CONTENTS

1. Foreword
2. Introduction
   1. How to use this book
   2. The experts interviewed for 
real strength
3. 1 WHAT DOES REAL STRENGTH MEAN TO YOU?
   1. Chapter 1 What is real strength?
      1. Defining real strength
      2. Take the Test: What does real strength mean to you?
      3. Note
   2. Chapter 2 How are you feeling right now?
      1. The survival instinct: what is actually happening in our brain when we are under threat?
      2. How do we behave when under threat?
      3. The importance of building real strength right now
      4. The power of adversity: why going through sh*t is good for you!
      5. Take the Test: How do you deal with adversity?
      6. Note
   3. Chapter 3 Moving towards real strength
      1. Grow a growth mindset
      2. Can I develop or learn a growth mindset?
      3. The power of grit
      4. Are you ready and willing?
      5. Take the Test: How do you deal with uncomfortable feelings?
      6. Note
4. 2 WHAT’S STOPPING YOU FROM BOUNCING BACK?
   1. Chapter 4 Are some people more resilient than others?
      1. 1. Identify and define your values
      2. 2. Discover your passion
      3. 3. Connect to your purpose
      4. Take the Test: How resilient are you?
   2. Chapter 5 Tackling change
      1. We’re wired for change – we need 
it for growth
      2. Why is change so stressful?
      3. It’s the transition, not necessarily the change, that’s hard
      4. Perception is everything
      5. Tackling uncertainty
      6. Maintaining real strength in the face of change
      7. Take the Test: How do you react to uncertainty?
   3. Chapter 6 Strength robbers
      1. 1. Chasing perfection
      2. 2. Being a catastrophist
      3. 3. Dwelling and rumination
      4. 4. Victim mentality
      5. How is learned helplessness a barrier to real strength?
      6. 5. Letting stress get to you
      7. How exactly does stress deplete our ability to be resilient?
      8. 6. Getting stuck
      9. 7. Avoidance and offloading
5. 3 HOW CAN YOU BUILD REAL STRENGTH?
   1. Chapter 7 Manage your emotions
      1. Know yourself
      2. Harnessing your emotional agility
      3. Condition your thinking
      4. Note
   2. Chapter 8 The two Cs: 
compassion and connectedness
      1. The power of compassion
      2. The power of connection
      3. Note
   3. Chapter 9 Building on your resilience every day
      1. Encourage more helpful 
ways of thinking
      2. Grow some grit
      3. Beyond ‘real strength’ to 
‘super resilience’
6. What Next?
7. About Psychologies
8. EULA

Guide

1. Cover
2. Table of Contents
3. Introduction