Hal Urban

See raamat ei ütle, et kogu aeg tuleks olla õnnelik. Või et igale päevale peaks vastu minema, naeratus näol. Küll aga saab päris palju ise ära teha. Vali teadlikult informatsiooni, mida tarbid! See mõjutab sind uskumatult palju. Loo ja hoia tähendusrikkaid suhteid! Need on su emotsionaalne tugi. Positiivses hoiakus peitub võti! Suhtumise saame ise valida. Märka head enda elus: inimesi, suhteid, vabadust ja paljut muud. Kuigi see kõlab ehk võõralt: ole tänulik! See toob rõõmu ja rahulolu. Juhi oma elu!

The media's bias toward stories of conflict, violence, and division is bad for your health. In this book, Hal Urban shows how to find the positive and uplifting all around us. The news media thrives on bad news. In recent years, the political climate has become vitriolic and divisive, our country seems more polarized than ever, and news feels inescapable because technology has significantly increased its reach. People who like to stay informed need a lift. Most people are aware that what they eat greatly impacts their physical health: junk food is bad, vegetables are good. Hal Urban argues that we can nourish our minds by choosing how we consume news, and that when we surrender all that choice to media and external forces, we give up our growth, freedom, and mental health. Countless signs of progress and acts of kindness exist all around the world if you know where to look. And there are positive aspects in our own lives-family, friends, simple beauties, and everyday generosities-that we take for granted. This book helps readers understand that, as the late Zig Ziglar said, ''You are what you are because of what goes into your mind.''

In Old Light Through New Windows, bestselling author Mark Matteson asks fifty-two questions that shape our thinking, revealing how personal and organizational problems can be traced to the kinds of questions we ask ourselves and our organizations every day: Why have I had so much (or so little) success? What do I do that my competition doesn't do? What books should I read? What seminars should I attend? Who had the biggest impact on my upbringing? What advice would I offer someone just starting out? How do I handle setbacks and adversity? What do I want people to know about me? What is the most important business lesson I've learned? How do I want to be remembered? Mark has been interviewing successful people since the eighth grade when he was cut from his junior-high basketball team. He seeks those who have proven themselves in their fields: mentors. And he asks one essential question: How did you get so good at what you do? In Old Light Through New Windows, Mark Matteson takes what he's learned and asks you the questions that stimulate thinking and inspire action, the questions that lead to change, growth, and a better version of yourself.

The media's bias toward stories of conflict, violence, and division is bad for your health. In this book, Hal Urban shows how to find the positive and uplifting all around us. The news media thrives on bad news. In recent years, the political climate has become vitriolic and divisive, our country seems more polarized than ever, and news feels inescapable because technology has significantly increased its reach. People who like to stay informed need a lift. Most people are aware that what they eat greatly impacts their physical health: junk food is bad, vegetables are good. Hal Urban argues that we can nourish our minds by choosing how we consume news, and that when we surrender all that choice to media and external forces, we give up our growth, freedom, and mental health. Countless signs of progress and acts of kindness exist all around the world if you know where to look. And there are positive aspects in our own lives--family, friends, simple beauties, and everyday generosities--that we take for granted. This book helps readers understand that, as the late Zig Ziglar said, You are what you are because of what goes into your mind.

Hal Urban's latest book poses a challenge. It challenges us to break through the notion of religious barriers to embrace faith in any form. And within that faith, it asks us to honour the teachings of wisdom and character, and encourages us to put those teachings into practice. We all know the 10 Commandments. Most of us have no problem avoiding murder, theft or adultery. We don't need to recommit ourselves to following these commandments and we do continue to honour them. They're sacred. The 10 Commandments of Common Senselooks more closely at some of the Bible's other "commandments": five things we should devote ourselves to doing because they can enrich our lives and the lives of others. Many of them are far more challenging than the original ten, but they provide wise and practical advice for all of us, no matter what we believe.

Offers a positive approach to life and insights into how to develop one's potential to the fullest, presenting twenty character-building principles--ranging from rediscovering the importance of having fun to learning the value of kind words to redefining one's idea of success.

Hal Urban brings a lifetime of experience as a leading figure in the Character Education movement to this follow-up to LIFE'S GREATEST LESSONS, his phenonenal word-of-mouth bestseller that put him on the self-help map. POSITIVE WORDS, POWERFUL RESULTS reveals the awesome potential of a fundamental tool we all have at our fingertips: language. With his down-to-earth approach that blends clear-headed guidance with gentle humour, Urban reveals concrete strategies for how we can use words to heal and strengthen, build lasting relationships, improve performance, enhance morale, celebrate our emotions and transform our lives and the lives of those around us. Both prescriptive and uplifting, POSITIVE WORDS, POWERFUL RESULTS share simple truths about the many ways in which words make us human. As Mark Twain once said, 'I can live for two months on one good compliment.'

LIFE'S GREATEST LESSONS is a wise, wonderful book. In it, Hal Urban, a parent and an award-winning teacher, presents twenty principles that are as deeply rooted in common sense as they are in compassion. The topics, gathered from a lifetime of teaching both children and adults, span a wide range of readily understood concepts, including attitudes about money, understanding the real meaning of 'success' and the importance of having fun. The book will help you find the best - in the world, in others, and in yourself. Classic in its simplicity and enduring in its appeal, LIFE'S GREATEST LESSONS helps us all rediscover that the desire to live a good life is timeless.