Every Cloud.....: How to Develop Resilience (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781505645712)

Have you ever struggled in life? Well of course you have, we all have. Sometimes we have seen misfortune coming but at other times it hits us completely out of the blue. Misfortune can hit us in our home life; it can hit us in our working life, even in our leisure. It is how we deal with misfortune that will enable us to not just overcome obstacles but to grow with the experience; this is called resilience, the ability to bounce back from adversity; the ability to see obstacles more as challenges; the ability to see opportunity where others see doom and gloom. But why do some people appear more resilient than others and can you actually learn to become more resilient? Have you ever wanted to be more like those other people who appear to be more resilient? Do you want to cope better in moments of adversity? Do you want to be able to excel in your chosen career path? Every Cloud.....And developing your resilience skills is aimed at helping you to increase and develop your resilience skills. There are no magic wands or gimmicks involved but there are lots of evidence, lessons and tips that all of us can benefit from. The book has been written from personal experience of dealing with adversity, research into the resilience of others and from a professional coaching perspective. If you have a desire to become more resilient, whether it is in the workplace, or in any other environment in which you would like to be stronger then you can increase and development your resilience skills, starting from today. By becoming more resilient in life you will not only deal with moments of adversity it a calmer and more effective way but you will find that in every day activities you will be more confident. With the additional confidence you find in increasing your levels of resilience you will begin to increase your levels of success in other aspects of your life. As a coach I focus on developing resilience skills as I see these as the centre of all our daily activities. I believe in reality. It's great to have dreams and ambitions but quite often our journey does not run smooth (in fact more often than not) and it's how we deal with the challenges that enable us to either build towards our goals or to stay as we are and stagnate or to give up completely. Every Cloud..... also has a fable within it, a short story demonstrating in a fictional way how to overcome adversity despite setbacks. Storytelling is a major learning tool for all of us to share in. Stories, whether it be Charles Dickens, The Brothers Grimm or anyone who read teach us important lessons in life and as such they help us to gain valuable lessons about resilience through the eyes of others. They also help us to understand that we are not alone, everyone has to deal with moments of adversity from one extreme to another. Every Cloud....also contains case studies of people who have had to deal with extreme adversity in their lives. These people are amongst the bravest people to have ever lived. There is not always a happy ending for the people highlighted in these case studies but without question they demonstrate high level resilience skills in cases of extreme adversity. You will be able to use the skills within 'Every Cloud...' and as you do you will become more focused on your goals; more confident in dealing with people and disciplined with your approach to everyday tasks.

Author: Gerard P. McKenna
ISBN-10: 1505645719
ISBN-13: 9781505645712
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 01/07/2015
Pages: 138
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.43lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.30d