Resilience : : Hard-Won Wisdom for Living a Better Life
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Machine generated contents note: Note to the Reader ix -- LETTER 1: Your Frontline 1 -- LETTER 2: Why Resilience? 8 -- LETTER 3: What Is Resilience? 19 -- LETTER 4: Beginning 32 -- LETTER 5: Happiness 49 -- LETTER 6: Models 66 -- LETTER 7: Identity 79 -- LETTER 8: Habits 95 -- LETTER 9: Responsibility 106 -- LETTER 10: Vocation 115 -- Letter 11: Philosophy 130 -- LETTER 12: Practice 148 -- LETTER 13: Pain 158 -- LETTER 14: Mastering Pain 169 -- LETTER 15: Reflection 193 -- LETTER 16: Friends 208 -- LETTER 17: Mentors 220 -- LETTER 18: Teams 238 -- LETTER 19: Leadership 244 -- LETTER 20: Freedom 252 -- LETTER 21: Story 260 -- LETTER 22: Death 269 -- LETTER 23: Sabbath 274 -- Acknowledgments 279 -- Bibliography 281 -- Notes 289.
"A masterpiece of warrior wisdom that shows how to overcome obstacles with positive action. The best-selling author, Navy SEAL, and humanitarian Eric Greitens offers a self-help book unlike any other. Two years ago, Eric Greitens unexpectedly heard from a former SEAL comrade, a brother-in-arms he hadn't seen in a decade. Drew Sheets had been one of the toughest of the tough. But ever since he returned home from war to his young family in a small logging town, he'd been struggling. Without a sense of purpose, plagued by PTSD, and masking his pain with heavy drinking, he needed help. Drew and Eric started writing and talking nearly every day, and Eric set down his thoughts on what it takes to build resilience in our lives. Eric's letters--drawing on both his own experience and wisdom from ancient and modern thinkers--are now gathered and edited into a timeless handbook. They explain how we can build purpose, confront the pain in our lives, practice compassion, develop our vocations, find a mentor, create happiness, follow a role model, think about the story of our lives, and much more.Resilience grapples with real hardship. The lessons are deep, yet practical, and the advice leads to clear solutions. This is a profoundly hopeful book: We all face pain, difficulty, and doubt. But with resilience, we can lead vital, flourishing lives"-- Provided by publisher.
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PUBLISHED
New York, New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015.
Year Published: 2015
Description: xii, 301 p. ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
978054432398
054432398X
SUBJECTS
Resilience (Personality trait)
Life skills.
Self-help techniques.