Selected Resources

This offshoot of Spurlock's Oscar-nominated documentary Super Size Me serves both as a substitute for and addition to the movie. Spurlock spent a month not exercising and eating nothing but food from McDonald's, filming his declining health and ballooning size. It was a terrific premise for a movie; the book provides even more of its backstory and outtakes. Spurlock describes America's obesity epidemic, its relation to the fast food industry, the industry's cozy relations to U.S. government agencies and how the problem is spreading worldwide. He details the long-term and often fatal (albeit well-known) health hazards of the high-fat, high-sugar, factory-farmed fast food diet combined with the sedentary lifestyle prevalent among...

In this brief book, the authors explore how using positive psychology in everyday interactions can dramatically change our lives. Their principle works in the areas of business and management, marriage and other personal relationships and in parenting through studies covering a 40-year span, many in association with the Gallup Poll. The book comes with a unique access code to www.bucketbook.com, which offers a positive impact assessment and drop-shaped note cards that can be used to give praise and recognition to others.

This classic introduces a powerful method for gaining freedom from self-defeating behaviors and beliefs. Rick Carson, creator of the renowned Gremlin-Taming™ Method, has revised the book to include fresh interactive activities, real-life vignettes we can all identify with, and new loathsome gremlins ripe for taming. Carson blends his laid-back style, Taoist wisdom, the Zen Theory of Change, and sound psychology in an easy-to-understand, unique, and practical system for banishing the nemesis within.

The Power of Full Engagement disputes the fundamentals of most time management gurus who primarily speak to increasing productivity with a maniacal focus on each daily minute. Instead, authors Jim Loeher and Tony Schwartz assert that managing our energy is far more important than tracking every moment of the day. This might be heresy to many Outlook aficionados, but Jim and Tony deliver many compelling examples why the need to manage our energy is even more important and the key to high performance and personal renewal. In my practice, I’ve found that the principles outlined in their book, are vital in uncovering what keeps us as individuals engaged and focused so we can do our best work. And even more importantly, ensures that we are...

Combining cutting-edge research with a healthy dose of good humor and practical advice, Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers explains how prolonged stress causes or intensifies a range of physical and mental afflictions, including depression, ulcers, colitis, heart disease, and more. It also provides essential guidance to controlling our stress responses.