THIS week’s pick is a motivational book teaching how to create life by cultivating intelligence (agility) and developing perseverance.
The translator Kabawmyay Maung Maung, who wrote Dream Paradise (Eainmek Beikman), Coffee on the Wall, Mature Beauty and That Night Covered by Black Darkness, worked on this book. This is his fifth book, translating the works of Daniel Goleman, Jeffrey A Sonnenfeld, Shawn Achor & Diane L Coutu into the Myanmar Language.
This book will guide readers on how to survive daily barriers, work struggles, severe personal trauma or mental stress.
Furthermore, this book detailed the main personal traits needed to overcome the challenges and adversity. Readers can also explore methods on how to master their mind and brain to endure daily stress and restart their career.
The translator pointed out in this book that “facing adversity head-on is the most powerful decision, transforming blocks into stepping stones towards success.
“Resilience is not just a character trait but a dynamic learned skill through self-discipline and adaptive habits that develop over time. Viewing life’s challenges and adversities and responding to them can be considered a highly constructive psychological test.
Furthermore, the preface also states that “Today’s world is an era that frequently faces various calamities such as competition, conflicts, terrorism, wars, and natural disasters. The Spectrum of Vulnerabilities includes everyday annoyances, operational disasters, major catastrophes and business failures. Therefore, greater resilience and the ability to recover from crises in an era defined by relentless uncertainty are absolute necessities and important capabilities.”
Thus, resilience is not merely about endurance, tolerance and the ability to bounce back. It is the practice of responding to the demands of our external circumstances and mental pressures with psychological, emotional, and behavioural flexibility, and through the method of adaptation and negotiation to move forward and thrive amid global or personal adversity. It is the process and outcome of successfully navigating and adjusting to difficult and challenging life experiences, he defined.
Chapter II, titled The Resilience Energy We All Must Have states that there are two ways to improve our resilience. One is selftalk, and the other is retraining your brain. If you face major losses, study and practice the good advice found in the HBR article “Building Resilience” by psychologist Martin Seligman in April 2011: Talk to Yourself, Give Yourself a Cognitive Intervention, Overcome Defeatist Attitude with a Positive Mindset, Challenge Feelings of Discouragement by Reframing Negative Outlook.
In summary, this book focuses on studying corporate downfalls and turnarounds and actionable lessons from resilient leaders who rose from the brink of failure. Thus, it will certainly enrich the knowledge of its readers with practical advice to build resilience.