Being Positive and Staying Positive
2nd Edition
Published on 14. October 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-0-9548045-6-5 (ISBN)
Description
Changing work patterns, pressures of this fast-paced life, family problems, life cycle changes, and poor health can leave even the most positive of us feeling negative. So how do we cope when this happen? How do we resist the pressure to be all things to all men? How do we handle the guilt when we feel we are failing and inadequate? How can we learn to be more focused? And importantly, how can we learn to get pleasure out of life when everything around us seems grim, or we have little or no time to appreciate it? This practical, easy, step-by-step guide shows you: how to find contentment with yourself,how to increase your self confidence, how to cope with negative stress, how to realize your full potential,how to stop being frustrated with life and start living it, how to benefit from being positive and staying positive even when things get difficult, and how to handle difficult people and situations and keep calm.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Hampshire
United Kingdom
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-9548045-6-5 (9780954804565)
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Previous edition
Pauline Rowson
The Easy Step by Step Guide to Being Positive and Staying Positive (Even When the Going Gets Tough)
Book
10/2002
Rowmark Ltd
€32.37
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Person
Pauline Rowson is author of several marketing and self-help books and for many years ran her own successful Marketing, Training and PR Agency. She is also author of the popular marine mystery series of crime novels featuring the contemporary detective, Inspector Andy Horton and of two crime thriller novels.
Content
About the author Introduction What you will learn from this guide How to use this guide 1 Why should we be positive? The benefits of being positive What makes you feel negative? What to aim for In summary 2 How to cope with negative feelings Our inner voice Reframing The window of opportunity Comfort zone In summary 3 Understanding stress Realistic expectations The right amount of stress Recognising high levels of stress Questionnaire Coping with stress In summary 4 Know yourself Questionnaire Your values Goals Steps Positive thinking In summary 5 Assertiveness What is an assertive person? What does submissive behaviour mean? What makes us become submissive? What does aggressive mean? What makes us become aggressive? In summary 6 Self esteem What do you like about yourself? What are your strengths? In summary 7 Projecting a confident image Appearance Choosing the right clothes Self Image Are you presenting yourself as a stereotype? In summary 8 Body Language Your handshake The first impression Walking confidently into a room Visualization Personal Space Meetings Positive body language signals Negative body language In summary 9 It's what you say and how you say it Watch your language Making requests Refusing requests In summary 10 Handling unproductive feelings Positive inner voice How others influence you Influencing through past behaviour In summary 11 Tackling the difficult situation The four part statement In summary 12 Handling put downs and criticism Handling put downs Receiving criticism Giving criticism In summary 13 Handling aggression and conflict Handling conflict Handling aggression In summary And finally Think positive to be a success