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Optimism Advantage CDs Audio ProgramThe Optimism Advantage: 10 Qualities of Confident and Resilient People

Take advantage of Dr. Paulson and Dr. Alessandra's powerful, humor-filled, and inspiring new audio program, The Optimism Advantage: 10 Qualities of Confident and Resilient People. Terry and Tony introduce real-world stories and practical strategies that turn positive psychological research into insights on how you can produce incredible results, year after year after year. Simply listen yourself, as a team, or as you drive, and you'll learn how to trade feelings of frustration, doubt, and stress for the flexible optimism, innovative resourcefulness, and strategic persistence that the unshakably confident people exhibit every day. You'll gain dozens of ideas, strategies, and powerful insights found throughout these 6 CDs. Plus, you'll also receive a workbook complete with questions and exercises to help you apply everything you learn about optimism. You owe it to yourself to make a lasting difference in your personal and professional life by ordering this first-of-its-kind program. Choose optimism. Choose to order The Optimism Advantage now!

CD Version - 6 CDs & PDF Writeable Workbook - $79.95
MP3 Version - 12 Sessions in MP3 format & Writeable PDF Workbook - $65.95

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The Optimism AdvantageNEW! The Optimism Advantage-50 Simple Truths to Transform Your Attitudes and Actions into Results

In good and bad times a leader's job is keep hope alive and shape setbacks, detours and global competition into strategic opportunities. This timely book by one of America's best motivational speakers on leadership and optimism will help you and your team invent the future together. You'll learn how to trade feelings of helplessness and frustration for flexible optimism, resourcefulness, and persistence as you make change work for yourself, your customers and your organization.

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Speak Like a ProNEW! Speak Like a Pro

GET YOUR IDEAS ACROSS WITH IMPACT EVERY TIME YOU SPEAK Dr. Paulson shares audience-tested tips and practical suggestions he has learned as an award-winning professional speaker along with insights from some of the best speakers in the world. Whether you make presentations as a leader or you're a practiced professional, you influence others with the spoken word. This book will help you do your very best every time you speak. Learn tested and proven ways to... • Command attention and captivate with your opening line • Make sure your messages are remembered and repeated • Win others to your point of view • Develop and deliver speeches that engage, inform and impact • Effectively use your stories and humor to enhance your message • Overcome nervousness and find your unique natural style • Turn speaking anxiety into focused excitement that works • Find conversational comfort by putting the audience first Warning: Don't let your lack of persuasive communication skills hold back your career. After all, you don't have to be a professional speaker to know the importance of turning your insights and life experiences into presentations that make a difference. This book will turn your "Oh, No" to "Oh, Yes" the next time you are asked to speak! You'll return to this reader-friendly book over and over again to find new insights. "The speaking tips in this book are short, practical, and powerful, but they can't beat my tip--Read this book!" Jeanne Robertson, author of Don't Let the Funny Stuff Get Away "For those who want to increase the professionalism of their presentations by learning from those who are master presenters, Terry Paulson's book is a must buy." Bob Pike, Editor, Creative Training Techniques Newsletter "There are a select few sages in the speaking business who professional speakers turn to for ideas and advice, and Terry Paulson is one of the best." Mark Sanborn, author of The Encore Effect and The Fred Factor. Terry Paulson, a PhD psychologist and award-winning professional speaker, helps leaders and teams leverage optimism to make change work. Let him help you communicate with impact. Visit http://www.terrypaulson.com for more information and opportunities to see him in action as a speaker.

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Favorite Family Lectures - Print VersionNEW! Favorite Family Lectures: The Secrets of Life Every Teen Wants to Know

A woman went into the bookstore and asked the saleswoman, "where's the self-help section?" She replied with a smile, "Wouldn't that defeat the purpose if I told you?" Well, by popular demand, here's some help for you to purchase a print-on-demand copy of Favorite Family Lectures: The Secrets of Life Every Teen Wants to Know in time for Christmas. Sometimes the most important things in life are the hardest to talk about. Whether it's the keys to the car or the keys to life, this book helps teens and parents talk and laugh together about life's most important lessons. It's a time-tested roadmap to adulthood. Anchored in values and filled with simple wisdom, let this reassuring and practical book become your family's prerequisite for "Life 101." Let it be a gift that keeps on giving!

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Favorite Family Lectures: Secrets of Life Every Teen Wants to Know EbookNEW! Favorite Family Lectures: The Secrets of Life Every Teen Wants to Know - Ebook

NEW! Whether it's the keys to the car or the keys to life, this book helps parents and teens talk to each other about the tough issues that matter most. From the importance of study and saving to the value of honesty, good friends, and getting high on life instead of drugs, this reassuring and practical book helps teens and parents talk and laugh together about life's most important lessons. Anchored in values and filled with simple wisdom, let this prerequisite for "Life 101" show you the way, too! Click here to order this ebook.

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Leadership TruthsLeadership Truths, One Story at a Time
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The best of Terry Paulson's stories in one book! This powerful collection of stories from one of America's most prominent business thinkers-sometimes poignant, often humorous, always insightful-will help you make a difference as a leader. In this age of global competition and constant change, strategy, tactics, and a good dose of emotional and mental preparedness separate superior leaders from the average. No boring reading here-just compelling stories with practical leadership insights about the great game of business and life from one of America's top change leadership experts. What are you waiting for?

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Simple Truths LogoInspirational Books from Simple Truths

Simple Truths is a publisher dedicated to creating inspirational gifts. Their engaging, motivational and inspirational books can be read in 30 minutes and are great gifts for customers, employees, friends and family members. Each title is designed to Simple Truths Bookstorereinforce a core value such as Leadership, Teamwork or Making a Difference. These products aren't available in retail stores. Click Here to find a gift that is unique and sure to be greatly appreciated.

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They Shoot Managers Don't They They Shoot Managers Don't They?
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Leaders are struggling to find strategies that will produce and sustain bottom-line results. Dr. Paulson uses humor, cartoons, practical strategies, and focused examples to help you build morale while still promoting change and winning results. Learn to manage yourself before you lead others. Master giving and receiving feedback while becoming a more effective listener. Work constructively with "on-the-job enemies" and learn how to manage your manager.

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Making Humor Work Making Humor Work
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Here's a quality book on humor in the workplace. Each chapter provides insights, provocative quotes, useful strategies, and practical exercises for upgrading your humor skills. Learn how a sense of humor promotes self-confidence and how to find the communication advantage in management and sales. Practice innovation-enhancing, humor exercises. Explore humor's role in disarming anger, overcoming resistance to change, and developing strong teams. Learn to take your job seriously and yourself lightly.

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Can I have the keys to the car - how teens and parents can talk about the things that really matter book  Terry by Sean Paulson Can I Have the Keys to the Car? How Teens and Parents Can Talk about the Things That Really Matter
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Sometimes the most important things in life are the hardest to talk about. Whether it's the keys to the car or the keys to life, parents and teens need to find ways to talk to each other about tough issues. Dr. Paulson and his son, Sean, teamed to write a book that covers the gamut from sex and drugs to honesty, faith, and the value of school and hard work. You will buy this for your teens, but read it for yourself! The book provides content and questions that help young and old alike start discussions and find a stable course through these chaotic times. This is a must have book for your family library.

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Meditations for the road warrior by Terry Paulsonand Mark SanbornMeditations for the Road Warrior
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Millions of people travel for business every day. This book provides brief devotional thoughts for such road warriors. Each entry is designed not only to stimulate thought but also to encourage and equip business people on the road to continue to walk their faith, even when they are away from the nurturing fellowship of family, friends, and church. It covers topics such as loneliness, road rage, worshipping away from home, and staying connected to God in the midst of a hectic travel schedule. This attractive and compact book, filled with comfort and encouragement, makes a meaningful gift for every road warrior.

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The Dinner

You're a Republican! The Political Conversation Your Mother Told You Never to Have
($4.95 - eBook from Amazon.com)

Bonnie Thomas, with the Foothill Lincoln Club, writes: "Have you ever been nervous about opening your mouth about politics? Have you had anxiety about alienating those who feel differently about public policy? Has there been a situation where you have been timid about expressing your political opinions for fear your brain will freeze up and you will not know what to say or you worry you will become defensive? If so, this is the book for you!!!! Dr. Paulson hands you the key to be able to persuade people to listen to your point of view and not feel attacked or demeaned. He also delineates how to be articulate while discussing your thoughts in a well-organized, gracious and persuasive manner. ...Clarity is the answer. You will NOT be sorry you read this book. I keep it handy as a reference."

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DVDs & Videos

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Simple Truths is an innovator in inspirational media distribution. They have created mini inspirational movies based upon many of their most popular Gift Books. Each movie is around 3 minutes in length and can be found on the internet with a dedicated URL. The first movie was based upon the inspirational gift book The Dash. Since 2006 it has been Simple Truths Inspirational DVDsviewed by 25 million people world-wide. Today, more than 75,000 people each day around the world are watching an inspirational movie from Simple Truths. To view all of their current movies Click Here.

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