Success Under Stress: Powerful Tools for Staying Calm, Confident, and Productive When the Pressure's On...

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Sharon Melnick, PhD

Success Under Stress

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Powerful Tools for Staying Calm, Confident, and Productive When the Pressure's On

Sharon Melnick, PhD

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Amacom
20 March 2019

Psychology; Business & management; Coping with stress

Sharon Melnick provides a flexible array of stress-busting strategies to help you overcome the things that are weighing you down.

From overflowing priority lists to power-hungry colleagues to nagging parental guilt, stress is the defining characteristic of most of our lives. Business psychologist Sharon Melnick teaches you how to gain control and exude calmness amidst everyday chaos by offering professional-level solutions appropriate to assist you in managing your big-time stressors.

Success Under Stress ditches one-size-fits-all breathing exercises and visualization techniques and instead offers tangible advice to help you:

see opportunities rather than obstacles, get focused when overwhelmed, find energy when exhausted, stay calm when wired, and change the problem to prevent stress from returning.

You’ll gain a veritable arsenal of “magic-bullet” solutions--hundreds of situation-specific, quick-acting tips for defusing stress and boosting productivity complete with quizzes, examples, exercises, and more that allows you to reach your professional goals.

By: Sharon Melnick PhD
Imprint: Amacom
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 308g
ISBN: 9780814432129
ISBN 10: 0814432123
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 20 March 2019
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

CONTENTS Acknowledgments xi Introduction: What This Book Will Do for You xv SECTION I Constant Stress: Reclaiming the Power to Succeed 1 From Survival Under Stress to Success Under Stress 5 2 Controlling What You Can Control: The 50% Rule 19 SECTION II Taming the Stress of Too Much to Do and Too Many Obstacles 3 Changing Obstacles to Opportunities 33 4 Get the Calm and Focus of a Yoga Class in 3 Minutes (or Less) During Busy Work Days 51 5 Strategies to Reduce Overload When Everything Is a Priority 74 SECTION III Solutions for Self-Imposed Stress: How to Care Less About What Other People Think 6 The Fastest Way to Build Confidence 113 7 Quick Fixes to Eliminate Anxiety 132 8 Techniques for Turning Self-Criticism into Self-Confidence 141 SECTION IV Rx for Relationship Stress 9 How to Stay Rational When Someone Is Driving You Nuts 161 10 Shift Instantly from Anger to a Cool Head 182 11 How to Get Other People to Stop Stressing You Out 189 SECTION V Create Success Under Stress All Around You 12 A New Perspective on Balancing Your Work and Life 211 13 Call to Action: Getting Others to Own Their 50% 218 Appendix The Top 12 Resilience Strategies for Success Under Stress 221 Endnotes 223 Index 233 About the Author 249

SHARON MELNICK, PH.D., is a business psychologist dedicated to helping professionals get out of their own way. Her practical tools are informed by 10 years of research at Harvard Medical School and field-tested by over 6,000 training participants and coaching clients.

Reviews for Success Under Stress: Powerful Tools for Staying Calm, Confident, and Productive When the Pressure's On

Melnick's writing is level-headed, insightful, and instilled with positive energy. Each chapter in the book included helpful examples, relevant techniques, useful tools, and action plans. --ForeWord magazine