Work without Stress: Building a Resilient Mindset for Lasting Success

by Derek Roger, Nick Petrie

Overview

FORGET EVERYTHING YOU KNOW ABOUT STRESS.

If you’re like most people, you probably think that stress is an inevitable part of life. The truth is: it’s not. In a groundbreaking 30-year study, Dr. Derek Roger has discovered that everything we think we know about stress—and how we should “manage” it—is just plain wrong.

STRESS IS A CHOICE.
It is not a natural response to the pressures of work. It’s a choice that you make, consciously or not, to worry and fret and agonize over the work you need to do—instead of just doing it.

WORK DOESN’T HAVE TO BE STRESSFUL FOR YOU TO BE SUCCESSFUL.
This book offers a radically different approach to stress. It’s about being resilient. Flexible. Mentally awake and in the moment. It’s about changing your mindset to keep things in perspective instead of adding fuel to the fire with negative thoughts. The techniques you’ll find in this book are powerful, practical, and proven to work—without stress.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781259642975
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	11/04/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Derek Roger, PhD, is a psychologist who has spent 30 years researching the causes and effects of stress. He is the founder of the Stress Research Unit at the University of York and the training consultancy Work Skills Centre Ltd. His original research findings challenged conventional ideas about stress and resilience and led to the creation of the training program Challenge of Change Resilience™. Roger has authored more than 100 articles in the scientific press.

Nick Petrie is a senior faculty member at the Center for Creative Leadership. He works with CEOs and their teams to create resilience strategies for their organizations, particularly in periods of significant change. He is the author of numerous white papers and holds a master’s degree focused on organizational behavior and leadership development from Harvard University.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii

1 A New Way to Think About Stress and Resilience 1

2 Waking Up 23

3 Controlling Attention 47

4 Becoming Detached and Letting Go 75

5 Developing a Resilient Personality 101

6 Resilient Communication and Leading Change 142

7 Conclusion: Pulling it All Together 161

Appendix: The Resilience Research Program 169

Index 199