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Emotional Discipline: The Power to Choose How You Feel; 5 Life Changing Steps to Feeling Better Every Day

Charles C Manz

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Total reviews: 5 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Useful guidelines for living in a stressful world 5 out of 5 stars.
28 of 29 people found this review helpful.

Having read Dr. Manz's other works and having used his Mastering Self-Leadership book (co-authored with Dr. Christopher Neck) in my university classes, I was familiar with his philosphies and approaches to handling challenges in life. However, the timing for me in reading this book could not have come at a better time. The theme of Emotional Discipline is that we can manage our emotions to bring rewards and reduce stress even in the most dire of circumstances. I had brought the book to read on my plane ride after a week long national academic conference. Before boarding the plane, however, I had just endured a grueling 1 1/2 hour wait in a security line before I could even enter my plane's gate in Seattle. While in line, I brought attention to airport workers that my departure time was drawing near, and asked if I could be sped through line to get to my plane. I was told that my airline would come out and bring their customers through when the departure time drew near. Well, Southwest and Continental airlines came out to help their customers, but my airline (heck, I'll tell you who it was--Delta) did not. Finally, after getting to the security check, I was pulled out of line for inspection. It was 12:50 p.m. when this happened, and my flight was to leave at 12:55 p.m. Finally, I made it to my gate, and the airline workers informed me that they almost left without me. Once aboard the plane, I asked the attendants why they had not sent anyone out to help their customers like the other airlines. Their answer was it wasn't their responsibility, and that it was my fault for almost missing the plane. I don't mind waiting on a plane due to delays, but being blamed as a customer for an organization's bureaucratic failings doesn't go over well with me. So after almost missing my plane, my adrenaline and anger soaring, and the poor service of the flight attendants, I thought I'd unwind by watching the movie on the flight, which turned out to be--you guessed it--"Anger Management" with Adam Sandler. The opening scene covers Mr. Sandler having a problem with an airline attendant, which leads to his future problems. Hitting too close to home at this point, I decided to pull out Dr. Manz's book and read it, hoping to relax a little from the building tension of the trip. And I'm glad I did, because the book provides a framework and guidelines for handling dilemmas as I had just endured.

The book opens with explanations and research discussing the impact emotions have on a person's body, mind, and spirit, and, just as importantly, the interaction of all these factors. While this is needed in order to substantiate and support what was to come later in the book, the part I found most enjoyable was the 25 strategies a person can use in having a more satisfying life. The strategies are broken into mind, body, and spirit, and Dr. Manz offers enough strategies that the reader can pick and choose which serve that person's individual needs, purposes, and personality. The strategies I found particularly interesting were on "Directing Your Inner Theatre" (how to view a situation from a more objective perspective) and "Other Mind-Centered Emotional Discipline Choices" (a list of specific practices and exercises for gaining emotional balance that can be adapted to your own personal needs). There were also interesting examples for consideration to be worked into your life, such as baroque music and tai chi. Where the strategies are particularly useful are in the sources and examples cited throughout the book, so that the reader has guidance in where to go should they want to read further on that subject. Another bonus of the book is the inspiring and educational quotes throughout the book. The book is worth its price alone for these informative statements from such renowned thinkers as Blaise Pascal, Thomas Merton, and George Bernard Shaw. I can see myself pulling this book off my shelf when faced with stressful situations in the future. I was able to read the book on my aforementioned 4 hour flight, and by the time I arrived in Dallas I was feeling much more relaxed and calm after absorbing the perspectives in the book. It is a very satisfying book with useful strategies that I will encourage my friends and colleagues to read.

Editorial Review:

This realistic guide to living and working with a sense of pleasure and empowerment stresses taking responsibility for feelings, doing things now that will fill an emotional reservoir for later use, reacting to emotionally challenging situations in balanced ways, and making choices to effectively deal with challenges as they arise. A five-step Emotional Discipline process helps readers identify the cause of emotional upset; focus on their body to analyze what they are feeling; focus on their mind, identifying thoughts and the beliefs that are driving them; and choose and apply an emotional discipline strategy. The book's 25 tactics reinforce the concept that a satisfying, energetic life depends on being able to make emotional choices.

Bullies & Victims: Helping Your Children Through the Schoolyard Battlefield

SuEllen Fried, Paula Fried

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Total reviews: 8 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Buy this for your school 5 out of 5 stars.
16 of 16 people found this review helpful.

This is a must-read for today's parents and educators. Buy one for yourself, and one as a donation to your school's resource library--that's what I did. This book helps us empower our children, awaken ourselves to the ongoing crisis on the playground, and break the cycle of abuse. Many victims become bullies...and many more children are silent witnesses to a secret code of intimidation that can lead to horrific violence over time. This book is an excellent tool to break the cycle. We owe it to our children to give them skills with which to break out of the typical victim/bully/witness trap. They will be better for it, and safer. Buy two now.

Pretty Good 4 out of 5 stars.
10 of 14 people found this review helpful.

This is a pretty good book. I also recommend Helen Smith's "The Scarred Heart: Understanding and Identifying Kids Who Kill," which has a lot to say about the way bullying can lead to serious violence when schools don't take it seriously -- and some examples from schools that have dealt with bullying well, along with some that have dealt with it badly.

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Bullies & Victims explores the context of teasing and the power of relationships between children, as well as the roles of adults, schools, the media, and society at large.

Raising Emotionally Intelligent Teenagers: Parenting with Love, Laughter, and Limits

Maurice J. Phd Elias, Steven E. Psyd Tobias, Brian S. Phd Friedlander

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Editorial Review:

The authors of Emotionally Intelligent Parenting focus their attention and expertise on the toughest parenting job of all: raising emotionally intelligent teenagers.


Just when parents think they've successfully navigated the baffling challenges of raising young children, they're astonished to find those same kids have become teenagers -- an entirely new genus altogether! Raising Emotionally Intelligent Teenagers provides specific strategies for applying the insights of Daniel Goleman's best-seller, Emotional Intelligence, to this most challenging stage in parenting.

Not only do raging hormones make everything more intense for teenagers, but they have their own special issues concerning identity, self-confidence, peer pressure, and responsibility, including individuating from their parents. Drs. Elias, Tobias, and Friedlander, all respected experts in child behavior, have written a clear, informative book of sound advice to help parents  raise knowledgeable, responsible, nonviolent, and caring teenagers who will mature into well-adjusted young adults.

Raising Emotionally Intelligent Teenagers is  packed with real-life scenarios, practical strategies, the answers to the questions parents ask most frequently, and even questionnaires and quizzes. All of this useful information is drawn from the authors' professional and personal experiences and is given with warmth and humor.

There is a great chapter for parents and teens to read and laugh over together and one that addresses teens who are particularly tough to raise. The authors, professionals and parents who have seen it all, know how to help you and your teenagers communicate.

Como Pelear Con Sus Seres/ How to Fight With Your Loved Ones (Retos Urgentes)

Carlos Cuauhtemoc Sanchez, Cuauhtemoc Sanchez

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Total reviews: 3 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Excelente A+++++++++++++++++++++++++ 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

Este es un gran CD que te emotiva y te ayuda en tu vida familiar.A mi en lo personal me ayudo mucho con mi pareja .Carlos sin duda es un gran escritor y este CD es como un resumen de loque ya ha escribido en sus libros. Buenisimo

Excelentes consejos para la relacion matrimonial A+ 5 out of 5 stars.
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He leido ya varios libros de Carlos C. Sanchez y sin duda alguna tiene una forma maravillosa de hacernos enterder que podemos ser mejores seres humanos. Mejores compañeros matrimonial. mejores esposos/as.
gracias Carlos C.

Como Pelear Con Sus Seres Queridos 5 out of 5 stars.
0 of 0 people found this review helpful.

Esta buenisimo, son consejos muy practicos que todos debemos hacer como propios. Cuando se nos presenta un tema de discucion en especial con nuestra pareja, Yo los he puesto en practica y han dado buenisimos resultados. Yo les recomiendo ampliamente este CD.

Editorial Review:

CONFERENCIA EN AUDIO CD. 5 leyes basicas para discutir en familiar. Contenido: 1. Presentacion 2. Cinco reglas para pelear 3. Regla#1 - Pelear a solas 4. Regla#2 - No encender la ira de terceros 5. Regla#3 - Discutir un solo tema a la vez 6. Regla#4 Quema la libreta de cuentas pendientes 7. Regla#5 - Jamas apuñales la relacion 8. La carta 9. Final

Teaching Your Children Joy

Richard Eyre, Linda Eyre

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A wonderful book for parents of pre-schoolers. 5 out of 5 stars.
15 of 15 people found this review helpful.

This book has truely helped me understand my two year old. I have learned to appreciate the simple joys he finds in his life, and I have learned to let him enjoy them. I read this book last week and have since put these principles into action. I have noticed a significant difference in everyone's attitudes.

One of my favourite parenting books! 5 out of 5 stars.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful.

This is one of my favourite parenting books, along with other books by the same authors. What I really like about it is that the book focuses on prevention and on how to raise children, not just what to do when there are problems. I highly recommend this book!

Editorial Review:

Easy-to-follow, hands-on exercises, examples, and teaching suggestions by the authors of Teaching Your Children Values help parents introduce children to the various forms of joyful living. National ad/promo. Tour.

Back from Betrayal: Saving a Marriage, a Family, a Life

Suzy Farbman, Burton Farbman

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Back from Betrayal is a beautifully written and brutally honest account of marital infidelity and the long journey back to reconciliation.

Suzy Farbman was living the American dream: great kids, a marriage that had lasted nearly three decades, a successful career, and a comfortable lifestyle. But when she discovered her husband was having an affair, her dream turned to nightmare, her secure world crumbled.

She was not alone. Experts tell us that in this country at least one of every three couples is touched by infidelity. And middle-aged couples today admit to twice the rate of infidelity as the preceding generation. While infidelity usually results in either divorce or an empty relationship, Suzy was determined to fight back. First for her own life. Then, if possible, for her marriage and family.

Suzy Farbman’s personal odyssey is one of the first published by a woman who confronted infidelity and went on to save her marriage. It was a long and difficult struggle, but in the process she learned much about what it takes to rebuild a relationship.

Here, too, are the revelations and insights of her husband, Burton. In his own words, he presents the startling account of how a successful businessman took full measure of himself and then made profound changes to dismantle the layers of his deceptive life.

Back from Betrayal will inspire couples who want to repair a broken marriage, and will also guide those in a healthy partnership to a deeper level of commitment and self-awareness. This courageous story adds a new perspective to our understanding of infidelity and, more important, reveals a process that can lead to healing and renewal.

The Secret Language of Feelings

Calvin D. Banyan

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Total reviews: 21 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Editorial Review:

This book reveals what people have wanted to know about the human condition from the very beginning of time: What are feelings for? Within its pages, you will discover the secret language of feelings. That language is a voice within us. Sometimes it is as soft as a whisper; sometimes it is as loud as a roar. It is an important voice, which, when fully understood, gives you a kind of guidance that no other voice can.

The information in The Secret Language of Feelings was revealed during thousands of hours of working with hypnotherapy clients at the Banyan Hypnosis Center for Training & Services. It came from clients who spoke to us both in the normal waking state and in the state of hypnosis.

You do not need to undergo hypnotherapy in order to benefit from this book; however, it would make a perfect companion book for anyone involved in any therapy process or working on self-improvement.

The Secret Language of Feelings gives you a rational and reliable approach to understanding and responding to your feelings and emotions. It shows you how to create a more satisfying life right now! You will learn how to overcome anger, guilt, frustration, sadness, loneliness and even "everyday" depression. You will better understand yourself, your family and the people you interact with on a daily basis.

In short, The Secret Language of Feelings offers the key to emotional rescue and beyond to happiness and success in life.

What's Making You Angry?: 10 Steps to Transforming Anger So Everyone Wins (Nonviolent Communication Guides)

Shari Klein, Neill Gibson

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The Life-Enriching Purpose of Anger—When we're angry, we tend to get caught up in moralistic judgments about the wrongness of the other person's behavior. As the tension builds, the best we've learned is to control our anger before it leads to behavior we'll regret. This concise booklet offers a different approach to anger management. By applying the concepts of the Nonviolent Communication (NVC) process you'll learn to view anger as a life-enriching emotion that can wake us up to what we need and value. Neill Gibson and Shari Klein offer a powerful, step-by-step approach that successfully transforms anger into healthy, mutually satisfying outcomes.

Get to know the 10 Steps to Transforming Anger So Everyone Wins. If you're an anger management counselor or teach anger management classes, this booklet will give you a fresh and life-changing approach to enhance your techniques. If you've had difficulties dealing with your anger in constructive ways, this booklet will help you transform anger into compassionate connection, healthier communication, and life-serving actions.

Crisp: Managing Anger: Methods for a Happier and Healthier Life (Crisp Fifty-Minute Books)

Rebecca Luhn-Wolfe

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How to be angry appropriately 5 out of 5 stars.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.

This fabulous workbook helps the reader understand why we feel anger, the different ways we express anger, how to stop anger from escalating, and even how to use anger to improve your life. Additionally, you learn how to listen to other people's anger, and how to let go of the past so as to stop self-defeating behaviors.

Written in a very readable style, this book is appropriate for teens through adults and is not appropriate for those under the age of 13. I love the quizzes/evaluations, and the short journaling exercises. The examples and applications are practical for home and work situations.

Editorial Review:

The most successful people know how to manage their anger as well as the anger of others. With the help of intriguing exercises and self-tests, this book provides readers with an individual assessment of the causes and effects of their anger.

There When He Needs You: How to Be an Available, Involved, and Emotionally Connected Father to Your Son

Neil Bernstein

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Editorial Review:

Men want to be better fathers, and today they're trying harder than ever. They jog behind strollers, leave work early for parent-teacher conferences, and roughhouse with their kids before they've had a chance to change out of their suits.

But many men aren't building the relationships with their sons that they'd hoped for. And sons are finding it hard to confide in fathers who must devote so much of their time to building careers that both keep them from their families and keep their families comfortable. Many fathers admit that they don't have a clue what's going on in their sons' lives, from ball game schedules to online communities to fears and anxieties about school, friends, and relationships. Fathers often walk around burdened with guilt, worried they're just not able to do the right thing, even though they're trying to be equal partners in parenting with their wives.

There When He Needs You is the first book to tell the truth about the challenges that fathers of sons face today -- including the intergenerational legacies of self-doubt that they anxiously carry from themselves having had distant, unavailable fathers. A self-treatment program as well as a psychological X-ray of today's father, There When He Needs You shows you how to create and strengthen a real, meaningful bond with your son. Through real-life stories of real-life dads who have lost and found their way, you as a father will learn to reorder your priorities, express yourself more openly, connect with your loved ones, and become the role model that your son needs.

Wives will learn how to gently help their husbands do this -- no nagging, threatening, or criticizing -- while becoming their husband's best friend, cheerleader, and coach. Turning the father-son dynamic inside out, There When He Needs You helps fathers, sons, and mothers to understand their roles in the family and create relationships that fuel closeness and trust.

There When He Needs You will open your eyes, tickle your funny bone, and touch your heart. Ultimately, you'll understand what it really means to be a father to your son and discover new ways to be there for him.