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The Power of Patience for straightforward, believable instructions for developing a habit of patience to lead to a happier and less stressful life.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Contents
Chapter 1: How This Old-Fashioned Virtue Can Improve Your LifeStick-to-It-Ness: The Power of Persistence
No Reason to Stress: The Power of Serenity
That's OK: The Power of Acceptance
Chapter 2: Patience's GiftsPatience Creates Excellence
Patience Brings Us into Harmony with the Cycles of Nature
Patience Helps Us Make Better Decisions
Patience Connects Us to Hope
Patience Helps Us Live Longer and More Stress-Free
Patience Helps Us Waste Less Time, Energy, and Money
Patience Gets Us More of What We Want
Patience Guards the Door to Anger
Patience Gives Us Greater Tolerance and Empathy
Patience Helps Us Have Happier Love Relationships
Patience Makes Us Better Parents
Patience Teaches the Power of Receptivity
Patience Is the Heart of Civility
Patience Grows Our Souls
Chapter 3: The Attitudes of PatienceI'm Still Learning
Patience Is a Decision
This Too Shall Pass
The Screws Are Just as Important as the Wings
Waiting Is Part of Being Alive
It's Better to Work At It Than to Buy Your Way Out of It
Where Are You Hurrying To?
Boredom Is All in Our Heads
Remember Rule Number Six
Tuning Out Is as Important as Tuning In
What Does This Matter in the Larger Scheme of Things?
People Are Only Human
Some Things Are Worth Waiting For
It Will Work Out
It Takes as Long as It Takes
There's More Than One Right Way
Welcome, Teachers of Patience
Enough Is Enough
Be Here Now
Chapter 4: The Practices of PatienceTell Yourself the Truth About Where You Are Right Now
Tune In to Yourself in the Morning
When Am I Patient? Let Me Count the Ways
Know Your Impatience Triggers
Learn Your Early-Warning Signs
Take a Breather
Climb Down to the Base of the Tree
Road Sage, Not Road Rage
Issue a Storm Warning to Children
Tap Into Your Inner Wisdom
Keep Your Blood Sugar Level Up
Reframe the Situation
Find Something Else to Do
Practice with Aging Parents and Other Elders
Respond from Your Heart
Tell Yourself You Have All the Time You Need
Do a Risk Analysis
Keep Your Eyes on the Prize
Underwhelm Yourself
Ask Yourself: Is This Thing Still Flying?
Chapter 5: Twenty Simple Patience BoostersChapter 6: Above All, Be Merciful with YourselfMy Thanks
Bibliography
Über den Autor / die Autorin
Known internationally as an expert on change,
M.J. Ryan works as an executive coach to senior executives and entrepreneurs around the world to accelerate business success and personal fulfillment. She combines a practical approach gained as the CEO of a book publishing company with methodologies from neuroscience, positive psychology and asset-focused learning to help clients and readers more easily meet their goals. Her clients include Royal Dutch Shell, Microsoft, Time, the U.S. military, and Aon Hewitt. She's a partner with the Levo League career network and the lead venture coach at SheEO, an organization offering a new funding and support model for female entrepreneurs. She's the founder of Conari Press, creator of the
New York Times bestselling
Random Acts of Kindness series, and author of many books, including,
Habit Changers: 81 Game-Changing Mantras to Mindfully Realize Your Goals.
Zusammenfassung
Read The Power of Patience for straightforward, believable instructions for developing a habit of patience to lead to a happier and less stressful life.
