Get A Grip!
Overcoming Stress And Thriving In The Workplace


Get a Grip!gives readers some realistic strategies for knocking down the strongholds of stress in their lives. While there are a lot of books on the market dealing with stress management, author Bob Losyk recognizes an important point about his audience. The people who read this book are probably living stressful lives and therefore don't have a lot of free time. They want help and they want it now. This reviewer can honestly say that the author respects his readers' time constraints and offers actual and practical solutions.

The chapters are arranged in a logical progression, with key thoughts separated into subheadings for easy reference. Throughout the book are interactive quizzes that help the readers identify issues in their own lives. The first chapter sets the foundation with a clear definition of stress, its causes and its effects on the body. This reviewer applauds the holistic approach the author takes. The body, mind and spirit of a person are intimately connected and this book never loses sight of that fact.

After defining stress, the author then offers tools to overcome it. Exercise, meditation and even laughter are some of the topics covered in the chapters. What is wonderful is that each approach to relieving stress is actually something that people can do right now. And that's the point of the book. Stress is here, yet the ways to overcome it are also readily available.

The author is a nationally recognized expert on workplace issues and trends. Readers will feel as if they have a private audience with someone who understands their lives and who wants to help them. The writing style is friendly and touched with humor. The author has a reputation of solving performance and productivity challenges in companies, and therefore readers can trust the message he brings to them in this book.

Get a Grip! is like grabbing the hand of a friend who wants to help you up.
Joyce Hando, Reviewer, Inthelibraryreview.com

”With my intimate knowledge of the field of stress, from living the out-of-control side to managing it well today, I found this book to be the most thorough I've read on the topic. Losyk explains stress, stressors, and symptoms with a breadth and depth that covers everything the reader needs to know. I was pleasantly surprised by the volume of information he managed to squeeze into these pages. Even with anecdotes to illustrate his themes, there are few wasted words in this book. And that's important: people with stress problems have little patience with rambling!

The book is comprehensive, addressing meditation, diet, exercise, time management, and so much more. His "Fifty Ways to Leave Your Stressors" is filled with practical advice. Challenged readers could even start there and be ready for instant progress. Just thumbing through the book and looking at the boxes with assessments, action plans, and capsulized knowledge will be a valuable experience.
Losyk's book will be a vital tool (perhaps a life-saver) for a lot of people.” Roger E. Herman, Book reviewer, Midwest Book Review, Top 500 book reviewer Amazon.com

As featured on Fox News Channel's Dayside Program.
Fox loved the book so much, they gave a copy to everyone in the studio audience!


"Thankfully, Get A Grip! is not overwhelmingly high tech but is filled with warm, clear, simple, practical ideas. Some books on stress leaving me even more uptight because I am not doing things 'right'; however, Bob Losyk's book relaxed me just reading it! Thank you, Bob, for a concise and gentle guide to making our lives even more joyful."

Barbara Glanz, author of
Handle with CARE


"Losyk's book includes advice for meditation, exercise, food choices, and laughter..it is a quick and useful read-and not at all stressful."
St. Paul Pioneer Press


"This insightful and helpful book shows you how to take complete control of your emotions and achieve peak performance in every area of your life."
Brian Tracy
Author of
Create Your Own Future


Life these days is moving at lightening speed. We live in a high tech world that demands instantaneous responses and action. We are working harder, faster, and longer. Work has spilled over to personal time leaving less and less time for us to spend on ourselves and with our loved ones. Employees and employers are increasing faced with more stress in and out of the workplace. Living in an unsettled world, with no control over events that happen or might happen, people are on edge, stressed out, and feeling overwhelmed. Many of us are on the road to burnout. Many of us are endangering our health by not getting a grip on the stress.

Get A Grip! Gives powerful, prescriptive advice for taking control of the stress we all experience in our fast paced, hectic lives. Readers will gain a greater understanding of what stress is and how it affects them, along with a treasure trove of stress-busting ideas. It offers easy to implement tips, tactics, and techniques to change the way we deal with stress in and out of the work environment. Get A Grip! gives the reader an in-depth look at the stages of job burnout, and provides sensible solutions to prevent getting caught in its trap. The book explains how stress from the times we live in is insidiously invading our well being, and in many cases, we are unaware of it. Integrating techniques that relax the mind, body, and spirit, Get A Grip! offers real solutions to conquering stress. This book will help everyone-from CEOs to homemakers.

In the book, readers will discover:

• The causes of stress and its impact on organizations and individuals
• How to measure their stress and get off the road to burnout
• How attitudes impact stress and how to keep them up when times are down
• Valuable insights into balancing their lives and how to live life to its fullest
• How to use humor to turn stress and negative situations into laughable moments
• Tips on healthy nutrition for decreasing stress and increasing their mental and physical well-being
• A guide to exercising, meditation, and stretching techniques that will combat stress and achieve calm and relaxation
• Fresh, fun ideas to rejuvenate their spirits
• Organizational tips and time management tools that will reduce stress at work and at home.
• Fifty quick and easy to implement ideas to get a grip on stress and make a real difference in their lives-now!

The book also gives many self evaluations to guide readers along the way, and an action plan to help them reach their goal of taking control of stress.


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