Do One Thing Different

The 20th anniversary edition of a self-help classic for personal growth, updated with a new preface: Tapping into widespread popular interest in highly effective, short-term therapeutic approaches, author Bill O'Hanlon offers 10 Solution Keys—a set of powerful problem-solving skills—to help you free yourself from "analysis paralysis" and quickly get unstuck from aggravating problems.

"If you do one thing different, read this book! It is filled with practical, creative, effective, down-to-earth solutions to life's challenging problems."—Michele Weiner-Davis, author of Divorce Busting

Tired of feeling stuck all the time when you're trying to solve a problem or are facing conflict? Do you get easily flustered or angry when a negative confrontation arises? Have you ever wished you had better communication skills to connect with your spouse, kids, colleagues, or anyone else you have a difference in opinion with? In this newly updated edition of Do One Thing Different, you'll find actionable advice from Bill O'Hanlon, who arms you with his ten easy Solution Keys so that you can move quickly from "stuck" to "smooth sailing." Humorous, direct, and—most important of all—effective, these keys provide a framework for conflict resolution and will help you change your mindset to alter how you view and "do" your problems—from difficult relationships to enhancing sexuality and resolving conflicts of all kinds. The next time you have a problem, try one of these Solution Keys:

• Break Problem Patterns: Change any one of what you usually do in the problem situation by doing one thing different! Example: If you usually get angry and defensive, sit quietly and listen.

• Find and Use Solution Patterns: Import solutions from other situations where you felt competent. Examples: What do you know on the golf course that you forget when you get behind the wheel of your car? What do you say to resolve a problem with an angry customer that you don't say to your angry partner?

• Shift Your Attention: Focus on what you would like to have happen rather than on what is happening.

Grounded in therapeutic practices similar to cognitive behavioral therapy, Do One Thing Different will put you back in control of your emotions and your life.