For David Goggins, childhood was a nightmare--poverty, prejudice, and physical abuse colored his days and haunted his nights. But through self-discipline, mental toughness, and hard work, Goggins transformed himself from a depressed, overweight young man with no future into a US Armed Forces icon and one of the world's top endurance athletes. The only man in history to complete elite training as a Navy SEAL, Army Ranger, and Air Force tactical air controller, he went on to set records in numerous endurance events.

The 13 chapters of The Art of War, each devoted to one aspect of warfare, were compiled by the high-ranking Chinese military general, strategist, and philosopher Sun-Tzu. In spite of its battlefield specificity, The Art of War has found new life in the modern age, with leaders in fields as wide and far-reaching as world politics, human psychology, and corporate strategy finding valuable insight in its timeworn words.

The world’s leading high-performance coach and multiple New York Times best-selling author Brendon Burchard delivers the six habits of personal growth that will help you create the life of your dreams. Forged from Brendon Burchard’s personal experiences, data from his GrowthDay app, and his many years as a high-performance coach, The 6 Habits of Growth presents the tools you need to construct the life of your dreams.

By cutting out the noise and providing a clear and proven plan, this road map helps even brand-new entrepreneurs make decisions quickly, get their product up for sale, and launch it to a crowd that is ready and waiting to buy. This one-year plan will guide you through the three stages to your first $1 million: the Grind (months 0-4), the Growth (months 5-8), and the Gold (months 9-12). If your goal is to be a full-time entrepreneur, get ready for one chaotic, stressful, and rewarding year. If you have the guts to complete it, you will be the proud owner of a million-dollar business.

Meditation makes you more productive because it lets you earn back time. For each minute you spend meditating, you'll earn around nine minutes back, as Chris Bailey - author of The Productivity Project and Hyperfocus - will show in this candid and counter-intuitive guide to the productivity benefits of meditation.

Why have history's greatest minds - from George Washington to Frederick the Great to Ralph Waldo Emerson along with today's top performers, from Super Bowl-winning football coaches to CEOs and celebrities - embraced the wisdom of the ancient Stoics? Because they realize that the most valuable wisdom is timeless and that philosophy is for living a better life, not a classroom exercise. The Daily Stoic offers a daily devotional of Stoic insights and exercises, featuring all-new translations.

A lack of quality sleep can hinder your alertness and quality of life while awake, as anyone with sleeping issues already knows. Suffering through sleepless nights does not have to be your reality. Instead you can fall asleep fast and get quality sleep tonight and every night. Hypnosis has been used for centuries to cure many ailments, including the inability to get better sleep. You can help yourself improve the quality of your life with hypnotherapy.

The ancient Toltecs believed that life, as we perceive it, is a dream. We each live in our own personal dream, and these come together to form the dream of the planet, or the world in which we live. Problems arise when our perception of the dream becomes clouded with negativity, drama, and judgment (of ourselves and others), because it's in these moments of suffering that we have forgotten that we are the architects of our own reality and we have the power to change our dream if we choose.

One day, Lori Gottlieb is a therapist who helps patients in her Los Angeles practice. The next, a crisis causes her world to come crashing down. Enter Wendell, the quirky but seasoned therapist in whose of­fice she suddenly lands. With his balding head, cardigan, and khakis, he seems to have come straight from Therapist Central Casting. Yet he will turn out to be anything but.

Words. We use them all the time, every day, mostly without giving them much thought at all. We take for granted that they’re here at our disposal whenever we need them. But if you’ve ever wished you could communicate more effectively, words are the place to start. It’s incumbent upon you to choose the best words to accomplish your goals, because how you choose to communicate influences—well, everything! The power of communication shapes our professional goals, our relationships, and our lives—so the words we choose to use carry a great deal of power.

My plan was to marry the kind of man I write about in my sweet romance novels, not lose my v-card to the ultimate bad boy… my brother’s best friend… Women always line up to be with Travis Ray—a handsome, arrogant, alpha, playboy, rodeo star, and billionaire cattle rancher. I can’t stand Travis, but my brother convinces me to work as his assistant while I get my writing career off the ground. So I meet with Travis, and our banter turns into him challenging me. Then kissing me and taking control of my body in ways I’ve never felt before. But that can’t happen again. He’s now ...

As an ER doctor, I'm used to surprises, but my best friend’s little sister—and now my son's nanny—is the one emergency I never saw coming. She’s supposed to be tending to scrapes and telling bedtime stories, not sending my pulse racing with every smile. I've got my hands full with ER shifts and single fatherhood; I don't have time for wild nights with the nanny. I keep telling myself she’s just a temporary temptation, but who am I kidding? The more I try to resist, the more I want her. Our agreement was simple: keep it quiet, keep it casual, nobody needs to know. Especially not ...

I slept with the HOT grump next door… then learned he’s my new boss. Simon Chaucer is a handsome, arrogant, Billionaire CEO playboy, who’s also my cousin’s grumpy neighbor. While I’m house sitting for my cousin, Simon’s noisy home renovation disturbs my sleep. So, I show up at his house and give him a piece of my mind. We bicker and clash until sparks ignite and we can’t keep our hands off each other. His touch is electric and makes every inch of my body heat up, like a fire burning inside of me. Things are about to get even hotter with him until I start my new job and meet my...

I had one intoxicating night with a chiseled bad boy… then found out he’s my new off-limits bodyguard… Christian Benson: Charming. Ex-Navy SEAL. Billionaire. Playboy. A flirty bet with him at a bar leads us to a night with uninhibited passion that drives him to work me like I’m his most important mission. And I’m in ecstasy until I wake up and realize he left in the middle of the night without even a note. The next day, I’m shocked to learn that he’s my new bodyguard, tasked with protecting me 24/7 from my ex, who’s been stalking me. Then, Christian goes from warm and ...

I never wanted to see my ex again, let alone become his new nanny. Evan Whitlock—former NFL star quarterback, business mogul, and single dad—has always been irresistible to women. We had one passionate summer together before college. And his big dreams ended our relationship. Now, 15 years later, back in our small town, I’m the only option he has as a nanny for his daughter. And I need to get back on my feet. So, despite our past, I take the job and do my best to avoid him in the house. Until our bickering leads to things heating up in the kitchen. And his protective ways have me ...

My brother’s best friend is my worst enemy… Now, he’s also my fake fiancé who just took my v-card. Drake Bennet is a handsome, arrogant, Real Estate shark who always has women throwing themselves at him. But I can’t stand him; we’ve always fought and bickered growing up. His mom has been badgering him to settle down, so he asked me to be his fake fiance. And I only agreed as long as he made me his plus one at exclusive events I needed to attend for my journalist job. But while we’re “pretending” to be engaged, Drake takes care of me in more ways than one. His touch brings ...

It doesn’t get any more off-limits than your dad’s billionaire best friend who also happens to be your new boss. But I’ve never been one to follow the rules. I never imagined spilling a cold brew all over him in the interview would turn into passion hotter than the sun. Noah, with his guarded glances and silent battles. Those late-night paperwork sessions… Spreadsheets turn into me spread on his desk. My brattiness turns him into the dominant alpha he always was inside, and it’s…scorching. Beneath those designer suits and hard exterior, there's a storm brewing. His ex-wife is a ...

The silver fox doctor is on my doorstep ready to confess, Yeah, the one who doesn’t want kids. The door swings open to my six-year-old staring up at him. Oh crap… Hold on, let me back up here. Dr. Steamy – I mean Scott – is a world-class pediatrician who prefers the bachelor life. He saves kids' lives all day but doesn’t want any of his own. Fine by me, our fling is just that. No strings attached, so I keep my personal life out of it. Including my son. Sparks are flying, parts are tingling, and panties hit the ground. Scott’s my real-life prince charming and I’m living the ...

I’m fake dating the hottest man alive. And he doesn’t know he put a baby in my belly. Gavin Austin. The epitome of sexy. A real life demigod with sculpted cheekbones and a perfect body to match that 10/10 face. After seeing the TV report on his recent breakup, I can’t stop the intrusive thoughts about everything I want him to do to me. It’s just my own little fantasy, for now. When his jilted ex-girlfriend wants back into his life, I grab his hand and play new girlfriend. Fake dating for pretenses only… until it isn’t. Just a flick tingles all my secret spots, And his touch ...

Since becoming a single father, I have two things that keep me sane - my daughter Lily and playing football for the NFL. But when my meddling sister hires a nanny without my knowledge, I'm not thrilled to come home and find the woman has taken over my house. Our instant attraction is one more complication I don't need in my life. But my daughter loves Amelia, and I will do anything for that tiny munchkin.

Hook up with daddy’s best friend was an accident. What happened next was just...oops. He swooped in and saved me from a face plant. Then left me with two things: Disheveled hair. And a bombshell in my belly. Four years later, he’s my new boss. Dr Banks. Piercing gray eyes, stacked muscles, and a force to be reckoned. Thankfully, I know better not to fall for his charm. But his woodsy scent and his lips make my head spin. My heart skips a beat and I give in. His expert hands wrapped around my body. His talented tongue giving me the best “o”s of my life. Just then, The door flings ...

**Now an Amazon Top 70 Best Seller** When I leave a note for the mafia don at his table, I beg for his help. I never expect him to text back or to tell me he wants something in return… My dad’s got us into trouble again. His get-rich-quick schemes always mess up the family. Now, loan sharks are circling, and I’m unsure what to do. When I see Elio Marino at the restaurant where I am a waitress, I almost lose it. My mind. My soul. I fall hard, but I have to be smart. This isn’t a fairytale. He’s tall, way taller than me, ripped with muscle, mature, and brooding as hell. I know I ...

First rule of nannying: don’t sleep with the boss. Oops, too late. All I wanted was a one-night stand. A chance to lose my v-card to a hot guy I’ll never see again. But when I walk into my nanny interview, the man behind the desk is the same one I shared sheets with. And his daughter Audrey loves me. Picks me, out of all the other women jockeying for the position. It turns out being her nanny is easy, but keeping things professional with her dad? Impossible. I feel Jordan’s eyes on me in every room. And when he kisses me again, I can’t resist. It doesn’t stop there. We can barely ...

Rules single dads should never break… 1. Don’t hire your best friend's little sister. 2. Don’t let her move in. 3. DON’T get her pregnant. I hired Gen to be my live-in chef, not my future baby mama. She’s supposed to be baking me a cake. Now I’m the one putting a bun in her oven. Between business deals and bedtime stories with my 10 year old baby girl, my plate is full. Definitely, don’t have time to be playing patty cake with the chef. It’s only for three months. I got this. But somehow, late nights in the kitchen have me lifting her onto the island and tasting what she has...

One passionate night with an irresistible alpha shattered all my inhibitions. I never thought I’d see him again, but I just found out he’s a doctor… and my new boss. And I have a secret he can never know about… Dr. Luke Jennings—a renowned neurosurgeon and billionaire—exudes magnetic charm. We met at a bar and shared an unforgettable night. But our connection abruptly ended, leaving me devastated. Seven years later, a twist of fate brings us back together when I discover I’m his new medical assistant. I can’t deny the electricity between us, but he’s off-limits—much ...