Personal Growth Books
The Five Secrets: What You're NOT Supposed To Know Because It Will Set You Free And Change Your Life Forever! by Pat Lynch
Have you become locked into a life that really doesn't satisfy you anymore...if it ever did? Do you dream about a different lifestyle that would be more fulfilling than just day-to-day existence? This book will help you break out of your routine, hum-drum, and ho-hum stress-filled survival mode and into a much more rewarding experience.
Pat Lynch is a change agent who typifies the "been-there, done-that" knowledge base from which to advise others to go a different direction. The Five Secrets is a combination of advice and insight from a helpful friend, admonition and chiding from someone who cares, and a workbook to define your dream and design how you'll achieve it.
You can easily read through this entire book in one sitting, and you should. Then go back and read it again and again more carefully. Each time you read it, you'll discover something new. This is one of those books that's filled with a lot more wisdom than meets the eye in first reading. The Five Secrets are a guide to finding happiness during the balance of your life, wherever you are in the process. Details
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The Power of Indirect Influence by Judith C. Tingley, Ph.D.
More and more leaders are discovering that the direct, command-and-control approach to influence doesn't always work. Sometimes you need to move beyond an assertive communication style and use the subtle, more advanced approach of indirect influence.
You'll learn how with The Power of Indirect Influence, a unique hands-on guide to influencing others through indirect communication. Using techniques such as paradox, the Columbo approach, storytelling and metaphor, humor and more, you'll learn how to complement direct approaches and build an essential skillset for leaders today. Details |
Toward Commitment: A Dialogue About Marriage by Diane Rehm, John B. Rehm
 The Rehms met in 1958, when Diane had been married and divorced once and John had had "scant experience with women." They married a year later, and that they are still happily married poses the inevitable question, "How did you do it?" In an unusual format of essays and dialogues, they offer their response "in the belief that an honest account of a marriage of more than forty years may encourage other marriages and comparable relationships not only to endure, but to flourish."
Diane has been a well-known radio talk-show host for more than 20 years, and except for her highly successful career (which did not begin until their daughter was at boarding school and their son was working abroad), theirs has been a traditional marriage for their generation. John, an attorney first in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations and then in private practice, attended more to his career than his family for many years, and the authors discuss this and other common marital issues, in alternating voices.
Each chapter covers a single topic, including expectations, anger, sex, solitude, money, careers, religion, parenting, friends, in-laws, retirement, illness and aging. Focusing solely on their own personal experience restricts the amount of knowledge they have to offer on some subjects, while in other cases they speak generally rather than providing detailed real-life anecdotes (perhaps the fault of the dialogue format). Blaming the difficulties in their marriage on ignorance of themselves and each other, they recommend individual therapy, premarital counseling, couples counseling and thoughtful discussions of both marital issues and childhood experiences affecting assumptions and behaviors within the marriage. Insufficient as either a marriage manual or revelatory memoir, this "dialogue" offers useful, if limited, relationship advice from a seasoned married couple. Details |
Planet Idiot: A Survival Guide by Lindsey Stokes
 Full of the exuberant wit and trenchant insight of the humorist who, according to NEWSWEEK, "writes intelligently about issues that are close to our hearts, without ever making us feel as though we've heard it all before," Planet Idiot is a rollicking survey of stupidity in the most unexpected corners of everyday life.
From Idiot waiters who smother your sandwich with Dijon mustard when you've specifically requested the cheap stuff, bank tellers who demand to see your I.D. when you're depositing cash, and children who ask Loud Embarrassing Questions in public, Stokes advises us how to cope with life on Planet Idiot.
Totalitarian homeowners' associations, slack-jawed Starbucks employees, the uncanny differences between men and women ("Women communicate; men go through the mail"), the beauty of long-term relationships ("You pretty much get to stop shaving all the time"), and people who flash their headlights at you when you're driving too slowly. Lindsey Stokes takes us on a guided tour of Planet Idiot--and shows us how to survive. Details |
Getting Sane Without Going Crazy by Dorree Lynn, Ph.D.
 For more than thirty years, the unconventional Psychologist, Dr. Dorree Lynn has been improving conventional methods and creating innovative approaches to better the mental health of her clients. As co-founder of the Institute for the Advanced Study of Psychotherapy, and as a practicing clinician in New York City and Washington, DC, Dr. Lynn has been therapist to leaders of government, the arts and the corporate world, as well as others ranging from pundits to postmen. Details
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Passages by Gail Sheehy
 At last, this is your story. You'll recognize yourself, your friends, and your loves. You'll see how to use each life crisis as an opportunity for creative change -- to grow to your full potential. Gail Sheehy's brilliant road map of adult life shows the inevitable personality and sexual changes we go through in our 20s, 30s, 40s, and beyond. The Trying 20s -- The safety of home left behind, we begin trying on life's uniforms and possible partners in search of the perfect fit. The Catch 30s -- illusions shaken, it's time to make, break, or deepen life commitments. The Forlorn 40s -- Dangerous years when the dreams of youth demand reassessment, men and women switch characteristics, sexual panic is common, but the greatest opportunity for self-discovery awaits. The Refreshed (or Resigned) 50s -- Best of life for those who let go old roles and find a renewal of purpose. Details |
New Passages: Mapping your Life Across Time by Gail Sheehy
 A provocative sequel to and a significant extension of Sheehy's international bestseller Passages. Sheehy finds a revolution in the adult life cycle as she traces not only radical changes in the earlier phases of the '20s, '30s, and '40s, but discovers and maps out the new frontier--a second adulthood in middle life. Details |
Finding My Voice by Diane Rehm
 After working in radio for more than 20 years, Rehm successfully takes on the challenge of writing. Finding My Voice is her revealing memoir. The three sections of the book are titled appropriately, taking readers through Rehm's personal and public life. In "Other Voices," she recalls the mental and physical abuse by her parents and the failure of her first marriage. "A Voice of My Own" takes readers through the beginnings of her radio career, from volunteering at Washington D.C.'s public radio station, WAMU-FM, to hosting her own talk program, "The Diane Rehm Show." In "Losing-and Finding-My Voice," she tells of her eight-year struggle with Spasmodic Dysphonia and her road to healing herself mentally and physically. Rehm is very forthcoming and open about her progress through therapy, her painful childhood, and the marital problems with her husband of 39 years. Dominated by her parent's strict discipline as a child, Rehm's autobiography is her search to believe that she has a voice to be heard. Michelle Kaske Details |
Gridlock: Finding theCourage to Move on in Love, Work, and Life by Dr. Jane Greer and Margery D. Rosen
 Which one of us hasn't felt trapped--in a bad relationship, a moribund career, a destructive lifestyle? And, making it worse, we often know what we need to do to change things. We just don't know how to do it, or why we keep confronting the same problems over and over. If this is a familiar scenario, for you or for a loved one, Gridlock will be a godsend. It truly is for anyone who has ever wondered, "Is it me or is it them?"; for anyone who doesn't speak up for themselves; for anyone who thinks they could be getting more out of their relationship, their friendships, their career, or their life. Details |
Mary Lou Retton's Gateways to Happiness by Mary Lou Retton
 Based on her remarkable experiences as an Olympic athlete, professional speaker and spokesperson, wife, and mother, Mary Lou Retton's Gateways to Happiness shows that, even with life's challenges and obstacles, happiness is always within our reach--you just have to know how to grab hold of it. The seven gateways she presents--Family, Faith, Relationships, Attitude, Discipline, Health, and Laughter--are the tools we can use to improve our sense of contentment and well-being, whether it's by realizing our true dreams and ambitions, taking care of our bodies, incorporating spiritual faith into our daily routine, or devoting more time to the special people in our lives. For each gateway, Mary Lou provides concrete suggestions, action plans, and even recipes to help you embrace its principles and make it work for you. From visualization and communication exercises to time management, and spiritual practices, Mary Lou's warmhearted prescriptions and advice will help you discover your deepest needs, reduce stress, and open the door to a life filled with peace, prosperity, and love. Details |
Wishcraft: How to Get What You Really Want by Barbara Sher and Annie Gottlieb
 Discover the effective strategies for making real change in your life. This human, practical program puts your vague yearnings and dreams to work for you--with concrete results. You will learn to: discover your strengths and skills; turn your fears and negative feelings into positive tools; diagram the path to your goal--and make out target dates for meeting it, and much more! Details
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The Power of Positive Criticism by Hendrie Weisinger, Ph.D.
 Written by a renowned authority on criticism and anger management, this empowering book shows you how to transform criticism (whether between you and your boss, your coworkers, your clients, or your subordinates) from a potentially disastrous, counterproductive run-in into an energizing, constructive encounter that's beneficial to all parties involved. Details
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It's Only Too Late If You Don't Start Now : How to Create Your Second Life After Forty by Barbara Sher
 The bestselling author of "I Could Do Anything If Only I Knew What It Was" returns with more sage advice, this time for people 40 and beyond--a provocative guide for defining dreams and realizing them, in life's second, and most rewarding half. Details
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Find Your Calling, Love Your Life : Paths to Your Truest Self in Life and Work by Deborah Dasch, Martha I. Finney
 This book mines 20 inspirational true stories for the principles of finding and living one's calling. The subjects are ordinary men and women who have found personal greatness and growth through their work. In these stories they share their insights, challenges, miracles, and beliefs. Details
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Don't Forget To Look Up : A Christian's Guide to Overcoming Anxiety and Panic Attacks by Angela K. Brittain (AWC Akron member)
 About the Author
Angela Brittain received her bachelor of science degree in public relations from Kent State University. Since overcoming her own battle with anxiety and panic attacks, she has held positions in public relations and marketing and is currently self-employed as a freelance writer. Angela has also been on the board of directors of the Akron, Ohio, Chapter of the Association for Women in Communications for the past six years, including serving as the chapter's president. She and her husband, Randy, reside in North Canton, Ohio, with their son, Luke. Details |
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