I’ve spent my career exploring how people think, learn, and respond to challenges. I was raised as a Humanist, but my journey into behavioral psychology began in college while training dolphins in Hawaii. I learned firsthand how behavior is shaped through reinforcement and response. It’s easy to see how my humanism combined with behavioral psychology has fed a lifelong passion for understanding how to master our minds so we can navigate life with clarity and purpose. As an author, speaker, and behavioral science expert, I teach people how to manage change, deal with difficult people, and lead with integrity. I’m excited to share these books to help you live life fully.
I love this book because it is the first brain theory book I’ve read that specifically explains what the neocortex is and does and how it creates consciousness. Understanding the brain is a pattern recognition organ explains so much about what we know in behavioral psychology and how humans learn and adapt to change.
Understanding how our brains function and learn and how they can get hijacked is essential for both personal growth and professional leadership. This knowledge is so important to who we are as human beings that I believe it should be standard education for every thinking person on earth.
For all we hear of neuroscience's great advances, the field has generated more questions than answers. We know that the brain combines sensory input from all over your body into a single perception, but not how. We think brains "compute" in some sense, but we can't say what those computations are. We believe that the brain is organized as a hierarchy, with different pieces all working collaboratively to make a single model of the world. But we can explain neither how those pieces are differentiated, nor how they collaborate.
Neuroscientist and computer engineer Jeff Hawkins argues that it's so hard…
Eleanor Roosevelt’s wisdom is both practical and profound.
This book is full of life lessons I use every day. Her examples of how she handled difficulties and difficult people while balancing family and friends and leadership are inspiring to me as a woman. Her approach to lifelong learning and being fully human is one I think can benefit everyone to improve themselves personally and professionally.
From Eleanor Roosevelt, one of the world's most celebrated and public figures, comes this wise and intimate book on how to get the most out of life-now available in a limited Olive Edition. One of the most beloved figures of the twentieth century, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt remains a role model for a life well lived. At the age of seventy-six, Roosevelt penned this simple guide to living a fuller life. You Learn by Living is a powerful volume of enduring common sense ideas and heartfelt values. Offering her own philosophy on living, Eleanor takes readers on a path to…
Gifts from a Challenging Childhood
by
Jan Bergstrom,
Learn to understand and work with your childhood wounds. Do you feel like old wounds or trauma from your childhood keep showing up today? Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed with what to do about it and where to start? If so, this book will help you travel down a path…
Pausing before reacting is one of my most powerful tools for making better decisions. I teach this technique in all of my classes and books, and to back up my advice–I recommend this book.
It reinforces the importance of taking a moment to reflect, which is something I not only recommend when dealing with conflicts and problems but that I practice myself. It is astonishingly hard to do, but I am convinced that my ability to think strategically starts with my ability to pause. It gives me just enough space so that I can choose my response and not just knee-jerk reactions to situations I find myself in.
A clear, actionable plan to fight frustration at work, make savvier decisions, and avoid costly mistakes when we're short on time, attention, and choices
One of the most frustrating dilemmas for working people today is how to be effective when we feel we don't have time or we're facing non-stop demands. The Power of Pause process is a dynamic practice that Nance Guilmartin has taught thousands of people worldwide, equipping them to regain control of thoughts and avoid miscommunications. This tested method helps readers to take a moment to wonder what's called for when we feel we're short on time,…
This is my favorite book on Humanism, and I consider Ramendra the best Humanist writer alive today. He explains concepts in a way I wish I could!
This book is a brilliant exploration of how and why to choose to be ethical, even in difficult situations. It offers a clear, rational approach to ethical decision-making that aligns with my core values as a fellow humanist. This is the first book I recommend to people interested in learning about humanism.
"The aim of a rational ethics should be to maximize freedom and avenues of happiness and to minimize avoidable suffering." In this highly thought provoking and stimulating book, the author, Dr. Ramendra, has briefly and critically discussed the ethical ideas of G. E. Moore, Bertrand Russell, Lokayat, Buddha, Epicurus and John Stuart Mill before expounding his own ideas in a logical manner. The author has convincingly advocated a rational ethics based on human needs and desires.
Gifts from a Challenging Childhood
by
Jan Bergstrom,
Learn to understand and work with your childhood wounds. Do you feel like old wounds or trauma from your childhood keep showing up today? Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed with what to do about it and where to start? If so, this book will help you travel down a path…
This book by Frankl is one that has probably had the most impact on me. I quote him all the time in my work. It weaves together humanism, psychology, and philosophy to explore our search for meaning as humans and the impact this search has on our mental health.
I love how he approaches life’s struggles with deep compassion, insight, and science. I found it to be a powerful guide to understanding myself and to help explain why seeking meaning and purpose through ethics is so important to...everything and everyone. I think this is one of the most important psychology/philosophy books ever written.
[This is the Audiobook CASSETTE Library Edition in vinyl case.]
In our age of depersonalization, Frankl teaches the value of living to the fullest.
Upon his death in 1997, Viktor E. Frankl was lauded as one of the most influential thinkers of our time. The Unheard Cry for Meaning marked his return to the humanism that made Man's Search for Meaning a bestseller around the world. In these selected essays, written between 1947 and 1977, Dr. Frankl illustrates the vital importance of the human dimension in psychotherapy. Using a wide range of subjects--including sex, morality, modern literature, competitive athletics, and…
This book is ostensibly about management skills, but it's really about how to hack your brain using behavioral science so you can gain control of your responses. Best of all, it's science-based.
If you want to learn how to navigate life’s difficulties with grace and dignity, this book will help you gain valuable skills in self-awareness, change management, conflict management, and effective communication that will set you apart as a leader and as a person. This isn’t just another book that tells you what skills you need to learn; it’s a transformative journey that equips you with the latest insights from behavioral science so you can gain control over your responses, cultivate resilience, and become the influential leader you aspire to be.
