Personal Resilience

Home Is Us tells the story of my mother’s struggle to protect herself, and her daughters from harm. Our story moves from the shared trauma of violence, through our fight for education, safety, and independence. My family’s songs, prayers, and spoken word have given me a greater awareness of myself, how we survived, and continue to thrive. Shared here now, for you to listen.

One of the best predictors of success is your ability to withstand discomfort, yet most people possess a threshold for painful challenges is embarrassingly low. They have a hard time dealing with emotional and physical pain such as rejection, frustration, or even a hard workout. Instead of pushing themselves past the pain, they give up and often fall short of reaching their most ambitious goals. Having a low tolerance for pain will hold you back in life and in your training. It makes you more likely to constantly quit, preventing you from building the physique you want.

"Unveiling Miracles: A Journey of Immigration, from Modeling to Homelessness, and the Power of Resilience" is a gripping and inspiring memoir that takes you on a remarkable journey through the life of Venus. In this compelling narrative, Venus bares her soul, sharing the highs and lows of her life, a testament to the extraordinary power of resilience. From a humble beginning as an immigrant to a foreign land, Venus candidly recounts the challenges and triumphs faced while navigating the intricate path of immigration.

"RISE: Mastering the Art of Resilience" is your essential guide to transforming pain into purpose. Through a blend of personal stories and expert advice, Angie Read equips you with the tools to bounce back from crisis, conquer adversity, and flourish in the face of challenges. Discover how to develop a resilient mindset, prioritize self-care, and embrace change as a catalyst for growth. Let inspiring tales of resilience motivate you to navigate life's hurdles with strength, courage, and purpose.

In a world filled with constant challenges and uncertainties, developing resilience is the key to thriving and overcoming adversity. Resilience Unleashed is a transformative guide that equips you with the essential tools and strategies to navigate life's obstacles and emerge stronger than ever before. Drawing from the wisdom of ancient teachings and modern psychological research, this book presents a powerful 10-step journey to help you master resilience and unlock your true potential.

In our rapidly evolving world, children are not just facing academic and physical challenges, but emotional and psychological ones as well. Empowering Positive Affirmations for Kids: Building Resilience, Happiness, and Success, One Thought at a Time equips children to combat these struggles head-on, transforming their mindset through the potent tool of positive affirmations.

In a world filled with stress, anxiety, depression, uncertainty, and conflict, we all want to find a better tomorrow—a way to become our best self so we can meet the world with resilience and positive wellness. Dr. Karren and Dr. Richardson have captured and eloquently communicate the process of living a healthy, balanced life with strong resilience and hope. A Better Tomorrow leads the listener through easily understood wisdom and practical activities in self-discovery, balancing stress management, and resilience building, and more.

Tired of the chaos that surrounds you? It’s time to turn inward and embrace a present that brings the joys of living back to you…In the chaos of modern life, there is one solution that you might have heard of – a buzzword of modern times: Mindfulness. But what does it really mean?

From the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq to the boardrooms of Nike, Walmart, and Microsoft, Blayne Smith and Brandon Young have consistently built tightly-knit, high-performing teams that persevere and win. Join the Army Rangers on the peaks of the Hindu Kush Mountains in Afghanistan and the Green Berets at Firebase Anaconda to gain key insights for leading teams through uncertainty and the understanding that perseverance is what’s most required for today’s complex world.

Ever wondered what separates those who thrive under pressure from those who crumble? Discover the secrets to unlocking unshakable mental toughness and become unstoppable in every facet of your life!

Are you stuck in negative thoughts and emotions? Desperate for a transformation but don't know where to start? Ready to take control of your mindset, defeat negativity, and unlock your full potential? You're not alone. Mental health struggles, self-doubt, imposter syndrome, and anxiety are common, especially during challenging times. The good news? This book can help you overcome these challenges. "Having a Positive Thinking Mindset" helps you shift your mindset, unlock resilience, and find happiness and success.

Management teams and boards are facing disruption on all sides, from morphing customer preferences to the COVID pandemic to climate change. At the same time they are floundering in strategy confusion with too many concepts and not enough clarity. In this book, strategy expert and regular Harvard Business Review author Graham Kenny releases managers and directors from their strategy haze. His simple and effective framework allows managers to navigate the current maze of ideas and approaches and maximize their competitive advantage.

At the age of four, Dr. Lise Deguire suffered third-degree burns on 65 percent of her body as the result of both maternal and corporate negligence. Against the odds, she lived through the trauma, beginning decades of treatment as a burn survivor. Some chapters of this gripping journey focus on early events, including the story of the fire, her years of painful surgeries in the hospital, social isolation, and bullying.

On July 23, 2007, Dr. William Petit suffered an unimaginable horror: Armed strangers broke into his suburban Connecticut home in the middle of the night, bludgeoned him nearly to death, tortured and killed his wife and two daughters, and set their house on fire. He miraculously survived, and yet living through those horrific hours was only the beginning of his ordeal. Broken and defeated, Bill was forced to confront a question of ultimate consequence: How does a person find the strength to start over and live again after confronting the darkest of nightmares?

This year has demonstrated how quickly our lives can change completely without warning. But every day we face change - whether it's small changes such as an unscheduled meeting or plans going awry, to bigger changes such as a change of job or coping with the loss of a loved one. Our lives are constantly moving, and we, in turn, must move with them. In his latest book, best-selling author Dr Harry Barry shows us how to not only cope with change but learn in the process and therefore grow and develop as a human being.

A collection of insights, Life Hacks is meant to bring you to a new awareness of how we are constantly experiencing life from the inside out. You are invited to join the author on a journey towards discovering how our "negative" attributes have not only been helpful to us, but essential to our survival; How our thoughts and ideas about life sometimes get us "stuck" (and how to get unstuck), and how we always will and have always had access to an internal GPS system.

Imagine you get the best tools to accomplish that in once place. Your search can finally end and your journey to success, high-performance, and wellbeing begins. Successful Under Pressure provides you with 52 time-tested techniques for relieving stress, improving resilience, optimizing performance and increasing personal energy when facing challenges. It gives you the answer to the question: “What techniques and strategies I can use, to be the best, when it matters most?"

Life after divorce can be overwhelming, but it can also be a transformative journey of self-discovery, growth, and new possibilities. Embracing New Beginnings: A Journey of Rebuilding After Divorce is a compassionate and empowering guidebook crafted to support and inspire individuals navigating the challenges of post-divorce life.

Change happens, whether it’s forced on us or we create it. But too often, people get caught up in the challenges of change, creating anxiety and getting stuck. If this sounds familiar, there’s good news ahead.

Resiliently Happy: A Guide to Building Resilience and Finding Happiness is an evidence-based guide to psychological resilience and wellbeing. In this book, listeners will learn practical strategies to build resilience and overcome life's challenges. From developing a positive mindset to establishing healthy habits and relationships, this book provides a roadmap to help you cultivate happiness and create a fulfilling life.