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Book SynopsisThis brand new book takes a positive and dynamic approach to surviving whatever life throws at you, exploring the range of skills, attitudes and abilities you need to survive and thrive in difficult times, both personally and professionally. While some people are more naturally resilient than others, the book asserts that resilience is a quality that can be learnt and developed, whatever your stage in life or personal situation. Based on extensive new research, and backed-up with real-life case studies and examples of people who display resilient behaviour (including those who have turned adversity into advantage), the book shows how you too can bounce back from bad times, learning how to take back control, know when to press ahead or cut your losses, and see opportunity where others see threat. The book concludes with a 10-point plan to help you pull all the strands together, building resilience, a skill for life. Key contents include: Understanding yourself and your personal 'Resilience Quotient' Making judgements and taking decisions Assessing risk and solving problems Managing stress Being true to yourself.
Trade ReviewPacked with practical advice to help you get through tough times --Octavius Black, MD, The Mind Gym Some people develop resilience through life; others can learn it with the tools in this clever, insightful and inspiring book. Whatever way you come to it I now realise resilience is an under recognised and powerful quality that has played a large part in my success and life. -- Mary Portas, from BBC series Mary Queen of Shops Evening Standard Resilience - the capacity of people to cope with stress and catastrophe - is the hottest new topic in psychology, medicine and social sciences… Resilience is a critical skill. In a stressful, fast-changing world it can even help inoculate against mental illness while boosting achievement levels and productivity… the good news is we can develop our natural powers of resilience at any age --Evening Standard * Octavius Black, MD, The Mind Gym *
Table of ContentsContents Introduction Part 1 Understanding resilience Chapter 1 What is resilience? Chapter 2 Where does resilience come from? Part 2 Being resilient Chapter 3 My resilient self – self-esteem and self-efficacy Chapter 4 Can do, will do – optimism and opportunism Chapter 5 Leave it to me – taking control Chapter 6 No worries – dealing with stress and anxiety Chapter 7 I’ll be the judge of that – making decisions, cutting losses Chapter 8 Getting better all the time – lifelong learning Chapter 9 With a little help from my friends – making the most of other people Chapter 10 I beg to differ – managing conflict Part 3 Becoming more resilient Chapter 11 Raising the bar Conclusion Appendix Bibliography and further reading Index
