Product Description

From the top of the corporate ladder to the daily duties of stay-at-home parents, in the contemporary world, pressure is inflicted from every angle. This title offers practical explanations to help enable you to thrive under pressure by focusing on priorities and using pressure as a motivating force. From relationships to parenthood, employment to retirement, this is a self-help guide to surviving the 21st-century lifestyle.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #404796 in Books
• Published on: 2003-04-03
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 72 pages

About the Author
Philippa Davies has an MSc in psychology and specializes in coaching communication and influencing skills to a wide range of eminent clients that have included two prime ministers. Philippa wrote and presented the BBC1 programme "Tomorrow the World" about building confidence. She is a broadcaster and international author. Philippa lives in South Wales.

Customer Reviews

Too brief and basic, if you want inspiration look elsewhere
I lead a very busy and stressful life, the concept of a book that could help me without taking 2 weeks to finish was appealing- how wrong i was!! the book is tooooo brief and consists of common sense points (many of which insult your intellegence). An example of this is "the pressures of family life are greatly reduced when every member makes a valid contribution and there is a spirit of sharing and cooperation" (pg11)

Perhaps i really am under pressure or i have an IQ, whatever it is i think this book is a waste of time!!

Plus the book isnt heavy enough to use a paper weight!!

OK but not if you want a meaty read
This very short (72pp.) book has four chapters: Understanding Pressure (about causes and signs); Preparing to Handle Pressure (covers exercise, diet, lifestyle); Coping with Everyday Pressures (such as your routine, and interpersonal conflicts); and Managing Major Life Changes (specific things such as bereavement). Each chapter consists of a number of very short (2 page) sections - so, for example, bereavement is covered in only this much space. The style is not really like a book, more like a magazine feature or a pamphlet, since much of the space is taken up by colour photos, diagrams, quotes and checklists. It is true that most of the advice here is common sense, but then at least it means that the goals are practical and do-able.