Fortitude
Unlocking the Secrets of Inner Strength
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Fortitude
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Narrated by:
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Bruce Daisley
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By:
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Bruce Daisley
About this listen
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We're endlessly being told that if we want to be successful in life we have to be tough and stubborn. If we struggle, it's because we're weak and uncertain. Bruce Daisley thinks this is simply untrue, and in his new book the Sunday Times best-selling author of The Joy of Work takes the notion of resilience apart, explains how it really works, and puts forward a new programme for building self-confidence and tenacity. He calls it Fortitude.
In this book, Daisley disproves the myth that only extraordinary people are successful, shows how to achieve a sense of control through simple mind exercises, and, above all, demonstrates how we can draw on those around us to empower ourselves and build our inner-strength. Offering empirically tested advice, Fortitude sets out a practical path to greater self-confidence and courage, not just for the elite few, but for us all.
©2022 Bruce Daisley (P)2022 Penguin AudioAs a twenty-year practising coach, I am very familiar with the resilience orthodoxy (as Daisley labels the collective work of the above authors) and have always felt vaguely uncomfortable with the exclusive focus on personal choice and responsibility. It seemed, to me at least, an incomplete picture. This was heightened when my (then) teenage daughter went through a number of years dealing with anxiety issues at school ("she needs to work on her resilience"). Unsurprisingly once my daughter left that educational environment and started employment in a work culture that helped her shape her personal identity and provided a strong group culture her resilience has grown. Thanks to Fortitude, I now know why she has blossomed the way she has.
The author writes in a conversational manner and his narration is excellent, making the content easy to consume and follow on audiobook.
Highly recommended.
An important book on resilience
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