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
