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Overcoming Your Fear of Failure

A Portion from Life After Art

By: Matt Appling

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Overcoming Your Fear of Failure

A Portion from Life After Art

By: Matt Appling

Why is it so easy to fail at some things and so difficult to face failure at others? As an art teacher, Matt Appling has seen his students struggle with the idea of failing at an art project, but at the same time most 3rd graders have been willing enough to fail at a round of Super Mario Bros for decades! Even more interestingly, his youngest students (he teaches Kindergarten through 8th grade) seem much more willing to fail that the older ones. What’s happening to us as we grow up? As we grow older, we become impaired by some of the lessons we “learn.” Failure is bad. Success is good. I should try not to fail and if failure seems like a likely option, I should not do that thing. But this fear of failure can paralyze us and keep some of the best successes from happening. This short piece, taken from Matt’s book, Life after Art, will remind you of the value of failing that you somehow knew when you were younger—and will help you recapture that freedom once again. Moody Collective Portions are short pieces of content taken from our full-length books. Our goal is to introduce our readers to a complete idea in a brief, concise, and inexpensive format. Most portions will take about 20 minutes to read.

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Plus or Minus

Keeping Your Life, Faith, and Love Together Through Infertility

By: Matt Appling,Cheri Appling

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Keeping Your Life, Faith, and Love Together Through Infertility

By: Matt Appling,Cheri Appling

Infertility—a long and quiet war... Matt and Cheri Appling couldn’t get pregnant. One minus sign after another cast them into a long season of trying, failing, waiting, and hoping—into the wilderness where faith grew tired before it got stronger. And in that wilderness they wrote this book. A blend of story, reflection, and lament, Plus or Minus is the chronicle of three couples warring with infertility. It depicts life, faith, and love amidst the ebb and flow of gain and loss. Amidst empty nurseries and quiet hallways, another baby shower for someone else. As you journey with the Applings and their friends, you will learn to cope when dreams and reality collide. You will learn to cling to God’s real promises even as you long for gifts he may not give. You will see marriage in sickness and in health and witness strength in weakness. You will see what it means to live fruitfully amidst barrenness and to be thankful in every season. This book provides solace for those battling infertility and a window into their pain for those who aren’t. Poetic and raw, Plus or Minus is a portrait of faith in the trenches of infertility.

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080249241X

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Life after Art

What You Forgot About Life and Faith Since You Left the Art Room

By: Matt Appling

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Life after Art

What You Forgot About Life and Faith Since You Left the Art Room

By: Matt Appling

You will be creating for the rest of your life. You might as well do it on purpose. Everyone was an artist, once. But somewhere between kindergarten and now, we lost the confidence to create. We’ve crumbled under the pressure to find our place in the “real, grown-up” world and now see the art room as a happy memory with no real value. Instead of approaching the world with childhood freedom and peace, we fear unmet ambitions. We fear that our lives have little meaning, purpose, or value. We fear that God has a plan for us, but we’re missing it. Yet if we travel back to our seats in the art room, art teacher Matt Appling reminds us of lessons we’ve forgotten, the joy of creating, and the freedom we had to succeed or fail. We can relearn these lessons and practice them to lead the contented, joy-filled, and productive lives that God created us to live.

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0802485014

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Overcoming Your Fear of Failure

A Portion from Life After Art

By: Matt Appling

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A Portion from Life After Art

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Life after Art SAMPLER

What You Forgot About Life and Faith Since You Left the Art Room

By: Matt Appling

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What You Forgot About Life and Faith Since You Left the Art Room

By: Matt Appling

Enjoy these SAMPLE pages from Life after Art: For most adults, the art room is a memory from long-lost childhood school days. Art class probably did not mean much more than smearing crayons and paint onto construction paper-with no real value to an adult who is dealing with the pressures of relationships, careers, finances, and raising a family. Even with these external pressures, the biggest concern adults often face is the spiritual crisis of self-value. We fear unmet ambitions. We fear that our lives have little meaning, purpose, or value. We fear that God has a plan for us, but we're missing it. These fears prevent us from leading the productive, contented, joy-filled lives that God created us to live. And so, the long-forgotten art room actually holds three God-given keys, available to every adult, for living the life we were meant to live. When we entered the art room for the first time as kindergartners, we all instinctively knew some things that we would progressively forget over time and now it's time to learn them all over again.

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0802485693

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The Baseball Stadium Insider

A Comprehensive Dissection of All Thirty Ballparks, the Legendary Players, and the Memorable Moments

By: Matt Lupica

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The Baseball Stadium Insider

A Comprehensive Dissection of All Thirty Ballparks, the Legendary Players, and the Memorable Moments

By: Matt Lupica

The Baseball Stadium Insideris the essential companion to your ballpark experience. Inside, you'll discover the features, facts, and figures that make each stadium unique. From the saltwater tank filled with live cow-nosed rays at Tropicana Field in Tampa Bay to the Ferris wheel and carousel at Comerica Park in Detroit, exciting details await you with every turn of the page. This comprehensive ballpark guide will appeal not only to fanatics of America's pastime, but novice baseball admirers as well. Have you ever been to a game and wondered about the retired numbers adorning the outfield wall? Wonder no more—The Baseball Stadium Insider explains what each of these great ballplayers did to become baseball legends. Finally, all of the incredible games that have etched themselves into baseball history over the decades are represented. Who could ever forget Game 6 of the 1975 World Series when Boston's Carlton Fisk hit his famous extra-inning home run off Fenway's left field foul pole? Or when the Cleveland Indians, down 14–2 in the seventh inning, staged one of the greatest comebacks in baseball history to defeat the Seattle Mariners? So go ahead, take yourself out to the ballgame and get to know the cathedrals of baseball.

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iUniverse

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1462083668

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Unity Cookbook

Over 160 recipes to craft your own masterpiece in Unity 2023

By: Matt Smith,Shaun Ferns,Sinéad Murphy

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Unity Cookbook

Over 160 recipes to craft your own masterpiece in Unity 2023

By: Matt Smith,Shaun Ferns,Sinéad Murphy

Are you ready to take your Unity game development skills to the next level? Look no further! The "Unity Cookbook 2023, 5th Edition" is your essential guide to mastering the latest features of Unity 2023, packed with over 140 recipes to empower your game development journey. Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free eBook in the PDF format. Key Features Explore VR and AR development to create immersive experiences that redefine gaming Craft captivating mobile games with optimized performance and user-friendly controls Elevate gameplay with expertly composed music, dynamic sound effects, and seamless audio integration Book DescriptionUnleash your game development potential with Unity Cookbook, 5th Edition, designed to equip you with the skills and knowledge needed to excel in Unity game development. With over 160 expertly crafted recipes empowering you to pioneer VR and AR experiences, excel in mobile game development, and become a master of audio techniques. In this latest edition, we've meticulously curated a collection of recipes that reflect the latest advancements in Unity 2023, ensuring you stay at the forefront of game development. You'll discover dedicated recipes for First/Third Person (Core) templates, create engaging mobile games, delve into Virtual and Augmented Reality, and go further with audio by exploring advanced techniques. Additionally, the book has been fully updated to incorporate the new input system and TextMeshPro, essential elements for modern game development. From exploring C# scripting to crafting stylish UIs, creating stunning visual effects, and understanding shader development through Shader Graph, every chapter is designed to take you closer to your goal of becoming a proficient Unity developer. So, whether you're aiming to develop the next hit game, enhance your portfolio, or simply have fun building games, this book will be your trusted companion on your journey to Unity proficiency.What you will learn Craft stylish user interfaces, from power bars to radars, and implement button-driven scene changes effortlessly Enhance your games with AI controlled characters, harnessing Unity's navigation meshes, surfaces, and agents Discover the power of Cinemachine in Unity for intelligent camera movements Elevate games with immersive audio, including background music and dynamic sound effects Bring your games to life with captivating visual effects, from smoke and explosions to customizable particle systems Build your own shaders using Unity's Shader Graph tool Who this book is for If you’re a Unity developer looking for better ways to resolve common recurring problems, then this book is for you. Programmers dipping their toes into multimedia features for the first time will also find this book useful. Before you get started with this book, you’ll need a solid understanding of Unity’s functionality and experience with programming in C#.

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Packt Publishing Ltd

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1805129139

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Life after Art

What You Forgot About Life and Faith Since You Left the Art Room

By: Matt Appling

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What You Forgot About Life and Faith Since You Left the Art Room

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Life after Art SAMPLER

What You Forgot About Life and Faith Since You Left the Art Room

By: Matt Appling

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100 Things Royals Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die

By: Matt Fulks

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100 Things Royals Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die

By: Matt Fulks

The history of the Royals in Kansas City may not be a long one—the team first played in Kansas City in 1969—but it is a proud one. Embraced by a loyal fan base and boosted by small-market spunkiness, the team was a constant threat in the 1970s and 1980s, making multiple playoff appearances before beating the St. Louis Cardinals for the World Series in the "I-70 Series." Now, this all-new guide explores all of the things every true fan should know about the Royals and what they should do to celebrate their favorite team. This updated edition highlights the Royals' back-to-back World Series appearances and features current starts Lorenzo Cain, Yordano Ventura, Wade Davis, and more. The listings are ranked in importance from one to 100, and feature such legendary players, places, and moments as George Brett, Kaufmann Stadium, Denny Matthews, Game 6 of the 1985 Series, Dick Howser, and a certain infamous, pine-tar-covered bat. Packed with personalities, places, events, and facts, this fun and informative book is the perfect tool for any fan looking to take his love for the Boys in Blue to a whole new level.

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Triumph Books

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1633195562

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9781633195561

SolidWorks 2011 Parts and Assemblies Bible, Two-Volume Set

By: Matt Lombard

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SolidWorks 2011 Parts and Assemblies Bible, Two-Volume Set

By: Matt Lombard

A comprehensive e-book package for SolidWorks users SolidWorks is a powerful 3D solid modeler used in computer-aided design (CAD). Popular for its drag-and-drop, point-and-click, and cut-and-paste functions, SolidWorks is complex, and the detail found in these two comprehensive guides gives new users everything they need to become productive with the program. This e-book set features in-depth instruction and complete tutorials on parts (making part models and drawings of those parts) and assemblies (building assemblies and creating assembly drawings). Together they provide the knowledge you need to get up and running with SolidWorks 2011. SolidWorks 2011 is a complex 3D solid modeling program; the two in-depth guides in this e-book set cover making parts models and building assemblies, as well as creating drawings of both Set includes complete e-book versions of SolidWorks 2011 Parts Bible and SolidWorks 2011 Assemblies Bible Written by a veteran manufacturing engineer and consultant who does SolidWorks training, maintains a SolidWorks blog, and is known as the go-to guy for information about the software Covers both the "how" and "why" of SolidWorks, with extensive detail that will take you from novice to confident SolidWorks user SolidWorks 2011 Parts & Assemblies Set provides a comprehensive education in using this popular 3D solid modeling program. SolidWorks 2011 Parts & Assemblies Set provides a comprehensive education in using this popular 3D solid modeling program.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118376064

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9781118376065

SolidWorks 2010 Bible

By: Matt Lombard

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SolidWorks 2010 Bible

By: Matt Lombard

The only guide you need to learn the leading 3D solid modeler program, SolidWorks. This in-depth guide goes into extensive detail, not just on "how" the software works, but in many cases "why" it works the way it does. SolidWorks is a powerful 3D solid modeling system that is popular with CAD users everywhere, but to become really proficient at the more involved functionality in SolidWorks one really needs specialized training or a comprehensive book like the SolidWorks Bible Thoroughly covers SolidWork features using real-world examples Author, Matt Lombard, is well known and well respected in the SolidWorks community and host a popular SolidWorks blog called dezignstuff Get the guidance you need to efficiently learn and master SolidWorks. Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

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0470635967

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9780470635964

Vellum

By: Matt Donovan

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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0618822127

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Temptation Bangs Forever

The Worst Church Signs You've Ever Seen

By: Robert Kroese,Joel Bezaire,Matt Appling,Brandon Andress,Lia Scholl

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Temptation Bangs Forever

The Worst Church Signs You've Ever Seen

By: Robert Kroese,Joel Bezaire,Matt Appling,Brandon Andress,Lia Scholl

Temptation Bangs Forever is a collection of over 200 of the most horrific and unintentionally hilarious church signs from over three years of submissions the the Crummy Church Signs blog. From the inexplicably hostile ("SATAN WILL RULE YOU ALL") to the cringe-inducing ("THE SIZE OF THE TOOL DOESN'T MATTER IN THE MASTER'S HAND"), these signs will have you shaking your head, gasping in horror, and laughing until you weep.

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1481813242

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Overcoming Your Fear of Failure

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Life after Art SAMPLER

Life after Art SAMPLER

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Unity Cookbook

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100 Things Royals Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die

100 Things Royals Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die

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SolidWorks 2011 Parts and Assemblies Bible, Two-Volume Set

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