Good Self, Bad Self How to Bounce Back from a Personal Crisis

One of America's best-known crisis managers reveals the secrets to overcoming a personal crisis, empowering readers to fully recover from a damaging experience, whether a relationship crisis or a business disaster. Whether the problem is debt, infidelity, indiscretion, or merely an embarrassing email sent to the wrong reader, we have all found ourselves in bad situations of our own making. And whether that puts you in a delicate position or a full-blown crisis, it can sometimes feel as if there is no way out. Enter Judy Smith, who is on speed dial for some of the highest-profile celebrities, politicians, and corporations in the world. In Good Self, Bad Self,Smith shares her methods for smoothing over a bad situation while providing the tools to prevent similar incidents from ever happening again. The way to get through a personal or professional rough spot is by understanding the traits that can signal our wildest successes and most painful failures. Smith has learned to identify high-risk situations that often lead to marital, financial, professional, or personal imprudence. In Good Self, Bad Self,Judy Smith distills years of experience to share the tools we all need to face our mistakes and ultimately overcome them.

Judy Smith is one of the premier crisis management experts in the world and has become the go-to person for corporations, politicians, and celebrities in times of crisis. She has worked on the Iran Contra investigation, the impeachment process of President Clinton, as well as the Enron Congressional inquiry. She also served as a counselor to BellSouth, Starwood Hotels, Nextel, Federated Department Stores, United Healthcare, Wal-Mart, Deloitte & Touche, and AIG, among other companies.