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Necessary Endings

The Employees, Businesses, and Relationships That All of Us Have to Give Up in Order to Move Forward

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Necessary Endings

By: Henry Cloud
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End Pain.
Foster Personal and Professional Growth.
Live Better.

While endings are a natural part of business and life, we often experience them with a sense of hesitation, sadness, resignation, or regret. But consultant, psychologist, and best-selling author Dr. Henry Cloud sees endings differently. He argues that our personal and professional lives can only improve to the degree that we can see endings as a necessary and strategic step to something better. If we cannot see endings in a positive light and execute them well, he asserts, the "better" will never come, either in business growth or our personal lives.

In this insightful and deeply empathetic book, Dr. Cloud demonstrates that, when executed well, "necessary endings" allow us to proactively correct the bad and the broken in our lives in order to make room for the professional and personal growth we seek. However, when endings are avoided or handled poorly - as is too often the case - good opportunities may be lost, and misery repeated.

Drawing on years of experience as an executive coach and a psychologist, Dr. Cloud offers a mixture of advice and case studies to help listeners:

  • Know when to have realistic hope and when to execute a necessary ending in a business or with an individual
  • Identify which employees, projects, activities, and relationships are worth nurturing and which are not
  • Overcome people's resistance to change and create change that works
  • Create urgency and an action plan for what's important
  • Stop wasting resources needed for the things that really matter

Knowing when and how to let go when something, or someone, isn't working - a personal relationship, a job, or a business venture - is essential for happiness and success. Necessary Endings gives listeners the tools they need to say good-bye and move on.

©2010 Henry Cloud (P)2010 HarperCollins Publishers
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Many aha moments, often scrabbling for a pen. Excellent to hear over and over, with great illustrations and analogies, and penetrating questions to help ground it.

Transformative book

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This was a very good read in relation to both forward planning and a reflective way of growing by looking back and taking out what has not worked.

Great insight.

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I think this book is a life saver and changer. I couldn’t stop listening and have watched it get light again. There is a reason I listen to so many self improvement and business audio book, escapism from a dull and frustrating existence, earphones and positive learning breaks the negative conversations in my head which keeps me going, the desire to break free and be better and happier achieve more, but stumbling on this title instantly grabbed my attention as I found myself stuck again moaning about the same things I’ve nagged about for the last 17 years. This one book is EXACTLY what I needed. Thank you so much Henry, You’re a star! xx

Incredible wisdom, doable advice, relatable, fantastic!

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Struggling to unlock a situation? For yourself?A friend or colleague? This study provides keys and permissions to go forward.

A little repetitive, but superb

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A must read for anyone looking to learn more about how to build their best life!

Absolutely love this book!

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Technically, the book was very well read by the author. Good pace, pronunciation and tone helped to get the message across. In terms of content, I actually finished it, which really says it all. But beyond that, I really felt that the author did a great job of not oversimplifying the complexity that comes with ending relationships or projects. There was a good balance of stories and theory, and the tone was sympathetic but consistent in the message that while endings can be painful, they really are necessary, and bring real hope. He also doesn't leave you with the conviction that endings are healthy and necessary, but also takes you through how to do them in a life-giving and helpful way, and briefly touches on ways to ensure you have properly moved on, and don't just go for the rebound, personally or professionally. A deeply impactful and helpful book, I highly recommend.

Helpful, healing and hopeful

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i enjoyed the book and the concepts describe did hit a nerve and made me see things differently. i just didn't realise when I first bought uit that it was more focused on business related situations. i guess I was hoping for more personal examples. Worth the read nonetheless.

Good Book

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I found the advice in the book atound what to hold and what to fold, when something is worth your time and when something needs to end particularly helpful. It has really helped me to process a recent ending and helped me to see it in a positive light. I read this for the focus on relationships rather than business but I found it very enjoyable and most importantly helpful when navigating difficult endings.

Very helpful when you are struggling to move on

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This book covers essential points for life, godliness and business. What a Godsend! Dr. Clouds work is precise clear and has led to some key life changes in my life and decision making.

This book covers essential points for life, godliness and business. What a Godsend!

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It was an interesting audio book which focuses on 'moving on' in life and business. However the focus is mostly on the context of business life more than personal life itself. I like the way the author wrote this book in such a way that it can be heard by anyone, even though the author is a Christian. I recommend other audio books by the same author. The wisdom that comes from his writings are amazing.

A Great Audio Book For Letting Go Of The Past.

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