“The concept is brilliantly simple.”“A refreshing approach to leadership and wellness.”“I loved the simplicity of the core idea.”“A must-read for anyone looking for an edge in life.”“What stood out most was how practical the approach is.”Every professional, whether you lead a team, run a business, or simply want to show up better at work, is searching for the same three things.A way to handle stress before it handles you.Clarity and better decisions under pressure.And a deeper sense of purpose and alignment with who you actually are.The truth is you can have all three right now. Not after a workshop. Not after years of training courses. Right now. But nobody is doing it. And it comes from doing less, not more.One Breath Leadership gives anyone in a working environment a neuroscience-backed, Zen-informed system that delivers all three in 12 seconds, anywhere, anytime. It's what most development programmes never deliver: a method you'll actually use in the moment, not just in the training room.Drawing on two decades in investment banking, five years in Japan, and Soto Zen ordination, author Ed Howard distils a lifetime of practice into a single, transferable framework grounded in neuroscience and field-tested with senior executives.Ideal for individual readers, leadership development programmes, executive coaching practices, and HR and L&D teams.One Breath. One shift. One leader at a time.

You're busy. But is the work actually under control?In most growing organisations, the felt loss of control isn't a discipline problem. It's a drift problem. Work starts clear and slowly goes vague. Owners are implied, never named. Decisions stall. And the surprises that land late were visible all along — no one owned the act of raising them.The Control Standard is a practical operating standard for the people who keep work moving: ambitious operators, new and emerging managers, and the leaders who coach them.It shows how to convert uncertainty into something usable — an owner, a date, a decision, an escalation path, a fallback — so you become the person leaders trust with what matters.Seniority is earned by making work easier to trust.You'll learn how to:Tell real control from mere activity — and stop mistaking busyness for progressOwn outcomes, not just complete tasksCommunicate upward so senior people can actually steerDelegate and coach without micromanagingCatch drift and surprises early, before they become expensiveSpot repeated pains and turn them into better systems, mechanisms, and habitsBecome easier to trust with important workGrounded in 16 years of real delivery, not management theory. Short, concrete, and built to hand from manager to direct report.For ambitious contributors, it is a guide to becoming easier to trust with important work. For line managers, it is the book you wish your direct reports had already read.For readers of The Making of a Manager, Extreme Ownership, and The Coaching Habit who want the standard beneath them all.

What kind of life would you live if you didn’t allow your fears to hold you back? The Courage Habit offers a powerful program to help you conquer your inner critic, work toward your highest aspirations, and build a courageous community.Are your fears preventing you from living the life you truly want? Do you ever wish that you had a better job, lived in a different city, or had more authentic and nurturing relationships? Many people believe that they would do more, accomplish more, and feel more fulfilled if only they could rid themselves of that fearful inner voice that constantly whispers, “you can’t do it.”In The Courage Habit, certified life coach Kate Swoboda offers a unique program based in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to help you act courageously in spite of fear. By identifying your fear triggers, releasing yourself from your past experiences, and acting on what you truly value, you can make courage a daily habit.Using a practical four-part program, you’ll learn to understand the emotions that arise when fears are triggered, and to pause and evaluate your emotional state before you act. You’ll discover how to listen without attachment to the self-defeating messages of your inner critic, understand the critic’s function, and implement respectful boundaries so that your inner voice no longer controls your behavior. You’ll reframe self-limiting life narratives that can—without conscious awareness—dictate your day-to-day decisions. And finally, you’ll nurture more authentic connections with family, friends, and community in order to find support and reinforce the life changes you’re making.If you feel like something is holding you back from landing your dream job, moving to a new city, having a satisfying love relationship, or simply taking advantage of all life has to offer—and if you have a sneaking suspicion that that something is you—then this one-of-a-kind guide will show you how to finally break free from self-doubt and start living your best life.

If you feel like you’re surviving rather than living, this book is for you.We often believe changing our lives requires us to set off on some grand journey, stumble into a revelation, or discover the secret somewhere out there. Meanwhile, life slips through our fingers. And the worst part isn’t that, sooner or later, we’re going to die—it’s dying without ever having started living.Waiting for our lives to change on their own is handing them over to a world we can’t control, while ignoring everything that does depend on us.Living better and building a life that matters begins with a clear commitment: letting go of what we can’t change anymore and starting today to build what we hope to see the next time we look back.Inside, you’ll find 29 timeless lessons to help you:Make better decisions, regardless of your circumstances.Stop drifting and start steering your own course.Build a life shaped by purpose, clarity and responsibility.You’re here and that’s already a beginning. Everything else—self-knowledge, mental health, purpose, healthy relationships, money, stress management, productivity, habits, fulfillment at work, critical thinking… it doesn’t happen overnight. But it can be built, once you know where to look.