The ultimate health program for those who want to live longer, healthier lives. Start Strong, Finish Strong means living the life we all want?now and as we age. It means a healthy heart, strong bones, and a quick mind. It means feeling great and looking younger than you did five years ago. It means making small but significant changes to your lifestyle that will revolutionize your life. With dynamite father/son combo Dr. Ken and Dr. Cooper, you?ll learn how to: · Add at least three years to your life · Prevent age-related mental decline by 10 percent Annually · Live without even minimal physical disability for seven extra years · Reduce the risk of dying from coronary disease by 33 percent, and the risk of dying from cancer by 24 percent Blast off to a strong start to getting your life in gear with the Coopers and finish strong with a healthy heart and mind.

For many people, growing old means gradually slowing down-losing strength, balance, and even mental clarity. But is this physical decline inevitable? "Absolutely not!" say the Coopers. Start Strong, Finish Strongis about living the life we all want-now and as we age. It's about breaking free from chronic pain and nagging injuries. It's about refusing to give up the activities we love and discovering new ones along the way. Dr. Kenneth H. Cooper, the "father of aerobics" and the world's leading authority on preventive medicine, joins forces with his son, Dr. Tyler C. Cooper. Together they give readers the tools to start strong and finish strong. Exercise is the primary way to keep our bodies strong, flexible, and vital, so it's obviously a centerpiece to the plan. Other equally important components include the Coopers' unique "gold-standard" annual medical exams that can pinpoint potential health problems before they get out of control; good food in healthy portions; a strategic approach to supplements; help with bad habits like smoking and substance abuse; and a well-developed mind-spirit practice. Readers who follow Dr. Ken and Dr. Tyler Cooper's individualized, adjustable program can expect to feel younger with each passing year. The Coopers' simple, intergenerational strategy for starting andfinishing strong tackles obstacles that interfere with true fitness, gets to the root of common excuses, helps readers to identify special motivational "buttons" that will make them feel good as they get in shape, and explores the latest science that can enhance personal progress. Along the way, the Coopers bring their years of experience to readers with engaging case studies and stories.

This book is for the man who wants the spiritual power to stay with his wife, children & God, who wants to climb the ladder of character & maintain a sure, godly pace through life.

3 E-Books in One 12 Disciplines of Leadership Excellence Master the 12 disciplines of powerful leadership and lead your organization to greatness Leadership experts Brian Tracy and Dr. Peter Chee assert that great leaders are made, not born. Everyone has the ability to shape himself or herself into the kind of person who enables and uplifts others to reach their highest potential--and in 12 Disciplines of Leadership Excellence, they reveal exactly how to achieve it. It all starts with discipline. In this groundbreaking book, the authors break down great leadership into 12 disciplines, including: Clarity . . . about who you are, where you are going, and how to get there Control . . . build and bolster your sense of personal responsibility and self-mastery Character . . . dedicate yourself to passionately build trust with honesty and integrity Competence . . . commit to constant never-ending improvement and learning Caring . . . because when you care, your people care in building great working relationships Courage . . . moving out of your comfort zone to embrace change and make tough decisions Coaching for Breakthrough Success A powerful new coaching method from Chicken Soup for the Soul co-creator Jack Canfield! Combining time-tested principles of exemplary coaches with the latest disruptive techniques used by the world’s top performing leaders, Coaching for Breakthrough Success is a playbook that shows you how to nurture—in yourself and others—the three essential requirements of coaching excellence: 1. HEART: The Coaching Principles (TCP) unveils the secret to life impacting values, beliefs, and philosophies that permeate all aspects of great coaching. 2. MIND: The Situational Coaching Model (SCM) unleashes the genius of a coach to apply the right combination of crucial paradigms in any given coaching challenge. 3. ENERGY: The Achievers Coaching Techniques (ACT) equips you with proven methods that enable you to deliver breakthrough results in coaching. Coaching for Breakthrough Success is packed with stirring personal stories, life changing case studies, crucial coaching conversations, exemplary coaching questions, and ready-to use tools that equip you to achieve professional mastery in coaching. Becoming an Effective Mentoring Leader Turn mentoring into PROFITS Becoming an Effective Mentoring Leader breaks down the essentials of mentoring, and shows you how to take advantage of this valuable new workplace dynamic. You’ll learn: The smartest way to incorporate mentoring into your day-to-day leadership role The fastest way to equip, inspire, and motivate your staff The differences between mentoring, coaching, and teaching How you as a leader can rate the mentors in your office – and assess the progress of mentees Using case studies, tools, and impactful learning concepts, the authors show you how to use mentoring’s “core skills” to create a winning approach tailored to your own style, be it the “reflective mentor,” the “storytelling mentor,” or “the example-based mentor.”

Based on the material taught in ITD's certification, training, and "mega-guru" conferences, Becoming an Effective Mentoring Leader presents key concepts and strategies any managers can use to boost morale, production, and, eventually, the bottom line by including mentoring in their daily activities.