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The Promise Wheel
Psychology for Growth and a Balanced Life
By Richard Amaral
The Promise Wheel
About the Book
You’re trying to juggle work, family, maintain good health, and maybe a hobby here and there if you’re lucky. But what if you had a template – a blueprint – that could guide you on what to focus on to live a more balanced and fulfilling life? In The PROMISE Wheel, Dr. Amaral provides you with a fresh and new way of looking at balanced living. Using the analogy of a bicycle wheel, he gives you the ‘why’ and the ‘how’ for adjusting the different areas of your life to feel better emotionally. Incorporating research from the field of psychology, Dr. Amaral shares strategies and principles that can help you achieve a balanced life more quickly and confidently, proving that you’re a lot closer to having a balanced life than you think.
In this book, you will learn:
- How to make improvements in several critical areas of your life, such as your relationships and physical health.
- Why it’s necessary to spend less time on some parts of your life
- How to address several areas of your life at the same time
- Questions to increase self-awareness
“If you want to have healthy and strong relationships, it’s essential to work on communicating what you’re thinking and what you’re feeling…When you’re able to communicate your thoughts and feelings, you increase the level of emotional intimacy and connection with the people you care about.”