Your Inner Will: Finding Personal Strength in Critical Times

ThebestsellingpsychotherapistandauthorofThePowerofKindnessoffersaconcreteprogramfordevelopingthewill—afacultywegreatlyneedtofacelife’shurdlesandtoembarkonourmostmeaningfulprojectsAllofusexperienceperiodsofgloom,fear,anduncertainty.Butweeachpossessdeepreservesofinnerstrengthandwisdomfordealingwithsuchsetbacks.Indeed,itistheveryarrivalofdarkenedcircumstancesthatcansummonouruntappedenergies.InYourInnerWill,therapistandphilosopherPieroFerrucciexploreshowtoplayontheironchordsofourinteriorselves.Inthisstirringanddeeplypracticalwork,Ferrucciprovidesafullprogramforthecultivationofthewillbyemployinginsightsfromclassicalmythologyandwisdomteachings,neuroscienceresearch,casestudies,andpsychologicalexercises.Eachchapterfocusesonaspecificaspectofwillandisfollowedbyexercisesthatguidethereaderinitsdevelopment.Chaptersinclude:Mastery,Autonomy,Freedom,Courage,Integrity,andResilience.Ferruccidescribesthepitfallswefacewhenourinnerstrengthislacking,andshowsuswhatwecanexpectwhenitishealthfullydeveloped.Aneffectivewillcanguideusinoursearchforinnerfreedom;ithelpsustotakerisksandtorenewourselves;itmakesusfeelstrongandconfident.YourInnerWillisanimmenselypracticalstudythathelpsreadersnavigatecrisesandpursuemorepurposefullives.