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Write Every Day
“And what is this writing, anyway, as a human activity or as a vocation, or as a profession, or as a hack job, or perhaps even as an art, and why do so many people feel compelled to do it?” - from On Writers and Writing, by Margaret Atwood Writing for yourself is a wonderful way to explore personal creativity and whatever you want to write, a daily practice will enhance your skill and confidence. Write Every Day is a brilliantly accessible book that demystifies the process and will help you see new ways to put pen to paper and discover your own unique writing style. Divided into 12 sections that range across voice, narrative, plot, structure, point of view, characterisation, dialogue, fiction, non-fiction, poetry, prose and memoir, Harriet Griffey shows you how to let go of any inhibitions, overcome writers block and expand your writing potential. Featuring creative writing tasks to develop ideas and skills, quick and simple word play tasks, as well as practical exercises, journal reminders and other writer’s tips and inspiring quotes, Write Every Day is an exciting way to unleash your inner wordsmith, kick-start your imagination and get you writing.
Sit Strong
Our modern lives mean that most of us spend too long sitting, whether at our desks, watching TV, or travelling. Sit Strong highlights how everyone can strengthen their body and improve their flexibility to specifically counteract the risk of long hours spent sitting. The book is divided into body areas – Head & Neck, Upper Back & Shoulders, Arms, Lower Back & Bottom, Legs, and Full Body Exercises. Former nurse Harriet Griffey explains 50 practical step-by-step exercises that you can easily do at home, at work, or even on your commute – and concludes with a chapter on specialist help, which focuses on when and to whom you can turn for help. This book will give you the knowledge and guidance to walk tall, stand straight, and sit strong.
From Burnout to Balance
If you feel permanently exhausted, wrung out, trapped, angry and dissociated you may be experiencing symptoms of burnout. Do you feel you are working harder and longer but achieving less? Do you constantly feel under the weather, or suffer persistent aches, pains, niggles and minor illnesses that won’t go away? Living in a constant state of low-level stress, with an increasing reliance on our stress hormones to keep us going, can lead to adrenal exhaustion. One of the difficulties with burnout is that its build-up can be very gradual and it’s all too easy to hit crisis point without realising that this is where we’ve been headed for weeks, if not for months or years. In From Burnout to...
I Want to Be Creative
Whether you're a creative professional or an aspiring amateur, we would all like to experience the benefits of being more inventive in our day-to-day lives. I Want to be Creative features simple ideas on how everyone can get in touch with their artistic side. This book includes a range of simple and adventurous solutions, providing tips and tricks to suit everyone. Harriet Griffey provides a practical guide on how to promote and maintain a creative mind. Featuring exercises such as daily doodles and advice on how to break through the dreaded artist's block, Harriet will help you discover the power of imagination at work, home, and play.
I Want to Concentrate
To be able to concentrate is the key to better focus and achieving more, but in our 24/7 constantly switched-on environment, it's not always easy. A relentless barrage of external interruptions, combined with internal preoccupations, can make it increasingly difficult to concentrate. In I Want to Concentrate, Harriet Griffey examines why it's important and what gets in the way of our concentration, while offering practical information, pointers and ideas on how to regain control over the chattering monkeys in our heads and our lives. If you want to concentrate better and benefit from its positive affect on your work and personal life, I Want to Concentrate will help you get back into the habit, improving relationships and reducing stress along the way.
The Art of Concentration
We are all overwhelmed with technological input in our daily lives – whether it is our mobile phone ringing, our Blackberry bleeping or emails that pour in endlessly – we are all becoming hyperstimulated and unable to switch on (concentrate) or switch off (relax) because we’re all on permanent standby. As a result, we have lost the art of concentrating properly. Luckily, this cutting edge personal development book is here to help readers navigate their way through the deluge and provides the tools we need to learn how to concentrate and focus. Rooted in scientific fact and research, it includes a detailed look at how your brain works, what inhibits brain function and concentration and covers things such as lack of down-time, distraction, poor lifestyle habits and stress. Featuring techniques and exercises to help improve concentration, it is guaranteed to help us all improve the way we work and the way we live our lives.
I want to be Confident
Living, Working and Communicating with Confidence Ever wondered how is it that certain people seem so confident, relaxed and at ease in any situation? Having confidence helps in all aspects of life, from interviewing for a job and making presentations, to attending parties and going on dates. It may seem as if some people are just born feeling capable and secure, but in I want to Be Confident Harriet Griffey shows that these are skills anyone can learn. Confidence is about having an internalised belief in yourself that is built on successful past experiences, many of which we can create for ourselves. Find out what you are good at and build on that. Stamp out that inner critic. Small steps, big change—and a more confident you. Full of practical tips, ideas and inspiration, I want to Be Confident gives you the skills and tools that will help build your confidence from day one. HARRIET GRIFFEY is a journalist, writer and author of numerous books focused on health. She originally trained as a nurse and writes and broadcasts regularly on health and healthrelated issues. She is also an accredited coach with Grit (www.grit.org.uk).
I Want to be Happy
The harder we try to achieve happiness, the more elusive it becomes. In the process of trying, we find we are working harder, longer, and less productively, creating not happiness but stress and anxiety. What can be done? In I Want to Be Happy, Harriet Griffey shows how everyone can achieve happiness, whatever their age, and whether or not they have been born with 'the cheerful gene'. From resting to having fun, eating properly to getting a good night's sleep, there's a lot we can do to improve our happiness. Happiness is characterized by the ability to take pleasure from life. But what comes first, the pleasures to be actively sought, or the ability to take pleasure from what is already the...
I Want to Sleep
With busy jobs, financial worries and more, it's no wonder many of us experience problems with sleep at some stage in our lives. In I Want to Sleep, Harriet Griffey helps you to understand, address and overcome sleep issues as she explores the roots of sleep problems and offers practical advice on dealing with them. Whether you've been experiencing sleepless nights for a week or many years, this book offers the solutions you've been looking for in an approachable and forthcoming manner. Harriet starts with the basics and looks at what sleep is and why we need it, as well as circadian rhythms and cycles. She explores patterns of sleep for babies, teenagers and adults, and goes on to cover common sleep issues like shift work, jet lag and worry, as well as more intense problems like insomnia. She also offers tips on relaxation, naps and sleep hygiene. Offering guidance and solutions, from the mainstream to alternative, Harriet's helpful advice is presented in a beautifully illustrated book that you will find you love to dip in and out of as you discover how to get the perfect night's sleep.
Write Now
Writing for yourself is a wonderful way to explore personal creativity – each of these 100 prompts will enhance your skill and confidence and get you closer to being the writer you want to become. Write Now is a brilliantly accessible book that demystifies the process and will help you see new ways to put pen to paper and discover your own unique writing style. Divided into 12 sections that range across voice, narrative, plot, structure, point of view, characterisation, dialogue, fiction, non-fiction, poetry, prose and memoir, Harriet Griffey shows you how to let go of any inhibitions, overcome writer's block and expand your writing potential. Featuring creative writing tasks to develop ideas and skills, quick and simple word play tasks, as well as practical exercises, Write Now is an exciting way to unleash your inner wordsmith, kick-start your imagination and get you writing.
