• Author
  • Book
  • Story behind the book
  • Media Links
  • Reviews
MJ Ryan

MJ Ryan

About

A member of Professional Thinking Partners who is recognized as aleading expert in change, M.J. Ryan specializes in coaching high performanceexecutives, entrepreneurs, individuals, and leadership teams around the worldto maximize performance and fulfillment. Her clients include Microsoft, RoyalDutch Shell, Chevron, Hewitt Associates, and Frito Lay. Her work is based on acombination of positive psychology, strengths-based coaching, the wisdomtraditions, and cutting edge brain research. Her new book, titled“AdaptAbility: How to Survive Change You Didn't Ask For” was recently releasedpublished by Random House’s Broadway Books.  She lives in the SanFrancisco Bay Area with her husband and daughter.

Along The Watchtower

Along The Watchtower

0.0
0 ratings

Description

<p><strong><em>A tragic warrior lost in two worlds... Which one will he choose?</em></strong></p><p>The war in Iraq ended for Freddie when an IED explosion left his mind and body shattered. Once a skilled gamer as well as a capable soldier, he's now a broken warrior, emerging from a medically induced coma to discover he's inhabiting two separate realities.</p><p>The first is his waking world of pain, family trials, and remorse—and slow rehabilitation through the tender care of Becky, his physical therapist. The second is a dark fantasy realm of quests, demons, and magic, which Freddie enters when he sleeps. The lines soon blur for Freddie, not just caught between two worlds, but lost within himself.</p><p>Is he Lieutenant Freddie Williams, a leader of men, a proud officer in the US Army who has suffered such egregious injury and loss? Or is he Frederick, Prince of Stormwind, who must make sense of his horrific visions in order to save his embattled kingdom from the monstrous Horde, his only solace the beautiful gardener, Rebecca, whose gentle words calm the storms in his soul.</p><p>In the conscious world, the severely wounded vet faces a strangely similar and equally perilous mission to that of the prince—a journey along a dark road, haunted by demons of guilt and memory. Can he let patient, loving Becky into his damaged and shuttered heart? It may be his only way back from Hell.</p>

Story Behind The Book

<br />

Media Links

World Top Class Books

🔗 http://booksread4u.blogspot.com/2009/08/adaptability-how-to-survive-change-you.html

↗

Midlife Bloggers

🔗 http://midlifebloggers.com/2009/08/27/how-to-survive-change-you-didnt-ask-for/

↗

Houston Style Magazine

🔗 http://www.stylemagazine.com/wordpress/2009/08/%E2%80%9Cadaptability%E2%80%9D-by-mj-ryan/

↗

Drew's Marketing Minute

🔗 http://www.drewsmarketingminute.com/2009/06/surviving-change-you-didnt-ask-for-mj-ryan.html

↗

800 CEO Read

🔗 http://blog.800ceoread.com/2009/07/23/an-excerpt-from-adaptability-by-m-j-ryan/

↗

The Eagle Tribune

🔗 http://www.eagletribune.com/pulife/local_story_234181126.html

↗

Reviews

“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.”<br />–Nell Merlino, leader of Make Mine a Million $ Business and author of <em>Stepping Out of Line</em> <br /><br />“The change you don’t ask for has a way of smacking you between the eyes. M. J. Ryan’s <em>AdaptAbility</em> teaches us how we can get through the pain more quickly and extract greater meaning from the nonnegotiable events of life.”<br />–Ellyn Spragins, author of <em>What I Know Now: Letters to My Younger Self<br /></em><br />“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.”<br />–Laura Berman Fortgang, author of <em>Now What? 90 Days to a New Life Direction</em>