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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.

Murdo

Murdo

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<p>When Jessica Bryant pesters her wealthy parents to allow her to have a dog as a pet, the answer is a resounding &quot;No&quot;; but they soon come to regret their decision when thier home is broken into one evening whilst they are out and their daughter kidnapped and held for ransom. The kidnappers, in the form of four seedy and incompetent characters wearing Disneyland-type masks, take her hostage and keep her incarcerated in a place from which there appears to be no escape. However, they reckon without the resourcefulness of our heroine, and the courage of a wonderful stray dog who comes to her aid and whom she names 'Murdo'. And so begins an exciting and humurous accounting of the couples' adventures together as they consistently foil and outwit the abductors whilst on the run together.<br /> This is a lovely story of the friendship between a girl and a dog, bringing out themes of responsibility, camaraderie, redemption, salvation and self-sacrifice. It includes some wonderful dialogue sequences as Jessica teaches her new four-legged friend how to communicate with her, with additional delightful conversations between the animals when a rabbit and a sparrow join forces with them in an effort to outwit the kidnappers and restore Jessica safely back to her parents' home. </p>

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Media Links

World Top Class Books

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

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Midlife Bloggers

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

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Houston Style Magazine

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

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Drew's Marketing Minute

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

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800 CEO Read

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

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The Eagle Tribune

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

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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>