Contents Introduction viii Note on Educational Terms x Part 1 Star ting Out Chapter 1: Setting Goals•… 3 Chapter 2: The Myth of the Naturally Brilliant€Student•… 11 Chapter 3: Having a Plan•… 17 Chapter 4: Believing in Yourself•… 26 Top Tips 33 Close-up: Poya and Shaheen•… 34
You're no idiot, of course. You know that nearly everyone in America is doing yoga--including Madonna and Oprah--and that it is said to reduce stress better than virtually any other activity. But when it comes to finding the time and energy for a yoga session and getting a much-needed aerobic workout, you'd rather meditate in front of the TV.
Over an extraordinary twenty-year career, Jane Smiley has written all kinds of novels: mystery, comedy, historical fiction, epic. “Is there anything Jane Smiley cannot do?” raves Time magazine. But in the wake of 9/11, Smiley faltered in her hitherto unflagging impulse to write and decided to approach novels from a different angle: she read one hundred of them, from classics such as the thousand-year-old Tale of Genji to recent fiction by Zadie Smith, Nicholson Baker, and Alice Munro.
As never before, our lives are bombarded with daily events that stir fear – real or imagined – in both our individual and collective psyches. From financial worries to social anxiety, from public speaking to personal safety, Free Yourself from Fears shows us how to ‘unlearn’ our unreal fears and find emotional freedom.Applying the power of psychology, O’Connor goes inside the mind and shows you how to deal not only with such common anxieties as fear of heights and flying but also fear of other people’s opinions and even of our own success.
Offering a wealth of creative career paths, accurate income information, job descriptions, and relevant college courses to take, this guide shows that creative people aren't doomed to be "starving artists" and that there are numerous ways to make a living in creative fields. More than 75 creative professions are featured from across the arts spectrum, with practical advice from working professionals about the advantages and disadvantages of their chosen creative careers.
