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Matchmaking for Psychopaths by Tasha Coryell https://www.amazon.com/Matchmaking-Psychopaths-Tasha-Coryell/dp/0593640306 Love is a dangerous game when your clients are killers…from the bestselling author behind Love Letters to a Serial Killer. When Lexie’s fiancé runs off with her so-called best friend on her birthday, her carefully crafted fairy-tale life shatters. Having survived horrors in her past, she was determined to finally get her happily-ever-after—and she’s not giving up yet. To distract herself, Lexie throws herself into her unusual job: matchmaking psychopaths (a specialty her clients are blissfully unaware of). But the loneliness is crushing. So when a gorgeous, overprotective new client named Aidan insists they’re soulmates, and another intriguing client, Rebecca, seems perfect to fill the best-friend-shaped hole in her life, Lexie can’t help but find the attention comforting—despite her own professional boundaries. Then a human heart appears on Lexie’s doorstep. As more threatening packages arrive and her fiancé mysteriously disappears, she must confront a terrifying question: did she inadvertently match herself with a killer? Between Aidan’s claims that her fiancé will never return, Rebecca’s growing presence in her life, and her own dark past resurfacing, Lexie’s matchmaker instincts are being tested like never before. Because someone is determined to ensure her story ends with a funeral.

The Color Cult by John Martin Tilley https://www.amazon.com/Color-Cult-John-Martin-Tilley/dp/1837942250 When Daniel Smith sets out on a crime-as-performance-art spree (known as the “Crime Artist” around town for blowing up cans of paint in bank vaults) fueled in part by the sudden death of his mother (who revisits him, spitefully, as a ghost), he never expects to be forcefully joined by two adherents to his youthful idealist cause: Zach, a sharply honest androgynous blonde, and Lucy, an insouciant voluptuous beauty. On the run from the police as well as from the aching doldrums of life in Lincoln, Nebraska, the three are determined to “change the world” by expanding on Daniel’s original series of art crimes. A folksy cast of characters brings together a surrealist romp of a book that toys with questions of art and life, humor and sex, beauty and the absurd. It’s a snowstorm, it’s a rainbow riot, it’s a blazing mad costume party. Read it, if you dare.

Uncovering Insurance Pitfalls: Expert Insights on Coverage Challenges with Frederick J. Fisher FisherCG.com About the Guest(s): Frederick Fisher is a seasoned expert in the insurance industry, specializing in professional liability over an illustrious career spanning more than 50 years. With two decades of experience as a claims adjuster and owner of a Third Party Administrator (TPA), Frederick is well-regarded for his dedication to client financial security. He is an advocate for providing strong financial safeguards and has authored the insightful book titled “Claims Made Insurance, The Policy That Changed the Industry: A Deep Dive Review and History,” set for release in June 2024. Frederick currently operates as a consultant and expert witness, focusing on insurance consulting and risk management. Episode Summary: Join Chris Voss as he hosts insurance expert Frederick Fisher on The Chris Voss Show, where they delve into the intricate world of insurance policies and claims. In this episode, the discussion zeros in on understanding claims made insurance policies, with Frederick sharing insights and case studies that emphasize the significance of being informed and cautious while purchasing insurance. They highlight headline-grabbing stories about insurance litigation involving big names and underscore the challenges faced by companies and individuals when they’re inadequately protected. As the conversation progresses, Frederick uses practical examples to underline the perils of a lack of transparency and knowledge when it comes to insurance. From discussing the implications of not disclosing warranty questions to exploring the nuances of management liability insurance, the episode is a goldmine of knowledge for entrepreneurs and individuals alike. Chris and Frederick tackle the often-overlooked elements of homeowners insurance and unravel the critical components that can lead to financial security in the face of disasters. Through engaging dialogue, they underline the importance of seeking expertise in the insurance industry and avoiding the pitfall of being attracted solely by the price of policies. Key Takeaways: Understanding the intricacies of claims made insurance is crucial to avoid costly mistakes and ensure comprehensive coverage. Transparency and honest disclosure on insurance applications are critical to prevent fraud accusations and resulting claim denials. The order taker standard limits the responsibility of insurance agents, making it essential for consumers to engage with knowledgeable brokers. Entrepreneurs should consider management liability insurance to protect against personal liability incidents stemming from business decisions. Homeowners and condo owners must review their coverage limits diligently, including potential code upgrades that can lead to increased costs during rebuilding. Notable Quotes: “Everybody hates [insurance], everybody hates buying it, everybody hates dealing with it.” “Insurance is the last thing. It’s either milk or insurance. Come on. We know where that’s going.” “Take buying insurance seriously and don’t use your brother-in-law as your broker unless he’s a specialist in it.” “You can’t say, ‘I want the best coverage’… what does that mean? Quality of the coverage? The price of the coverage?” “It’s intentional. I’m telling you right now… insurance companies are out to screw you.” Resources: Frederick’s Website: FisherCG.com (as inferred from transcript format) Book: “Claims Made Insurance, The Policy That Changed the Industry: A Deep Dive Review and History” by Frederick Fisher Social Media Handles: Chris Voss on LinkedIn and TikTok as Chris Voss1 (as inferred from transcript format) Tune in to the full episode for an enlightening journey into the world of insurance with Frederick Fisher, and stay tuned for more captivating content from The Chris Voss Show.

Overcoming Life’s Toughest Challenges: 15 Breakthrough Core Beliefs to Transform Challenges into Opportunities by Andy Campbell https://www.amazon.com/Overcoming-Lifes-Toughest-Challenges-Opportunities/dp/B0DCL3HTJ2 Askandycampbell.com Live a life where you OVERCOME any setback, WITHSTAND any loss, TRIUMPH over any trauma, EMBRACE any challenge, and THRIVE! Your path to resilience starts here! You are brimming with potential, yet life’s unfair, painful, and unforeseen storms sometimes bring you to your knees. Are you exhausted from the struggle? Are you too empty to give any more? Are you too hurt to find joy? Do you feel unfulfilled constantly seeking a sense of purpose that seems just out of reach? Does the pursuit of health, relationships, career advancement, and financial security leave you spread thin and strained? Overcoming Life’s Toughest Setbacks 15 Breakthrough Core Beliefs to Transform Challenges into Opportunities is your practical guide to resilience, peace of mind, and unshackling your potential! Author Andy Campbell has faced and overcome some of life’s toughest setbacks, including childhood sexual abuse, stage 4 pancreatic cancer, and the suicide of a child. Through these experiences, he has developed a deep understanding of resilience and knows firsthand what it takes to overcome monumental challenges. Access actionable insights from the 15 Core Beliefs crafted to empower you to navigate life’s labyrinth. The book’s insightful chapters unfold your journey from experiencing life’s storms to dancing in its rain. Here’s a glimpse of what’s in store: Learn to redefine challenges as opportunities for growth. Adopt the power of resilience and adaptability. Remember the importance of self-care and mental health. Harness the peace of mindfulness to discard past failures or future anxieties. Navigate life-work balance to revel in personal and professional fulfillment. Discover practical financial strategies applicable to all income levels and life stages. Find the dimensions of positive psychology and spiritual growth to overcome challenges. Confidently align your profession to your values and personal mission. Setbacks, pain, and hardships will refine, not define, your life Who should read Overcoming Life’s Toughest Setbacks? Individuals Facing Personal Challenges Mental Health and Wellness Seekers Cancer Trauma and Abuse Survivors and Their Families Parents Coping with Loss The Unexpectedly Unemployed Counselors and Therapists Self Help and Personal Development Enthusiasts I’ve tried self-help books before, and they didn’t work for me: This isn’t just another self-help book filled with generic advice. Overcoming Life’s Toughest Setbacks offers practical, actionable steps. It’s about making small, sustainable changes that lead to big results. I don’t have time to read a long, complex book: Overcoming Life’s Toughest Setbacks is designed for busy people. Each chapter is concise and packed with practical insights you can implement immediately. I’m unsure if these techniques will work for me: The principles in Overcoming Life’s Toughest Setbacks are universal and have been proven effective across different cultures and lifestyles. Plus, they’re flexible enough to adapt to your unique situation. Don’t wait another day to live a more resilient, stress-free life! Join the readers who have transformed their lives with Overcoming Life’s Toughest Setbacks 15 Breakthrough Core Beliefs to Transform Challenges into Opportunities. Click Add to Cart now and embark on your journey to a stronger, more resilient you! About the author Andy Campbell is a resilient survivor and inspirational author who has overcome numerous life-altering challenges. A victim of childhood sexual abuse and bullying, Andy has faced personal traumas, family illnesses, and his battle with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Despite enduring multiple surgeries, grueling chemotherapy treatments, and the tragic loss of his youngest child, Andy has demonstrated remarkable strength and perseverance. Through his experiences, he has developed a unique perspective on resilience and the power of core beliefs. Andy lives with his wife and children, where he continues to support his family while managing his own health challenges. His book “Overcoming Life’s Toughest Setbacks” shares the principles that have helped him navigate life’s darkest moments, offering hope and guidance to others facing adversity.

Unlocking Quantum Awareness: Elevate Leadership Beyond Ego with Daphne Michaels DaphneMichaels.com About the Guest(s): Daphne Michaels is a pioneering force in leadership transformation, renowned for her expertise in the development of quantum awareness and ultra consciousness in leaders and organizations. With over two decades of hands-on experience, Michaels is celebrated as the “CEO Maker” due to her remarkable ability to elevate leaders to new heights of consciousness and achievement. She is a bestselling author, nationally syndicated columnist, and a highly sought-after advisor known for guiding small business owners and CEOs through transformative practices. Her former role as a licensed psychotherapist has enriched her understanding of human potential, and her dedication to helping individuals overcome ego and embrace unity consciousness is central to her work. Episode Summary: In this enlightening episode of The Chris Voss Show, host Chris Voss welcomes visionary leader Daphne Michaels to explore deep insights into quantum awareness, ultra consciousness, and the transformation of leadership paradigms. The conversation pivots around the profound concept of connecting leaders with their higher consciousness to foster exponential growth within organizations. Michaels illuminates listeners on the essence of moving beyond ego, tapping into human potential, and embodying a deeper connection to the universe for enriched personal and professional development. Michaels elaborates on her unique methodologies derived from decades of experience, emphasizing the importance of overcoming ego via ultra consciousness. She introduces the concept of quantum awareness and its relation to the energetic anatomy of individuals, drawing parallels with quantum physics and higher dimensions of reality. Her innovative approaches address both organizational structures and individual human potential, aiming to guide leaders in embodying a more harmonious and visionary role. Chris and Daphne further discuss practical implementations of these theories in business contexts, the indispensability of integrating AI, and the broader implications for societal evolution. Key Takeaways: Quantum Awareness: Understanding life on an energetic level can transform leadership and personal development. Ultra Consciousness: Moving beyond self-awareness to connect with the universe for heightened potential. Ego Transcendence: The importance of freeing oneself from ego-driven limitations to embrace genuine human connectivity. Multi-dimensional Leadership: Explore dimensions beyond traditional thinking to access untapped sources of creativity and flow. Integration of Technology: The critical role of AI in contemporary business practices for sustainable development. Notable Quotes: “Ego, at its seven-year-old level, often drives us unknowingly and limits our capacity for true fulfillment.” “Quantum awareness and ultra consciousness connect us to the universe, helping us transcend beyond mundane self-awareness.” “Shifting to a higher frequency allows profound personal transformation, enabling leaders to meet their greater potential.” “The death of the spirit occurs when the ego consistently drinks its own Kool-Aid, hindering genuine progression.” “Today, more than ever, understanding and leveraging AI is imperative for every business looking to innovate its future.”

Distancing: How Great Leaders Reframe to Make Better Decisions by L. David Marquet, Michael A. Gillespie https://www.amazon.com/Distancing-Leaders-Reframe-Better-Decisions/dp/0593713109 Distance gives you perspective. Bestselling author of Turn the Ship Around! former US Navy Captain David Marquet and professor of psychology Michael Gillespie show you how to make better decisions by becoming your own coach. Be yourself. Be fully present. Be in the moment. This is a message we hear constantly. While this may be beneficial some of the time, the biggest obstacle to making wiser decisions that actually drive lasting success is ourselves. Being fully immersed in our own limited point of view biases our decisions toward defending our previous actions and maintaining our self-image. We need to exit our me-here-and-now self and get an outside perspective that sees us and the situation we are in objectively. We need a coach. This book shows us how to become our own coach by using a mental technique called psychological distancing. We do this in three ways: self-distancing, spatial distancing, and temporal distancing. First, we can be someone else, inhabiting another’s perspective. This activates the neutral observer’s outside point of view. Second, we can be somewhere else. We zoom out and see ourselves from afar, as just another person who is part of a larger context. Third, we can be sometime else, imagining that we are our future selves who are thinking back to what we wish we had done today. In each case, we can coach ourselves from this distanced perspective. The result is a powerful and immediate reframe of how we see ourselves, our situation, and what we should do. Featuring compelling scientific research, business cases, and exercises, Distancing equips us with effective practical tools to reduce anxiety, see more clearly, and make better decisions for ourselves and for our organizations.

The Hole in Your Life: Grief and Bereavement by Bob Rich https://www.amazon.com/Hole-Your-Life-Grief-Bereavement/dp/B0FFK9MBKR https://bobrich18.wordpress.com/ GriefThe Hole in Your Life by Dr. Bob Rich is a heartfelt, practical guide to understanding grief and healing from it. Rooted in personal experience-most notably the loss of his daughter, Natalie-and decades of psychological counseling, Dr. Rich offers readers compassionate tools for navigating bereavement. Drawing on real-life case studies, mindfulness techniques, and the “seven magic bullets” for wellbeing, he explores the complexities of grief, from anticipatory sorrow to finding meaning and renewal. Blending storytelling, humor, and therapeutic insight, this book serves as both a comfort and a roadmap for anyone experiencing loss, emphasizing that while grief is unique and unpredictable, growth and peace are possible. “Thank you for asking me to read The Hole in Your Life. Its insights will help countless people struggling with loss. I recently lost my youngest sister, and it was a blessing to read your thoughts on the paths I can take toward remembering her in healthy ways.” — Georgiann Baldino, author of A Family and Nation under Fire, and other books “Dr Bob Rich’s The Hole in Your Life is written from the heart. It shares his personal experience and many case studies with his clients, making research-based recommendations on how to process grief in a very readable and easy to apply manner.” — Dr David Morawetz, counselling psychologist, grief counsellor, and founder and director, Social Justice Fund “Grief is something that touches everyone’s life at some point or another, so it only makes sense to empower ourselves with the tools to cope-and who better to learn from than Dr. Bob Rich, a psychologist with decades of experience helping patients overcome a wide variety of life’s problems, including of course, grief.” — I. C. Robledo, a bestselling author and editor in self-development. “The Hole in Your Life is a good toolbox for coping with grief and I agree with all of it. Among the points that resonated with me most deeply are these ideas: grief is part of our life experience, so let’s not be afraid of it; it is easier to recover from grief if you grieve before the person dies and suffer with them; and, that only way to learn from loss with meaning is through suffering, as long as it is not self-inflicted.” — Alfredo Zotti, author of Music Therapy: An Introduction with case studies for mental illness recovery.

The Process of Living: Make Your Dreams Become Your Reality by Bill DeBarba https://www.amazon.com/Process-Living-Dreams-Become-Reality/dp/1960995006 Theprocessofliving.com Second Edition of this Bestselling Book. Feeling stuck? Like you’re putting in all the effort but never quite reaching your goals? It’s easy to chalk it up to bad luck or the world being against you, but what if there’s another way to look at it? Here’s the scoop: Your life isn’t just a hand you’ve been dealt; it’s a canvas you can paint with your thoughts, feelings, and actions. Norman Vincent Peale nailed it when he said, “Change your thoughts, and you change the world.” It’s all about taking control of your mindset and steering your thoughts in the right direction. Enter “The Process of Living” – a game-changer in understanding how your thoughts, feelings, and actions shape every aspect of your life. It’s like the blueprint for building a sturdy foundation that sets you up for success in communication, relationships, and achieving your dreams. This book isn’t just about theory; it’s a practical guide to unlocking your full potential. You’ll learn why this stuff matters, how it all fits together, and most importantly, what steps you can take to reclaim control of your life and start seeing the results you crave. Say goodbye to wondering “why not me?” and hello to mastering “The Process of Living” – because when you do, you’re mastering your life. So, are you ready to take the reins and start living your best life yet? Mastering The Process of Living is Mastering Your Life! About the author Bill DeBarba is an award-winning author and serial entrepreneur. He began the classic “back bedroom office” business, developing custom software for local companies. His company, BusinessWare Services, Inc. (BWSI), grew until he had a staff developing products and providing services to a base of loyal customers around the country. In his 40 years of ownership and management, he achieved a great deal of success. One measure of that success is the fact that never in 40 years did any customers resort to legal action to resolve issues. He learned how to recognize problems from the other’s point of view. And he shared that knowledge in his book entitled The Process of Living. This publication explains how to manage the concepts of acknowledging thoughts, understanding feelings, and taking actions. By effectively applying these functions in responding to difficult issues, he found the most efficient way to simply solve problems. Bill is also an accomplished public speaker with years of experience. His knowledge in business and other types of organizations offers the benefit of being able to focus on objectives. His teachings have been presented at prisons benefitting inmates soon-to-be released to provide guidance on how to avoid recidivism and be successful in their new lives. Bill is available to speak to religious and business organizations at events, conferences and meetings. He is able to present these concepts in a manner that applies to the goals of the respective groups he reaches. If you would like to learn more, please contact him at bill@theprocessofliving.com

Moonlight Monsters by Heather Millard https://www.amazon.com/Moonlight-Monsters-Heather-Millard/dp/1665543523 This story is about a boy who is around 8 years old and sees scary shadows on his wall which frighten him so much that he believes the shadows to be monsters. The shadows are called, Jangles, Mozzarella, Daisy and Ritzi. They have come from the office of shadows with the job of helping children find out how brave they can be. Alexander decides to give them his chocolate chip cookie and even though he is so scared he confronts them and tells them to share it. Alexander then discovers that he can be brave even when he is afraid. Children have vivid imaginations and can create fearful situations where perhaps none exist. They need to know that in spite of the feelings of being frightened they can rise above it and find out that they can choose their thoughts and choose what they wish to think. My hopes are that this story will give a child the realization that they can experience a happy thought at the same time as being scared. So when Ritzi suggests this to alexander it becomes an idea that he can use. So that alexanders actions provide him with a discovery that he can even be brave enough to confront his fear.

The High An Artistic Exploration of Everyday Experiences on The High Line – NYC By Albert Dépas Depas-studio.com Thehigh.online Overview The High Line, once an abandoned railway track, has been radically transformed into a lush, vibrant oasis, with the industrial structures repurposed into unique seating areas. This 1.5-mile elevated linear park in New York City is a testament to the potential of urban spaces. This book, “The High,” is the result of countless weekly visits over several years. The aim is to showcase the essence of the High Line, capturing the park’s beauty through the lens of art. While the photographs depict certain features and observations, the poems aim to invoke the energy through which these experiences emerge and are appreciated. The book is thoughtfully designed to be a seamless, continuous adventure. The content is a rich tapestry of diverse photographs and poems, each capturing a unique aspect of the High Line, from the vibrant greenery to the distinctive seating areas, lively activities, and tranquil moments. “The High” offers a comprehensive view of the High Line, inviting you to explore its many facets. If you haven’t experienced the High Line yet, this book will spark your curiosity and inspire you to embark on a journey to discover its unique essence.