The Power of Resilience: Achieving Balance, Confidence and Personal Strength in Your Life [Abridged, Audiobook] [Audio CD]

Robert Brooks (Author), Sam Goldstein (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 8, 2004

In this breakthrough guide, the authors show adults how to call forth and nurture the power of resilience in themselves.

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From Publishers Weekly

In their latest book, psychologists Brooks and Goldstein (the authors of Raising Resilient Children) describe how adults can develop a "resilient mindset." According to the authors, while the word "resilient" is usually associated with people overcoming great adversity, daily stress often requires resilience. Using many examples from their clinical practice, Brooks and Goldstein outline how this mindset is best achieved. The first step is "rewriting negative scripts," or changing behavior that one repeats over and over despite its negative outcome, such as a manager yelling at his employees for being uncreative. Other strategies include developing empathy; communicating effectively; accepting oneself and others; and developing self-discipline. An appendix offers worksheets addressing the concepts covered in each of the chapters. Throughout, the authors emphasize taking responsibility for one's actions and their impact on others, as well as setting realistic short- and long-term goals. Their examples, such as the demanding manager and the couple who nag their teenage son, are familiar figures in whom readers may be able to see themselves or people they know. Although it's likely that, for many, a major change in one's approach toward life's difficulties would require the professional help that Brooks's and Goldstein's patients sought, their book does offer hope and a number of useful strategies readers can try to put into practice on their own.
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"... offers hope and a number of useful strategies readers can put into practice on their own." -- Publisher's Weekly, July 21, 2003 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: America Media International; Abridged edition (December 8, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1932378618
• ISBN-13: 978-1932378610
• Product Dimensions: 4.9 x 5.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,108,644 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Really Good, January 29, 2008

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Chicago Yeti (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Power of Resilience: Achieving Balance, Confidence, and Personal Strength in Your Life (Hardcover)

This book actually has several lists and practical ideas that you can use to fight defeated attitudes and regain focus in your life. Some ideas I really liked were:

- taking time to celebrate your successes...

- taking small steps towards your ultimate goal (and preparing for what to do if you hits snags).

-making the decision to look at failures/mistakes as an opportunity to learn instead of a confirmation that you're a loser.

The book on tape is really the way to go, but if you love to read I guess the paper version would work just fine. I'm sure there are lots of complex, overly complicated works on this subject out there, but this isn't one of them!

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just reading Brooks and Goldstein helps me feel more positive., June 10, 2008

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Amazonmarm (HOme) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Power of Resilience (Paperback)

I bought "Raising Resilient Children" first, on my journey to being a better parent. Of course, I wanted to be a better role model of resiliency. I was overjoyed to see that Brooks and Goldstein had written a book for just such an audience!

This book is filled with real suggestions, illustrative examples, and worksheets to aid you in your work towards resiliency. As in "Raising Resilient Children", I feel like Brooks and Goldstein truly empathize with how much work there is in increasing resiliency and give the reader skills that truly help.

The very tone of the book itself helps me feel like there's someone out there who empathizes and wants to work with me to improve my character. These two really walk the talk of empathy and emotional support. Highly recommended.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing book, July 22, 2011

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This review is from: The Power of Resilience: Achieving Balance, Confidence, and Personal Strength in Your Life (Paperback)

The was such an uplifting and inspirational book- fabulous- I have recommended this book to many friends- and I read again and again. Definitely worth your time to read.