Emotional Agility：Get Unstuck, Embrace Change, and Thrive in Work and Life

Thecounterintuitiveapproachtoachievingyourtruepotential，heraldedbytheHarvardBusinessReviewasagroundbreakingideaoftheyear.Thepathtofulfillment，whetheratworkorathome，isalmostneverastraightline.Askanyonewhohasachievedtheirbiggestgoalsorwhothrivesintheirrelationships，andyou’llhearstoriesofmanyunexpecteddetoursalongtheway.Whatseparatesthosewhorisetothesechallengesandthosewhogetderailed?Theanswerisagility—emotionalagility.Emotionalagilityisafour-stepapproachthatallowsustonavigatelife’stwistsandturnswithself-acceptance，clear-sightedness，andanopenmind.Inhermorethantwentyyearsofresearch，SusanDavidhasfoundthatnomatterhowintelligent，resilient，orcreativepeopleare，whentheyignorehowsituationsorinteractionsmakethemfeel，theymissopportunitiestogaininsight，gettinghookedbythoughts，emotions，andhabitsthatpreventthemfromreachingtheirfullpotential.Emotionallyagilepeopleexperiencethesamestressesandsetbacksasanyoneelse，buttheyknowhowtoadapt，aligningtheiractionswiththeirvaluesandmakingsmallchangesthatleadtoalifeofgrowth.Drawingonherextensiveprofessionalresearch，herinternationalconsultingwork，andherownexperiencesgrowingupinApartheid-eraSouthAfricaandlosingherfatheratayoungage，Davidshowshowanyonecanbecomemoreemotionallyagileandthriveinanuncertainworld.Writtenwithauthority，wit，andempathy，EmotionalAgilitywillhelpyouliveyourmostsuccessfullife，whoeveryouareandwhateveryouface.