AdaptAbility: How to Survive Change You Didn't Ask For

By MJ Ryan

Self-Help and Personal Development

Language: English Not Rated (NR)

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Learn the secrets to taking any change in stride.

“Changeis hard,” we say, and it is even harder when change is thrust upon us.In today’s tough times, we may be forced to reinvent our career ordownsize our lives; at any point in life, we may lose a love or adream. Our first reaction to change we didn’t ask for may be to railagainst fate. But what if we could see past today’s turmoil and spotthe opportunities that lie within unasked-for change? That is thepromise of AdaptAbility, bestselling author and executive coachM. J. Ryan’s paradigm-shifting new book on not merely surviving butthriving when change is required.

Why is it so hard to acceptchange? Paradoxically, it is for the very reason that our brainsusually work so well; we are designed to learn something and make itautomatic. The problem is that when circumstances change, our“efficient” brains keep trying to do things the same old way. In AdaptAbility,Ryan provides strategies to retrain your brain and optimize yourresponse to change, step by step: by first accepting the new reality,then expanding your options, and finally, taking effective action. Sheoffers cutting-edge tools for becoming calmer, less fearful, and moreflexible, creative, and resourceful in your thinking. Best of all, asyour “adapt-ability” increases, so does your confidence that you willbe able to face whatever life sends your way and find new ways toflourish.

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“You are always more resilient than you think. In her motivational and optimistic book, M. J. Ryan shows you how to face the unexpected and use what you've learned to be happier in life, in love and at work.”
–Nell Merlino, leader of Make Mine a Million $ Business and author of Stepping Out of Line

“The change you don’t ask for has a way of smacking you between the eyes. M. J. Ryan’s AdaptAbility teaches us how we can get through the pain more quickly and extract greater meaning from the nonnegotiable events of life.”
–Ellyn Spragins, author of What I Know Now: Letters to My Younger Self

“If you’re struggling and think that one more book can’t possibly make a difference, think again. M. J. Ryan has the rare gift of breaking things down into clear pieces that can be tackled.”
–Laura Berman Fortgang, author of Now What? 90 Days to a New Life Direction