Getting Unstuck
How Dead Ends Become New Paths
Harvard Business Review Press, 2007
Category:
Career & Self-Development
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- Why psychological impasse is often needed to achieve a meaningful life turnaround
- How to use mental exercises to move beyond a frustrating impasse
- How these exercises and other steps can help you chart a new, rewarding path
Why you should read Getting Unstuck
People often fall into psychological ruts that can lead to feelings of fatigue, worthlessness and even guilt. During such periods, falling asleep at night and getting out of bed in the morning both become difficult. Making decisions gets to be almost impossible. If this state persists intensely over a long period, clinicians call it depression. When these feelings are short-lived and intermittent, psychologist and career change expert Timothy Butler calls it an “impasse.” Though uncomfortable, an impasse is good because it can act as a much-needed catalyst for a meaningful metamorphosis. Unfortunately, many people do not know how to get “unstuck” from an impasse. That is where Butler’s savvy book comes into play. He provides insightful, hands-on advice telling people who feel stuck how to move along and make necessary, valuable changes. For his exercises to work, the reader must spend time on them and be open to letting them take effect. getAbstract applauds Butler’s life change program and his intelligent psychological guide. Learn how to overthrow that impasse, and go forward new and fresh.
About the Author
Timothy Butler is in charge of career development at the Harvard Business School. He has conducted primary research on the relationship between personality structure and business career satisfaction.
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