Positive Words, Powerful Results: Simple Ways to Honor, Affirm, and Celebrate Life

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Hal Urban brings a lifetime of experience as a leading figure in the Character Education movement to this follow-up to LIFE'S GREATEST LESSONS, his phenonenal word-of-mouth bestseller that put him on the self-help map. POSITIVE WORDS, POWERFUL RESULTS reveals the awesome potential of a fundamental tool we all have at our fingertips: language. With his down-to-earth approach that blends clear-headed guidance with gentle humour, Urban reveals concrete strategies for how we can use words to heal and strengthen, build lasting relationships, improve performance, enhance morale, celebrate our emotions and transform our lives and the lives of those around us. Both precriptive and uplifting, POSITIVE WORDS, POWERFUL RESULTS share simple truths about the many ways inn which words make us human. As Mark Twain once said, 'I can live for two months on one good compliment.'

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Ken Blanchard coauthor of The One Minute Manager and The On-Time, On-Target Manager Positive Words, Powerful Results is a delight. Don't miss buying it.
Pat Croce author of I Feel Great and You Will Too! and Lead or Get Off the Pot! Hal Urban is the Norman Vincent Peale of the twenty-first century. His words will help you choose yours more deliberately.
Pat Williams Senior Vice President, Orlando Magic Every parent, teacher, coach, and boss needs to read these wise principles. This old world will be a far better place.
Robin Sharma author of the national bestseller The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari A most insightful and thoughtful book from a most insightful and thoughtful man. Read it and grow.
Thomas Lickona author of Character Matters and Raising Good Children If you want to complain less, compliment more, and use words to transform your life and the lives of others, read this gem of a book and put its priceless wisdom into practice.

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Hal Urban was a high school teacher for many years and also taught at the University of San Francisco. He is a well-known leader in the Character Education movement and is in constant demand as a speaker at national conferences and school and community events. He raised three sons as a single father and now lives in Redwood City, California, with his wife, Cathy.