Table of Contents

Part One: Your Time is Now
1. Your Best Is Yet to Be
2. To Grow or Not to Grow
3. The Power of You
Part Two: Discover Your Best Self
4. Openness
5. Ya Gotta Be Juicy!
6. Cut Yourself Some Slack
7. Discover Your Goals
8. Create Your Own Future
9. Find Your Passion—and Pursue It
10. Positive Is Better
11. Magic Moments
12. Leave a Trail of Gladness
13. Give Back
14. Begin With Today
Part Three: Your Winning Attitude
15. Decide to Be Happy
16. Generosity of Spirit
17. Let Go of the Kids
18. You Can Always Be Attractive
19. You Can Choose How to React
20. Beyond Conformity
21. Go With the Flow
Part Four: Habits of Growing Adults
22. Mindfulness
23. Listen to Your Feelings of Dissonance
24. Learn to Disengage
25. You Can Become More Creative
26. The Power of a Smile
27. Be Softly Assertive
28. Put Your Ego in Your Pocket
Part Five: Health Is Wealth
29. To Deflate Your Problems, Massage Them
30. Meditation Works
31. Exercise for Your Body—and Your Brain
32. Nothing Tastes as Good as Being Slim Feels
Part Six: The Process of Growing
33. Visualize Your Future Self
34. Growing Means Risking
35. Grow Your Brain
36. Learning Is Growing; Growing Is Learning
37. Pacing Helps You Grow
Part Seven: The Power of Communicating Well
38. The Power of Listening
39. Listen to Understand: The Power of Empathy
40. Treat Feedback as a Precious Gift
41. Dialogue—A Better Way to Communicate
Part Eight: Friends and Lovers
42. Your First Three Minutes
43. Grow Your Romance
44. Don’t Be Afraid to Be Single
45. Real Friends Fluff Your Aura
Part Nine: And Finally…
46. How Do You Know If You’re Growing?
Suggested Reading
Index