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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Though researchers have discredited the self-esteem movement, it nonetheless remains ingrained in American culture. At a presentation at Google by noted Stanford psychologist, Carol Dweck, the moderator asked, 'I want you to share what we have learned from what is now the widely discredited theory of self-esteem and the self-esteem movement.' Dweck responded, 'It was a complete disaster. It led to the acceptance of mediocrity, it didn't challenge people to fulfill their potential, and our research shows that telling people they are smart actually backfires.'[i] Despite such findings, our cultural commitment to self-esteem graphically displayed itself in a recent recruitment video produced by the CIA. John Nolte describes: The recruitment video features a preening, unnamed narcissist who literally struts around preaching about how awesome she is, how proud she is of herself, not because of her accomplishments, but because of something she has no control over - her identity, her race, gender, her sexuality (cisgender), and even - get this - her 'generalized anxiety disorder.'[ii] Apparently, the CIA views self-esteem as the hallmark of a healthy person that would be an asset to the agency.Self-esteem, and its foundational concept of unconditional love and acceptance, also continue as prominent themes among evangelicals. They teach that God accepts the believer unconditionally and therefore he can and should feel good about himself unconditionally, i.e. apart from performance. Doing so is touted as a formula for spiritual wellness.This book explains the fallacy of both the secular and evangelical forms of these beliefs, and the danger inherent in embracing them. More important, it offers a biblical alternative that promotes psychological and spiritual health. .…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - You are CEO of your life. God has assigned you authority to manage it and responsibility for the outcome. Examples from Scripture and history reveal that we can succeed or fail. Since we get no dry runs or second chances, succeeding as CEO of the one life we have comprises our most consequential task. Success requires that we intentionally and effectively manage our lives to produce maximum profit. This book describes 12 principles for achieving that. Can anyone actually guarantee that employing 12 principles will engender success as CEO of our lives That comprises the claim of this book. Though this guarantee may sound audacious, I am convinced that these principles will produce that result. God has blessed every person with the capability to succeed at life. This book divulges how.Succeeding must begin with a clear understanding of the commodity God calls us to produce, a meaningful inventory of the resources He has given to produce it, and an effective strategy for its production. This book explores how we can realize these objectives.God has given us the Holy Spirit to provide guidance for the development of an effective strategy and empowerment to implement that plan. This book delineates the scriptural processes for accessing those resources.Since God designed us, pursuing success as He defined it will engender spiritual, behavioral, emotional, relational, and financial health in this life and reward in the next. As you apply the 12 spiritual principles described in this book you will experience success as CEO of your life plus all those benefits.…