Author: Christian Jarrett
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501174711
Category : PSYCHOLOGY
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
From cognitive neuroscientist Dr. Christian Jarrett, a fascinating book exploring the science of personality and how we can change ourselves for the better. What if you could exploit the plasticity of personality to change yourself in specific ways? Would you choose to become less neurotic? More self-disciplined? Less shy? Until now, we’ve been told that we’re stuck with the personality we were born with: The introvert will never break out of their shell, the narcissist will be forever trapped gazing into the mirror. In Be Who You Want, Dr. Christian Jarrett takes us on a thrilling journey, as he not only explores the ways that life changes us, but shows how we can deliberately shape our personalities to influence the course of our lives. Dr. Jarrett draws on the latest research to provide evidence-based ways to change each of the main five personality traits, including how to become more emotionally stable, extraverted, and open-minded. Dr. Jarrett features compelling stories of people who have achieved profound personality change such as a gang-leader turned youth role model, a drug addict turned ultra-runner, and a cripplingly shy teenager turned Hollywood mega-star. He also delves into the upsides of the so-called Dark Triad of personality traits—narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy—and how we might exploit their advantages without ourselves going over to the dark side. Filled with quizzes and interactive exercises to help us better understand the various aspects of our personalities, life stories, and passions, Be Who You Want will appeal to anyone who has ever felt constrained by how they've been characterized and wants to pursue lasting change.
Be Who You Want
Author: Christian Jarrett
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501174711
Category : PSYCHOLOGY
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
From cognitive neuroscientist Dr. Christian Jarrett, a fascinating book exploring the science of personality and how we can change ourselves for the better. What if you could exploit the plasticity of personality to change yourself in specific ways? Would you choose to become less neurotic? More self-disciplined? Less shy? Until now, we’ve been told that we’re stuck with the personality we were born with: The introvert will never break out of their shell, the narcissist will be forever trapped gazing into the mirror. In Be Who You Want, Dr. Christian Jarrett takes us on a thrilling journey, as he not only explores the ways that life changes us, but shows how we can deliberately shape our personalities to influence the course of our lives. Dr. Jarrett draws on the latest research to provide evidence-based ways to change each of the main five personality traits, including how to become more emotionally stable, extraverted, and open-minded. Dr. Jarrett features compelling stories of people who have achieved profound personality change such as a gang-leader turned youth role model, a drug addict turned ultra-runner, and a cripplingly shy teenager turned Hollywood mega-star. He also delves into the upsides of the so-called Dark Triad of personality traits—narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy—and how we might exploit their advantages without ourselves going over to the dark side. Filled with quizzes and interactive exercises to help us better understand the various aspects of our personalities, life stories, and passions, Be Who You Want will appeal to anyone who has ever felt constrained by how they've been characterized and wants to pursue lasting change.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501174711
Category : PSYCHOLOGY
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
From cognitive neuroscientist Dr. Christian Jarrett, a fascinating book exploring the science of personality and how we can change ourselves for the better. What if you could exploit the plasticity of personality to change yourself in specific ways? Would you choose to become less neurotic? More self-disciplined? Less shy? Until now, we’ve been told that we’re stuck with the personality we were born with: The introvert will never break out of their shell, the narcissist will be forever trapped gazing into the mirror. In Be Who You Want, Dr. Christian Jarrett takes us on a thrilling journey, as he not only explores the ways that life changes us, but shows how we can deliberately shape our personalities to influence the course of our lives. Dr. Jarrett draws on the latest research to provide evidence-based ways to change each of the main five personality traits, including how to become more emotionally stable, extraverted, and open-minded. Dr. Jarrett features compelling stories of people who have achieved profound personality change such as a gang-leader turned youth role model, a drug addict turned ultra-runner, and a cripplingly shy teenager turned Hollywood mega-star. He also delves into the upsides of the so-called Dark Triad of personality traits—narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy—and how we might exploit their advantages without ourselves going over to the dark side. Filled with quizzes and interactive exercises to help us better understand the various aspects of our personalities, life stories, and passions, Be Who You Want will appeal to anyone who has ever felt constrained by how they've been characterized and wants to pursue lasting change.
Extreme Makeover
Author: Dan Wells
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0765385635
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Dan Well's Extreme Makeover is a satirical new suspense about a health and beauty company that accidentally develops a hand lotion that can overwrite your DNA. Lyle Fontanelle is the chief scientist for NewYew, a health and beauty company experimenting with a new, anti-aging hand lotion. As more and more anomalies crop up in testing, Lyle realizes that the lotion's formula has somehow gone horribly wrong. It is actively overwriting the DNA of anyone who uses it, turning them into physical clones of someone else. Lyle wants to destroy the formula, but NewYew thinks it might be the greatest beauty product ever designed--and the world's governments think it's the greatest weapon. New York Times bestselling author Dan Wells brings us a gripping corporate satire about a health and beauty company that could destroy the world in Extreme Makeover.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0765385635
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Dan Well's Extreme Makeover is a satirical new suspense about a health and beauty company that accidentally develops a hand lotion that can overwrite your DNA. Lyle Fontanelle is the chief scientist for NewYew, a health and beauty company experimenting with a new, anti-aging hand lotion. As more and more anomalies crop up in testing, Lyle realizes that the lotion's formula has somehow gone horribly wrong. It is actively overwriting the DNA of anyone who uses it, turning them into physical clones of someone else. Lyle wants to destroy the formula, but NewYew thinks it might be the greatest beauty product ever designed--and the world's governments think it's the greatest weapon. New York Times bestselling author Dan Wells brings us a gripping corporate satire about a health and beauty company that could destroy the world in Extreme Makeover.
Extreme Spiritual Makeover
Author: Kris Goertzen
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781717142221
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
If it's discipleship your craving, the chance to feel closer to the Lord and make Him a priority again, then this makeover is for you! I'd be thrilled to have you or your entire group of girlfriends join me for the next 11-weeks as we grab our Bibles and enjoy being in the Word every single day together! I even have a FREE online video series to correspond with this Bible study! Just click the button on my website krisgoertzen.com and I'll send you the link! It's Extreme because that's what God deserves from each of us. Extreme effort, extreme obedience, extreme love! It's Spiritual because the only life worth living flows from the Holy Spirit's supernatural power working in our hearts to reflect the beauty of Christ! It's a Makeover because we need a total transformation that begins in our heart, not a slight alteration, but a complete change from the inside out! Before we go any further I need to warn you that there's tremendous power in this study! It's the power to change! So many of my girlfriends have been radically changed by this study, not from my words, (don't be silly!) but from God's. If you do this study properly, if you dig into God's Word and ask Him for courage to honestly look into your own heart, you, my friend, are going to transform! But, don't be afraid! Don't let Satan rob you of your hope for a better, more godly life. We're going to need every ounce of God's power if we're going to get ourselves out of the ruts we're in and become the women God dreams us to be. We'll be women driven by His love and His priorities! If you're like me, you know you should work on some things, but you're a bit comfy in the rut you've been in and don't really want to do the work it's going to take. Part of you wants to live with a single-minded passion for Christ, while the other part is content right where you are. Like, I half want to be thin and half want to eat an entire chocolate truffle cheesecake! Priority One / A Heart Consumed With God Priority Two / A Heart Prepared to Serve Priority Three / A Heart Devoted to My Husband Priority Four / A Heart to Nurture My Children Priority Five / A Heart Burning For Others
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781717142221
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
If it's discipleship your craving, the chance to feel closer to the Lord and make Him a priority again, then this makeover is for you! I'd be thrilled to have you or your entire group of girlfriends join me for the next 11-weeks as we grab our Bibles and enjoy being in the Word every single day together! I even have a FREE online video series to correspond with this Bible study! Just click the button on my website krisgoertzen.com and I'll send you the link! It's Extreme because that's what God deserves from each of us. Extreme effort, extreme obedience, extreme love! It's Spiritual because the only life worth living flows from the Holy Spirit's supernatural power working in our hearts to reflect the beauty of Christ! It's a Makeover because we need a total transformation that begins in our heart, not a slight alteration, but a complete change from the inside out! Before we go any further I need to warn you that there's tremendous power in this study! It's the power to change! So many of my girlfriends have been radically changed by this study, not from my words, (don't be silly!) but from God's. If you do this study properly, if you dig into God's Word and ask Him for courage to honestly look into your own heart, you, my friend, are going to transform! But, don't be afraid! Don't let Satan rob you of your hope for a better, more godly life. We're going to need every ounce of God's power if we're going to get ourselves out of the ruts we're in and become the women God dreams us to be. We'll be women driven by His love and His priorities! If you're like me, you know you should work on some things, but you're a bit comfy in the rut you've been in and don't really want to do the work it's going to take. Part of you wants to live with a single-minded passion for Christ, while the other part is content right where you are. Like, I half want to be thin and half want to eat an entire chocolate truffle cheesecake! Priority One / A Heart Consumed With God Priority Two / A Heart Prepared to Serve Priority Three / A Heart Devoted to My Husband Priority Four / A Heart to Nurture My Children Priority Five / A Heart Burning For Others
Handbook of Personality Development
Author: Dan P. McAdams
Publisher: Guilford Publications
ISBN: 1462536972
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 640
Book Description
Bringing together prominent scholars, this authoritative volume considers the development of personality at multiple levels--from the neuroscience of dispositional traits to the cultural shaping of life stories. Illustrated with case studies and concrete examples, the Handbook integrates areas of research that have often remained disparate. It offers a lifespan perspective on the many factors that influence each individual's psychological makeup and examines the interface of personality development with health, psychopathology, relationships, and the family. Contributors provide broad-based, up-to-date reviews of theories, empirical findings, methodological innovations, and emerging trends. See also the authored volume The Art and Science of Personality Development, by Dan P. McAdams.
Publisher: Guilford Publications
ISBN: 1462536972
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 640
Book Description
Bringing together prominent scholars, this authoritative volume considers the development of personality at multiple levels--from the neuroscience of dispositional traits to the cultural shaping of life stories. Illustrated with case studies and concrete examples, the Handbook integrates areas of research that have often remained disparate. It offers a lifespan perspective on the many factors that influence each individual's psychological makeup and examines the interface of personality development with health, psychopathology, relationships, and the family. Contributors provide broad-based, up-to-date reviews of theories, empirical findings, methodological innovations, and emerging trends. See also the authored volume The Art and Science of Personality Development, by Dan P. McAdams.
Extreme Personality Makeover
Author: Mels Carbonell
Publisher: Uniquely You Resources
ISBN: 9781888846034
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Experience an Extreme Personality Makeover from a biblical perspective! Learn how to transform your personality through Christ. This small, yet profound book reveals a practical plan to improve everyone’s personality. It’s fascinating, quick and easy to read.
Publisher: Uniquely You Resources
ISBN: 9781888846034
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Experience an Extreme Personality Makeover from a biblical perspective! Learn how to transform your personality through Christ. This small, yet profound book reveals a practical plan to improve everyone’s personality. It’s fascinating, quick and easy to read.
Extreme Makeover of Hillary (Rodham) Clinton
Author: Bay Buchanan
Publisher: Regnery Publishing
ISBN: 1596985070
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
An analysis of Hillary Clinton's efforts to adapt her public image to render her a desirable presidential candidate describes how perceptions about her have changed, in a profile that considers her eligibility and potential for the presidency.
Publisher: Regnery Publishing
ISBN: 1596985070
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
An analysis of Hillary Clinton's efforts to adapt her public image to render her a desirable presidential candidate describes how perceptions about her have changed, in a profile that considers her eligibility and potential for the presidency.
Extreme Intelligence
Author: Sonja Falck
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429875924
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
Extreme intelligence is strongly correlated with the highest of human achievement, but also, paradoxically, with higher relationship conflict, career difficulty, mental illness, and high-IQ crime. Increased intelligence does not necessarily increase success; it should be considered as a minority special need that requires nurturing. This book explores the social development and predicaments of those who possess extreme intelligence, and the consequent personal and professional implications for them. It uniquely integrates insights and knowledge from the research fields of intelligence, giftedness, genius, and expertise with those from depth psychology, emphasising the importance of finding ways to talk effectively about extreme intelligence, and how it can better be supported and embraced. The author supports her arguments throughout, reviewing the academic literature alongside representations of genius in history, fiction, and the media, and draws on her own first-hand research interviews and consulting work with multinational high-IQ adults. This book is essential reading for anyone supporting or working with the highly gifted, as well as those researching or interested by the field of intelligence.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429875924
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
Extreme intelligence is strongly correlated with the highest of human achievement, but also, paradoxically, with higher relationship conflict, career difficulty, mental illness, and high-IQ crime. Increased intelligence does not necessarily increase success; it should be considered as a minority special need that requires nurturing. This book explores the social development and predicaments of those who possess extreme intelligence, and the consequent personal and professional implications for them. It uniquely integrates insights and knowledge from the research fields of intelligence, giftedness, genius, and expertise with those from depth psychology, emphasising the importance of finding ways to talk effectively about extreme intelligence, and how it can better be supported and embraced. The author supports her arguments throughout, reviewing the academic literature alongside representations of genius in history, fiction, and the media, and draws on her own first-hand research interviews and consulting work with multinational high-IQ adults. This book is essential reading for anyone supporting or working with the highly gifted, as well as those researching or interested by the field of intelligence.
Social and Personality Development
Author: Kevin B. MacDonald
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1475702922
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 634
Book Description
This volume is an attempt to integrate the theory and data of social and personality development within a modem evolutionary framework. The various chapters are not meant to be read in isolation from one another but rather are intended to form an integrated whole. There is thus a great deal of cross-referencing between chapters and to some extent they all stand or fall together. This also suggests that the accuracy (or usefulness) of a particular chapter cannot be judged until the book is comprehended as a whole. Chapter 1 deals with the theoretical foundations of this enterprise, and the focus is on the compatibility of mainstream approaches within the field to a modem evolutionary approach. Chapters 2-4 concern what I view to be the fundamental proximal mechanisms underlying social and personality development. Chapter 2, on temperament and person ality development, is particularly central to the rest of the volume because these processes are repeatedly invoked as explanatory concepts at later points in the volume.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1475702922
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 634
Book Description
This volume is an attempt to integrate the theory and data of social and personality development within a modem evolutionary framework. The various chapters are not meant to be read in isolation from one another but rather are intended to form an integrated whole. There is thus a great deal of cross-referencing between chapters and to some extent they all stand or fall together. This also suggests that the accuracy (or usefulness) of a particular chapter cannot be judged until the book is comprehended as a whole. Chapter 1 deals with the theoretical foundations of this enterprise, and the focus is on the compatibility of mainstream approaches within the field to a modem evolutionary approach. Chapters 2-4 concern what I view to be the fundamental proximal mechanisms underlying social and personality development. Chapter 2, on temperament and person ality development, is particularly central to the rest of the volume because these processes are repeatedly invoked as explanatory concepts at later points in the volume.
A Theory of Personality Development
Author: Luciano L'Abate
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 9780471303039
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
L'Abate's theory is firmly rooted in the social and existential exigencies of everyday life as experienced within the five fundamental contexts of home, work, leisure, the marketplace (grocery shopping, barbershops, malls, etc.), and in transit.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 9780471303039
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
L'Abate's theory is firmly rooted in the social and existential exigencies of everyday life as experienced within the five fundamental contexts of home, work, leisure, the marketplace (grocery shopping, barbershops, malls, etc.), and in transit.
Trust Me
Author: Elle Fredrix
Publisher: Prerogative Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
The daughter of rich and famous parents, Katrina Hayle knows what it’s like to be wanted for who she is instead of what she is. A long time ago, she trusted a boy with her heart, only to find out he was with her because of a bet. Jaxon Nash has little respect for beautiful women. In one way or another, he’s been betrayed by several. His world is about to collide with Katrina’s, a girl he once thought was different. Katrina has a secret, and neither of them trusts the other.
Publisher: Prerogative Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
The daughter of rich and famous parents, Katrina Hayle knows what it’s like to be wanted for who she is instead of what she is. A long time ago, she trusted a boy with her heart, only to find out he was with her because of a bet. Jaxon Nash has little respect for beautiful women. In one way or another, he’s been betrayed by several. His world is about to collide with Katrina’s, a girl he once thought was different. Katrina has a secret, and neither of them trusts the other.