It's Not the End of the World

Developing Resilience in Times of Change

Ebook
On sale Sep 01, 2009 | 224 Pages | 9781401926656

The world is in crisis ... but you don’t have to be.

We all know resilient people who bounce back from hardship and create their best lives. That’s the promise of change. Other people stress out and melt down, losing hope and health. That’s the danger in times of change. The good news is that resilience isn’t a genetic gift for the lucky few. It’s an easily understood skill that anyone can practice and master.

Resilient people face reality head on, take action, find deeper meaning in life, laugh often, and are masters of improvisation. A new kind of natural selection is already having its way with us. Hopeful, stress-hardy people will rule the world.

And as change and uncertainty escalate, those prone to stress will be less able to compete.

“Joan Borysenko is the smartest woman I’ve ever known. I urge you to drink in her wisdom.”— Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, the best-selling author of Excuses Begone!
Joan Borysenko, Ph.D., is an internationally known speaker in spirituality, integrative medicine, and the mind/body connection and has a doctorate in medical sciences from Harvard Medical School. She is a licensed clinical psychologist, the best-selling author of numerous books, and a journalist and radio personality.

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The world is in crisis ... but you don’t have to be.

We all know resilient people who bounce back from hardship and create their best lives. That’s the promise of change. Other people stress out and melt down, losing hope and health. That’s the danger in times of change. The good news is that resilience isn’t a genetic gift for the lucky few. It’s an easily understood skill that anyone can practice and master.

Resilient people face reality head on, take action, find deeper meaning in life, laugh often, and are masters of improvisation. A new kind of natural selection is already having its way with us. Hopeful, stress-hardy people will rule the world.

And as change and uncertainty escalate, those prone to stress will be less able to compete.

“Joan Borysenko is the smartest woman I’ve ever known. I urge you to drink in her wisdom.”— Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, the best-selling author of Excuses Begone!

Author

Joan Borysenko, Ph.D., is an internationally known speaker in spirituality, integrative medicine, and the mind/body connection and has a doctorate in medical sciences from Harvard Medical School. She is a licensed clinical psychologist, the best-selling author of numerous books, and a journalist and radio personality.

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