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Reviews:
"Adrienne and John have a great saying; ‘Life is difficult and that’s ok.’ Sometimes though it doesn’t feel like it’s ok, and if you have a senior position in an organization it can be difficult to realize this. By working through the ‘Keys’ inCoaching for Resilience you will equip yourself to deal with all of life’s challenges. Keep it with you."
Peter Davidson, Chairman, South Tyneside NHS Trust
"It has made me challenge my outlook in a way that I can honestly say I have never had the tools to do before, despite reading numerous books on the subject."
Tim Styles, Quality Assurance Manager, Premier Foods
"Adrienne has helped me to understand myself more, develop my inner strength, identify and appreciate my own abilities and provided me with the skills and techniques I needed to enhance my working relationships with others."
Joan Didier, Deputy Head Teacher
Description:
In a hectic and constantly changing world, stress is a natural part of our daily lives. Although it is not possible to avoid some of the key stress factors, such as increasing pressure at work, demanding workloads and lack of job security, by building and maintaining your resilience you can learn how to cope with the stress effectively.Coaching for Resilience will give you a deep understanding of resilience and the tools you need to build that crucial yet often elusive quality. Using tried and tested techniques it will show you how to motivate and inspire your clients and yourself to build greater resilience. Within you will find clear, detailed and structured explanations of the principles of positive psychology with practical exercises and examples to work through. Whether you are seeking to build your own personal resilience, or to help others to achieve that, this comprehensive resource will help you develop a clear understanding of the psychology of stress and develop your own strategies to enhance resilience.
Contents:
About the authors • Acknowledgements • Introduction
PART ONE- Essential foundations for lasting resilience
Chapter 1: Defining ‘resilience’ and ‘stress’ • Resilience • Stress • Fight-or-flight • Chapter 2: The science bit • How the brain works • How the brain works in the real world • Reacting without thinking • Taking control of the stress response • Chapter 3: The effects of modern-day chronic stress • Exercise one • How stress undermines resilience • External threats have been replaced by internal threats • Chapter 4: Managing stress to build resilience • The signs and symptoms of stress • The causes of stress • Strategies and techniques to reduce stress • Chapter 5: What you already know • Exercise two • What causes stress and undermines resilience? • Techniques and strategies to reduce stress and build resilience • Why what you know about stress isn’t helping you • Only two real causes of stress • Exercise three
PART TWO- The 7 KEYS
Chapter 6: KEY 1- The two underlying psychological causes of stress • Why is the need for approval such a powerful psychological driver? • A question answered • How the need to be liked affects stress levels in everyday life • Exercise four • The two underlying psychological causes of stress • Need for control- I • Exercise five • Need for control - II • Need for control- III • Exercise six • Chapter 7: KEY 2- A model to develop awareness • Exercise seven • Exercise eight • Chapter 8: KEY 3- Life is short - getting motivated • Exercise nine • Taking control of your life • The quality of assertiveness • Exercise ten • Passive • Aggressive • Passive-aggressive • The skills and qualities of empathetic assertiveness • Assertiveness and rights • Developing the skills of empathetic assertiveness • Chapter 9: KEY 4- Change threatens people’s need for control • How do you react to change? • Exercise eleven • Exercise twelve • Change is the only constant • Chapter 10: KEY 5- Building self-confidence • Exercise thirteen • Dealing with a difficult time: how did you do that? • Chapter 11: KEY 6- Attitude • CBT: changing thoughts to change feelings • Exercise fourteen • Choosing your attitude • Controlling your inner voice - • Controlling your inner voice - • Exercise fifteen • Controlling your inner voice - • Exercise sixteen • Chapter 12: KEY 7- Stress comes from the past and the future • Exercise seventeen • Learn to live in the present • Exercise eighteenThe last word
References and further reading
IndexISBN - 9780749466459
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Pages : 240
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