Career Resilience

Lisa Lisson's life seemed perfect: she had married her high school sweetheart, applied her marketing degree to a position at FedEx Express Canada, and would ultimately become president of the company. One night, after putting their four children to bed, her husband, Patrick, marvelled at their lives. Just a few hours later, Patrick had a massive heart attack and was in a coma. Part leadership guide, part memoir of loss, and part personal empowerment primer on how to achieve your goals, Resilience is an inspirational story.

Mental toughness enables us to get up when we want to give up, but it's a skill that takes practice. To develop mental toughness for everyday life, The Mental Toughness Advantage offers a practical 5-step program to boost resilience and overcome every obstacle. From drafting a mission statement to executing it successfully day after day, this training program provides effective tools and strategies to apply mental toughness in your home, work, and recreational life.

More and more organizations worldwide are using teams of employees to respond to adversity. Employees can no longer rely on their own knowledge, skills, and abilities to get their work done. Rather, employees have to work collaboratively with one another and combine their expertise to achieve the synergy and breakthrough thinking that is necessary to be successful at completing complex tasks in today's dynamic environments.

In Choosing to Prosper: Triumphing Over Adversity, Breaking Out of Comfort Zones, Achieving Your Life and Money Dreams, celebrated company founder and finance leader Bola Sokunbi delivers an uplifting and practical message of success and resilience in the face of formidable obstacles. The book challenges listeners to examine their own financial and personal dreams and find the strength and resilience they need to achieve them. The author provides the tools listeners need to build confidence, find their voice, and realize personal growth.

Boyd Clewis has defied the odds and gravity. He was born dead, changed schools and homes as a child more times than he can count, became a teenage father and a track star, had more than one close brush with the law, and endured unimaginable family tragedy—all by the time he was barely old enough to drink. He found a brief silver lining in the darkness.

With its gripping narrative and relatable takeaways, The Grit Factor is both inspiring and pragmatic, a book that will energize and enlighten current and aspiring leaders everywhere - whether male or female.

This practical and groundbreaking guide reveals seven paths to fighting the effects of stress - to strengthen our natural defenses so that our minds remain sharp, and our bodies resilient, no matter what life throws at us. Each chapter examines a common stress agent - including inflammation, an out-of-sync body clock, cortisol levels, and emotional triggers - and presents simple ways to minimize its harmful effects with changes in diet, exercise, and other daily habits - including surprising hacks involving music, eye movements, body temperature, daily routine, and more.

Leaders today must navigate their teams and organizations through unprecedented levels of uncertainty. It feels like every year there is some-game changing technology or catastrophe that gives rise to a “new normal” and sends businesses scrambling for how to rethink themselves to operate under these new conditions. K. Scott Griffith, a former airline pilot, socio-technical physicist, and author of the first independently audited high reliability and just culture model, offers practical and proven methods to build processes that will withstand the winds of uncertainty while driving success.

In The Emotional Intelligence and Resilience Handbook: Practical Tools for Growth, Connection, and Leadership for Everyone, Coach Shirita Nash guides with a “mirror and compass” using 10 specific self-paced topics to help you explore how emotional intelligence and resilience can become essential tools for weathering life’s storms, uncovering strength, and navigating unforeseen turns on your continuous journey of growth and connection. You might already be thriving—but still seeking ways to lead a more fulfilling life.

In no other time in recent history have leaders in every industry and on every continent grappled with so many changes that have independently and simultaneously undermined their ability to lead. The Prepared Leader encapsulates more than two decades of the authors' research to convey how it has positioned them to navigate through the distinct challenges of today and tomorrow. Their insights have implications for every leader in every industry and every worker at every level.

This Three Workbook Bundle contains the content from the first three workbooks in the Resilient Leaders: The Nine Secrets series. This bundle provides the script for the Audiobook version of the first three workbooks.

In A Cure for the Common Company: A Well-Being Prescription for a Happier, Healthier, and More Resilient Organization, health and well-being expert Richard Safeer, MD, delivers a step-by-step roadmap to creating a culture of health on your team and in your company that keeps your people happier and more engaged. In the book, you'll discover the importance of shaping your well-being culture, challenging yourself, your team, and your workforce to live better lives by offering them new tools and methods to do just that.

Unlock the secrets to becoming a top-tier real estate professional with "Mindset of a Champion: Cultivating Resilience and Success in Real Estate." This transformative guide offers deep insights into mastering the complexities of the real estate market through self-discipline, strategic thinking, and an unyielding resilience. Whether you are just starting out or are an experienced agent looking to elevate your career, this book provides essential tools and techniques to thrive in this competitive industry. Explore practical strategies and personal anecdotes that demonstrate effective ways ...

Best-selling author and personal development trainer, Scott Allan, will teach you a system of lessons that can change your life, and provide you with a winning system for crushing existential self-doubt through building a bulletproof mind.

How do you know if you're going through a setback? And once you realize you're in one, how do you work through it? Some of the world's most prominent leaders attribute their setbacks to the reason they found success. Their lowest moments paved the way for their creative rebirth. Through the four phases of The Setback Cycle—Establish, Embrace, Explore, and Emerge—Amy Shoenthal guides listeners on how to make sense of their experiences, gain clarity on what comes next, and move confidently into future endeavors.

In "Breaking Barriers in Corporate America: Winning in a White Man’s World," Catrese Kilgore takes readers on a remarkable journey through her life, sharing a gripping story of determination, resilience, and unshakable ambition. From a challenging childhood to becoming a top-ranking professional in the corporate world, Kilgore's narrative is an inspirational testament to the indomitable spirit of a Black woman determined to thrive in an environment dominated by stereotypes and systemic biases. This book offers a captivating look at Kilgore's life, marked by early setbacks and obstacles ...

"Mid-Career Transitions: A Comprehensive Guide - Volume Two" dives into advanced strategies for navigating career changes with confidence and resilience. Building on the foundations of Volume One, this guide equips mid-career professionals to handle complexities like managing current roles, overcoming age-related biases, and building a sustainable career path. Volume Two begins with Managing Your Current Role During Transition, offering strategies to maintain performance and professional relationships while preparing for a career change. Readers gain tips on setting boundaries, timing their...

You lost your job. Now what? Job loss can feel like the end of everything—your finances, your career, your confidence, and even your sense of purpose. But it doesn’t have to be. In Job Loss, Not Life Loss, you’ll find a step-by-step guide to recovering emotionally, financially, and professionally so you can rebuild your future with confidence and faith. Whether you’re struggling with fear, searching for a new job, or wondering how to survive financially, this book gives you the practical tools and biblical wisdom you need to bounce back stronger than ever.What You'll Learn: ...

Have you ever dreaded Sunday night, got a pit in your stomach on the way to work, or had your heartbeat speed up at the sound of your boss’s voice? If so, you may have had anxiety at work. In this empathetic and wise guide, executive coaches and gurus of gratitude Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton explore the causes of workplace stress and anxiety and the management practices that have proven successful in reducing tension and cultivating calm.

In Ice Cold Leader, special forces combat veteran, FBI agent, and business founder Errol Doebler reveals his unknown and silent battle with a traumatic brain injury incurred as a Navy SEAL in the late 1990s, and how he overcame emotional distress, self-doubt, depression, and anxiety to create a successful and happy personal and professional life until the day he discovered his pain was due to an injury he didn't even know he had.