If you feel stuck, you are not alone. In fact, the symptoms of stuckness are at epidemic levels. Nearly half of U.S. adults experience adverse health consequences from stress. A higher number, more than half:
- Would like to change careers
- Are unhappy in their current relationship
- Are dissatisfied with their religious or spiritual lives
- Regret their educational decisions
- Lose sleep regularly because of distress due to:
- Money
- Relationships
- Work
- Engage in unhealthy coping behaviors including:
- Alcohol abuse or misuse
- Prescription drug abuse
- Illegal substance use
- Overeating
Not all of these symptoms can be resolved for everyone, but some of them can for you, and that is the purpose of this book. Becoming unstuck, or even taking steps in that direction, will increase your level of peace and well-being.
The solutions to this epidemic of unnecessary pain lie in the process of developing greater self-knowledge as you use proven, practical, step-by-step models to:
- Change limiting thought or behavior patterns
- Guide and improve decision-making
- Plan and manage change
- Remove barriers to change
The ideas in this book do not assume that you somehow need to be different than you are. Rather, they provide a set of tools for breaking self-limiting patterns and beliefs so you can maximize your personal freedom and power and open the pathways to your best life.
