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Build Your Personal Library with Dr. Rick Brinkman Books

A Convenient and Affordable Way to Build a Foundation for Conscious Living

Convenient and affordable, the following books contain a wealth of knowledge gleaned from Dr. Rick Brinkman’s 32-year career as a leader in Conscious Communication®. 

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Dealing With People You Can’t Stand: How to Bring Out the Best in People at Their Worst NEW THIRD EDITION!
An international bestseller published in 25 languages, this classic book delivers a detailed look at the proven strategies and easy-to-use action steps to cope with the difficult people in your life.


Dealing With Meetings You Can’t Stand: Meet Less and Do More
Dr. Rick Brinkman's latest book from McGraw-Hill in May 2017. Applying his Conscious Communication expertise to the context of meetings, Dr. Rick has created the Meeting Jet process that solves the top 40 problems at meetings including Know-it-Alls, tangents, people who don't speak and others who speak too much. This book will transform your meetings into focused, productive events get things done and start and end on time!


Dealing with Difficult People: 24 Lessons for Bringing Out the Best in Everyone
Personal Handbook An excellent companion to the DVD training program, this handy guide serves as a “Cliff’s Notes” guide to difficult people. The handbook includes a concise, two-page summary for each of the top 10 difficult behaviors you’ll encounter at work and elsewhere in your life.


Dealing with People You Can’t Stand: The Ultimate Desk Reference
Ever find yourself at a loss trying to remember the right way to deal with the difficult people in your life? This handy guide summarizes the 10 most problematic behaviors exhibited by “difficult” people – as well as the specific strategies you should use to defuse each. You’ll get two concise pages addressing each behavior. Packaged to stand up on your desk for quick reference (also can be folded flat).


Dealing with Relatives: Your Guide to Successful Family Relationships E-book 
Dealing with Relatives explores the basic dynamics of family relationships and dissects the most common types of personalities in families. Discover how to cope with uncomfortable feelings, irritating personalities, and even explosive situations. You'll learn how to prepare for family gatherings, avoid conflict when relatives trigger strong emotions, and how to free yourself from feelings of obligation and resentment. 


Life by Design: Bringing Out the Best in Yourself
Complete with personal stories, real-life examples, and revealing exercises, this powerful book helps you create a personal plan for bringing out the best in yourself regardless of the challenges life throws your way. Develop the new attitudes and habits that give you more energy, richer relationships and a better quality of life.


Love Thy Customer: Creating Delight, Preventing Dissatisfaction, and Pleasing Your Hardest-to-Please Customer
Customer service is one of the most important jobs within an organization. But without the right mindset and skillset, it’s also one of the most aggravating and difficult to do. Discover the extra steps needed to please and recover angry or upset customers.


Dealing With People You Can’t Stand: How to Bring Out the Best in People at Their Worst Audiobook read by the authors
The audiobook as read by the authors version of the international bestseller published in 25 languages, this classic book delivers a detailed look at the proven strategies and easy-to-use action steps to cope with the difficult people in your life.