ACCENTUATE THE POSITIVE
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This book is a wonderful resource for any young lady who, for any reason, is facing a move to a new school. No matter what age, she faces worries about how she will fit into the school's culture, will she be liked, who will be her friend, and the feeling of loss in leaving old relationships behind. The author explains the importance of developing a positive self-image and strong social skills. In the first chapter, readers are encouraged to build confidence by preparing ahead of time. Students should explore the new school's mission statement and handbook, study the curriculum and practice portraying positive body image. They can get a good head start by making a good impression on teachers. Suggestions include sitting near the front, volunteering to answer questions and offering help and compliments. Newcomers need to observe students and how they interact with each other before deciding on new friends. By dressing neatly, smiling, and introducing oneself with confidence, new students encourage positive outcomes. Those students who are naturally shy or independent should take their time to find a few friends who have interests similar to their own. Finally, when things do go wrong, the new student must remain positive and proud, appreciate and respect the differences of other peers. Above all, never give in to the temptation to compare the new school to your old one or slack off on your studies. Accentuate the positive and use the opportunity to develop your personality and grow from new experiences.

The book could be used as advice for children or adults who are entering any new stage of life. It is an easy read filled with good reminders to promote courage in facing new situations and learning opportunities. Recommended for ages eight and older.
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As an avid Coast to Coast AM George Noory listener, as was familiar with Joshua P. Warren as a frequent guest. Joshua outlines simple guidelines to in effect "keep it positive" and ergo attract and immerse yourself in positivity. If you are ready to be positive and stay positive, Joshua provides very simple tools to help you keep it positive. Use the force ;-)
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Believe, pray, and good things happen, not always when you want, be patient.  Think positive, enjoy everyday, 1 day at a time.
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This is a positive, fun, and uplifting book. I love all of the recipes, encouragement and exercises. However, I will say you can get most of these things online.
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Do something about the negativity in your world. Jon Gordon's message can transform your outlook with this quick read. Highly recommended!
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It does not take many words to say so much to brighten your day and make you feel so good.  Just a quick read at the beginning of your day will let you see things in a different light.
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I live each day smiling in the face of adversity and of course smiling at the beauty around us.  This positive uplifting book made me smile big!  I enjoy the large print, it makes this an easy to read book and a great tool with its wealth of simple and concise tips to live by.  I read self-help books on a regular basis.  This book, Top Tips for Healthy Living, summarizes and presents beautifully all the things we know, but need to easily be reminded.  It is my go-to book for daily tips to live a healthy lifestyle.
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Bring some lightness back into your life with this treasure of a book.
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This book felt like the script for a self-help seminar titled "How to be a Better You". This isn't necessarily a bad thing. There are positive points. I liked that the author stresses taking responsibility for your own actions, not blaming other people and to learn from the past and to build from failure. Failure just means another chance to try again and make it better. I liked the positive affirmations throughout the book and the idea of cutting negativity from your life will bring more postive changes, even if the negative is family and friends. The problems I had with the book stem from the poor editing, spelling mistakes (wear and tear, spelled ware and tare) and wrong word choice (to for too, know for now). The tone would be good for a rehab facility, it almost feels like the author is in your face, shouting these words at you.
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So, this book might just be a hard sell for positive psychology. And, what better person to sell this field than the founder of positive psychology himself, Martin Seligman, who promises that "this book will increase your well-being--and it will help you flourish." (p. 2)

I don't want this review to feel like a testimony from an infomercial, but I seriously felt the positivity ooze into my life while reading this book. And, I'm still feeling it long after I've finished the book.

But, you've got to experience it for yourself to believe it. Try any of these positive psychology exercises featured in the book, and you'll likely feel better now...and months from now as well:

-->The what-went-well exercise: write down three things that went well today and why they went well, and continue to do this every night for one week.
[Seligman's note: The odds are that you will be less depressed, happier, and addicted to this exercise six months from now.] (pp. 33-34)

-->Signature strength exercise: take the signature strengths exercise (at [...] and create a designated time in your schedule when you will exercise one or more of your signature strengths in a new way either at work or at home or in leisure and then write about your experience. (p. 39)

-->The gratitude visit: write a letter of gratitude to a person and deliver it in person; after reading it, discuss the content and your feelings for each other.
[Seligman's note: You will be happier and less depressed one month from now.] (pp. 30-31)

How does this stuff work? It's actually pretty straight-forward, and the book walks you through the key five elements of well-being, conveniently summarized with the PERMA acronym:
* Positive emotion--"the pleasant life"
* Engagement--"Did time stop for you?" "Were you completely absorbed by the task?" "Did you lose self-consciousness?"
* Positive Relationships--other people are the best antidote to the downs of life and the single most reliable up
* Meaning--belonging to and serving something that you believe is bigger than the self
* Accomplishment--achievement pursued for its own sake, even when it brings no positive emotion, no meaning, and nothing in the way of positive relationships
[Note: achievement = skill x effort, where effort is time on task and is influenced by self-discipline and GRIT]
(pp. 16-20, 124)

Yeah, I know this review is exploding with positivity. But, it's positively genuine praise. Read it for yourself...and enjoy the flourish!
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Educational, easy to read, set the day for me in a positive way.
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Gave this as a gift to a friend who was in need of some positive thinking .  Can't say if it worked  for her or not, but the lines I read before wrapping this book would put one in a better mood.  Life is full of ups and downs , so we might as well focus on the ups.
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There is to much negativity in the world today. Being able to pray with the gratitude of overcoming negativity is worth a lifetime of gratitude.
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I found this book to be a very practical guide to boosting a low level of self appreciation, and the frequent corollary of that, high levels of negativity towards others, both the world in general, and one's closest intimates in particular.
If you find yourself, or a loved one, to be stressed and negative much of the time, reading this book and acting on the simple, but proactive techniques, should go a long way to making the world a brighter place for you, or them.
The `40 Days' of the title may just be the first part of a year long, and then life long change of heart and mind.
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The title says it all. This book inspires you to shift your life towards more positivity. Think more balance and lightness, more joy and decisiveness, more taking charge and pausing for silence. Pick it up, read it, practice it, share it.
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This is a really good book for people who tend to be negative...there is some great advice that can help you stop being negative. That will help make you much happier. And the people that have to live with you happier too.
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It's the things we pay attention to and the way we interpret them that can make or break a life. It's really that simple. All across the country, people are sitting in therapy offices and coffee shops talking about the things that they notice in their lives that confirm what they already know to be true - how unhappy they are, how unsuccessful they feel, how frightened and unsafe they are. Every time they're paying attention to negative evidence, they're reconfirming a life and a reality they don't love. Carrie Freeman has provided us with a practice that steadily and sustainably creates a new, more positive reality.

It's very hard to change the way the brain interprets our life, and yet this simple, easy technique  can and will open up new pathways in the brain to reinterpret the everyday matters of our lives and build optimism and gratitude. Written in an anecdotal style with stories and examples, this book is an easy read and a quality of life upgrade.