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Universal Class provides 500+ lifelong learning courses in over 30 subject areas, many of which offer continuing education units, designed and led by professional instructors to build deeper understanding and mastery of subject matter. Courses include videos, assignments, quizzes, tests, and options for interaction with other learners. Take multiple classes, video-audit a course, learn at your own pace.
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2023.
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English
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We live in a world that's obsessed with talent. We celebrate gifted students in school, natural athletes in sports, and child prodigies in music. But admiring people who start out with innate advantages leads us to overlook the distance we ourselves can travel. We underestimate the range of skills that we can learn and the amount of ground that we can gain. When opportunity doesn't knock, there are ways to to build a door. Hidden Potential offers...
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"Throughout your life, you've had parents, coaches, teachers, friends and mentors who have pushed you to be better than your excuses and bigger than your fears. What if the secret to having the confidence and courage to enrich your life and work is simply knowing how to push yourself? Using the science of habits, riveting stories and surprising facts from some of the most famous moments in history, art and business, Mel Robbins will explain the power...
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Free Press
Pub. Date
2012
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English
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In the hyper-connected, hyper-digitized world in which we are living, the time has come to revise Abraham Maslow's classic "hierarchy of needs"--a pyramid of human drives that places the basic needs of safety and sustenance at the bottom. Burchard, a world-renowned motivational speaker and bestselling author, makes a compelling case that it's time for an entirely new approach to understanding what drives human ambition and achievement today; it's...
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Ramsey Press
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English
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"Are you looking for more than a J-O-B? Do you want to find purpose instead of just a paycheck? There's a reason you can't shake the feeling you were meant for more. In his new book, national bestselling author and career expert Ken Coleman lays out the seven stages for discovering and doing the work you were born to do. You'll go from a day job to your dream job by learning how to: 1. Get Clear on the work you were uniquely made to do and why. 2....
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Greenleaf Book Group
Pub. Date
2015
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English
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Through inspiring and funny stories and no-nonsense advice, Larry exposes the myths and facts about successful people and shares essential insights into achieving whatever you want in life. Whether you're just starting a venture or looking to get out of a longstanding rut, Serial Winner shows you the steps for creating a regular pattern of success!
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Conari Press
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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"Have you ever found yourself doing something you never imagined you'd be doing? Something you could never have foreseen in your wildest imagination? That's how Robert Kopecky felt writing this book about things no one wants to talk about, inspired by experiences he never dreamed of having.Robert Kopecky has had not one, but three near-death experiences. How to Survive Life (and Death) is grounded in these different experiences. This meaningful...
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Wise Ink Creative Publishing
Pub. Date
2020
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English
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Combining humor, authenticity, heart, and soul, international speaker Joe Beckman shares five specific phrases he believes all kids (and adults) need to hear. The result is a refreshing, authentic, and down-to-earth approach to finding self-worth (Love YOU), resilience (Push Through), confidence (Fail On), joy (Yeah Toast!), and maybe most importantly, human connection (Just Look Up).
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Jade Media Global Publishing
Pub. Date
2023
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English
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Think you know Purpose? Think again! People have left their jobs, changed careers, started businesses and ministries, and taken other big, bold leaps after hearing Jade’s 21 words on purpose. ade Simmons is an unexpected phenom who remixed the way things were done in both the classical music and professional speaking industries. Now, she’s remixing purpose by bringing us a brand new, life-altering understanding of what purpose truly is and how...
15) Badass habits: cultivate the awareness, boundaries, and daily upgrades you need to make them stick
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English
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"Badass Habits is a eureka-sparking, easy-to-digest look at how our habits make us who we are, from the measly moments that happen in private to the resolutions we loudly broadcast (and, erm, often don't keep) on social media. Habit busting and building goes way beyond becoming a dedicated flosser or never showing up late again--our habits reveal our unmet desires, the gaps in our boundaries, our level of self-awareness, and our unconscious beliefs...
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HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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"The internationally bestselling self-empowerment book from influencer, rapper, and spoken word artist Humble the Poet, now available in a new edition with a new foreword by the author. Unlearn offers short, accessible, and counterintuitive lessons for reaching our full potential.Beloved for his sincerity, playfulness, and sage advice, globally famous rapper, spoken word artist, poet, blogger, and influencer Humble the Poet has traditionally shared...
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John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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Exactly Where to Start is a playbook for everyone with a great idea, everyone with a goal in mind, and everyone with a specific destination but no journey. We've been told all our lives that "good things come to those who wait"--but that's a myth. Good things come to those who do. Too often, we get stuck in the "getting ready" stage: research, analysis, brainstorming, and more research; we feel like we need to know everything there is to know about...
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Portfolio/Penguin
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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"An inspiring look at the hidden stars who perform essential work without recognition. Expanding from his acclaimed Atlantic article, "What Do Fact-Checkers and Anesthesiologists Have in Common?" David Zweig explores what we can all learn from a modest group he calls "Invisibles." Their careers require expertise, skill, and dedication, yet they receive little or no public credit. And that's just fine with them. Zweig met with a wide range of Invisibles...
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