Self-Discipline in Difficult Times

Book excerpt: How to Press Ahead (and Should You?) When All Is Wrong As much as we’d like to avoid suffering in life, all of us will occasionally face earth-shattering hardships. You might be dealing with one now, or perhaps your friend or a loved one is, or maybe you’d just like to prepare yourself for when one inevitably occurs in your life. Self-Discipline in Difficult Times is the right book for you if you want to learn how to press ahead as your world turns upside down. Some of the topics I discuss in the book include: - in which situations self-help advice helps and in which you should stay away from it, - how to avoid making a bad situation worse when you’re under too much pressure, - how to take care of yourself during difficult times without sabotaging your long-term goals, - how to begin the process of recovery with three fundamental strategies, - how to prepare yourself for inevitable future crises with an uncomfortable, but effective practice, - how to help a friend struggling with a crisis. Mental resilience is our most important tool for surviving a rupture. This book can give you some hope and comfort that you’re not alone in whatever you’re facing.