet your overthinking How comfortable inaction is sabotaging you Actionable and applicable rules to get started before you feel 100% ready  How to create motion and take the first step from complete stillness. How to defeat procrastination by “bundling” Strategically plan your days to prevent laziness and distraction What you think is action, but is actually a waste of time  Become a machine of proactive energy and activity. Action and results are the only things that matter in the world. Not your planning, intentions, or nice thoughts. This book puts action at the forefront of your brain and makes it ne ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Russell Newton. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/178267/bk_acx0_178267_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

  • Shop: Audible
  • Price: 9.95 EUR excl. shipping
• 

  Rebalancing Society: Radical Renewal Beyond Left, Right, and Center , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 133min

  Enough of the imbalance that is causing the degradation of our environment, the demise of our democracies, and the denigration of ourselves. Enough of the pendulum politics of left and right and paralysis in the political center. We require an unprecedented form of radical renewal. In this book Henry Mintzberg offers a new understanding of the root of our current crisis and a strategy for restoring the balance so vital to the survival of our progeny and our planet. With the collapse of the communist regimes of Eastern Europe, Western pundits declared that capitalism had triumphed. They were wrong - balance triumphed. A healthy society balances a public sector of respected governments, a private sector of responsible businesses, and a plural sector of robust communities. Communism collapsed under the weight of its overbearing public sector. Now the "liberal democracies" are threatened - socially, politically, even economically - by the unchecked excesses of the private sector. Radical renewal will have to begin in the plural sector, which alone has the inclination and the independence to challenge unacceptable practices and develop better ones. Too many governments have been co-opted by the private sector. And corporate social responsibility can't compensate for the corporate social irresponsibility we see around us "They" won't do it. We shall have to do it, each of us and all of us, not as passive "human resources," but as resourceful human beings.Tom Paine wrote in 1776, "We have it in our power to begin the world over again." He was right then. Can we be right again now? Can we afford not to be?PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Dana Hickox. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/gdan/001526/bk_gdan_001526_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

  • Shop: Audible
  • Price: 9.95 EUR excl. shipping
• 

  Locked In , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 304min

  ESPN personality and Paralympics champion Victoria Arlen shares her courageous and miraculous story of recovery after falling into a mysterious vegetative state at age 11 and how she broke free, overcoming the odds and never giving up hope, eventually living a full and inspiring life.When Victoria Arlen was 11 years old, she contracted two rare diseases simultaneously and fell into a mysterious vegetative state. For two years her mind was dark, but in the third year, her mind broke free, and she was able to think clearly and to hear and feel everything - but no one knew.When she was 15 years old, against all odds and medical predictions, she was finally able to communicate through eye blinks, and she gradually regained her ability to speak and eat and move her upper body, but she faced the devastating reality of paralysis from the waist down because of damage to her spine. However, Victoria didn’t lose her strength or steadfast determination, and two years later, she won a gold medal for swimming at the London 2012 Paralympics.In Locked In, Victoria shares her never-before-published story - the pain, the struggle, the fight to live and thrive, and most importantly, the faith that carried her through. Her journey was not easy, but by believing in God’s healing power and forgiveness, she is living proof that, despite seemingly insurmountable odds and challenges, the will to survive and resolve to live can be a force stronger than our worst deterrents.Not many people get a second chance at life like Victoria has, and she made a promise to God that she would make every moment count. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Victoria Arlen. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/sans/008948/bk_sans_008948_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

  • Shop: Audible
  • Price: 9.95 EUR excl. shipping
• 

  Entertaining Disasters: A Novel (With Recipes) , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 572min

  In print, the unnamed freelance food writer of Nancy Spiller’s sardonic debut novel, Entertaining Disasters, lives high on the food chain in the heady realm of L.A.’s culinary journalism scene. She waxes poetic about her hip home gatherings, while thinly veiling the identities of her A-list glitterati guests. But in reality, she's been inventing the dinner parties she writes about because social paralysis sets in at the very thought of a real guest in her fabulous - or is it shabby? - hillside home. Enter the glossy food magazine editor, new in town, who wants an invitation to one of her bashes, and the panic-stricken journey from fantasy hostess to reality bites is on.Entertaining Disasters at turns whimsical and deeply affecting, chronicles the struggle she faces in the week before she hosts her first real dinner party in a decade. At the same time, her estranged sister threatens to drop by, her husband takes off, and her house implodes.In the way of Nora Ephron’s Heartburn, Spiller’s book is filled with fascinating culinary lore, (mostly) delicious recipes, generous servings of humor and heartbreak, and infused with longing for a culinary salvation.  What the critics say: "...offers sharp, startling observations in a unique and very human voice." (Elle Magazine, a Readers' Prize Pick 2009) Redbook Recommend: "This Zany novel (with recipes)...will make you appreciate your own fallen souffles all that much more." Los Angeles Magazine: "Nancy Spiller's novel offers memoir's most potent pairing: the child's eye, sensual and vindictive, with the grown-up's aching heart...it's a testament to Spiller's skill as a narrator that tragedy and comedy begin to seem like a natural couple and that feeding a gathering of friends is the ultimate modern ordeal." ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Nancy Spiller. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/205939/bk_acx0_205939_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

  • Shop: Audible
  • Price: 9.95 EUR excl. shipping
• 

  Lucid Dreaming: The Superior Guide to Exploring and Changing Dreams at Your Leisure - Extended Edition : The Mind Body Spirit Connection, Book 5 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 405min

  Enjoy a virtual reality adventure every night and discover your inner self - here's how to master the skill of lucid dreaming!What if you could plan your dreams in advance and control them as they unfold?You could easily stop a nightmare before it gets truly terrifying.You could easily summon a specific person into your dream and ask them for advice.You could experience your wildest fantasies that would never come true in real life.And it's easier than you think.Lucid dreaming is a skill that gets easier with practice. As you gain confidence, you can use lucid dreams for purposes other than entertainment. You can conduct crazy scientific experiments in your dreams and actually make an important discovery (like Einstein did). You can practice your real-life skills while you're sleeping. You can interact with the different forces that exist in your subconscious mind and heal deep-seated trauma. The possibilities are endless!In this book, you'll discover time-proven strategies for planning and controlling your dreams, along with practical exercises that you can do every day.This book will help you:Discover the scientific mechanism behind normal and lucid dreamingGet to the deeper meaning of your dreams and reconnect with your subconsciousUnderstand if your mind is trying to tell you something through recurring dreamsBreak free from nightmares and sleep paralysis for a healthy, restorative sleep experienceUpgrade your lucid dreams to genuine out-of-body experiencesGet your mind and body ready for lucid dreamingMake sure your follow safe lucid dreaming practicesDiscover little-known, unexpected benefits of lucid dreamingUse lucid dreams to improve your mental healthUse the power of your thought to create sentient beings known as tulpasAnd much more!With this book, you'll master the art ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Tom Chandler. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/213325/bk_acx0_213325_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

  • Shop: Audible
  • Price: 9.95 EUR excl. shipping
• 

  Spider #40, January 1937 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 229min

  With appalling suddenness, a new hooded monster of crime unleashed swift murder and soul-chilling madness upon Manhattan. His army of assassins struck with wanton savagery to lash terrified millions into a paralysis of fear. The Dictator held sway! And Richard Wentworth, the avenging Spider, driven to the ambuscades of the underworld, faced the vortex of sudden peril alone. According to author Norvell W. Page, Richard Wentworth was a nemesis of the night, a swift and secret avenger who meted out lethal justice to those of the underworld who dared to raise their hand against humanity; he was the man known throughout half the civilized world as the Spider, and tonight he wore the disguise that would instantly identify him as that dread killer. A long, black cape covered twisted shoulders. A broad-brimmed hat tightly pulled down over a lank wig shadowed a beak-nosed face. The eyes that glittered there were steely with bitter hatred. As for Wentworth himself, he believed in his mission implicitly: He was, he told himself, no longer a human being, but a cause. He was the Spider! He must live to defend humanity.... With a "cold cosmic anger" in his eyes, his "eerie weapons of mercy" blasting away unerringly, the Spider seemed superhuman, shrugging off crippling bullet wounds and performing other feats of preternatural endurance that would have demolished an ordinary mortal. No wonder Norvell W. Page called him a "man of steel" four years before Superman. Once more, the incomparable Nick Santa Maria reads another thrilling Spider exploit. "Dictator of the Damned" originally published in The Spider magazine, January 1937. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Nick Santa Maria. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/092212/bk_acx0_092212_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

  • Shop: Audible
  • Price: 9.95 EUR excl. shipping

---

---