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Summary: The Best of Self-Help
Review: As a psychologist, I have read a lot of self-help books. Typically, I'm disappointed by the flimsy substance and empty "pump up" aphorisms. I was prepared to think the same of The Resilience Factor -- but I was wrong. The Resilience Factor is based on years of scientific research into the "ingredients" of resilience and seven skills that can increase your resilience no matter how resilient (or un-resilient) you are today. The authors describe the work they have done with children, parents, and corporate employees and how these skills can improve your productivity and happiness. Better yet, the book is filled with vivid, compelling case studies (and a lot of humor) which makes the book a pleasure to read. I will recommend this book to all of my clients (and my family and friends). It's a must-read.
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Summary: Don't Take It Personal
Review: Equivalent to the typical excuse in business of telling someone not to take it personal, the appreciation of understanding that success and failure is not linked to personal self esteem is critical to resilience. Failures occur for many reasons, most of which have nothing to do with the value of a human being, or his or her ability to manipulate the dynamics around them. While success may come from those actions, it may also come in spite of them. Given that fact, the tendency to attach the value of self esteem to the acceptance of others to "see it your way" is illogical and irrelevant within the scope of the human condition. Even if mankind could control every aspect of his or her life, success (by the typical standards) could still be elusive. Relieving oneself of the requirement to be successful by the standards of everyone else then becomes an emotional burden lifted, freeing the spirit to derive whatever value comes from the experience rather than as a measure of the imagined goal. Since most goals and desires do not match to begin with, and always comprise a journey of effort, the surprises that develop add to rather than take away from the journey, even if they happen to be negative. Since the value of involvement is engagement and not success, the idea of self esteem as it relates to the journey is irrelevant, and therefore, failure is seen in its proper context, as independent of uncontrollable events.
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Summary: easy to understand, analytic, but too cliched
Review: I FEEL EMPOWERED READING THIS BOOK..I CAN PUSH THROUGH THE OLD
MATERIAL IN MY MIND THAT WEIGHS ME DOWN AND DISCOVER WITH A LITTLE EFFORT THAT I CAN CHANGE THE THINGS IN MY LIFE THAT ARE STRESSFUL AND CONTROLLING AND KEEP ME FROM LIVING A FULLER LIFE.
BELIEFS I HAVE CAN BE REEXAMINED AND MY ENERGY CAN BE USED TO PUNCH THROUGH TO FACE ANY ADVERSITY WITH RENEWED INSIGHTS I like
TO JUST OPEN THE BOOK AT WILL AND READ WHAT EVER I TURNED TO.IT IS ALWAYS EFFECTIVE AND CREATES NEW POSSIBILITIES IN THESE DDIFFICULT AND CHANGING TIMES. ITS A HOT READ ON AN IMPORTANT TOPIC.
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Summary: The Best of Self-Help
Review: I found The Resilience Factor to be an excellent book! It was written in a very clear and entertaining style. The examples and dialogue were easy to relate to, and often very funny. This book contains many skills one can use to increase his/her resiliency at work, as a parent, and a spouse. The skills can be applied immediately, and already I feel that I handle stress more effectively! The authors, Reivich and Shatte, explain the importance of developing these skills, and their years of work with businesses and families is evident. After reading many self-help books, I can highly recommend this book because it teaches concrete skills and ways to implement them successfully!
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Summary: A How To Book For Increasing Your Resilience That Works!
Review: I found The Resilience Factor to be an excellent book! It was written in a very clear and entertaining style. The examples and dialogue were easy to relate to, and often very funny. This book contains many skills one can use to increase his/her resiliency at work, as a parent, and a spouse. The skills can be applied immediately, and already I feel that I handle stress more effectively! The authors, Reivich and Shatte, explain the importance of developing these skills, and their years of work with businesses and families is evident. After reading many self-help books, I can highly recommend this book because it teaches concrete skills and ways to implement them successfully!
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Summary: more than i learned in four years of college....
Review: in less than four hours...
when i first picked up this book, i thought "yeah right, seven skills to overcome ALL that life throws at me..." however, i found myself immersed and intrigued by this wonderful book. reivich and shatte have written a book that is not only interesting, but extremely useful/helpful to the mass population. "the resilience factor" taught me new ways to think about and deal with those seemingly persistent roadblocks in life. i highly recommend this book to *anyone* and *everyone!* far from being a self-help book, it is instead a practical guide to effectively and consistently overcoming "life's inevitable obstacles."
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Summary: You can develop your own resilience program with the book
Review: This is a self help book to enhance readers¡¦ ability to ¡§persevere and adapt¡¨ to adversities. Authors preached that thinking style is the most critical factor. They introduced 7 skills, which are pretty comprehensive ¡V before and after non-resilient events, short term and long term, physical and underlying belief. 3 of the skills are about knowing thyself, 4 are about changing thyself.I find myself getting emotional easily, not persistent when facing challenges, shy from reaching out in life. The book is useful. First, it helps me to understand my problems better (A ha ! ¡K that¡¦s me ! ). Second, the materials assist me to develop a program to increase my resilience (e.g. be more conscious of incidents that turn on my emotions). The book is motivational. It encourages people to believe they do have control of their life. It is easy to read, and properly structured.
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Summary: You can develop your own resilience program with the book
Review: This is a self help book to enhance readers¡¦ ability to ¡§persevere and adapt¡¨ to adversities. Authors preached that thinking style is the most critical factor. They introduced 7 skills, which are pretty comprehensive ¡V before and after non-resilient events, short term and long term, physical and underlying belief. 3 of the skills are about knowing thyself, 4 are about changing thyself. I find myself getting emotional easily, not persistent when facing challenges, shy from reaching out in life. The book is useful. First, it helps me to understand my problems better (A ha ! ¡K that¡¦s me ! ). Second, the materials assist me to develop a program to increase my resilience (e.g. be more conscious of incidents that turn on my emotions). The book is motivational. It encourages people to believe they do have control of their life. It is easy to read, and properly structured.
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