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Get a Grip!: Overcoming Stress and Thriving in the Workplace

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Another book that recycles the information found in the THOUSANDS of other similar books about the SAME topic.

This guy throws a bunch of "TO DO" things at you, like MAKE TIME TO MEDITATE, MAKE TIME TO EXCERCISE, BREATHE DEEP, DON'T BINGE EAT.

Heck if I could FInd the time to Meditate, and find the time to hit the Health Club after my 2 hour commute home each night, I wouldn't have the stress to begin with.

Once again I heard about the Flight or Fight response...it's getting kinda old now,..how many books are gonna carry that snippet of information.

It was an absolute waste of more than 10 bucks which caused me even more stress.

You can get the same info for free at Helpguide.Org,..but hey,....wadda I Know.

I really wanted to like this book more. The suggestions are helpful but it just seemed highly "recycled" as another reviewer mentioned. It reads less like a book and more like a motivational speaker giving a 30 minute speech over the course of a day-long seminar (which is surprising for such a short book). I did get some use out of this book, but it was more painstaking than necessary I think.

This is a book for everyone who has ever thought for a moment that they were under stress. Reading this book would also help so that you can prevent stress from infringing on your mental, emotional and/or physical health. Bob Losyk has filled his book with loads of useful ideas and tools. You will benefit from his own experiences and lots of other experiences that he discusses in his book. The time taken to read this book is an investment in a more productive and happy person that you will become. You will find your work performance to be more energizing and satisfying. This book is a must read in today's fast-paced, "get it all done no matter what" world that we work in.

Robert C. Preziosi

I absolutely enjoyed reading this book. It would have really been useful to me years ago while at the height of my management career. The book contains excellent information that can be used not only in the workplace, but also in everyday life. I especially enjoyed Bob's writing style...definitely kept my interest. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to have a better and less stressful lifestyle. Congratulations to Bob Losyk on a fantastic job!

This book was a wake up call for me! I am burnt out in my job and have a lot of stress. It is an easy, enjoyable read. The author really knows what he is talking about, and doesn't bore you with tons of scientific mumbo jumbo. Get A Grip shows you how you can change your life. It's chock full of suggestions and solutions that you can use right away, and they all make sense. Read this book even if you aren't stressed out. It's a great guide to live your life by. Highly recommend.

Twenty-five years ago, when "burnout" was just being recognized as a high-stress, hit-the-wall phenomenon, I was there. I went through that experience, and recovered. I still have vivid memories of living a great number of the symptoms that are included in the classic definitions of job burnout. It's not pretty. Everyone in the world of work is advised to learn the warning signs, the avoidance techniques, and the secrets to leading a happy life with stress under control.

Bob Losyk's book will tell you how.

With my intimate knowledge of the field of stress, from living the out-of-control side to managing it well today, I found this book to be the most thorough I've read on the topic. Losyk explains stress, stressors, and symptoms with a breadth and depth that covers everything the reader needs to know. I was pleasantly surprised by the volume of information he managed to squeeze into these pages. Even with anecdotes to illustrate his themes, there are few wasted words in this book. And that's important: people with stress problems have little patience with rambling!

The book is comprehensive, addressing meditation, diet, exercise, time management, and so much more. His "Fifty Ways to Leave Your Stressors" is filled with practical advice. Challenged readers could even start there and be ready for instant progress. Just thumbing through the book and looking at the boxes with assessments, action plans, and capsulized knowledge will be a valuable experience.

The book might have benefited from an index, but the table of contents is detailed enough the help the reader find specific information easily.

With the pressures of work, career, and questions about whether to stay or go, this book offers powerful support for management and non-management workers alike. As lead author of "Impending Crisis: Too Many Jobs, Too Few People," I'm keenly aware of what is happening-and what will be happening-in the workplace. Losyk's book will be a vital tool (perhaps a life-saver) for a lot of people.

You would be doing yourself a favor by buying this book. I just finished reading Get A Grip! and it is a worthy read for everyone. The author gives real world solutions that you can easily fit into your everyday life. He's not preachy but direct, so much so that I felt he was talking right to me. His messages are valuable ones and it is a fun, easy read.

I'm a high strung person that gets stressed easily but the doc said to reduce my stess at a time when work was at it's craziest. Work is still crazy but I'm not after employing the skills from this book. My job is even having to sue the state tax commission and I'm working through the stress as if it's just another day at the office. The book gives you the principles you just have to use them! I've become one of the more laid back people at work.

Get a Grip! gives readers some realistic strategies for knocking down the strongholds of stress in their lives. While there are a lot of books on the market dealing with stress management, author Bob Losyk recognizes an important point about his audience. The people who read this book are probably living stressful lives and therefore don't have a lot of free time. They want help and they want it now. This reviewer can honestly say that the author respects his readers' time constraints and offers actual and practical solutions.

The chapters are arranged in a logical progression, with key thoughts separated into subheadings for easy reference. Throughout the book are interactive quizzes that help the readers identify issues in their own lives. The first chapter sets the foundation with a clear definition of stress, its causes and its effects on the body. This reviewer applauds the holistic approach the author takes. The body, mind and spirit of a person are intimately connected and this book never loses sight of that fact.

After defining stress, the author then offers tools to overcome it. Exercise, meditation and even laughter are some of the topics covered in the chapters. What is wonderful is that each approach to relieving stress is actually something that people can do right now. And that's the point of the book. Stress is here, yet the ways to overcome it are also readily available.

The author is a nationally recognized expert on workplace issues and trends. Readers will feel as if they have a private audience with someone who understands their lives and who wants to help them. The writing style is friendly and touched with humor. The author has a reputation of solving performance and productivity challenges in companies, and therefore readers can trust the message he brings to them in this book.

Get a Grip! is like grabbing the hand of a friend who wants to help you up.

I liked the way the chapters were divided into different sections so that I could read any chapter in any order. A lot of practical ideas are explained in plain language. Really helped me to understand how and why people get burned out. Chapter 4 was a wonderful and down to earth explanation of meditation, with methods I used right away. The Zen walking really works. This book is for everyone, a must read!