{"product_id":"wise-decisions-isbn-9781119931409","title":"Wise Decisions","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA concrete and hands-on method for improving your everyday decisions\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery 15 minutes, each of us can make ten or more small decisions. Some of them are relatively inconsequential, while others can change the course of our lives. What if you could improve all of your decisions, across the board, and start to build a healthier, more productive, and meaningful life? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWise Decisions: A Science-Based Approach to Making Better Choices, \u003c\/i\u003ea team of accomplished industry experts delivers an evidence- and research-based blueprint for making the best decisions you can with the information you have. You’ll learn to make the targeted, repeated investment of energy required to turn your decision-making process into one informed by reason, emotion, intuition, and science. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the book, you’ll discover: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to put the decision-making process under a microscope and learn what makes a decision truly wise\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWays to help children, teens, and families make wise decisions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to train yourself to make wise decisions with voice training and other strategies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eA can’t-miss resource for parents, teachers, coaches, managers, executives, and other business leaders, \u003ci\u003eWise Decisions\u003c\/i\u003e also offers timeless advice and guidance for anyone else hoping to improve the decision-making abilities of the people close to them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Your Own Decision Advisor (Y.O.D.A) Fundamentals 9\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 Health Ignites Wisdom in Decision-Making 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Getting Through to the Inner Core 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 The Voices in Our Head 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Time for Serious Reflection 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Equipping Y.O.D.A. with the Right Stuff 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Protecting Your Inner Core at All Costs 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Nature via Nurture: The Science of Uploading Y.O.D.A. 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Y.O.D.A. Applied to Children, Teens, and Families 75\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 Y.O.D.A. Rising: Parenting Young Children 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 High-Performance Training for Parents: Y.O.D.A. for Teens 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 Transforming Your Family Story with Your Trained Inner Voice 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Y.O.D.A. in the Broader Arena of Life 101\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11 Managing Energy and Your Inner Voice 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12 Managing Emotions and the Role of Y.O.D.A. 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13 The Inner Voice and Managing Stress 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14 The Role of Y.O.D.A. in Finding Flow 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15 Y.O.D.A. Guided Storytelling 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Y.O.D.A. Training Strategies 153\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16 Voice Training 101 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17 Using Y.O.D.A. to Get Home 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18 Summary Wisdom from Y.O.D.A. 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSources 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 217\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDR. JIM LOEHR\u003c\/b\u003e is Co-founder of the Johnson and Johnson Human Performance Institute, which has trained and inspired more than 250,000 leaders around the world since its creation in 1992. He is the author of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eLeading with Character\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Personal Credo Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDR. SHEILA OHLSSON\u003c\/b\u003e is a Senior Scientist at the Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development at Tufts University and a Visiting Assistant Professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Education. She earned her doctorate in Behavioral Genetics from the Social, Genetic, and Developmental Psychiatry Centre at King’s College in London.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn just 15 minutes, each of us frequently makes as many as ten or more small decisions. While some of those choices maybe relatively inconsequential or unimportant, others can have life-changing consequences for us and the people we love. The more skill we can bring to each of those decisions, the better our lives will be. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWise Decisions: A Science-Based Approach to Making Better Choices\u003c\/i\u003e, business leader and author Jim Loehr and behavioral geneticist Sheila Ohlsson deliver a scientific, evidence-based roadmap to making the best possible decisions in ambiguous, uncertain, and real-world environments with limited information. You’ll learn to make the repeated and targeted investments of energy you’ll need to turn your decision-making process into one guided by reason and science. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors put the decision-making process under a microscope and demonstrate what makes a choice truly wise, as opposed to just good. They also show you how to help your children, teenagers, and family members make wise decisions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWise Decisions\u003c\/i\u003e provides you with a concrete, science-based method to applying timeless wisdom to your everyday decision-making for the rest of your life. Its lessons apply to every decision you’ll make, from the carefully considered to the nearly automatic, from the ordinary to the extraordinary, and more. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn essential handbook for leaders in business, sports, charity, and public service, \u003ci\u003eWise Decisions \u003c\/i\u003eis also indispensable for anyone hoping to improve the decisions that impact the friends and family members they hold dear.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003csmall\u003ePRAISE FOR\u003c\/small\u003e WISE DECISIONS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Magnificent! Profound and highly relevant for today’s world. A superb book!”  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e–\u003cb\u003eSTEPHEN COVEY, Co-founder, FranklinCovey Speed of Trust Practice\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eWise Decisions\u003c\/i\u003e explains the familial messages that have complicated ALL of our lives and illuminates the path to cultivating a free and open mind. Untangling the Gordian Knot of the imprint of family has empowered me to emerge whole, and this book can help you do the same.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e–\u003cb\u003eJAMIE LEE CURTIS, actress, author, and activist\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eWise Decisions\u003c\/i\u003e offers a creative and powerful means to enhance the quality of life of every individual and, as well, to improve the impact of our judgments and actions on the well-being of the other people we hold dear in our lives.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e–\u003cb\u003eDR. 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