The Life and Times of a Survivor: And Lessons For Us All (Free kindle Book)

First things first. Please enunciate clearly when you describe the purpose of this book to others. Otherwise, a book written to help overcome ADVERSITY, is mistakenly heard as how to better overcome DIVERSITY. Sheesh.

That said, what you can learn from this book is powerful and can transform your life for the better.

As far as I can tell, nobody on this planet lives their life without encountering adversity of some type and at some time. If that statement somehow doesn’t apply to you, then I’d like to read YOUR book.

But, assuming you are facing, or expect to face adversity, dealing with it can be difficult and open you up to many options, forcing you to make choices. My contention is that the better you’re prepared to handle adversity, the better you’re likely to come through it. So, I’ve provided a series of tools that worked for me and may also assist you in preparing to better deal with adversity.

They may serve as a reference you can choose from over time, or teach you something about learning from your own past to help.

There are many tools we can use to deal with adversity which already exist. Automobile insurance reimburses you if your car is stolen/damaged. Vaccines prevent various illnesses and auxiliary sluice gates prevent a dam from bursting or overflowng. These are all wonderful things, but deal with a known peril or perils. But what if we encounter an uncovered or unexpected type of adversity? In addition, we also don’t know when or possibly how to be vigilant. For example, how can we possibly prepare ourselves to deal with our best friend losing his parents after they’re shot during a bank robbery?

I’m a simple guy and have no way to predict the future, so there has to be another way to prepare for adversity. But, why go to the trouble of looking for some tool or framework to help in the first place? Because it acts as a sort of emotional insurance policy since it’s not unheard of to be overwhelmed by an unexpected problem. Not only may the original issue remain unresolved but it might compound and drive you into a rut as you struggle to deal with it. An example would be for social drinking to become more of an issue while you’re trying to deal with your friend’s parents’ killing.

So, if we can’t predict the future and know about specific tragic events ahead of time, what can be done? How do we better prepare to make choices, learn and move on?

LIFETIME REFERENCE BOOK: I can’t say I’m the world’s biggest expert in this area. Who is? But I do have a lot of experience successfully dealing with many of life’s issues (ex: family deaths, chronic illness, divorce, loss of children, unemployment, crime, financial loss, employment discrimination). Enough experience to know that there’s more than one way to cope. So, I’ve drawn on my coping skills and written a guide you can use for a lifetime. The tools are adaptable to your personality and comfort level because I’ve provided 4 models you can select from: Process, anecdotal, inspirational and humorous.

I’ll leave the great reviews on the review page for you to check out.