OPTION B: FACING ADVERSITY, BUILDING RESILIENCE, AND FINDING JOY By Sheryl Sandberg & Adam Grant



Sheryl Sandberg is best known for her best seller, Lean In, which encourages women to be more assertive. Critics of Lean In pointed out that it was easier to “lean in” if you were a billionaire like Sheryl Sandberg (the Chief Operating Officer at FACEBOOK). Shortly after Lean In was published, Sandberg’s husband, Dave Goldberg, collapsed and died in May 2015. Option B shows how Sheryl Sandberg dealt with the surprising death of her husband from a heart attack. Sandberg suddenly had to juggle her job, her grief, and her children alone. Option B focuses on the steps that can help when disaster strikes. I found Option B offering practical advice and a story of success after a devastating event. Inspiring. GRADE: B+

TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Introduction 3
1. Breathing Again 15
2. Kicking the Elephant Out of the Room 30
3. The Platinum Rule of Friendship 45
4. Self-Compassion and Self-Confidence 58
5. Bouncing Forward 77
6. Taking Back Joy 94
7. Raising Resilient Kids 106
8. Finding Strength Together 127
9. Failing and Learning at Work 142
10. To Love and Laugh Again 156
Building Resilience Together 177
Acknowledgements 179
Notes 185
Index 217

14 thoughts on “OPTION B: FACING ADVERSITY, BUILDING RESILIENCE, AND FINDING JOY By Sheryl Sandberg & Adam Grant

    1. george Post author

      Bob, Sheryl Sandberg’s LEAN IN was both a best seller and a book working women embraced. OPTION B takes on a different set of problems.

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    1. george Post author

      Steve, Sheryl Sandberg focuses on surviving the death of a spouse. Despite her billion dollars, the process wasn’t easy.

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  1. Patti Abbott

    I always wonder how these people can pull themselves out of the depths of grief to turn out a book. A year isn’t long enough to get much insight and she must have started writing this almost immediately after his death.

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    1. george Post author

      Patti, Sheryl Sandberg started coping strategies just days after her husband’s death. I’m sure the journal she kept formed the spine of this book.

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  2. Cap'n Bob

    Two kinds of books I don’t buy or read: self-help and diets! Maybe that’s why I’m fat and helpless!

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    1. george Post author

      Bob, Bruce doesn’t go to BOUCHERCONS anymore. Art Scott is going to do a slide show at the 50th BOUCHERCON in Dallas in a couple of years.

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  3. Cap'n Bob

    And I realized hours after my comment that there is no B’con at this time of year! What a maroon!

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    1. george Post author

      Bob, Diane and I will be going to the BOUCHERCON in October in Toronto. Next year’s BOUCHERCON is in Florida and we haven’t made up our minds about that one yet.

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