Bücher von John Townsend

Based on the incredible success of the book What to Do When You Don't Know What to Do, Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend offer a line of books that address specific crises and some of the most prevalent problems facing our culture today. These books give readers a starting point to deal with their problems.

Drs. Cloud and Townsend introduce eight persuasive principles that demonstrate how God enters both the heart-breaking situation and the life looking for more. These principles are applied to readers' lives so that their relationships will be better, they'll have more control over their lives, and their spiritual hunger will be satisfied.

Best-selling author and noted relationship expert, Dr. John Townsend, helps us better understand what makes 'button pushers' act the way they do-and why they want to elicit a negative emotional and even behavioral response from us.

Our world has diluted the meaning of friendship, but the reality is, there's nothing like the sustaining strength of true-blue, forever friends. Still, many people are convinced that they'll never find such lifelong connections-or that they don't need them. In this encouraging book, best-selling author and psychologist John Townsend delivers hope and help for making these relationships a reality-and for making them even better if you've already got a "e;bestie."e; His eight principles for building the very best kind of friendship, along with his shared experiences within his own friendships (including mistakes he's made), will move every reader to aspire to deeper connections and to stay the course when challenges arise. Townsend's simple but profound concepts are sure to transform readers' relationships and keep them from missing out on one of life's greatest and most essential joys: the joy of having a best friend.

Este libro proporciona a lideres y aspirantes al liderazgo una estrategia para identificar que categorias de personas los energizaran y catalizaran, y cuales las agotaran y les impediran ayudar a que sus organizaciones funcionen al maximo.

Today we live in a culture that says, ';Life should be easy and work well.' This attitude, called entitlement, influences our most important institutions: family, business, church, and government. Its devastating effects contribute to relational problems, work ethic issues, and emotional struggles.It comes down to this: People are not getting to where they want to go, because they don't know how to do life the hard way. Entitlement keeps them from tackling challenges and finding success.But whether readers are struggling with their own sense of entitlement or dealing with someone who acts entitled, The Entitlement Cure will equip them to turn away from a life of mediocrity to a life of engagement, satisfaction, and joy.Drawing from his experience as a counselor and leadership consultant, renowned psychologist and New York Times bestselling author Dr. John Townsend explores strategies for fighting entitlement, such as:Take a meaningful risk every weekFind ways to minimize regretGrasp the value of keeping inconvenient commitmentsUnderstand why saying ';I don't know' is the first step toward success.In a culture that encourages shortcuts and irresponsibility, The Entitlement Cure provides principles and skills to help you both navigate life with those around you who have an entitlement mindset and identify areas in your own life where you are stuck in ';easy way' living. Dr. Townsend will show you how to become successful, resolve obstacles in life, and help those around you.Ultimately, The Entitlement Cure provides practical tools for a life of success that works for anyone.

The person who pushes your buttons is likely someone who matters to you - a spouse, a parent, a boss, a fellow church member. Almost always this difficult person is connected to you by blood, love, faith, or money, so you can't just end the relationship without causing pain and upheaval in your life.

In Leading from Your Gut, Dr. Townsend explores the critical role of the leader's internal world, emotions, intuition, creativity, values, self-awareness, and spiritual life, and how, when the internal world is paired with external data and research, these translate into organizational success.

La persona que aprieta sus botones casi siempre es alguien importante para usted: su conyuge, su padre, su jefe, un miembro de su iglesia. Casi siempre esta persona dificil esta relacionada con usted por cuestiones de sangre, amor, fe o dinero y por eso la relacion no se puede cortar sin que cause dolor o una gran agitacion en su vida.

This workbook helps readers explore the hiding patterns they've developed and guides them toward the healing grace and truth that God has built into safe, connected relationships with himself and others.

How do you know you're ready to trust again ... and what does it take to be ready? Painful relationships violate our trust, causing us to close our hearts. But to experience the freedom and love God designed us for, we eventually have to take another risk. In this breakthrough book, bestselling author Dr. John Townsend takes you beyond the pain of the past to discover how to re-enter a life of intimate relationships. Whether you're trying to restore a current relationship or begin a new one, Townsend gives practical tools for establishing trust and finding the intimacy you long for. Beyond Boundaries will help you reinstate closeness with someone who broke your trust; discern when true change has occurred; reestablish appropriate connections in strained relationships; create a safe environment that helps you trust; and restore former relationships to a healthy dynamic. You can move past relational pain to trust again. Beyond Boundaries will show you how.

Beyond Boundaries, a six-session small group Bible study by bestselling author Dr. John Townsend, offers a simple path to regain the intimacy and fulfilling closeness that every person needs.

No one has influenced the person you are today like your mother. The way she handled your needs as a child has shaped your worldview, your relationships, your marriage, your career, your self-image -- your life. 'The Mom Factor' can help you identify areas that need reshaping, make positive choices for personal change, and establish a natural relationship with Mom today. Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend steer you down a path of discovery and growth beyond the effects of six common mom types: - The Phantom Mom . . . - The China Doll Mom - The Controlling Mom . . . - The Trophy Mom - The Still-the-Boss Mom . . . The American Express Mom -- You'll learn how your mom affected you as a child and may still be affecting you today. You'll find a realistic and empowering approach to filling your unmet mothering needs in healthy, life-changing ways through other people. 'The Mom Factor' is a Biblical route to wholeness and growth, to deeper and more satisfying bonds with your family, friends, and spouse -- and to a new, healthier way of relating to your mother today.

En una cultura que fomenta los atajos y la irresponsabilidad, este libro provee principios y habilidades para ayudar a las personas a llegar a ser exitosas y a ayudar a otros que están atascados en un modo de vida ''de la forma fácil''.

A complete resource kit for groups of all sizes which will help parents take strides toward bringing control to an out-of-control family life, setting limits while still being a loving parent--and above all, instilling in children the godly character that is the foundation for healthy, productive adult living.

Teenagers - you love them to pieces, but sometimes you feel like the pieces are falling apart. Look no further for the help you need. Boundaries with Teens will help you establish wise and loving limits that make a positive difference in your teen, in the rest of your family, and in you.The teen years: relationships, peer pressure, school, dating, character. To help teenagers grow into healthy adults, parents and youth workers need to teach them how to take responsibility for their behavior, their values, and their lives.From bestselling author and counselor Dr. John Townsend, Boundaries with Teens is the expert insight and guidance you need to help your teens take responsibility for their actions, attitudes, and emotions and gain a deeper appreciation and respect both for you and for themselves.With wisdom and empathy, Dr. Townsend applies biblically based principles for the challenging task of guiding your children through the teen years. Using the same principles he used to successfully raise two teens, he shows you how to:Deal with disrespectful attitudes and impossible behavior in your teenSet healthy limits and realistic consequencesBe loving and caring while establishing rulesDetermine specific strategies to deal with problems both big and smallDiscover how boundaries make parenting teens better today!Plus, check out Boundaries family collection of books dedicated to key areas of life dating, marriage, raising young kids, and leadership. Workbooks and Spanish editions are also available.