Refuse To Surrender: Lessons In Resilience - Softcover

Kisner, J. Willard

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798889260929

Publisher: Manuscripts LLC, 2024

Synopsis

“A new approach to resilience blending Kisner’s Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and his journey through a heart transplant. Readers learn how to build resilience through life’s setbacks.” Eric Koester

How do you build resilience? By overcoming challenges that builds inner strength. Have you experienced insurmountable challenges in your life? Through Refuse to Surrender, J. Willard Kisner shares his life story and the story of his heart transplant and many unbeatable challenges. And while his story is unique to him, there are nuggets that apply to all of us. Through his retelling, you will see how his resilience through uncertainty, upheaval, and life-changing events helped him to “build muscle” in resilience—even as a premature infant.

He shares his experiences with you as a means of helping you to draw parallels with his story and build your own resilience. We all have challenges in our lives, but only through those challenges do we learn “resilience.” Join J. Willard Kisner as he tells his story of resilience through challenges and a heart transplant.

This must-read book is for anyone striving to succeed and determined to build resilience. J. Willard Kisner shows anyone stuck on hopelessness to build the muscle of resilience. Refuse to Surrender demonstrates resilience while facing a crisis, a life changing event that seems insurmountable—this book is a must read.

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About the Author

Drawing on his own power and insight, Dr. J. Willard Kisner has a story as a hearttransplant recipient and a lifetime learner of motivation, specifically on lessons inresilience. He has a Master's in Counseling and a PhD in Clinical Psychology. He was aprofessor of graduate studies with Webster University at Ft. Leavenworth, where militaryand civilian personnel learned organizational development and leadership skills. Heserved on the Katrina Disaster response team and helped victims come to grips with loss.God has equipped him with education, experiences, and a loving heart for walking withothers who are struggling. These last eight months, his main focus has been God, family, and writing. He is already working on his next book. He continues to be challenged andwrestle with God while on this spiritual journey. He has a passion for sharing his storyfor the divine purpose of transforming lives.

Edition details

• Publisher: Manuscripts LLC
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798889260929
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 202