A Guide to Thriving: The Science Behind Breaking Old Patterns, Reclaiming Your Agency, and Finding Meaning - Hardcover

Rosemberg, Jon

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1394367937 ISBN 13: 9781394367931

Publisher: Wiley, 2025

Synopsis

An incisive, evidence-based guide to unlocking your full potential

If you feel overwhelmed, burned out, stuck, or constantly on edge, you may be trapped in survival mode. Life in this state becomes an endless cycle of reactivity, where you stay guarded against every perceived threat and shrink yourself to stay safe. It's draining, confining, and prevents you from fully thriving.

In A Guide to Thriving, you'll discover how reclaiming your agency can transform your life. Agency is our capacity to be active participants in our lives by making intentional choices, guided by the belief that our decisions matter and have impact.

This book offers a practical map with nine essential elements of personal growth to help you step into a thriving life. You'll learn to:

• Recognize when survival mode is in control.
• Break free from the limiting beliefs holding you back.
• Apply the science-backed AIR method (Awareness, Inquiry, Reframing) to create a life that feels expansive, connected, resilient, meaningful, and full of possibility.

You've spent long enough in survival mode. Let A Guide to Thriving empower you to make bold choices that help you, your team, your family, and your community thrive.

You're meant for more than just getting by. You're meant to thrive.

About this title

About the Author

JON ROSEMBERG empowers leaders and organizations to break free from survival mode and step boldly into thriving. With over two decades coaching Fortune 500 executives, guiding global teams through transformations, and applying the techniques in this book, Jon believes that positive change begins by reclaiming our agency. Born in Venezuela and now based in Toronto, he holds advanced degrees from Cornell and the University of Pennsylvania and has served in senior leadership roles at Walmart, Procter & Gamble, Indigo, and GoBolt. Jon is currently CEO of Strongpoint Group and Co-Founder of Anther, a firm dedicated to helping people thrive.

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From the Back Cover

Foreword by LARA MERRIKEN, Founder of LÄRABAR

Praise for A GUIDE TO THRIVING

“A breakthrough book that will reward the reader with a useful path forward. Grounded in science, this is a human-centered approach to changing our stories and our actions.”
―SETH GODIN, author of The Song of Significance

“In this deeply informed and intimate book, Jon Rosemberg guides us through and past the thicket of past-based emotions, beliefs, and body states that keep us imprisoned in survival mode. His well-lived and keenly observed experiences have led him, and thus the reader, to discover a path to genuine thriving―defined not as some external acquisition, but as inner peace, groundedness, and freedom.”
―GABOR MATÉ, MD, author of The Myth of Normal

“Whether you’re navigating loss, burnout, transition, or the quiet ache of feeling misaligned, this book meets you there―and gently walks you forward. Jon doesn’t preach; he shares. And in doing so, he gives us all permission to breathe deeper, live braver, and believe in the possibility of thriving.”
―DR. MARSHALL GOLDSMITH, New York Times bestselling author of What Got You Here Won’t Get You There

“With warmth and insight, Jon Rosemberg reminds us that thriving is not about chasing happiness but about cultivating meaning every day. In A Guide to Thriving, he shows how even our ordinary days can become part of an extraordinary journey of growth and deep fulfillment.”
―EMILY ESFAHANI SMITH, author of The Power of Meaning

“If you’re ready to redefine success on your own terms, this book is a remarkable place to help you expand your options, ground your decisions, and align you with the people you care about.”
―GUY KAWASAKI, host of the Remarkable People podcast and chief evangelist of Canva

“A Guide to Thriving is a compelling, science-backed roadmap to go from survival to thriving. Jon Rosemberg empowers readers to break free of limiting patterns and realize their full potential.”
―SCOTT BARRY KAUFMAN, host of The Psychology Podcast and author of Transcend

“A profound and practical roadmap for moving from survival to growth. Jon Rosemberg’s integration of personal narrative and science echoes key principles of Polyvagal Theory. His AIR method (Awareness, Inquiry, Reframing) gently empowers readers to reshape old patterns and reclaim a life of meaning and resilience. This book is an inspiring guide for those ready to live more fully and authentically.”
―STEPHEN W. PORGES, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Creator of the Polyvagal Theory

From the Inside Flap

Does your life look successful on the outside, but inside you feel overwhelmed, burned out, stuck, and on edge? You may be caught in survival mode, a state of constant firefighting where life becomes an exhausting cycle of reacting to threats. Every day spent scrambling to handle crises leaves you depleted and painfully aware of the opportunities for growth passing you by.

In A Guide to Thriving, you’ll discover a practical path out of survival mode and into authentic thriving. Drawing on cutting-edge research and real-world experience, Jon Rosemberg shows you how to respond intentionally rather than reactively, break free from outdated patterns, and align your daily actions with who you truly want to be.

You’ll learn the simple yet powerful AIR Method (Awareness, Inquiry, and Reframing) and apply it across nine elements of your inner life, from thoughts and emotions to your relationship with time and the world around you. Using AIR, you’ll reset limiting beliefs, outsmart thinking traps, understand difficult emotions, reconcile the past, and chart a future you actually want.

Packed with actionable insights and compassionate guidance, this book will help you build a life that feels expansive, connected, resilient, creative, deeply meaningful, and full of exciting possibilities. A Guide to Thriving is a breakthrough resource for anyone committed to living fully. Use it to honor your inherent worth and to create meaningful change at work, at home, and in the world.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1394367937
• ISBN 13: 9781394367931
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272