How do you get what you really want in life? Do you have dreams that you feel are unrealistic? Living the life you want is not impossible. Simple changes in your thoughts and perspective can unlock your potential. All you want can come to you if you allow it. Trust in yourself and discover an amazing journey filled with joy and wonder. 12 Steps to Health, Wealth, and Joy: A Guide to Living Well shows you how to make these simple changes so you can realize your dreams. Each chapter provides a life lesson followed by an activity to help you create the life you imagine. Michelle Farias draws on her extensive counseling experience and research to provide a simple, easy guide for changing your life. Start your adventure today. You can really have all you desire.

Dear ____, The land is messed up; the sky is my best friend. In this loud community, my voice is ink and pen. "Some things we feign, we can't forgo. We control the tides, not stop the flow." Here's a bottle I cast into the sea. I hope you find this anthology.

The book is a guide for those who want to make positive changes in their life, transforming from the ordinary to the extraordinary. There is a latent power within everyone which you can call forth no matter your situation, even when you think you have completely messed up or have hit a dead end. You are faced with only two options: dare the challenge or fail. This book adopts a holistic approach to the mind, body, and spirit, guiding you through 21 winning steps that I used to transform my own life after my battle with emotional trauma. These steps are little changes you can make in your life that will produce phenomenal results. Life isnt a dress rehearsal; you only have one life to live. Live your life fully, live the life of your dreams; transform into your best self. FAME: Freedom Acceleration- Mastery- Empowerment

These new essays, relevant for a variety of fields--history, women's studies, STEM, and family and consumer sciences itself--take current and historical perspectives on home economics philosophy, social responsibility, and public outreach; food and clothing; gender and race in career settings; and challenges to the field's identity and continuity.

This book contains the refereed proceedings of the 2nd Advances in Business Research International Conference (ABRIC2016). Chapters in the book address the theme of Advancing Knowledge, Connecting the World, reflecting on the emerging issues in various business management fields and the interconnections of multiple disciplines for creating knowledge advancement. Papers were carefully reviewed and selected and grouped into four main themes: economic and finance, marketing and communications, management, and information technology in business. The book serves as a helpful resource for students and researchers of business management, especially in understanding issues and cases of business in emerging economies and markets.

A no BS, real world approach to gaining the empowerment, knowledge, and direction needed to improve one’s life.

Understanding the Power and Politics of Public Education researches the history and trends of educating the populace in the United States. Demographic changes and socio-economic diversity have altered the needs for traditional approaches. Policy makers are implored to become familiar with proven educational research to implement policies that service the needs of all youth. Public schools now enroll more minority students than ever before. Diverse languages, cultures and experiences call for pedagogy to meet the needs and educational success for new citizens. Teacher training programs in colleges and universities – along with new curricula - are in need of revision to promote educational success of new generations. Understanding the role of experiential background and its influence on educational success, and social mobility is necessary for a healthy society and democracy. This book examines statistical studies showing the impact of environmental issues on cognitive development and illustrates the educational outcome and effects of poverty through documented research in areas of health care, nutrition, pollution, community and family experiences. It also explores the role of family socio-economic status and compares the educational readiness of the more and less affluent.

Sixty-one percent of Canadians between the ages of 45 and 64 don’t have a formal financial strategy. In The BAPKIN Plan, author and financial planner Gerard Hass provides simple yet effective guidance for creating a financial plan to help you save, invest, and plan for retirement. The BAPKIN Plan presents an easy-to-remember framework and explains the basic steps you can use to simplify and improve your life and your financial wellbeing. Offering checklists to help you organize your journey, this reference tool can guide you to a better understanding of what your financial adviser or planner is recommending—including the positive and negative features of potential investments. You’ll learn how to • develop a commitment to setting simple goals and to following a simple plan based on common sense; • commit to strategies to live within your means; • draft a statement of net worth and revisit it every year; • protect yourself with an emergency fund, line of credit, and insurances; • protect your loved ones by having life insurance coverage, a will, and powers of attorney; • understand how you are taxed and the importance of seeking professional help; • develop a personal pension plan strategy based on your life sta≥ • institute a disciplined investment strategy that will suit your objectives; and • work with the adviser who is a professional—not a salesman. Communicating a wealth of information, Hass provides advice to help move you forward in your financial empowerment.