Motivational

“If you want to trust my snap judgment, buy this book: you’ll be delighted.” – David Brooks, New York Times Book Review

In his international bestseller The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell redefined how we understand the world around us. Now, in BLINK, he revolutionizes the way we understand the world within.

An art expert instantly spots a fake. A cop decides whether to shoot. A psychologist accurately predicts a couple’s future in minutes. This book is about those moments when we ‘know’ something without knowing why. It shows that honing your instincts could change the way you think about thinking forever

1. Have you spent daily time in scripture and in prayer?
2. Have you had any flirtatious or lustful attitudes, tempting thoughts, or exposed yourself to explicit materials that would not glorify God?
3. Have you been completely reproach in your financial dealings?
4. Have you spent quality relationship time with family and friends?
5. Have you done your 100% best in your job, school, etc?
6. Have you told any half truth or outright lies, putting yourself in a better light to those around you?
7. Have you shared the gospel with an unbeliever this week?
8. Have you taken care of your body through daily physical exercise and proper eating and sleeping habits?
9. Have you allowed any person or circumstances rub you of your joy?
10. Have you lied to us on any of your answers today?

Answering these questions and applying the principles from this book, will help you and your group develop relationships built on accountability and trust. This book is a practical tool for helping men and women who desire to be people of character and integrity.

Candace Cameron Bure has grown up before our eyes and we’ve watched as she’s balanced life in Hollywood with her Christian faith. But the spotlight became even brighter when she competed on Dancing with the Stars. It was a dream come true, and with that dream came the opportunity to display her personal convictions in front of millions of people on live television and to learn lessons crucial for everyone-on stage and off.

Join Candace as she reflects on the self-discovery that came through leaping out of her comfort zone. Go behind the scenes and experience the highs and lows, the roadblocks, and personal victories. Hear straight from her heart on tough lessons she learned about grace, rejection, perfectionism, disappointment, accountability, dealing with criticism, and more. See how Candace stayed true to herself and publicly lived out her faith in Christ all the way to finale.

Men, it doesn’t matter if you’ve had a great star in the Christian life It doesn’t matter if you’ve stumbled time and again-or even fallen flat on your face. What matters most is how you finish. The man who hangs in for the long haul with his wife, kids and his Lord is an exception these days. Maybe only one man in ten will do it.

In the two previous books of his trilogy, Seamen’s Mission (1986) and The way of the Sea (2008), the author researched how the seafarer’s mission movement began and expanded. The third volume traces the captivating human drama surrounding the origins. It presents, for the first time ever, the embattled life of George Charles Smith-today recognized worldwide as the founder of the Maritime Mission Movement. Perhaps the most powerful affirmation of the lasting legacy of George Charles Smith is hot non-western participants in today’s maritime mission also readily discern in him the profile of a prophet.

How does the world of finance really work? And why is so much of it hidden behind language that makes little sense? John Lanchester sets out to explain this alien world to the rest of us. To do so, he draws on everything from john Maynard Keynes to Jay-Z, Friedrich Hayek to Thomas Piketty, The Wealth of Nations to South Park. And what he says is essential if we’re to claim back this world from the global elites who control it.

Steve Jobs transformed the computer and music industries, leading Apple from its humble beginnings in his parent’s garage to become the world’s most valuable company.

How did he do it? This inspirational book draws on Jobs’ life and career to pinpoint the philosophies, business lessons, and spectacular failures that pushed him to succeed, and invites you to view your world through the eyes of a visionary genius

One of the biggest problems for would-be entrepreneurs is where to find that big idea that will make them millions. So what constitutes a good business idea? How do you look for one? And when you find one, how do you know if it’s good enough to turn into a successful business?

MY BIG IDEA tells the stories of 30 successful entrepreneurs and how they found the winning ideas for their successful businesses. The good news is that there is no shortage of potentially fabulous ideas around just waiting to be discovered – and nor are we likely to run out of them. Intriguing and encouraging, this insightful book shows you that inspiration for that winning business idea is all around you. You just have to look carefully and spot it before someone else does.

Why do some people achieve so much more than others? Can they lie so far out of the ordinary? Malcolm Gladwell looks at everyone from rock stars to scientific geniuses to show that the story of success is far more surprising, and inspiring, than we ever imagined.

“So many wander aimlessly because they never embrace who God made them to be. Instead, they attempt to be like a dozen others who seem to have the life or calling most desired. But, unique works of God- historic works of God-can only happen through the people who accept what sets them apart and who work to refine their gifts so that when God comes calling, they are ready to act. People who realize the full definition of what God created them to be, determine it is much better to accept God’s path than to attempt to forget their own”

Young, searching, fresh out of business school, Phil Knight borrowed fifty dollars from his father and launched a company with one simple mission; import high quality, low cost running shoes from japan, selling the shoes from the trunk of his Plymouth valiant, Knight grossed eight thousand dollars that first year, 1964. Today, Nikes annual sales top $30 billion. In this age of startups, Knights Nike is recognized in every corner of the world.