Managing Your Mind

Take a look at the self-help section of your local bookstore and you will see a dichotomy. The shelves are filled with books dealing with psychology (focusing on private life and relationships) or ones that improve management skills (centering on work and professional issues). Now two leading clinicians, Gillian Butler and Tony Hope, argue that for real psychological well being, you must combine these approaches--integrating techniques of management with those of psychology, mixing...
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Take a look at the self-help section of your local bookstore and you will see a dichotomy. The shelves are filled with books dealing with psychology (focusing on private life and relationships) or ones that improve management skills (centering on work and professional issues). Now two leading clinicians, Gillian Butler and Tony Hope, argue that for real psychological well being, you must combine these approaches--integrating techniques of management with those of psychology, mixing feeling with action and work with play. Managing Your Mind is both an invitation to you to enjoy your life to the fullest, and a guide for achieving such enjoyment.
Just as regular exercise can make you feel better physically, the simple strategies described in this book will stretch, strengthen, and tune your mind. The authors present practical ways of improving your relationships, your mood, your health, and your work. With the powerful, tested techniques outlined here, you can cope with the rigors and stresses of everyday life, and live the way you really wish. Butler and Hope show you how to:
* Build self-confidence and self-esteem
* Overcome anxiety and depression
* Take positive control of your present and future
* Establish and maintain fulfilling relationships with
family, friends, and colleagues
* Free yourself from persistent fears and worries
* Break bad habits
* Relieve stress
* And develop your full potential
We all know that crash dieting never leads to a permanent solution to a weight problem, and that what's needed is a sound approach that will last a lifetime. The same can be said of psychological well being. Managing Your Mind gives you the techniques to achieve that state--techniques you can practice for the rest of your life. It will help you develop the general, positive attitudes and skills that allow you to overcome problems as they arise and to lead a happier, more productive life.