The Resilience Factor: 7 Essential Skills for Overcoming Life's Inevitable Obstacles
Author: Andrew Shatte, Karen Reivich
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ISBN: 0767911903
Publisher: Broadway (08 October, 2002)
Sales Rank: 29,493
Average Customer Rating: 4.89 out of 5
Customer Reviews
Rating: 4 out of 5
easy to understand, analytic, but too cliched
I brought this book because I am a stressed out college undergrad trying to place a deterrent to the inevitable stresses and concerns everyday. After reading the author's bio, I decided to purchase it. After flipping through the first pages, though, i realize that it is a book with too much ambition - although a little bit of everything is talked about (post-traumatic stress/other psyc stuff, think patterns, life-stories), it tries to reach all different types of audiences - parents, lovers, managers. It is helpful, but I would not recommend it if you want to own this book like a life line.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Resilient Thinking is Constructive Approach to the Negatives
I agree that 7 is a lucky number, not just for book titles or subtitles. The authors focus on "the thinking rather than feeling side of the human psyche, but their intent is to ultimately affect readers' emotional reactions through helping them reprogram their thoughts." New directions in cognitive therapy, such as this book, are helping people live better lives. I recommend this book highly -- it is almost as good as my favorite, The Positive Power of Negative Thinking by Julie Norem. Resiliency is a good name for adaptive, constructive strategies for dealing with negative thoughts and feelings. For those of us who don't want to be optimists, being 'resilient' is as good a label as 'constructively pessimistic' or any other.
Rating: 5 out of 5
I CAN MAKE THINGS HAPPEN
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. Similar Products
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