Description
Learn the secrets to taking any change in stride.
“Change
is hard,” we say, and it is even harder when change is thrust upon us.
In today’s tough times, we may be forced to reinvent our career or
downsize our lives; at any point in life, we may lose a love or a
dream. Our first reaction to change we didn’t ask for may be to rail
against fate. But what if we could see past today’s turmoil and spot
the opportunities that lie within unasked-for change? That is the
promise of AdaptAbility, bestselling author and executive coach
M. J. Ryan’s paradigm-shifting new book on not merely surviving but
thriving when change is required.
Why is it so hard to accept
change? Paradoxically, it is for the very reason that our brains
usually work so well; we are designed to learn something and make it
automatic. The problem is that when circumstances change, our
“efficient” brains keep trying to do things the same old way. In AdaptAbility,
Ryan provides strategies to retrain your brain and optimize your
response to change, step by step: by first accepting the new reality,
then expanding your options, and finally, taking effective action. She
offers cutting-edge tools for becoming calmer, less fearful, and more
flexible, creative, and resourceful in your thinking. Best of all, as
your “adapt-ability” increases, so does your confidence that you will
be able to face whatever life sends your way and find new ways to
flourish.
Praise and Reviews
“You are always more resilient than you think. In her motivational and
optimistic book, M. J. Ryan shows you how to face the unexpected and
use what you've learned to be happier in life, in love and at work.”
–Nell Merlino, leader of Make Mine a Million $ Business and author of Stepping Out of Line
“The change you don’t ask for has a way of smacking you between the eyes. M. J. Ryan’s AdaptAbility teaches us how we can get through the pain more quickly and extract greater meaning from the nonnegotiable events of life.”
–Ellyn Spragins, author of What I Know Now: Letters to My Younger Self
“If
you’re struggling and think that one more book can’t possibly make a
difference, think again. M. J. Ryan has the rare gift of breaking
things down into clear pieces that can be tackled.”
–Laura Berman Fortgang, author of Now What? 90 Days to a New Life Direction
