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The One-Minute Charge - 70 Ways to Pep Yourself Up When You're Down (Tentative title)
Synopsis
The book is divided into five parts, each corresponding to a level of your state of mind: inwardly fuming; frustrated; listless; neither blue nor buoyant, and full of spirit.
The author, a psychological counselor, teaches you how to cope when you "feel like clobbering someone", when you have a death wish, or when you don't feel like doing anything at all. Her approach ranges from imagery techniques to changes in thinking to switching of mood. Suggestions to help you change your pace include such novel tips as warming the soles of your feet with a hairdryer, eating sweets, imitating lines from TV drama, laughing under a blanket, and stamping the ground like a sumo wrestler.
As simple and easy as they are, they're sure to make your life more comfortable, positive and happy.
| Self-Help |  |
|---|---|
| Psychology | |
| Author | Hatou, Kaori »» |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Gentosha |
| ISBN | 4-344-00799-9 |
Editorial Review
In the last three years, Kaori Hatou has given more than 500 lectures - from high schools and universities to government ministries to chambers of commerce to private corporations. But she did not study psychology or counseling at universities or undergo clinical experiences. It was hearing of so many cases of suicide on the news that motivated her to use her expertise as a mother and homemaker to help people go on living. This is why her Charging Therapy® is unique and easy to do.
This book is full of practical advice on having better human relations, dealing with your own emotions, coping with stress at work and at home, and living a happy life. Try some of her methods - stamp the ground like a sumo wrestler, warm the soles of your feet with a hairdryer, keep your own "pep-up file," stop saying "but," draw and paint your dreams in color! With 70 different techniques covering a wide variety of problems, this book can become a real helper for any reader.
Table of contents
- Introduction
- Part 1: When You're Fuming on the Inside
- Part 2: When You're Frustrated
- Part 3: When You Feel Listless and Unenthusiastic
- Part 4: When You're Neither Blue Nor Buoyant
- Part 5: When You're Full of Spirit
About the Author
CEO of Charge-Up, Inc., psychological counselor, member of the Japanese Association of Counseling Science, representative of the Tokyo Association of Charge-Counseling. Born 1963 in Tokyo. Between homemaking and raising children, she still found time to start workshops and lectures on improving self-affirmation and inter-human relations. Different from coaching or other counseling techniques, Charging Therapy® is her original technique for mustering motivation. She offers Charging Therapy® for stress, troubles in relationships, suicidal tendencies, and other problems.
In 2003, she founded Hatou Counseling Gakuin (School) for training and certification of counselors. In the last three years she has given more than 500 lectures to high schools and universities, government ministries, chambers of commerce, and private corporations.
Her topics span restoring smiles, maintaining mental health at work, pep talks for business managers, dealing with people you hate, overcoming nervousness, and more. Hatou also talks about mental well-being in workplaces. She is the author of "Kokoro Migaki" (tentative English title: "Shining Up Your Mind"), October 2004, Poplar Publishing.