Managing Change: A User's Guide to Self-Improvement - by Pb Anderson (Paperback)

About the Book

There will be times in your life when you need to think deeply and make significant decisions about your way ahead.

In those moments, this book can help you help yourself.

Self-help starts with self-mastery.

PB Anderson's new book presents a powerful and pragmatic approach to personal growth, grounded in mastering our thoughts.

Drawing on over 40 years of experience, education, and training in managing change at the highest levels within one of the world's largest organizations, Anderson identifies the key drivers of meaningful transformation.

In this first volume, he explores the dynamics influencing our decisions to change, emphasizing the importance of self-awareness as the first step toward lasting improvement.

This insightful book encourages us to engage in the inner work necessary for progress with clarity and purpose. Focusing on cultivating resilience and developing actionable strategies, Anderson presents essential principles that empower us to take charge of our personal and professional development.

Filled with practical guidance, relatable stories, and timeless wisdom, this book serves as a roadmap for thriving in both our personal and professional lives.

Whether you're pursuing personal transformation or helping others, this compelling guide equips you with the ideas, tools, and insights to foster meaningful growth, starting from where you are right now.

Book Synopsis

There will be times in your life when you need to think deeply and make significant decisions about your way ahead.

In those moments, this book can help you help yourself.

In this first book, PB Anderson offers a powerful and practical approach to personal growth that is firmly rooted in self-mastery.

With a strong and deep background in leadership theory, organizational behavior, motivational psychology, and change management, he blends academic insights with real-world applicability to help others navigate lasting transformations.

As a seasoned change practitioner with over four decades of frontline experience, Anderson has led, taught, initiated, managed, and implemented effective change strategies across personal, team, and enterprise levels in one of the world's largest organizations.

Through his two distinct yet complementary careers, he has developed, refined, and consistently applied a successful methodology for managing change, rooted in formal education, training, and real-world experience.

Recognizing who we are and where we stand is the crucial first step toward achieving lasting self-improvement. This book takes you on an insightful journey into the inner work required to get started with clarity and purpose.

Drawing from experience, timeless wisdom, and modern insights, Anderson outlines key principles of self-mastery.:

- Being self-aware
- Suspending preconceptions
- Focus on control
- Cultivate a change mindset
- Prove it works

Filled with practical guidance, relatable stories, and enduring wisdom, this book serves as a roadmap for thriving in both our personal and professional lives.

This is more than just a self-help book about change; it is an empowering guide to becoming the person who succeeds and flourishes in their personal and professional development.

Whether you're seeking personal transformation or helping others achieve it, this compelling guide provides you with the ideas, tools, and insights needed for meaningful growth, starting from where you are right now.

About the Author

PB Anderson is a seasoned change practitioner with over four decades of frontline experience leading, teaching, and applying effective change strategies across personal, team, and organizational levels within one of the world's largest organizations.

Across two distinct yet complementary careers, Anderson has developed, refined, and consistently applied a proven methodology for managing change--anchored in both formal education and lived experience.

With a deep foundation in leadership theory, organizational behavior, motivational psychology, and change management, he combines academic insight with on-the-ground practicality to help others navigate lasting transformations.

Anderson's two careers span service in the U.S. Army, where he was promoted nine times, from the lowest Army enlisted rank of Private (E-1) to the highest civilian rank in the General Schedule (GS-15).

He has lived in 23 different locations worldwide while managing change initiatives that impacted Army operations and personnel management for hundreds of thousands of Soldiers and civilian employees.

His academic credentials include:
-A bachelor's degree
-Two master's degrees
-A graduate-level certificate in Organizational Transformation
-Graduation from five U.S. Army leadership schools
-Training in Process Improvement, Knowledge Management, Project Management, Change Psychology, and Stress Management and Recovery

As a lifelong learner, change practitioner, and leader, PB Anderson combines formal education and training with decades of practical insight to provide readers with a grounded, actionable path to self-improvement.

His work reflects a deep belief: real change begins with self-mastery--and from there, anything is possible.

Managing Change: A User's Guide to Self-Improvement - Book One: Change Starts Here is the first in a series designed to empower readers to take control of their personal and professional evolution, starting from within.