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Switch-On With Small Steps to Self-Care for Busy Living

As Reese Witherspoon describes, Self-Care For the Real World (Abrams) by Nadia Narain and Katia Narain Phillips is “a manual for everyone about real health from the inside out.” With our busy lives, many people, especially women, can’t help but believe that caring for themselves is self-indulgent. When we have so…

K.L. RomoDecember 12, 2018

Better Self Nonfiction Save the World

No Plot, Just Lots of Laughs & Tips on Sex and Dating

When I first heard about Lost the Plot, the innovative imprint publisher of Australian firm Pantera Press that is making its foray into the United States, I thought: cute name, cuter logo, and left it at that….until tasked with the assignment of reviewing two of its titles about dating and…

Jim AlkonDecember 5, 2018

Better Self Business Nonfiction Save the World

Before You Hurl Your Phones Into the Trash, Think Again

Despite pleas to the contrary, technology has not created a monster in our society. Many would argue that the technology that was supposed to connect us to an easier, better-informed life has tipped us in the other direction, creating unnecessary stress and distance in our lives. Consider: The average person…

Jim AlkonNovember 26, 2018

Better Self Business Nonfiction

Everyone’s Favorite Betches Serve Work Expertise

The work world can be just, ugh. Especially in the early years when you are still trying to find the best way to spend most of your waking hours and make enough money to live independently. Luckily for us, the digital brand Betches Media, known for its humor and definitive presence…

Rebecca ProulxOctober 23, 2018

Better Self Nonfiction

Primer for Personal Safety and Healthy Relationships

Whether telling a street harasser to back off, explaining to a date you’re not interested in physical contact, or telling a boss you can’t work late, boundary setting in today’s world is crucial to healthy relationships and personal safety. So says Cristien Storm, longtime mental health therapist and author of…

BookTribSeptember 19, 2018

Better Self Business Nonfiction

“Forged in Crisis:” Inspiration on the Power to Lead

There are so many books on leadership it may seem there are no more “secrets” of leadership to be revealed to us. So for anyone writing on the subject, the challenge is: (1) make the subject more interesting, more vivid, and (2) give the reader the realistic reassurance that, yes,…

Jim ParryAugust 16, 2018

Better Self Miscellany Pop Culture

Applying the Principles of Improv to Break Free

If you’ve ever spent time watching improvisational comedy, two things might have struck you: (1) this is entertaining and (2) this looks extremely hard. To many, the thought of being thrown an idea and being asked to improvise on the spot is downright scary. Perhaps a little less frightening is…

BookTribAugust 8, 2018

Better Self Business Nonfiction

‘Lessons From My Grandfather’: BookTrib’s Video Interview with Author Marc Demetriou

Watch our interview with Marc Demetriou, mortgage expert, consultant, and author of the book, Lessons From My Grandfather: Wisdom for Success in Business and Life. Demetriou talks with BookTrib about the journey his grandfather took, the messages he passed down to his children and grandchildren and the universal life lessons that can…

BookTribMarch 5, 2018

Better Self Business Nonfiction

Brand Yourself Like a Kardashian!: A BookTrib Q&A with Branding Strategist Rina Plapler

The Kardashian family has made a fortune branding themselves through social media. Regardless of how you feel about this family, their self-promotion techniques have been so effective that the name "Kardashian" is synonymous with a number of products, most recently Calvin Klein, but if anyone were to ask what exactly…

Rachel Fogle De SouzaJanuary 31, 2018

Better Self Business Nonfiction

BookTrib Q&A: Marc Demetriou Talks About the Amazing Courage and Wisdom He Learned from His Grandfather

Sometimes the best advice is the advice that's been handed down from others. Often coming from decades of trial-and-error, life experience and more, the lessons that carry the best advice are not only worthwhile, but they stand the test of time. Marc Demetriou, a nationally recognized mortgage banker and top-rated speaker,…

Rachel Fogle De SouzaJanuary 24, 2018

Better Self Business Nonfiction

BookTrib Q&A: Joanne Sonenshine, Author of ‘ChangeSeekers’ on Changing Careers and Finding Your Calling

It's not always clear where we're headed in life, or in our career. We're in an age where it seems like we have to decide what our one, true calling is and what we will do with the rest of our lives at a relatively young age. However, this isn't…

Rachel Fogle De SouzaJanuary 12, 2018

Better Self Nonfiction

The Five Self-Help Books That Rocked My World

Writing a book in the personal development/self-help field is daunting; I should know, I wrote one! The one thing I learned is that there is a fine line between self-help and total bullshit. What’s even more interesting is that line is different for everyone. Below, find my top five self-development…

Kelly MartinsenDecember 1, 2017

Better Self Business Nonfiction

Book Excerpt! Brit Poulson’s ‘The Clarity Compass’

For a sneak peek of Brit Poulson's The Clarity Compass (February 14, 2017) check out the excerpt below! Would You Rather Be Right or Effective? “I hate the Clarity Compass.” He went by the name of Deck: He was ex-military, business casual, with pictures of his kids and Chihuahuas meticulously placed…

Beth WaskoFebruary 23, 2017

Better Self Business Nonfiction

Fact or Fiction? Seeing Clearly Depends on Understanding our Stories

Learn more about Brit Poulson's Clarity Compass in, The Clarity Compass, on sale February 21. Most of us are aware that a chasm divides the way we perceive the world from the way it actually is. It’s impossible to see the world perfectly, without distortion. Just think about how much…

BookTrib Guest AuthorFebruary 15, 2017

Better Self Business Nonfiction

S.H.I.N.E. in 2017 and Leave All of the Excuses Behind

Welcome to 2017! You made it. Let the happy dancing commence. Your vision board is made and prominently placed to be seen daily. You've made your New Year's resolutions and are full of confidence that you will accomplish them all. You vow to be your best self yet. Better health.…

BookTrib Guest AuthorJanuary 18, 2017

Better Self Business Miscellany

Author Alan C. Fox: Why Positive Reinforcement is (almost) Always Better Than Negative

Years ago, a University of Southern California professor who was teaching a psychology class I was sitting in on taught me an important lesson about human behavior. He suggested that positive reinforcement is a more effective way of getting people to do what you want than negative reinforcement. “What?!?!?!” I…

BookTrib Guest AuthorApril 19, 2016

Switch-On With Small Steps to Self-Care for Busy Living

No Plot, Just Lots of Laughs & Tips on Sex and Dating

Before You Hurl Your Phones Into the Trash, Think Again

Everyone’s Favorite Betches Serve Work Expertise

“Forged in Crisis:” Inspiration on the Power to Lead

Applying the Principles of Improv to Break Free

‘Lessons From My Grandfather’: BookTrib’s Video Interview with Author Marc Demetriou

Brand Yourself Like a Kardashian!: A BookTrib Q&A with Branding Strategist Rina Plapler

BookTrib Q&A: Marc Demetriou Talks About the Amazing Courage and Wisdom He Learned from His Grandfather

BookTrib Q&A: Joanne Sonenshine, Author of ‘ChangeSeekers’ on Changing Careers and Finding Your Calling

The Five Self-Help Books That Rocked My World

Book Excerpt! Brit Poulson’s ‘The Clarity Compass’

Fact or Fiction? Seeing Clearly Depends on Understanding our Stories

S.H.I.N.E. in 2017 and Leave All of the Excuses Behind

Author Alan C. Fox: Why Positive Reinforcement is (almost) Always Better Than Negative

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