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The Beauty of Discomfort
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The Beauty of Discomfort

How What We Avoid Is What We Need

Amanda Lang
HarperCollins, 2018

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Editorial Rating

8

Qualities

  • Innovative
  • Concrete Examples
  • Inspiring

Recommendation

In this thoughtful collection of case studies, Amanda Lang, author of The Power of Why, presents personal development concepts that she illustrates with concrete business examples. She assures readers that change can be positive, but determining how to change is difficult. Lang demonstrates her theory-in-action with fascinating stories of athletes, military leaders, and long-term and novice executives. Each mini-bio is engaging and provides glimpses into the lives of fascinating people who accepted discomfort in order to thrive. The stories deliver Lang’s motivational self-help messages.

Take-Aways

  • Successful people demonstrate “comfort with discomfort.”
  • Accepting discomfort is easier if you find a valuable meaning behind it.
  • Expressing gratitude can ease stress and yield additional reasons to be grateful.

About the Author

Amanda Lang is an anchor for BNN Bloomberg. She also wrote The Power of Why.

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    M. L. 2 years ago
    Feeling more at ease already. This summary really did a great job of explaining the importance of change and how to handle the extreme discomfort or pain that comes along with it. Definitely interested in purchasing the book to read in its entirety.