Growing Practices

Everything changes. For Buddhist priest and meditation teacher Lewis Richmond, this fundamental Buddhist tenet is the basis for a new inner road map that emerges in the later years, charting an understanding that can bring new possibilities, fresh beginnings, and a wealth of appreciation and gratitude for the life journey itself.

This small book provides a primer on starting a private practice. It promotes entrepreneurship as the fundamental orientation that is needed for a successful practice. Although it is informal in its presentation, it gives the practical details that is needed for recent university graduates to launch their independent practice.

In this groundbreaking pregnancy book, Carson Meyer draws on her experience as a birth doula helping hundreds of families welcome their babies into the world. With a holistic focus on wellness, health, and spirituality, Growing Together offers birthing parents an empowering approach to pregnancy and childbirth that is too often missing in today's standard care.

In a world of rapidly evolving technologies and business paradigms, your consulting business needs to radically adapt its techniques and models. Taking full measure of these changes, Alan Weiss, the "Rock Star of Consulting," will guide you through the process with a revised and completely updated sixth edition of his authoritative guide to consulting success.

Many medical professionals feel like they've been studying their whole life, through medical school, working as a registrar, and then specialist training, but despite all that study they feel like they have never learned how to run a successful business. They build a business around their medical skills, but despite their high level of medical achievement they feel like their finances, overall stress levels and personal life are suffering, and they don't know where to start to fix it.

Along the way, and with an entertaining teacher’s clarity, Mabry recounts the stories of many Christian mystics in a simple way and aptly relates them to modern times. He also enriches each chapter with questions and answers to simplify points, as well as experiential practices to help listeners embark upon the mystical journey themselves. In Growing into God, listeners will learn the discipline of growing the soul into God - shedding illusory identities, deepening prayer, seeing God in all things and acting as Christ in the world.

A lifeline for those who desperately need it, this book helps listeners overcome despair, find hope, and spread that hope to an aching world.

The sad truth is that most orthodontic offices miss four to five calls from leads looking to start treatment every single day. Why? Because the front desk is the most important AND most overlooked position in your practice. The nation’s fastest-growing orthodontists know that investing in hiring, training, and healthy office culture builds a team of scheduling coordinators that turn leads into new patients.

"Digital Marketing for Doctors" is a comprehensive guide for healthcare professionals who are looking to expand their patient base and enhance their online presence. With more and more patients turning to the internet to find healthcare professionals, doctors must adapt to the digital age and utilize digital marketing strategies to stand out from the competition. This Ebook explains the importance of digital marketing in healthcare, the different strategies that doctors can use, and how to implement them effectively. The book covers topics such as search engine optimization, content ...

Author Sumbul Ali-Karamali offers her personal account, discussing the many and varied questions she fielded from curious friends and schoolmates while growing up in Southern California—from diet, to dress, to prayer and holidays and everything in between. She also provides an academically...

In Practice Resurrection, Peterson brings the voice of Scripture—especially Paul’s letter to the Ephesians—and the voice of the contemporary Christian congregation together in understanding what is involved in the practice of becoming mature—growing up to the “stature of Christ.”

Having inspired generations of consultants and entrepreneurs around the world, the “Rock Star of Consulting” Alan Weiss returns with a revised and completely updated edition of his authoritative guide to consulting success. 

We do our best when we feel relaxed, capable, and confident. Teenagers and children are no different. Practices for Growing Up Mindful offers parents, educators, counselors, and caregivers a wealth of exercises and meditations to empower our kids to handle the stress and complexity of modern...

A lot of famous and successful people are embracing the life of a homesteader. Homesteading has become a catharsis for people who finally want to live the life of a producer rather than a mere consumer. Thousands of people all over the globe have decided to say “yes” to gardening and domesticating animals. But, are you uncertain and hesitant to take the step? If so, then you’ve come to the right place. You see, homesteading doesn’t have to be difficult.

Ready to turn your skills in numbers into a rewarding home-based career? 'How to Start a Home-Based Bookkeeping Business' is your definitive guide to building a successful bookkeeping practice from your home office. Designed for both newcomers and seasoned bookkeeping professionals, this book offers step-by-step instructions on setting up, running, and expanding a bookkeeping business.

A hundred short essays on what it is like and what it takes to become and remain a physician and the challenges and and victories a country doctor has encountered during 40 years in Family Medicine. Based on his blog A Country Doctor Writes, these vignettes by Swedish born physician Hans Duvefelt range from his first day of Medical School to accepting a senior colleague’s decision to give up medicine for good. From the concept of Apostolic Medicine to his analysis of the causes and cures of the burnout epidemic, these essays paint a firsthand, deep and nuanced picture of a lifetime in ...

In The Referral Magnet, Kelly Edwards shares the formula for generating more referrals than ever before, all without asking for them. Her proven approach has been used by successful advisors all over the country to become more referable and make small but impactful changes in how they operate.

APPLIED COGNITIVE FITNESS™ (ACF) What if your sharpest thinking, deepest focus, and most powerful creativity were still ahead of you? In Age-Proof Your Brain, educator, martial artist, and lifelong learner Jimmy Lockett shares a powerful truth: aging isn’t the end of growth—it’s the gateway to mastery. Drawing from neuroscience, ancient disciplines, and personal experience, Lockett introduces the Applied Cognitive Fitness™ (ACF) system—a three-tiered path to building lasting cognitive strength. Whether you're learning a new skill, preparing for a performance, or just trying to ...

A story-driven, integrative, and practical book to help families heal from the effects of a loved one’s addiction and move forward into a healthy future.

During her own year of transition—a milestone birthday, a wedding anniversary, the emptying of the nest—Walrond, in the buoyant and luminous style her listeners have come to love, does a deep dive into dimensions of getting older, including health, beauty, spirituality, connection, adventure, and meaning and purpose. Through conversations with social workers and neurologists, activists and clergy, Walrond satisfies her curiosity about why the dominant culture treats aging as a time of dwindling capacity.