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Paperback. Condition: Good. Life is short and your destiny is great This is why God wants you to be healthy, strong, and to live at your very best every single day. Becoming A Champion will encourage, inspire, and challenge you to rise higher and be better in virtually every area of your life so you can become the champion God has created you to be.Becoming A Champion will be relevant to what you experience on a daily basis and its truths will empower you to be happier, healthier, and more successful at home, work, and school. As you learn and apply its principles, you will become more mentally, emotionally, and spiritually strong as well as confident and productive each and every day.Some of the topics we will discuss are: Living a Long and Successful Life, Reaching Your Greatest Potential, Continually Moving Forward and Upward, Surrounding Yourself with Champions, Never Giving Up, Aiming High, and many more Active in church ministry and missions since 1998, Russ Mason has been reading and studying the Biblical book of Proverbs every day for nearly 20 years. Because the truths in Proverbs are so applicable to what we all experience on a daily basis, Russ has devoted so much of his study over the years to this one particular book. For sure, reading Proverbs every day has had more of a profound impact on his life than anyone or anything else. We know the same will be true for you.So are you ready to start the journey? It's time to move forward and BECOME THE CHAMPION God has created you to be.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. The Racial Justice in America: AAPI Excellence and Achievement series celebrates Asian achievement and culture, while exploring racism in a comprehensive, honest, and age-appropriate way. In the Excellence in the Arts book, students learn about the creative Asian men and women who have contributed so much to the artistic fabric of America-from poetry to painting to writing to music. Series is written by Virginia Loh-Hagan, a prolific author, advocate, and director of the San Diego State University Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Resource Center. Books include 21st Century Skills and content, an activity across books, table of contents, glossary, index, author biography, sidebars, and educational matter.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Finding your dream job. Discovering your purpose and passion. Achieving success and mastery in your field. Building healthy work-life balance. Experiencing fulfillment in all areas of life. These are all worthy desires to pursue, but not only do we lack a roadmap to make these things happen, the world pressures us to skip the line and use the latest "hacks" to reach these goals. Yet most of the time when we go looking for shortcuts, it makes things harder in the long term. Leadership coach and popular podcast host Bob Hasson shares the secret to making real, lasting change in his book, Shortcuts. Packed with proven wisdom rooted in biblical truths, Shortcuts reveals processes for you to overcome discontentment and confusion, and gain courage and clarity on how to achieve the life you dream of. In Shortcuts, you will explore: * The biggest problems with the world's prevailing wisdom on the path of success in work and life. * A 30,000-foot view of what the Scripture reveals about God's grand design and purpose for our work and life. * How we gain clarity on our identity, purpose, and assignments. * How passion is actually connected to what we do, and how to experience it in our work and life. * Four essential keys to finding the roles where we can grow, thrive, and contribute our best work to the world--personality and gifts, execution, culture, and character. * How our purpose and passion in life is inextricably connected with people and relationships. * A biblical approach to work-life balance. * How to become wise managers of our time, energy, and money. * Keys to master the art of planning and personal growth. Don't miss another moment of the life you were meant to live. Shortcuts will show you how to embrace the process and experience the passion and purpose you were created for.…

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Hardback. Condition: Good. American higher education is currently facing many serious challenges, from providing access to a growing number of students, to keeping college affordable, to the effective deployment of technology in teaching to fostering economic growth and workforce development.

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Hardback. Condition: Good. Women everywhere want to experience contentment and fulfillment in their home, career, and community, yet in our fast-paced world it seems these dreams can easily slip away into the busyness of living. Author Bonnie Liabenow, teacher, business owner, mother and expert in therapeutic recreation, shares a simple plan that can be followed by any woman to achieve excellence and elegance by keeping things simple.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. The first of its kind, this readable, hands-on book will help you to see your library and the staff that runs it in a new, more strategic way. Experienced librarian and coach Ruth Metz outlines a focused and results-oriented game plan for achieving performance excellence from all staff members, from top to bottom, through a coaching style of management. By viewing the people you work with as a team, you can transform the work environment and, ultimately, the services you are providing your customers. Through real world examples, coaching scenarios, and pathways to excellence that are specific to library work, you will learn how to: Be both a coach and a player - the terminology and techniques; Recognize and utilize the abilities and talents of staff at all levels; Guide individuals toward a unified goal; Encourage innovation, flexibility, and problem-solving; Spotlight the big-win opportunities; Complete with reader-friendly tables and annotated references, Coaching in the Library is for any library that wants to put the potential of all staff on the playing field in order to achieve peak performance.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. You were created for a lifestyle of excellence. not a life of mediocrity. We are called to achieve excellence in all aspects of our life. The pursuit of excellence starts with a choice. It is one of the most important decisions you will make in your career, family, faith, education and daily living. This unique book, Be Like Rowan, will help readers understand and develop a new framework for achieving excellence in all areas of their life. Using the story, a Message to Garcia, written in 1899, readers will find principles to begin living the lifestyle of excellence. You will come to embrace your full potential and discover something greater within. Qualities that produce action-stimulating, goal-attaining, life-changing, people-oriented, profit-maximizing potentials. In this book, Jason Doll encourages readers rise over mediocrity and achieve a life of excellence in any endeavor. As you read, you will be encouraged and discover principles which will empower you to address the proper nurturing needed in our Minds, Bodies, and Spirits in order to reach beyond mediocrity and live extraordinary lives. A small, an easy read, this book is useful because it contains questions for reflection, lessons, and quotes that can be referred to for inspiration and evaluation. Without question, this is a must-have book for homes, businesses, schools, churches and our world today. Get prepared to take your performance, business, and personal life to a level you never thought you would reach. …

Paperback. Condition: Good. Whenever I talk with people in professional and social settings, I learn of the desire they have to work for leaders who are focused on the characteristics that are most important to them. If you desire to be a leader in all areas of your life, the Ten C Leadership Principles of Excellence provides pillars to empower people and motivate them to keep focused on ten essential characteristics that are exhibited by great leaders. This book is a fun journey that presents clear examples of the personal characteristics that are necessary to nail down how to become an effective leader. Through my stories and personal examples the reader will quickly realize the 10 C essential principles and characteristics of leadership-both good and bad-that are filled with meaning, truth, and insight. What led me to write this book is my desire to bring awareness of a number of important leadership skills and teach them to others. My hope is that something that I've written will resonate with you on the subject of the essence of leadership-principles you can begin applying in your life right now. My desire for you is that each principle will motivate you to become more people-centered and focused on improving your life, both inside and outside of the workplace.…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Who Kidnapped Excellence? Most companies talk about excellence, but what does excellence really mean? What specific attitudes and practices lead to excellence? Drawing on years of study and decades of experience, authors Harry Paul, John Britt, and Ed Jent have zeroed in on five core qualities of excellence. In this entertaining and enlightening book, they tell how to give and be your best in each of these five critical dimensions and foster excellence in your organization and in your life. The book begins with a crime being committed: Excellence (personified) has been kidnapped, and Leadership assembles Excellence's team (Passion, Flexibility, Communication, Competency, and Ownership) and challenges them to work together to get their Excellence back. And who is the culprit? Has Average kidnapped Excellence and replaced Excellence's team with his own: N. Different, N. Ept, N. Flexible, Miss Communication, and Poser? A mysterious ransom note sparks the struggle between Average and Excellence. Integrated into this tale of organizational excellence is the story of Dave, a delivery man. The kidnapping causes Dave to contemplate his own life and relationships in a way that makes the paths of personal and organizational excellence cross and intertwine. Who Kidnapped Excellence? is a parable that helps organizations and individuals achieve their best in every aspect of their lives.…

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Hardback. Condition: Good. This is one of the best leadership books to help you maximize your personal effectiveness, influence people, improve organizational efficiency, and develop a culture of excellence in your company. The learnings from 50 years of experience are summarized in the 4 key principles for achieving superior performance-leadership, people, systems, and culture.The principles enable rapid transformation in any organization. Through personal stories and experiences, a proven roadmap is provided for demonstrating strong leadership to create a culture of excellence that matches the expectations of the organization. In today's competitive environment, individuals and organizations must be best-in-class to compete and win.Smolik's book describes a practical way to be a results-focused leader and drive improvement in safety, reliability, quality, and the customer experience. The book summarizes best practices in a manner that readers can easily understand and implement. A clear roadmap is provided for how to design, utilize, and maintain a good management system and to create a strong culture that provides consistency in performance and productivity. Simplicity is a prevailing theme throughout the book.This book is the second edition of The Power of Goal ZERO.…

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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. What would it require for our businesses to build and sustain a unique competitive advantage based on the value-add of our team members? From both personal and corporate experience gained over the last twenty-five years, Wil Davis has come to the conclusion that businesses need to reinvent themselves around value systems that work for both the individuals in the company and the company itself. Only by successfully engaging the whole persons with whom we work can we find the collective wisdom to build sustained commercial success. This book chronicles the merits and benefits of creating a corporate culture that breeds personal excellence for our team members, which is the solid foundation for organizational excellence and lasting success. What they are saying Warning: This book is dangerous to those whose self-image depends on executive perks or a reputation for knowing how to say 'you're fired.' If you are not careful, you will find your management assumptions, your psyche, and your self-image undermined by the hard-nosed logic and corporate success of a 'preacher's kid' who is not afraid to preach a gospel of empowering others to maximize your bottom line. Steve Bell Professor of Telecommunications Ball State University Former news anchor of ABC's Good Morning America The information from Creating a Culture of Excellence was the most significant we've ever received at our annual planning meeting. Every associate wanted me to express their appreciation to you. Richard Crist President Rutter Communications WOW What a difference a day makes. After working through this material with our staff, I walked away with feelings of hope and excitement Personally and professionally, thisreally made a difference Betty McBride Open Door Health Clinic.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Grammy Award winner and trumpeter, Phil Driscoll says, Excellence in Music Ministry should be a must in the curriculum of anyone serious about pursuing their gift and calling before God. Really, if caught, it will change the life of any musician or singer who takes the time to read its words. Excellence in Music Ministry is written to aid musicians, singers, writers, and pastors in their pursuit of serving God through local church music. Whether a novice or a seasoned musician, Dr. Steve Ingram, himself a pastor and pianist/arranger, has skillfully laid out practical and Biblical concepts to build inward foundation of spiritual motivation for an outward expression of music ministry. Chapters give detailed plans for the cultivation of musical creativeness and skillfulness coupled with principles of faithfulness and sensitivity to the Holy Spirit's leading. Steven James Ingram's book is a resource to assist individuals and church music teams in nurturing an atmosphere of maturity and growth. In writing the foreword, Kenneth Copeland states, Oh, how I would have been thrilled with a book like Excellence in Music Ministry written by someone with not only the obvious God-given ability, but also the Word knowledge to go along with it. To be able to study after a ministry of excellence that has been proven in time and by fire is truly an honor and privilege.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. Basketball, one of the world's greatest sports, attracts millions of all ages. Now Dick Motta, former NBA coach, and Neil D. Isaacs, well-known basketball writer combine their talents to show you the keys to developing your game. In this book you'll learn; Four basic skills that every basketball player should know The 10 crictical keys to rebounding success Defending you man When, wher, and how to install zone offenses and defenses Offense Criteria for determining which position is best suited for you.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. This book will encourage readers to continue pushing forward to become more reflective educational leaders. It will also equip them with the success principles that have helped the author excel as a transformational leader in his career in education so that they can likewise excel.…