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Insights into Motivation, Communication & Conflict Management Styles: Identifying the Motivations Behind Behaviors

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CREATIVITY, ORGANIZING, SIMPLIFYING, TIME MANAGEMENT, PROSPERITY, EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION & FULFILLMENT

1. Your Wealth-Building Years, Financial Planning for 18-38 Year-Olds by Adriane Berg

2. Organizing for the Creative Person - Right Brain Styles for Conquering Clutter, Mastering time, and Reaching Your Goals by Dorothy Lehmkuhl and Dolores Cotter Lamping, C.S.W.

3. The Whole Work Catalog:1515 23rd Street, Boulder, CO 80306, phone 800-634-9024, FAX (303)-447-8684

4. Time Management for Unmanageable People by Dr. Ann McGee -Cooper and Duane Trammell

5. Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway by Susan Jeffers, PH. D.

6. The Truth About You by Arthur Miller and Ralph Mattson

7. You Don’t Have To Go Home From Work Exhausted by Dr. Ann McGee-Cooper with Duane Trammell and Barbara Lau

8. A Whack on the Side of the Head, How You Can Be More Creative by Roger von Oech

9. A Kick In The Seat Of The Pants by Roger von Oech

10. Finding Your Perfect Work by Paul and Sarah Edwards

11. The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey

12. Do What You Love, The Money Will Follow by Marsh Sinetar

13. Creative Visualization by Melita Denning and Osborne Phyillips

14. Making a Living Without a Job by Barbara J. Winter

15. Winning Ways Newsletter, the unabashedly positive newsletter for self-bossers by Barbara J. Winter, PO Box 39412 Minneapolis, MN 55439, phone (612) 835-5647

16. Joyful Living - Simple Ways to Add Joy to Your Life by Kathie Hightower phone (541) 754-9472, PO Box 1031, Dept. JB, Corvallis, OR 97339

17. Getting Things Done, The ABC’s of Time Management by Edwin C. Bliss

18. Repacking Your Bags, Lighten Your Load for the Rest of Your Life by Leider & Shapiro

19. Sacred Space, Clearing and Enhancing the Energy of Your Home by Denise Linn

20. Simple Living Newsletter: 2319 N. 45th Street, Box 149, Seattle, WA 98103 phone (206) 464-4800

21. Humor Resources catalog from the Humor Project, Inc. 110 Spring Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866, phone (518) 587-8770

22. Your Money or Your Life, Transforming Your Relationship With Money and Achieving Financial Independence by Joe Dominguez and Vicki Robin

23. Teamworks! by Barbara Sher and Annie Gottlieb

24. I Could Do Anything I Wanted, If Only I Knew What It Was by Barbara Sher

25. Wishcraft, How To Get What You Really Want, A Unique Step-by-Step Plan to Pinpoint Your Goals and Make Your Dreams Come True by Barbara Sher with Annie Gottlieb

26. You Can if You Think You Can by Norman Vincent Peale

27. Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

28. How to Get Control of Your Time and Your Life by Alan Lakein

29. Five Days to An Organized Life by Lucy Hedrick

30. Books by Elaine St. James: Inner Simplicity, Simplify Your Life, and Living the Simple Life

31. Meditations for Women Who Do Too Much by Anne Wilson-Schaef

32. 50 Simple Things You Can Do To Save The Earth by the Earth Works Group

33. The Green Lifestyle Handbook, 1001 Ways You Can Heal The Earth by Jeremy Rifkin

34. Books by Alexandra Stoddard: Living a Beautiful Life, Creating a Beautiful Home, Gift of a Letter, Living Beautifully Together

35. Where Did the Time Go? Creative Time Management by Ruth Klein

36. 101 Ways to Save Money and Save Our Planet by The Green Group

37. The Overworked American: the Unexpected Decline of Leisure by Juliet Schor

38. Downshifting: Reinventing Success on a Slower Track by Amy Saltzman

39. The Tightwad Gazette by Amy Dacyczyn- RR1 Box 3570, Leeds, ME 04263

40. How to Find The Work You Love by Laurence Boldt

41. Enough is Enough: Exploding the Myth of Having It All by Carol Orsborn

42. Clutter Control: Putting Your Home on a Diet by Jeff Campbell

43. Simple Abundance, A Daybook Of Comfort and Joy by Sarah Ban Breathnach

44. Cheapskate Monthly-PO Box 2135, Paramount, CA 90723

45. The Penny Pincher-PO Box 809, Kings Park, NY 11754

46. Skinflint News-PO Box 818, Palm Harbor, FL 34682

47. The Banker’s Secret-PO Box 78, Elizaville, NY 12523

48. Living Cheap News-7232 Belleview, Kansas City, MO 64114

49. The Cheapskate Report-PO Box 394, Antioch, CA 94509

50. The Path - Creating Your Mission Statement for Work and for Life by Laurie Beth Jones

51. Managing To Have Fun by Matt Weinstein

52. Feng Shui Made Easy, designing your life with the ancient art of placement by William Spear

53. The entire Chicken Soup for the Soul collection by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen

54. 301 Fun Ways To Have Fun At Work by Dave Hemsath and Leslie Yerkes

55. 1001 Ways To Reward Employees by Bob Nelson

56. Care Packages For The Workplace by Barbara Glanz

57. Hit Any Key To Energize Your Life by Gail Howerton

58. Magic Moments, A Busy Women’s Guide to Forgotten Pleasures by Kim Goad

59. The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success by Deepak Chopra

60. Don’t Worry, Make Money by Dr. Richard Carlson

61. Living Juicy - Daily Morsels for Your Creative Soul by SARK

62. Jump Start Your Brain by Doug Hall

63. Simplify Your Workday by Hemphill and Gibbard

64. The Healing Power of Humor by Allen Klein

65. Break-out Creativity by Rick Crandall

66. Tips for Teams by Kimball Fisher

67. Humor Works by John Morreall

68. Invest In Yourself: Six Secrets To A Rich Life by Eisenson, Detweiler, and Castleman

69. Feng Shui At Work by Kirsten Lagatree

70. Switched On Living by Dr. Jerry Teplitz

71. Brain Gyms for Business by Dennison and Teplitz

72. CARE Packages For The Home by Barbara Glanz

73. Natural Energy Boosters by Carlson Wade

74. Lighten Up! Free Yourself From Clutter by Michelle Passoff

75. The Complete Idiot’s Guide To Organizing Your Life by Georgene Lockwood

76. Work Like Your Dog by Weinstein and Barber

77. The Energy Edge by Pamela Smith

78. Aromatherapy A to Z by Higley and Leatham

80. Your Aura and Your Chakras by Karla McLaren

81. Everybody’s Truth - Muscle Testing For The Masses by Adara Walton

82. Healing With the Energy Of The Chakras by Ambika Wauters

83. Designing Your Happiness by Nancilee Wydra

84. Tired of Being Tired: Overcoming Chronic Fatigue and Low Energy by Michael Schmidt

85. The Energy of Money by Dr. Maria Nemeth

86. The Office Clutter Cure by Don Aslett

87. Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff at Work by Dr. Richard Carlson

88. Energy Medicine by Donna Eden

89. Colorology: The Study of the Science of Color by Caryl Dennis

90. Color Medicine by Charles Klotsche

91. Your Body Doesn’t Lie by John Diamond

92.Vital Energy - 7 Keys to Invigorate Body, Mind, Soul by David Simon

93. Feng Shui Goes To The Office by Nancilee Wydra

94. How to Think Like Leonardo DaVinci by Michael Gelb

96. This Job Should Be Fun! By Basso and Klosek

97. Keep Your Brain Alive by Lawrence Katz

98. Take Time for Your Life by Cheryl Richardson

99. Listening and Communicating with Energy by Ginger Bowler

100. Your Vitality Quotient by Earle and Imrie

101. Workbook: How to Lead an Enchanting Life - Kathie Hightower, hightwrres@aol.com

102. Overworked and Underplayed: 30 Quick, Easy Ways to Boost Energy, Defuse Tension, and Make Fun of Life by Dr. Mitzi Gregory

103. 301 More Ways to Have Fun at Work by Dave Hemsath

104. Fun Works - Creating Places Where People Love to Work by Leslie Yerkes

105. Feng Shui Do’s & Taboo’s by Angi Ma Wong

106. Laugh For No Reason by Dr. Madan Kataria

107. Compassionate Laughter: Jest For Your Health by Patty Wooten, R.N.

108. Your Vitality Quotient by Richard Earle, PHD, Dr. David Imrie, Rick Archibold

109. The One Minute Millionaire by Mark Victor Hansen and Robert G. Allen

110. Time Management From the Inside Out by Julie Morgenstern

111. Organizing From the Inside Out by Julie Morgenstern

112. Running on Plenty at Work by Dr. Krista Kurth and Dr. Suzanne Adele Schmidt

113. Move Your Stuff, Change Your Life by Karen Rauch Carter

114. Love It Or Lose It - Living Clutter-Free Forever by Hemphill and Bedrosian

115. Life Is More Than Your To-Do List by Maggie Bedrosian

116. Simplicity Lessons by Linda Breen Pierce

117. Become An Energy Addict by Jon Gordon

118. Love ‘Em Or Lose ‘Em by Beverly Kaye

119. What Happy People Know by Dr. Dan Baker and Cameron Stauth

120. Contented Cows Give Better Milk by Bill Catlette and Richard Hadden

121. Running on Plenty at Work: Renewal Strategies for Individuals by Krista Kurth and Dr. Suzanne Adele Schmidt

122. The Power of Full Engagement by Jim Loehr & Tony Schwartz

123. What Happy People Know by Dan Baker & Cameron Stauth

124. Guts! by Kevin and Jackie Freiberg

125. The Success Principles by Jack Canfield

126. Joy at Work by Dennis Bakke

127. The Old Girls’ Network by Whitely, Elliott, Duckworth

128. The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace Wattles

129. The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss

CUSTOMER SERVICE, NETWORKING & BUSINESS

1. A Passion for Excellence by Nancy Austin and Tom Peters

2. Service America! by Karl Albrecht and Ron Zemke

3. Raving Fans by Ken Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles

4. Smart Moves by Sam Deep and Lyle Sussman

5. Power Networking, 55 Secrets for Personal and Professional Success by Donna and Sandy Vilas

6. Fast Company Magazine

7. Multicultural Customer Service by Leslie Aguilar and Linda Stokes

8. Knock Your Socks Off Answers by Ron Zemke and Kristin Anderson

9. Why Customers Don’t Do What You Want Them To Do - And What To Do About It by Ferdinancd Fournies

10. Customer Service Nightmares by Nancy Friedman

11. Calming Upset Customers by Rebecca Morgan

12. The Customer Driven Company by Richard Whiteley

13. Here’s My Card! by Bob Popyk

14. Do’s and Taboos of Hosting International Visitors by Roger Axtell

15. Do’s and Taboos Around the World by Roger Axtell

16. Do’s and Taboos of Humor Around the World by Roger Axtell

17. The Big book of Customer Service Training Games by Carlaw and Deming

18. Kiss, Bow, or Shake Hands by Morrison, Conaway, and Borden

19. 22 Keys to Creating a Meaningful Workplace by Tom Terez

20. Here’s My Card by Bob Popyk

21. National Association for Employee Recognition - www.recognition.org

22. www.recognition.org newsletter by Bob Nelson - 800-575-5521

23. www.motivationonline.com - 847-882-6369

24. www.awards.com

25. www.800giftcertificate.com

26. www.premierechioiceaward.com

27. www.giftgateway.com

28. Gift Certificate Center Company - 612-664-8692

29. 22 Keys To Creating A Meaningful Workplace Assessment Booklet by Tom Terez

30. Beyond Generation X by Claire Raines

31. Generations at Work by Raines, Zemke, Filipczak

32. Employing Generation Why by Eric Chester

33. How to Position Yourself as the Obvious Expert by Elsom and Mark Eldridge

34. Confessions of Shameless Self-Promoters by Debbie Allen

35. www.baudeville.com - gifts, recognition items, and fun products to inspire teams

36. First, Break All the Rules by Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman

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