Oh hello! You’ve just stumbled upon a collection of weird essays from a noob writer you didn’t know you needed in your life. In Not That Likeable: And Other Stories I Told Myself, perennial weirdo Amanda Hamilton unflinchingly chronicles her childhood exploits and coming-of-age story, in all their cringey glory. (Full disclosure: there’s a lot of content about boobs, boy crushes, maxi-pads and mean girls.)\nRiotously funny and spirited, Amanda balances unflinching honesty and side-splitting wit in this offbeat memoir for the proverbial outsider. She bares all, starting with tales of her less-than-conventional upbringing in a multi-generational family of seven crammed into a modest bungalow—with one washroom. (THE HORROR.)\nFrom stories from her early entrepreneurial beginnings trying to sell tap water, her equal love for and boycott of Care Bear panties, and the time she wore garbage to school to make a (not-so) salient statement about Earth Day, nothing is too mortifying to leave in the pages of her tween diaries. There’s also an essay about the first time she had sex with her high school sweetheart—she offered to redact that section in her grandmother’s advanced copy, but Grandma declined.\nAnyhoo, if you’ve ever felt like an outsider or struggled to fit in, this book might just help you feel a little less alone. Not That Likeable is both a hilarious reflection on a singular childhood, and a celebration of the shared absurdity of being human.

Not That Likeable: And Other Stories I Told Myself

Humor & Entertainment

Hamilton, Amanda

Humor

Page Two Press

Make your idea irresistible.\nYou have a terrific idea. It’s so powerful that it could change a life, a market, or even the world. There’s just one problem: others don’t see its power—yet. If you truly value the possibility of your idea, then you’re ready to find your Red Thread—the throughline that connects your idea to your audience’s hearts and minds.\nThe best part is, the Red Thread already exists. It’s the connection that makes the invisible link between your audience’s problem and your solution tangible—and actionable. With the Red Thread, you’ll inspire audiences to act and get the outcome you’re both looking for.\nRenowned speaker, consultant, and TEDx idea strategist Tamsen Webster shares the same step-by-step process she’s taught to hundreds of clients, helping them deliver memorable presentations, keynotes, marketing campaigns, TED talks, and more. Once you master this process, you’ll be able to guide your audience through the maze of ideas and options—and through the maze of their own minds.

Find Your Red Thread: Make Your Big Ideas Irresistible

Business & Money

Webster, Tamsen

Marketing & Sales

Healthy, well-performing pensions are possible.\nIt’s time for a modern, transformational approach to the future pension market: one in which there is an agreement about what will mitigate risk and keep our people, our organizations, and our global society safe and secure.\nPension Clarity shows you how to address insufficiencies and opportunities in pension planning for the future, and how to build effective, secure, and reliable pension plans that mitigate risk. You’ll learn how to design pensions for financial security, how to assess existing benefit plans to minimize costs and maximize value, how to create pension plans that are designed to benefit individuals, and how to engage employees in the pension process. You’ll also find out how to build responsiveness into your business environment by embracing new solutions that empower executives with up-to-date information and projections.\nThe fact is, pension management is not only about one business and one set of employees, but also about how we manage the steps we take towards the future. In an ever-evolving world, we can make a difference through strategic pension management. But actualizing the future we want to see depends wholly on our ability to lead.

Pension Clarity: The Leader’s Guide to Smarter Planning for Our Future

Miller, M. Catherine

Finance

Do you long for a lucrative career free from the constraints of the nine to five work world while affording you and your family the lifestyle you dream of?\nIn this fun, irreverent, and highly practical playbook, mascara millionaire and network marketing maven Shari Owen Brown gives you the insight and know-how you need to start and grow a successful career in direct sales.\nIt all starts with how you think. Let’s Grow, Girl! introduces you to the five aspects of mindset that set you up for success. Through personal stories from Brown’s stellar career journey and examples of the remarkable women she has coached, she shows you how to establish a rock-solid foundation for your business. You will learn: how what makes you weird is your greatest gift and to embrace that special quirk that makes you different how to move from insecurities to influence and impact by showing how to create a community that empowers people and opens up space for magic to happen! how to move in the direction of every opportunity, harnessing fear to work for you not against you and, most importantly, the nuts and bolts of how to build your network and make serious MONEY.Brown shows you her step-by-step process to achieve success, including the necessary skills of network building, duplicating, and power-house selling—even if you hate sales.\nBased on the curriculum Brown teaches in workshops online and around the world, Let’s Grow, Girl! is a direct-selling bible for success! These lessons WORK and the thousands of women who have already followed Shari Brown’s coaching have the businesses to prove it. Now, it’s your turn!

Let’s Grow, Girl!: Your Network Marketing Playbook Where You Get Paid to Be You

Brown, Shari Owen

Fortune favors the humble.\nArrogant. Charismatic. Narcissistic If you were to name traits that define strong leaders, these are some of the words that likely spring to mind. Conventional thinking would have us believe that it’s those filled with hubris and free of self-doubt that make the best leaders. The evidence, however, tells quite a different story.\nIn Humbitious, professional speaker, executive coach and distinguished Trinity University professor Amer Kaissi shatters the common myths about leadership being an ego-driven game. Drawing on extensive research, personal stories, and fascinating historical examples of leadership done right (and wrong), Kaissi reveals why the most effective, high-performing leaders aren’t those with the biggest egos, but who possess humility, coupled with ambition and drive.\nTracing triumphs (and missteps) of leaders from Napoleon Bonaparte to New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs to disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, soccer star Alex Morgan to Costco CEO Jim Sinegal, and others, Kaissi illuminates what true humility is—and what it isn’t—and how to cultivate it within yourself and with others. As you gain insight into this critical leadership trait, you’ll come to understand that humility requires ambition, courage, and fierce determination. Humility, you’ll learn, isn’t about false modesty; it’s about being honest with yourself, and others, about your abilities and potential, so you can make a realistic plan for improvement.\nThe unequivocal truth is that the successful narcissists that you either know or are working for right now are the exception to the rule. The highest performers are those who adopt and integrate humility into their relationships with others, with their organizations, and with themselves. Because fortune favors not simply the bold—but the humbitious.

Humbitious: The Power of Low-Ego, High-Drive Leadership

Kaissi, Amer

Business Culture

Fourteen-year-old Tom Newman was living in Hungary-occupied Czechoslovakia when he and his family were rounded up by Nazis and sent on trains to the concentration camps. Relying on a mixture of luck and an inexhaustible reservoir of hope, Tom survived a year in Auschwitz and the Death March to Buchenwald, where he came close to dying before the American military arrived. The only survivor from his family of nine, Tom eventually regained his health and made his way to Budapest and later Prague, taken in by loving relatives. In search of his own new home, Tom successfully applied for Canada’s War Orphans Project. Settling in Toronto, he completed his education, became a chartered accountant, and built a thriving practice. He also started a family and today, in his nineties, is a doting father and grandfather.

Surviving on Hope: A Memoir of the Holocaust and a Life Beyond

Biographies & Memoirs

Newman, Tom

Community & Culture

“How do you market a successful brand in today’s constantly changing healthcare industry? Markus Saba and Hilary Gentile have spent decades confronting that challenge. In Brand Plan Rx, they show us how to use a simple and powerful framework of inspirational storytelling.” —Arianna Huffington, founder and CEO, Thrive Global\nBuild a healthcare brand that changes lives.\nA thriving brand requires a plan. Even the best marketing ideas cannot come to fruition without a cohesive brand plan. This is especially relevant and challenging in the health and wellness industry. Brand Plan Rx provides a proven road map that empowers you to make the choices that drive demand and will get you to synthesize your plan onto one page designed specifically with the health and wellness industry in mind.\nIn Brand Plan Rx, healthcare and pharmaceutical marketing executives, professor Markus Saba and marketer Hilary Gentile, provide a step-by-step formula to uncover the unique needs that drive brand choice in the health and wellness industry. Drawing on their decades of work in launching major pharmaceutical and wellness brands, they outline exactly how you can create a strong, effective brand plan to launch and market your brand.\nBrand Plan Rx’s Choice Map guides you through the difficult decisions that will build your brand. You will bring it all together into a cohesive and clear brand story. As you master synthesis and clarity, you will create a one-page Cohesion Map, a clear roadmap to use as your sounding board for all decisions you make for your brand. Ultimately, you’ll learn how to apply traditional marketing principles to the healthcare space so that your brand will make a marked difference in people’s lives.\n“Captures the essence of brand planning in the pharma/biotech space in a manner that is clear, simple, and practical.” —Enrique Conterno, CEO, FibroGen, Inc.\n“A book that considers all the distinct factors of marketing in the healthcare industry. Practical, to the point, entertaining, and educational.” —Rolf Hoffmann, chairman of the board of directors, Biotest\n“I recommend this book to all commercial leaders in our industry.” —Burcu Eryilmaz, VP, Sanofi Genzyme\n“An essential guide from industry experts who have spearheaded thousands of successful launches.” —Danielle Kayembe, founder and CEO, GreyFire Impact

Brand Plan Rx: The Marketer’s Guide to Building a Thriving Health and Wellness Brand

Saba, Markus

Gentile, Hilary

Industries

Happiness isn’t work. It’s a state of being—and it’s within your grasp, right now. Are you driven and ambitious but often feel frustrated or stuck? Does stress keep hounding you to work harder? Even when you accomplish your goals, do you feel unsatisfied, like it’s never enough?It’s because when you spend most of your time hustling after a better future, you neglect your bliss right now. Bliss Out will show you how to take your goals out of the future and unravel their inner bliss in your life now.\nDo you have a hustle hangover?\nDoes unfinished work hang over your head from one day to the next and drain you? This is a hustle hangover. Hustle causes you to hang your attention on past results and future goals.\nBut your life is happening right now.\nYou can hustle hard so you can feel better in the future or live in bliss right now.\nYou are much more powerful, continually replenishing your bliss instead of reacting to life’s stress.\nThe simple, feel-good habits in Bliss Out never require effort, just a slice of your attention. Getting what you want is rewarding and fun when you line up with your bliss before taking action. This book is about feeling good. It’s an all-out champion for your good vibes. All it asks of you is that you accept an invitation to take a break from dissecting complicated issues in life and bliss out in happiness instead.\nLearn simple, feel-good habits that will turn your focus from the inside out, enabling you to create a life that’s more fulfilling, joyful, and filled with happiness. Find your bliss and you will be more centered, focused, and relaxed.\nTake the hustle out of your happiness and claim the success you are.

Bliss Out: Feel-Good Habits to Lift Your Hustle Hangover

Self-Help

Urquhart, Jody

Happiness

Make yourself heard.\nFaced with a dizzying array of platforms, from Adobe Connect to Zoom, the simple act of communicating has become increasingly complex—even daunting. How can you share your knowledge and be heard in a world that never stops talking?\nIn Impact, keynote speaker and communication coach Nick Kindler shares the tried and tested methods he’s used to transform subject-matter experts into dynamic, impactful speakers. Informed by his years with TED Talks and Singularity University, Kindler guides you through the steps to creating an unforgettable presentation, from concept to performance.\nThrough case studies, exercises, and action items, you’ll learn how to create clarity, understanding, and engagement by simplifying and honing your topic, developing a powerful presentation framework, and mastering the science of storytelling. You’ll move through the essentials of creating a purpose statement, building a story structure, and using compelling language that captures and engages your audience. Finally, you’ll learn to deliver your knowledge in a way that commands attention—from memorization and rehearsal methods to vocal techniques and body language. And you’ll learn how to position your lighting, background, and microphone for a flawless on-screen performance.\nWhether you’re a student, someone just starting their career, or someone who has been working for years, your ability to authentically communicate and connect with others is a differentiator that will shape your success. You will begin to engage others in a way you never imagined before, and share your gifts of knowledge and ideas with the world.

Impact: Simplify, Transform and Perform Pitches and Presentations

Kindler, Nick

Skills

Review "Reframe Your Story is a life-altering book. If you're prone to fretting about all you're not doing and quickly dismiss all that you are (for your organization, your kids, or yourself), you need this book. Tammy Heermann weaves together inspiring stories, compelling research findings, and practical how-to steps into a compelling call to action." —Liane Davey, New York Times-bestselling author of You First and The Good Fight"The ultimate 'get it done' leadership book for badass women who want to take over the world. Actionable, insightful and ass-kicking, it won't just reframe your story, it will reframe your life!" —Leslie Ehm, Wall Street Journal-bestselling author of Swagger"The single biggest limiting factor standing between you and the life you want is the story you are telling yourself. With Reframe Your Story, Tammy Heermann teaches you how to change your life. I saw myself in these pages, and you will too. Do not miss this book." —Laura Gassner Otting, Washington Post-bestselling author of Limitless"A new expectation for leadership is emerging, and we need more talented women to step into the challenge. This book answers that call." —Jim Reid, Chief HR Officer, Rogers Communications"An incredible resource for women at all stages of their careers and a 'must-read' for anyone who coaches, leads or mentors women. With Reframe Your Story, Tammy Heermann has given us a generous gift—an accessible collection of insights powered by storytelling." —Beth Wilson, CEO, Dentons Canada LLP"Stories are powerful. In this encouraging book, Tammy Heermann shows us how to reframe our narratives so we feel better about our lives, and do what matters." —Laura Vanderkam, author of 168 Hours and Juliet's School of Possibilities Product Description It’s time for working women to embrace a new script.Do you feel alone in your struggle to excel, advance—or just make it through another day on the job? Are you trudging through your career feeling exhausted, aimless and unsure of your next move? You’ve come to the right place. Leadership development expert Tammy Heermann has spent more than two decades helping to accelerate women’s advancement to the C-suite. And she has a message for working women struggling to get ahead: you may be making things harder than they need to be.In Reframe Your Story, Heermann urges you to challenge the current narratives you tell yourself, both those that are reinforced by society and those of your own making. Through weekly, monthly and yearly exercises, you’ll begin to put an end to the negative self-talk, self-sabotaging behaviors and unconscious habits that are keeping you stuck.Drawing on sociological and psychological research, and through personal stories of her journey and those of women she’s helped, Heermann shows you how to unlock your potential, take control of your career path and embrace the possibilities that lie ahead.You’ll learn to:Challenge your own beliefs about what is possibleExpand your vision and shape the future you wantShift from being seen as a tactician to being recognized as a strong, strategic thinkerOperate with confidence and purpose in your daily meetingsOwn your strengths and clearly communicate your results to othersPrioritize networking and master organizational politicsShed your guilt, perfectionism and imposter syndromeWhether you’re starting out in your career or in a senior role, feeling overworked and underappreciated at home and work or struggling to embrace success, Reframe Your Story will show you how to step up and into the leadership position that you deserve. About the Author Tammy Heermann is an award-winning leadership expert sought out by some of the world's top companies for her programs that accelerate women's advancement. For over 20 years she has helped change thousands of mindsets around what it takes to lead, both self and others. While having impact in the C-Suite, nothing makes her happier than pushing up-and-coming female leade

Reframe Your Story: Real Talk for Women Who Want to Let Go, Do Less and Be More—Together

Heermann, Tammy

Management & Leadership

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