How to Survive Change . . . You Didn't Ask for: Bounce Back, Find Calm in Chaos, and Reinvent Yourself (Uplifting Gift, Coping Skills)

Be Empowered in the Face of Change

"…teaches us how we can get through the pain more quickly and extract greater meaning from the nonnegotiable events of life." —Ellyn Spragins, author of What I Know Now: Letters to My Younger Self

Overwhelmed by life’s challenges? Exhausted by crisis after crisis in the world? How to Survive Change is filled with advice and timely, relevant tips to help you cope, change your mindset, and ultimately thrive.

Change your mindset to change for the better. These are challenging times. Chances are, at this moment, you’re confronting some change you never asked for—perhaps a life crisis, like a loss of job or the failure of a dream. Maybe you must learn to work in new ways or find a new place to live. Bestselling author, thought leader, and change expert M.J. Ryan is here to help. Within the pages of her book How to Survive Change . . . You Didn't Ask For, you’ll find the support and practices you need to successfully ride the wave of this change, whatever it may be.

Discover tools for coping with the changes of life. Change is always hard, and it's even harder when it's thrust upon us, unbidden. But with every change, there is also opportunity. In her book, Ryan provides strategies to retain your brain and optimize your response to life change, step-by-step. Best of all, as your adaptability increases, so does your confidence—with her guidance, you will be able to survive and thrive no matter what life throws your way.

Find new opportunities for success. With both detailed chapters explaining how to embrace change and twenty quick tips for adapting to change you didn't ask for, Ryan's advice can be used in any evolving situation.

This book teaches you how to:

• Accept change
• Expand your options
• Strengthen your adaptability
• Take action

If you liked Switch or books by Gretchen Rubin like Better than Before or The Four Tendencies, you'll love How to Survive Change . . . You Didn't Ask For.

Known internationally as an expert on change, inspirational speaker and human development guru M.J. Ryan works as an executive coach to senior executives and entrepreneurs around the world to accelerate business success and personal fulfillment. She combines a practical approach gained from being the CEO of Conari Press with methodologies from neuroscience, positive psychology, and asset-focused learning to help clients and readers more easily meet their goals.

A highly successful author, Ryan is known for co-creating the Random Acts of Kindness series, as well as writing best-sellers such as A Grateful Heart, Atitudes of Gratitude, The Power of Patience, and her AdaptAbility book How to Survive Change . . . You Didn't Ask For. She lives in the San Francisco Bay area with her family.