MJ Ryan

MJ Ryan

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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.

A King Under Siege

A King Under Siege

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<p><span style="color:rgb(15,17,17);font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Richard II found himself under siege not once, but twice in his minority. Crowned king at age ten, he was only fourteen when the Peasants' Revolt terrorized London. But he proved himself every bit the Plantagenet successor, facing Wat Tyler and the rebels when all seemed lost. Alas, his triumph was short-lived, and for the next ten years he struggled to assert himself against his uncles and increasingly hostile nobles. Just like in the days of his great-grandfather Edward II, vengeful magnates strove to separate him from his friends and advisors, and even threatened to depose him if he refused to do their bidding. The Lords Appellant, as they came to be known, purged the royal household with the help of the Merciless Parliament. They murdered his closest allies, leaving the King alone and defenseless. He would never forget his humiliation at the hands of his subjects. Richard's inability to protect his adherents would haunt him for the rest of his life, and he vowed that next time, retribution would be his.</span><br /><span class="a-text-bold" style="color:rgb(15,17,17);font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;">B.R.A.G. Medallion honoree!</span></p>

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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.”<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>