When Perfect Isn't Good EnoughM Antony & R Swinson, New Harburger, 1998, £12
Perfectionism becomes a problem when it interferes with completing a task, impairs relationships or otherwise interferes with life. This book explores the causes and offers cognitive behavioural strategies for overcoming it and helps to challenge unrealistic expectations.
Just Do It Now: How to become the person you most want to beLynda Field, Vermillon, 2001, £7
Just Do It Now is about how to create the reality you want, overcome obstacles and realise the powerful effects of your own thoughts. It shows how you can overcome a natural fear of change by going ahead anyway and doing whatever you would secretly love to do.
Emotional IntelligenceDaniel Goleman, Bloomsbury, 1996, £8
In this book, the author argues that our IQ-idolising view of intelligence is far too narrow. He makes the case for self-awareness, altruism, personal motivation, empathy, the ability to love and other emotional attributes as being stronger indicators of human success.
The Nice Factor BookJo Ellen Grzyb & Robin Chandler, Pocket Books, 2000, £7
Explores techniques to help people choose a different way of behaving than they are used to; intended to put them back in control of their lives.
Self-MotivationGael Lindenfield, Harper Collins, 2000, £7
A self-help guide attempting to reveal what it is, how exactly it can help us and why it is so often elusive. Aimed at encouraging the reader not to procrastinate.
Success from SetbacksGael Lindenfeld, Harper Collins, 2000, £7
The author sets out to show how this skill is something that can be developed, and how apparent disasters might be converted into opportunities for success and personal growth.
Block - Getting out of Your Own WayAbigail Lipson & David Perkins, Lyle Stuart, 1990, £17
Seeks to answer to some common questions such as "Why can't I get out of bed in the morning?" or "Why can't I get my work done on time?" This book doesn't offer instant solutions but provides a framework for changing some of the failures of will-power many of us face.
A Life of One's OwnMarion Milner & Joanna Field, Virago, 1986, £8
How often do we ask ourselves, 'What will make me happy? What do I really want from life?' Marion Milner, the author of this remarkable book, first published in 1934 under the pseudonym Joanna Field, set herself to grapple with this problem. Written in the spirit of a detective story searching out clues, the reader quickly becomes involved in the chase.
The Road Less TravelledM Scott Peck, Vintage/Ebury, 1999, £7
Suggests ways in which facing our difficulties might enable us to reach a higher level of personal understanding. The author discusses the nature of loving relationships: how one might recognise true compatibility, distinguish dependency from love, and become one's own person.
Isn't It About Time: How to overcome procrastination and get on with your lifeAndrea Perry, Worth Publishing, 2002, £9
Full of useful ways to overcome procrastination, and to create a more satisfying, exciting and productive life. Andrea Perry shows how to identify how you block your natural tendency to be effective and creative, and how to build on your strengths and give your tendency to procrastinate something better to do.
It's About Time: the six styles of procrastination and how to overcome themL Sapadin & J Maguire, Viking, 1996, £8
Understand why you procrastinate and how to change! Through self-diagnostic quizzes, this book can help you define your procrastination style(s), be it Perfectionist, Dreamer, Worrier, Defier (including passive-aggressive), Crisis-Maker or Overdoer, and give you ideas about how to motivate yourself to stay on track, no matter how discouraged you may feel.
Life and How to Survive ItRobin Skynner & John Cleese, Hutchinson Children's Books, 1996, £9
Seeks to act as a "map" to guide people through their everyday lives and help them retain their individuality while co-operating in joint endeavours. It also explores the nature of competition and sportsmanship, of humour in relation to health, and of change and how to except it.
Change For The BetterElizabeth Wilde McCormick, Sage Publications Ltd, 2002, £17
Presents an easy-to-follow programme that helps to develop insights into the old patterns that govern our choices. It shows how to identify unhelpful patterns of behaviour and how to go about changing them in a realistic way.
LOVE....WAD IS IT ABOUT THAT WORD???
WELL,love comes from the heart it does not come from whats outside of a person but whats inside of the person.love is actually the greatest proportion on selfishness, ... Because of the complex and abstract nature of love, discourse on love is commonly ...Love is a basic dimension of human experience that is variously conveyed as a sense of tender affection, an intense attraction, the foundation of intimacy and good interpersonal chemistry, willing self-sacrifice on behalf of another, and as an ineffable sense of affinity or connection to nature, other living beings, or even that which is unseen. It manifests itself in feelings, emotion, behavior, thoughts, perception and attitude. It influences, underlies and defines major patterns in interpersonal relationships and self-identification.Love is a basic dimension of human experience that is variously conveyed as a sense of tender affection, an intense attraction, the foundation of intimacy and good interpersonal chemistry, willing self-sacrifice on behalf of another, and as an ineffable sense of affinity or connection to nature, other living beings, or even that which is unseen. It manifests itself in feelings, emotion, behavior, thoughts, perception and attitude. It influences, underlies and defines major patterns in interpersonal relationships and self-identification.
now remember,love comes from inside you...