Just popping on here to recommend Maya Shankar’s book, The Other Side of Change: Who We Become When Life Makes Other Plans.
I wrote about Maya in my book, Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away. She is an extraordinary individual. A violin prodigy who studied under Itzhak Perlman, she was forced to quit due to an injury to her hand. That led her to discover cognitive science, become a Rhodes Scholar, earn her Ph.D., and found the Social and Behavioral Sciences team in the Obama White House. She has hosted the podcast, A Slight Change of Plans, previously named “Best Show of the Year” by Apple, for many years.
Maya knows a lot about change. This book is a riveting exploration of what happens when life sends us in a new direction. As Maya illustrates in this fascinating book, “When a big change happens to us, it can lead to profound change within us. The unique stresses and demands of being thrust into a new reality can lead us to uncover new abilities, perspectives, and values, transforming us in extraordinary ways. What if we saw moments of upheaval as an opportunity to reimagine who we can be, rather than as something to just endure? What potential could we unlock within ourselves?”
I guarantee this book will be one that you can’t put down and you will want to share with others who you care about.