On the West Coast a mother-to-be is finding motivation to manage her career with confidence.
People from all walks of life are finding their solutions to life's issues from the
guidance offered by Facing Challenges Whether You Chose Them or Not. From emergency
medical technicians in Michigan, to entrepreneurs near Washington, DC, to cancer researchers
in California, readers are starting to manage today's challenges much better than they did
before.
Tom Meylan has composed a short guide
for keeping your head together while facing challenges. He explains the emotional traps we
all encounter when things change unexpectedly. He shows how our worldview can either be a
constraint that keeps us from succeeding, or a tool that we can use to surmount our challenges.
Lastly, Tom shows how building ourselves lists of small, concrete tasks can be used to generate
a continuous string of small emotional boosts while at the same time move us steadily
toward our goals.
Remember, Facing Challenges... is mostly a book on how to keep from quitting before you succeed.
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Early Praise for Facing Challenges
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"This book comes at a needed time -- a troubled world needs as many people as possible
who can cope and thrive through difficulties. If enough of us apply this book's lessons to
our own lives, its contribution might be even larger than the author planned."
Robert Engelman, Author of More: Population, Nature, and What Women Want
"As a paramedic with over 30 years of street medicine, I see the approach addressed in
Facing Challenges Whether You Chose Them or Not as the hallmark of a successful medic.
This will be suggested reading for my interns." Kim Payne, EMT-Paramedic
"Adversity at 40 below zero with 40 MPH winds can pummel the will of an Iditarod dog racer.
…Fear, failure and death can be lurking [in] the storm. Job loss or personal tragedy are
no less of a monumental challenge. [Yet,] …despair can be replaced with a better way.
This book provides solid counsel on how…to move ahead to a successful outcome. Well
worth the reading and time to ponder." James Warren, Adventurer and Author of
Following My Father's Dream: Journals of a Rookie Iditarod Run
"I recommend that people facing challenging times share this book with family members and/or
other people dependent on them to establish a mental toughness for the family unit as well..."
Gene Allen, President, Decision Incite, Inc.
