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Have you taken time for yourself today?
Too many working parents focus solely on those around them-their families, their work, and a never-ending list of other commitments-only to lose sight of what they need themselves. But neglecting your own needs and wants can prevent you from being happy, healthy, and productive.
Taking Care of Yourself provides expert advice to help you identify what you value most at work and at home, make choices that align...
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Parenting Like a Ninja is an authentic discussion of the complexity faced by working autism moms, with clear steps to increase energy and productivity in all areas of work and life.
As a mommy of a child with autism, the daily reality of food wars, tantrums, a steady variety of body fluids, erratic non-sleep, and the revolving door of therapists is just exhausting. Autism moms keep it together, but sometimes, they just want the relentless pace of...
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Do you suffer from Mom Guilt?
You know what I'm talking about. It's that feeling that no matter what you do as a mother, it is never enough-that you should have or could have done more.
Do you love being a mother but still dream of having a life of your own? Do you feel like you lost your identity when you became a mom or maybe just miss the girl you used to be? Do you feel like you are spread too thin between all the hats you wear?
If you want...
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In a World Filled with Confusion, Distraction, and Contradiction, The Way Brings Clarity.
Do You...
• Wish to know why you are here & the meaning of life?
• Dream about being healthy, happy & successful?
• Regret not finishing or doing things well?
• Desire lasting positive relationships & families?
• Want to know what to do every day to be your best?
• Hope to be significant, influential, and make a real difference?
• Need to find...
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Move ahead in your career-without leaving your family behind.
What happens when you're no longer setting goals and chasing dreams that work for you alone? When the career choices you make have ripple effects on your family? Can you uproot your household for an overseas assignment even if it's a surefire path to promotion? How do you make time for your kids-or yourself-if you work more than one job?
These are some of the questions you ask yourself...
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You can have a successful career while being the father you want to be.
Gone are the days when fathers were expected to put work first and family last. Today, men worldwide are redefining fatherhood and finding greater fulfillment both at work and at home. But old ways die hard. Many managers prefer the status quo, and fathers aren't finding the support and flexibility they need from their employers. Dads still feel pressure to downplay or hide their...
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The Possibility Mom helps moms be less stressed, feel less guilt, and get more done while chasing their dreams.
Balancing the demands of modern motherhood is a tough job. Between kids, work obligations, social commitments, and household duties, trying to fit in a little me time (let alone a date night), balance can seem practically impossible. When moms do well at work, they feel like they're failing at home, and when they focus on their family,...
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Stop juggling and start managing everything you need to do at home and at work.
It used to be simple before kids: Say yes to everything, stay late, turn in flawless work, catch up on sleep later. But now you need a different mindset to succeed at work, as a parent, and as a family member.
Getting It All Done can't teach you to be in two places at once, but it provides you with expert advice as you manage the challenges of succeeding at work while...
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How will you balance the roles of business owner and mother? Would you like wisdom from women who've been there?
Here's something you already know. When you become a mother, you want flexibility. You want to be there for your baby, and you want results in your business. You want to make good money, and to make a difference.
All over the globe, women are taking control by starting their own businesses, businesses that (they hope) will grow around...
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At a time when so many are looking to reset their lives, Rebalance explores what it takes to truly thrive full-circle: as purpose-driven leaders, parents, partners, and citizens. With insight and humor, Rebalance tackles the perennial question of working women (and men) everywhere: Is it possible to do it all well or does something have to give? The authors draw on a decade of no-holds-barred conversations with an ambitious group of women striving...
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When Veronica left Hong Kong with her daughters, she didn't know the pandemic would keep them locked abroad for over a year, separated from her husband, her dog, and her home. Her first flight home in years ended up taking her on a journey reflecting on life lessons and the nine values they instilled.
She takes the readers through a journey of self-discovery where she reconnects with her inner child. Her deep and touching stories talk about...
32) Millennials' Guide for Working Parents: Balancing Work, Parenting, Life, and Everything in Between
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How can Millennial parents been seen as "professionals?"
Millennials have been raised in a career-focused culture. As we start to become parents and navigate through our parenting journey, there is often worry that we will no longer be seen as professionals, and that we will lose the high level thinking, respected side of ourselves to parenthood. That simply isn't the case, and the Millennials' Guide for Working Parents helps Millennials discover...
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This book is, designed to help you build your dream life.
To accomplish this goal, you will learn about pursuing your dreams from the undisputed experts: immigrants. Year after year, millions of well-meaning, but often overbearing, parents immigrate to America to bring greater socioeconomic opportunity to their families while pushing their children to enter highly-regarded, highly-paid, and highly-stable professions. The result: Millions of kids...
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Did you know that in the United States alone, more than one in four children live in a home without a father? When Alec Lace recognized this crisis and launched his parenting podcast 2018, his mission was simple: to give dads an opportunity to encourage others, by sharing the experiences and wisdom they've gained during their respective journeys. A few years and hundreds of interviews later--including with many high-profile dads from sports, media,...
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Manage the competing demands of working motherhood.
As a working mother you often draw the short straw. You carry most of the burden of caregiving and household chores-and your career suffers because of it. Bosses and coworkers assume that since you're focused on your family, you don't prioritize work. But choosing your job over your kids' extracurricular and school commitments means letting down the people you love most.
Advice for Working Moms can...
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Anthony's father, Gerald Mohr, is a well-known radio actor before slipping to the Hollywood B-list thanks to the advent of television. Accepting the lead in a dying Swedish TV series, he falls for the script girl and divorces Mohr's mother, who goes on to meet and marry another divorcee, credit card industry pioneer Stanley Dashew.
As his stepfather's career rises and his biological father's eases downward, Anthony tries to find his place. One weekend...
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What I Wish I Knew at 18 is a comprehensive guidebook to a successful life, conversationally messaged to teens and young adults. Acclaimed by business leaders, educators, mentors, and families, it engages readers with practical wisdom and strategies for adulthood. Author Dennis Trittin spent 28 years researching successful leaders worldwide and captures their insights in this definitive adult preparation book. The book is organized into nine powerful...
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Learn why people say NO to you, even when you obviously deserve a big YES. After reading this book, you can identify on the spot, all the categories of rejection and instantly know how to overcome them. As many readers have already discovered, the information provided in this book is unlike any other. It includes remarkable research, intelligence, and guidance on how to stop every possible rejection in life that impedes our happiness. You will learn...
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In "I Thought I'd Have My Wings By Now?" Monterey Laska offers a transformative roadmap for single parents in school while raising a family single-handedly. This empowering self-help guide encourages readers to look beyond hard emotions, resist binding societal expectations, and truly understand where they stand on their personal journey. Through insightful anecdotes and practical exercises, single parents will learn to articulate their dreams and...
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Elder Americans in their eighties, nineties, and even hundreds, have survived the Holocaust, endured the Great Depression, fought in World War II, lived through the Civil Rights Movement, and endured countless booms and busts. And yet, unlike other parts of the world where elders are respected and revered, so many American elders tend to be lonely and feel irrelevant, without a voice or presence in American culture. The elders need our attention and...
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