After reading Film and Drama at London University, Gillian Lee trained as a film editor with the BBC, then worked as a drama teacher. She lives in Cheshire with her husband, Christian. They have four children.In December 2015, Gillian was diagnosed with a stage four, glioblastoma multiforme tumour; incurable, aggressive and deadly with a very short life prognosis.She looked for and she found silver linings. Like the stringing together of separate, precious beads to make a necklace, each part of this book radiates the joy of life. 'The Other Days' is a truly uplifting story of living with cancer.
Coach Individuals, Teams, and Organizations to Greater Success with Agile As Agilists work to increase an organization's Agility, they will run into major obstacles with mindset shifts, moving to self-organization, and organizational adoption. Over the past decade, more Agilists have been using Professional Coaching to help individuals, teams, and the organization as a whole uncover these obstacles and move forward faster. In Professional Coaching for Agilists, Damon Poole and Gillian Lee draw on their experience with thousands of Agile coaches and practitioners to show you how to use Professional Coaching to accelerate your Agile adoption. The authors' approach of "learning by doing" teaches by using well-honed exercises, real-life stories, and example coaching conversations. This guide is framework-independent and has been designed for Agile Coaches, Scrum Masters, and any Agilist involved in Agile adoption. It teaches high-value coaching skills, step by step, from "coaching by objective" to managing mutually successful engagements. Leverage coaching to create aha moments that lead to real change Learn dozens of coaching techniques and more than a hundred powerful questions Help people uncover blind spots and assess their opportunities more clearly Offer your expertise while maintaining your coaching mindset Help people improve performance by connecting them with their values, goals, and strengths Blend professional coaching with group facilitation so both work better Become a great coach by making coaching a natural extension of who you are The coaching exercises and resources in the appendices are available as free downloads. Register your book for convenient access to downloads, updates, and/or corrections as they become available. See inside book for details.
Difference Makers: Stories of Those Who Dared" is a different sort of book. It features many big names from corporate titans to ministers to social entrepreneurs. But it is not just a compilation of feel-good success stories and minting millions. It is a celebration of the human spirit, of daring, drive and doggedness to make a difference. The endeavors within will make you tear, chortle, sigh, reflect and renew your faith that all things are possible. It is guaranteed to make a difference to your life.
We all need some stress to get us going, but too much can disrupt our lives almost without our realising it. The impact on health, relationships and work can be extreme, but it isn't inevitable. We can learn to understand and cope with stress, and greatly improve our quality of life. Using well-developed methods of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), a clinical psychologist demonstrates how to recognise what happens when we are stressed. Considering common sources of stress, she describes how to change how we think, feel and act so our lives become more enjoyable and effective.
Sparky the Wonderfish: A story of howlove creates magic' is a sweet, funny, and endearing story of a little girl who manages to save a tiny feeder fish from being dinner for 6 big, mean Oscar fish. 'Sparky the Wonderfish' is based on a true story. The real 'Sparky' lived happily in his bowl for 13 years! - Get more Sparky at www.GillianLeeHutshing.com
Abebi tells the story of the incredible journey of a female warrior and apprentice healer of the Come-if-yuh-Dare Maroons, a mythical seventeenth century band of runaway slaves in the Jamaica Blue Mountains. When her idyllic life is violently upended by a series of natural and spiritual disasters, she is forced to take drastic measures to endure. Dripping with mystical realism, this novel takes you on Abebi's sacred journey as she confronts real and psychological demons in her quest for identity, redemption, and a way back home. The novel celebrates the will to love and survive even in the darkest of times.
A contemporary update on the medieval Danse Macabre theme, written for the twenty-first century onward. Written and illustrated profusely by the author.
Ever wanted something so badly you'd do anything? Sally and Nat are desperate to play netball, but without breaking every rule in the book, that's never going to happen. Why? Sport is totally banned at Sally's place and Nat comes from a basketball family. When Nat is given Netball Basics, a netball training manual, the girls plan to teach themselves how to play and make the grade six netball team. With surprising allies along the way, mean girls who'll do anything to stop them and parents who should know better, this is one dream that doesn't come easy.
Examines the events and key figures behind the last campaigns of the Civil War and Robert E. Lee's surrender to the Union forces of Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House.
Dancing. With BOYS. It has to be the worst idea ever for a grade six social! Sally's not going. Seriously, big feet and dancing don't mix.Besides, Sally has more important things to think about. Like Netball Finals, and who sent the personally signed copy of Gillian Lee's Netball Success.The book has heaps of secrets to ensure Central Park win every game of the finals, and a place in school history.And what's with Nat? She's not whinging about anything, not even Patrick.Sally's life is confusing enough until a startling discovery changes her netball future.Winning netball is all she cares about until an old friend gives her the courage to face her fears
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