Author: Allyson Apsey
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781946444714
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 138

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In this funny, genuine, and clever book, Allyson Apsey shares relatable stories and practical strategies for living a meaningful life regardless of the craziness happening around you. You'll discover that you really do have the power to choose the kind of life you live-every day.

Author: Allyson Apsey
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781950714100
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 134

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A new town, a new school, no friends . . . and now Kip has to deal with a bully. It's going to take more than luck to make it through sixth grade; it's going to take some serendipity. When Kip's dad loses his job, her family packs up and moves to Jackson. She misses her friends, her old school, and having her own room! Then, just when she thinks things can't get any worse, a boy at school tries to make her life miserable. Kip's Serendipity Journal is the one place where she can share how she really feels. And it's where she discovers that sometimes serendipity is even better than luck.

Author: Thor Muller
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118276930
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 230

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A guide to getting luck on your side As the pace of change accelerates and the volume of information explodes, we're under great pressure to connect just in time with the people and ideas we need to thrive. But we can no longer plan our way to success—there will always be factors beyond our control. This uncertainty, however, cultivates one of today's key drivers of success: serendipity. More than blind luck, serendipity can produce quantifiable results: breakthrough ideas, relationships that matter, effortless cooperation, synchronized market timing, and more. Get Lucky shows businesses how to succeed by fostering the conditions for serendipity to occur early and often. Distills planned serendipity into eight key elements: preparedness, motion, activation, attraction, connection, commitment, porosity, and divergence Features stories of serendipity in action at well-known companies including Avon, Target, Steelcase, Google, Facebook, Walmart, and more Written by serial entrepreneurs and cofounders of Get Satisfaction, a breakout platform for online customer service communities with over 100,000 clients Planned serendipity is not an abstract, magical notion, but a practical skill. Get Lucky is the indispensable resource for anyone who wants to learn this skill and to make serendipity work for them.

Author: Angelica Banks
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1627794409
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 244

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A magical journey into the land where stories come from “[A] sweet-toned, summer-fun story.” —The New York Times Book Review When Tuesday McGillycuddy and her beloved dog, Baxterr, discover that Tuesday's mother—the famous author Serendipity Smith—has gone missing, they set out on a magical adventure. In their quest to find Serendipity, they discover the mysterious and unpredictable place that stories come from. Here, Tuesday befriends the fearless Vivienne Small, learns to sail an enchanted boat, tangles with an evil pirate, and discovers the truth about her remarkable dog. Along the way, she learns what it means to be a writer and how difficult it can sometimes be to get all the way to The End. This title has Common Core connections. Finding Serendipity by Angelica Banks, with illustrations by Stevie Lewis, is the first in a series. that continues with book two, A Week Without Tuesday. “This enchanting story . . . celebrates the imagination and the connection writers feel with their stories. Spunky characters; spot-on pacing, providing perfectly timed plot revelations; and fully imagined worlds make this a charming winner.” —Booklist, starred review “With cinematic imagery and keen wit, the authors construct an inventive novel.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review “Young writers will find inspiration in the tale—especially those who have a story within them but might be too shy to tell it.” —The New York Times Book Review

Author: Glenn Llopis
Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group Press
ISBN: 1929774915
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 193

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For some people, success seems fated or shrouded in mystery. But in "Earning Serendipity", Glenn Llopis shows that most positive changes in fortune--in careers or in corporate ventures--are no mystery at all.We all have control over the path to prosperity. Progression along that path is the result of a rare combination of skills that readers can develop and apply in their careers, businesses, and lives. These four skills are -Seeing with circular vision: Broaden your observation beyond what you seek and beyond the obvious details before you, and enlarge your field of opportunities; search within conversations and adverse circumstances for possibilities.-Sowing entrepreneurial seeds: When good vision is met with consistent, hand-dirtying execution every day the result is a stable, growing fortune; focus on proper timing and proper depth.-Growing seeds with the greatest potential: Learn how to recognize the most promising opportunities and give them the right amount of attention; dont let the best opportunities wilt and dont waste energy on opportunities with limited potential.-Sharing the harvest: Focus on meeting others needs to improve personal good fortune; make generosity part of your purpose, an integral part of the DNA of your career or company.Those who master this quartet tap into a power most never reach: the power to create and sustain a momentum of good fortune. This ability to earn serendipity can elevate a career or company quicker than any single force. And with the skills outlined in this book, readers will be catapulted onto the path of prosperity.

Author: Fiadhnait Moser
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1499808445
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 227

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This middle grade, magical-realism novel from the author of The Flourishing of Floralie Laurel is about an Irish girl who is sent to a mysterious town in Virginia to live with her long-lost mother, and is Alice Hoffman's Nightbird meets Claire Legrand's The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls! Amidst the 1971 Troubles between the Irish Republican Army and Northern Ireland, twelve-year-old Finn lives in a world of her own of fairy tales. Raised by her grandmother, Nuala, who is the village storyteller, Finn spends her days playing make-believe in the forest, weaving tall tales to tell her friend Darcy, longing to go to the island of Inis Eala to meet the swans there, and waiting for her father to return from the war. She's long since stopped believing in happy endings and miracles, preferring to believe instead in serendipity, or "happy mistakes." While Nuala revels in the safety and routine of their quiet village life, spunky Finn craves adventure . . . something that comes to her more quickly than expected. When Darcy becomes lost at sea and Nuala suddenly passes away, Finn is shipped off to the affluent town of Starlight Valley, Virginia, to live with her long-lost mother, Aoife, and half-sister, Posy-Kate. Finn is initially excited to get to know her newfound family, but she can't help but notice that things are a bit unusual. The town is encircled by thorn trees, and even stranger is Aoife's house, where the walls are covered with swan feathers and decorated with swan heads--and Aoife's shoes appear to be made out of swan bills. Finn tries to ignore the sinking feeling that something isn't right, but she starts to believe that what's happening isn't random. Instead, it's taken directly from one of her grandmother's famous folktales, The Children of Lir, where a scorned mother turns all of her children into swans. But Finn stopped believing in those stories a long time ago . . . could they actually be true?

Author: Joel Comm
Publisher: HarperChristian + ORM
ISBN: 1400201950
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 222

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Find more success in work and in life than you ever dreamed possible—by pursuing fun. The demands of work and the breakneck pace of technological change wear heavily on all of us, whether we are employees at a large company, solo workers in the gig economy, or entrepreneurs launching a new venture. The “hustle-and-grind” lifestyle that we’ve been told is essential to success actually leads to physical ailments, emotional burnout, and a darkness in the soul. But Joel Comm has found a better way. In The Fun Formula, Comm reveals that the best path to success—in work and in life—is to focus on our passions, curiosity, and the things that bring us great pleasure. Doing this leads not only to more dramatic results in whatever we do, but also to a more fulfilling life. Using entertaining stories and illuminating anecdotes from Comm’s own life and those of others, famous and not, The Fun Formula lays out a plan for making the subtle changes to our thinking and routines that will enable us to design the life we truly desire: one of significance and joy.

Author: Tamara Abi Khalil
Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
ISBN: 1649798091
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 111

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After experiencing body shaming, teenage breakups, and friendship fall-outs, Tala, a young adult fascinated by the world of TV series and social media glamour, decides to leave her old life behind. She wants to try and find her happiness anywhere but in her hometown. Soon, Tala meets the attractive and mysterious Henry Jones who makes her an offer she could not possibly refuse… Will her free-spirit be fulfilled in the new world she walks into – a world she had been longing for – or will she continue chasing that stroke of luck she’s been looking for as an independent young woman?

Author: Vincent J. Schaefer
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780985692636
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 428

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When Vincent Schaefer (1906-1993) had to leave high school in 1922 at the age of 16 to help support his family, little did he know that he was about to embark upon one of the most astounding careers in the world of science. Beginning as an apprentice instrument maker at the legendary General Electric Research Laboratory, Vince was soon called upon by Nobel Prize-winning chemist Dr. Irving Langmuir to be his laboratory assistant. Thus began a 20-year collaboration that led to Vince earning eighteen patents, hundreds of publications, and three honorary doctoral degrees. His independent research, aided by the process of "serendipity," led to his invention of cloud seeding, preservation of ice crystals, advanced television tubes, and other instruments and techniques that advanced several fields of scientific inquiry. When he left the GE Labs in the 1950s, he became Director of Research for the Munitalp Foundation, and later was a co-founder and Director of the Atmospheric Sciences Research Center at the University at Albany (New York). A naturalist and avid hiker since his youth, Vince was instrumental in studying, conserving and establishing many of upstate New York's natural preserves and trails, and was the visionary who originally conceived of the Long Path, a hiking trail running from New York City to his beloved Adirondack Mountains. He was the founder of both the Mohawk Valley Hiking Club and the Schenectady Wintersports Club, where he established the nation's first Ski Patrol, and made Gore Mountain into a skiing destination. His natural curiosity as a boy led him into archaeological and historical field research later in life, where he focused on such subjects as the old Erie Canal and the preservation of Dutch Barns across the state. This autobiography, written in Vincent Schaefer's easy-going, readable style, and filled with personal and historical photos, is complemented by a chapter of stories and memories composed by friends, family and former professional colleagues. His important memoir begins with the words, "I have led an interesting life!" An interesting life indeed! About the Editor: Don Rittner is an American historian, archeologist, environmental activist, educator, and author living in New York's Capital District. He has published more than 30 books, more than a thousand articles, publisher of three magazines and scientific journals, and a former columnist for the Troy Record newspaper. He currently writes a history blog for the Albany Times Union.

Author: Alex Marcoux
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780615627977
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 224

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Welcome to the world of metaphysical signs and symbols. The Universe sends messages to help us lead happier, more successful and fulfilling lives. Most of the time we're so absorbed in life, we miss the subtle clues. Lifesigns: Tapping the Power of Synchronicity, Serendipity and Miracles teaches how to recognize and discern these powerful messages from Spirit. Discover a practical five-step method to obtain answers to urgent questions through your everyday experiences. Be inspired by heartfelt stories from bestselling authors, spiritual leaders and everyday people who have found meaning in Lifesigns. Explore fun techniques on how to improve creativity, awaken imagination and intuition, energize life, and encourage the self-exploration of soul purpose. Lifesigns teaches how to harness the power of coincidence, intuition, psychic ability, dreams, life's challenges and even the rhythm of life. Practice Lifesigns and watch everyday miracles unfold. Tap your inner guidance system and life becomes magical! This spiritual self-help book teaches you to recognize, interpret and benefit from spiritual signs or Lifesigns, which are are messages from the Universe. Lifesigns will teach you: How to dialogue with God How to develop psychic abilities How to enhance creativity and imagination How to develop intuition How to obtain guidance from God How to find your mission in life How to understand synchronicity and meaningful coincidence Have you asked yourself, "Who am I? Why am I here? What is my purpose in life?" Lifesigns will help you find the answers you are seeking. About the author When Alex Marcoux began writing suspense novels, she discovered a fresh and innovative way to enhance her creativity and imagination. She used her Lifesigns process to help tell her tales then discovered she could use it to communicate with Spirit. Alex, a former scientist, studied the phenomena for over ten years and interviewed many having similar experiences. In Lifesigns, Alex teaches us how to harness the power of coincidence, intuitive intelligence, psychic powers, dreams, life's hiccups, and even the rhythm of life. It is no coincidence you are reading this. What you do about it is freewill. What the experts are saying about Lifesigns: "Wonderful! I love the insights, revelations, stories and exercises."- Cynthia James, minister and author of "Revealing Your Extraordinary Essence" "Outstanding! A must read for the truly interested in exploring who they are."- Carol Ann Liaros, author of "Intuition Made Easy" "Lifesigns may very well be a worthy one for readers seeking spiritual direction."-Kirkus Reviews "The greatest mystery is the hidden potential within. Read this book and you'll be a mystery to yourself no longer!"- Henry Reed, PhD, artist, scholar and author of "The Intuitive Heart"