Giovanni: 138 books

When around new people there are often awkward moments when neither of you know what to say. Maybe you fumble and say something stupid. Afterwards, you say to yourself ‘I can’t believe I said that’. Speaking in public with confidence not only means you are a ‘public speaker’. It can...

Do you ever wonder what would it be like to live life without anxiety or concern about what happened yesterday, or what will happen tomorrow? How would you enjoy each day if no matter what was going on, you felt a deep sense of inner peace — an inner peace unable to be disturbed and completely unshakable?...

Wise people say that ‘Holding on to anger’ is like drinking poison every morning and expecting the other person to die. Yet we tend to hold on to anger very tightly, as if our life depends on it. We carry more anger in our hearts than we are capable of admitting, even to ourselves. Anger doesn’t...

Polpo di scena è una raccolta di due opere teatrali pensate non solo per la lettura ma anche per chi vuole viverle su un palco. Il gioco di parole del titolo e l’immagine nella foto ritraggono un polpo, perché il teatro è un protagonista della nostra vita con tante lunghe braccia che ne toccano tutti gli aspetti.

We first met Annie in The Devil and my Bicycle the first novella in The Devil’s Bike series. She was the object of a young man’s obsession and he had to cross many hurdles to get to her. He rode a bicycle two hundred miles across Texas to reach her. Along the way he would be chased by monsters,...

In the short novella The Devil and My Bicycle there was a brief appearance of Todd the serial killer. By the time he ran across the bike rider he had perfected his trade and quite enjoyed it. The origins of such a killer are often speculated about and written about in hypothesis. Todd’s childhood...

Losing weight is something that many people struggle with and very few succeed. Yet none of us can afford to stop trying. If we give up on weight loss we are succumbing to the many threats that come from being overweight. Then we are more liable to develop diabetes, heart disease, liver problems and...

The time we can know with our soul does not get stuck in space, does not accept Euclidean forms and rejects them without appeal. Life will always and inevitably be the present moment and our serenity and happiness can only come from the freedom to live the individual moments.                                     The...

Daily stressors like traffic jams and deadlines are enough to get anyone ‘hot under the collar, but there are other life challenges we face, on a daily basis, such as: * How do you maintain your peace, when everyone around you is moving furiously and everything seems so cluttered? * How do you stop...

Regardless of how you define success, or what success is to you, you can’t deny that it is a source of confidence, pride, security, and well-being for many. Our need for success drives us all, and we naturally aspire to contribute at a greater level and strive for the pinnacle of leadership. However,...

When inner conflict becomes too much for us, our insecurities are projected onto other people. We move to a place where deeper interpersonal conflict, insomnia and strife exist.   What are your innermost fears? What keeps you up at night? What prevents you from doing all that you want to do? Imagine...

Much could be said on this topic, but one of the simplest and most powerful steps to Creating a Money Mindset is breaking free from your own scarcity mentality. You can learn about money making tactics all you want, but if your money mindset, or your money ‘blue print’, is contradictory, none...

Have you ever imagined what it would feel like to be profoundly connected with the universal energy and power and experience the peace that comes along with that? We are talking about something big; much bigger than yourself. This is like the connection you feel when meeting a person and feeling a...

Thinking big is all about creating a mentality of lofty thoughts and ideals, far beyond the musings of the daily rat race. It is about dreaming and envisioning what you can achieve on a bold scale — with no limits on your thinking. It involves being open-minded, positive and imaginative and seeing...