Cover -- Title -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: Ac tive Optimism and the Self- Fulfilling Prophecy -- Personal Resilience Defined -- Five Factors of Personal Resilience -- Biological Bases of Human Resilience -- Self-Assessments -- Self-Assessment #1 -- Active Optimism -- Philip L. "Moki" Martin, U.S. Navy SEAL -- Resilience and the Gift of Failure -- The Most Toxic Thoughts You Can Have -- 危 机-Crisis and Active Optimism -- Douglas A. Strouse, Ph.D. -- Active Optimism and the Self-Fulfilling Prophecy -- Abbey-Robin Tillery, Ph.D. -- Rx: Prescriptions for Building Active Optimism -- Jim Craig, 1980 "Miracle on Ice" Olympic Team -- Key Points to Remember About Active Optimism -- Chapter 2: The Courage to Be Decisive and Take Personal Responsibility -- Self-Assessment #2 -- The Power of Decisiveness and Taking Responsibility -- George Masi -- Benjamin S. Carson Sr., MD -- The Halo Effect -- Taking Responsibility for Your Actions Empowers You -- Seven Barriers to Decisiveness and Taking Responsibility -- Rx: Prescriptions for Increasing Decisiveness and Taking Personal Responsibility -- Chapter 3: The Mo ral Compass: Honesty, Integrity, Fidelity, and Ethical Behavior -- Self-Assessment #3 -- The Four Points of the Moral Compass -- Following a Moral Compass Creates a Resiliency Advantage -- Honesty -- Lance Armstrong -- Integrity -- Fidelity -- U.S. Navy SEALs Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods -- Quentin C. Aanenson -- George S. Everly Sr. -- Ethical Behavior -- British Petroleum DeepWater Horizon -- Tylenol Poisonings -- The Moral Compass at Work -- Congressman C. A. "Dutch" Ruppersberger -- Jonathan H. Adler -- Rx: Prescriptions for Following the Moral Compass -- Chapter 4: Relentless Tenacity: Try, Try Again -- Self-Assessment #4 -- The Best Plan for Successful Resilience: Tenacious Defiance.

Rear Admiral Garry Bonelli -- Patrick "Pat" Rummerfield -- Tenacity: Sometimes the Journey Is More Important Than the Destination -- Cal Ripken Jr. -- Roy McAvoy -- When to Move On -- Rx: Prescriptions for Building Personal Tenacity -- Chapter 5: Gain Strength from the Support of Others -- Self-Assessment #5 -- The Power of Interpersonal Cohesion and Support -- The Roseto Effect -- A Helping Hand at a Critical Time Can Change Your World -- Donald Gene Tyson -- Erika Brannock -- Why Do People Help Other People? Foundations of Cooperation and Support -- Avoid Toxic People -- Rx: Prescriptions for Building Interpersonal Support -- Building Community Resilience -- Rebuilding the Nation of Kuwait -- Martin J. O'Malley, Governor of Maryland -- Chapter 6: Lessons Learned About Human Resilience -- 1. Simplicity Matters -- 2. Our Five Factors Are Sequential -- 3. Resilience Can Be Learned at Any Age -- 4. Self-Efficacy Is a Useful Framework by Which to Learn Each of the Five Factors of Human Resilience -- 5. It's Important to Monitor Your Resilience -- 6. Study the Past: Resilience in Their Own Words -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- About the Authors -- Free Sample Chapter from Just Listen -- Copyright.