Resilience: How to cope when everything around you keeps changing

ISBN-13: 9780857083876 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 208 str.

Liggy Webb

Opis

BOUNCE BACK FROM WHATEVER LIFE THROWS AT YOU Stressful situations are a fact of life. Job insecurity, financial burden, relationship doubt are all too familiar. Some people approach them with confidence and poise, facing change and challenges head on. Others back away slowly into a corner and become quivering wrecks at the mere thought of them. So what is it that makes some people cope with these adverse situations so well? It's not about what is happening to you, but how you react to it. It's about your resilience.

Happiness guru Liggy Webb is here to help us all find positivity and inner strength to cope with stressful situations. Arming you with a personal toolkit to handle day to day challenges, and providing strategies for thriving in uncertain times Liggy shows you how to increase your 'bouncibility' and bounce back from whatever negative things life throws at you. - Timely topic with governments across the world promoting happiness on the one hand and dealing with vast economic uncertainty and austerity on the other

- Easy to digest, anecdotal and practical guide with lots of common sense advice

- Contains timely examples and tips tailored for coping with difficult times

Recenzje

A chatty, self-help book...If you want an introduction to the subject that you can read in a day, you could do worse' (Management Today, April 2013)

Spis treści

An introduction to resilience ix

How resilient are you? xix

1. Take a journey of self–discovery 1

2. See the glass half full 17

3. Take emotional control 31

4. Change for the better 47

5. Cope well with conflict 61

6. Embrace probortunities 75

7. Look after yourself 89

8. Make connections 103

9. Keep going 117

10. Create a vision 133

Desiderata A creed for life 147

Resilience materials 151

Top 20 survival songs 161

Useful resources 163

Acknowledgements 169

About the author 171

Index 173

O autorze

Liggy Webb is widely respected as a specialist in the field of Modern Life Skills. As a presenter, consultant and author, she is passionate about her work and improving the quality of people s lives. She has researched and developed a range of techniques and strategies, to support individuals and organizations to cope more effectively and successfully with the demands and challenges of modern living.

Liggy is noted for her dynamic and engaging style and, as a result, is frequently invited to present and speak at international conferences, award ceremonies, on board cruise ships, in the media and at a variety of high profile events. Her website, www.liggywebb.com , offers a range of downloadable complimentary toolkits and materials.

Liggy is an international consultant for the United Nations and travels extensively, working in a variety of worldwide locations. She is also the founding director of The Learning Architect ( www.thelearningarchitect.com ), an international learning and development organization based in the UK. In her spare time, Liggy runs a creative writing group in her home town, Cheltenham, and is currently working on a fiction book, about which she is feeling very excited!

Blurb

Bounce back from whatever life throws at you

Stressful situations are a fact of life. Knockbacks, setbacks, job insecurities, money worries and relationship issues are all too familiar. Some people can approach them with confidence and poise, facing change and challenges head on. Others become quivering wrecks at the mere thought of them.

So how can you learn to handle the ups and downs better? Being resilient is all about cultivating the right attitude and inner strength to cope when life s challenges seem almost overwhelming. It s not about that is happening to you it s about how you react that really counts.

Resilience will help you:

• Become more confident about your own ability to respond and deal with knockbacks
• Stay optimistic without being naïve and ignoring the problem
• Feed your emotions intelligently so that you can take more self–control
• Seek out the opportunity in any problematic situation
• Make time to invest in your wellbeing to boost your overall health and resilience

Whatever negative things life throws at you, this is your chance to make the best and most of it and bounce back even stronger than before.