The Power of Resilience Achieving Balance, Confidence, and Personal Strength in Your Life

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Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2004-10-03
Publisher(s): McGraw Hill
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Summary

"Continuing their pioneering work on resilience, they now show how and why it is never too late for adults to find strength and safety in life." --Edward Hallowell, M.D., author ofDriven to Distraction"A uniquely wise guide summarizing a vast amount of research into a practical set of strategies to overcome adversity and live a stress-hardy life." --Jack Canfield, coauthor ofChicken Soup for the Soul

Author Biography

Robert R. Brooks, Ph.D., is on the faculty of Harvard Medical School and the staff of McLean Hospital.

Sam Goldstein, Ph.D., is on the faculty of the University of Utah and is an internationally recognized expert on child development and neuropsychology.

Table of Contents

Preface ix
Resilient Mindsets, Negative Scripts, and Personal Control
1(22)
Changing the Words of Life: Rewriting Your Negative Scripts
23(26)
Choosing the Path to Become Stress Hardy Rather than Stressed Out
49(24)
Viewing Life Through the Eyes of Others
73(26)
Communicating Effectively
99(26)
Accepting Oneself and Others
125(26)
Making Connections and Displaying Compassion
151(32)
Dealing Effectively with Mistakes
183(26)
Dealing Well with Success in Building Islands of Competence
209(28)
Developing Self-Discipline and Self-Control
237(24)
The Lessons of Resilience: Maintaining a Resilient Lifestyle
261(8)
Appendix A: Worksheets for Resilient Living 269(28)
Appendix B: A Guide to Resilient Living 297(6)
Endnotes 303(4)
Recommended Reading 307(2)
Index 309

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