Rules of Resilience

10 Ways Successful People Get
Better, Wiser, and Stronger

 

No matter what it is you want in life, the difference between success and failure is resilience. Fortunately, the skills of resilience can be learned. In Rules of Resilience, Valorie Burton, best-selling author and CEO of the Coaching and Positive Psychology Institute, teaches you how to build or strengthen your own personal resilience system, offering practical strategies you can employ immediately to conquer obstacles, overcome setbacks, achieve greater happiness, and succeed at higher levels than ever before.

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Drawing on more than two decades of experience as a personal and executive coach, and her extensive work in the pioneering field of applied positive psychology, Burton: 

  • reveals how to build a level of mental and emotional fitness and strength that will transform your work, relationships, finances, and health
  • consolidates intriguing research into easy-to-remember rules that can be put into practice right away
  • guides readers through any current or potential challenge--enabling them to conquer obstacles and achieve their life goals in a healthy and meaningful way.

Once you know the rules of resilience and start practicing them, you’ll discover that it’s possible to learn how to grow through challenges and not just go through them. If you’re ready to learn the secrets of life-changing resilience, let Valorie Burton be your guide in this transformational book.

Meet the Author


 

Valorie Burton is founder of The Coaching and Positive Psychology (CaPP) Institute. Since its launch in 2009, The CaPP Institute has served clients and coaches in over thirty countries through coach training and resilience training. She is also the coaching mentor for more than 55,000 Maxwell Leadership Certified Team members from over 160 countries. 

Valorie is a Master Certified Coach, a credential held by fewer than 4 percent of International Coaching Federation members. She helps people build resilience and happiness through her research-based emphasis in the pioneering field of applied positive psychology—the study of what happens when things go right with us.

The author of over a dozen books, including Successful Women Think Differently, It's About Time, and Brave Enough to Succeed, Valorie has been a regular guest on the Today show and numerous other media outlets. She has been a speaker for hundreds of organizations, ministries, and government entities, including Google, Apple, NASA, Bank of America, and the US military. 

Valorie has a master's degree in applied positive psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, a master's degree in journalism from Florida A&M University, and a bachelor's degree from Florida State University. She and her husband, Jeff, have three children and live on a horse farm near Atlanta. Learn more about her training and resources at valorieburton.com and cappinstitute.com.

This isn't a book of theories; it's a toolkit filled with practical strategies, insightful stories, and actionable advice. 

- Adapted from the foreword by
John C. Maxwell

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Who Is This Book For?

Coaches and mental health professionals who want a simple tool to help clients build resilience

Anyone wanting to navigate challenges and seize opportunities successfully

Educational institutions that want to build resilience programs to increase student retention

Parents who wish to learn the skills of resilience and well-being so they can pass them on to their children

Organizations that want to increase well-being and resilience among their team members

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