Graceful Exits: Making the Case for Getting Good at Goodbye

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Graceful Exits Making the Case for Getting Good
at Goodbye
1888PressRelease - Author Geri Reid Suster is
determined to make peoples next exit better than
their last. Author Geri Reid Suster takes
unconventional look at exits across a broad range
of settings in the upcoming book Graceful Exits
Making the Case for Getting Good at Goodbye. She
teaches readers how to build skills around
exiting. Graceful Exits looks at positive and
negative exits in four major areas personal
relationships, workplace exits, significant
changes in the way individuals live and how to
face death - the final exit, for loved ones as
well as for ourselves. She goes on to explore
actionable steps to better navigate some of
lifes most difficult moments and reduce the
likelihood of a bad exit ever happening. Your
next exit is just around the corner, are you
ready? After a few bad exits in my own life, I
realized this is not a skill that is taught but
rather an experience we deny will happen to us
and when it inevitably does, we execute poorly
and spend years picking up the pieces, explained
Reid Suster. What motivated Reid Suster to write
this book is seeing how bad exits can negatively
affect a persons life regarding self-worth and
future decisions for years. By developing skills
in this area, people can avoid a huge amount of
shame and regret. Reid Suster is a corporate
exec-turned-nomad with 30 years of experience in
business and management, specializing in
acquisitions and creating operational excellence.
After a period of intense personal upheaval and
then jumping to a new technology startup that
didnt pan out, Geri entered a period of
reflection that led to an epiphany about exits
that would change her life. In 2017, she traded
her ocean view home in Southern California for an
RV she named Wallace and in less than three
years, she traveled to 38 states in the United
States and five provinces in Canada with her
dogs. In 2020, Geri sold Wallace, bought a
Sprinter van named Wüfgang (whereswüf) and built
her own custom home on wheels. Still hooked on
wandering, she spends most of her stationary time
in Bend, Oregon. More information about Reid
Suster can be found on GracefulLife.com. The
primary purpose of Graceful Exits is to offer
advice on how to handle various exits in life,
from death and loss to firings and breakups with
empathy and humor.
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Reid Suster reflects on her own path, Actually,
Geri, its you. We have to let you go. Hearing
these words from my dear friend of more than 25
years over the phone on a sunny Friday afternoon
left me shaking. It was a first for me being at
this end of a layoff. And it was a gut
punch. Being on the receiving end of a layoff,
Reid Suster pondered her next steps and had an
epiphany life is full of exits. From school,
from jobs, from relationships and ultimately from
life itself. Those transitions can be rocky or
they can be handled with grace, honor and humor.
Still, most people struggle with such endings,
getting mired down in thoughts of failure, grief,
frustration, regret and anger. In the book, Reid
Suster shows readers how they can do better, be
better and live better through all of lifes
goodbyes. Reid Suster added, Exits are going to
happen whether we like it or not, so why not get
good at them? How much time did you spend
learning to walk, ride a bike, drive a car,
and/or interview for a job? Why not spend a
little time learning to approach exits with
greater skill? An ugly exit not only leaves scars
on everyone involved but also adds to the
psychological burden one carries long after the
exit. On the other hand, a graceful exit is hard
in the moment but sets us up to feel lighter and
healthier on the other side. Direct and full of
advice and suggestions for developing healthy
departure skills, Reid Suster guides readers
through the ups and downs of goodbyes and
carefully reveals the best methods for a
smoother, more graceful transition. Releasing on
November 11, 2022, Graceful Exits Making the
Case for Getting Good at Goodbye is published by
Rowman Littlefield and can be preordered on
Amazon. ABOUT GERI REID SUSTER Geri Reid Suster
has 30 years of experience in business and
management, specializing in acquisitions and
creating operational excellence. While still
consulting for businesses, she now enjoys the
nomadic life in her travel van, which now
includes spending time in her new hometown, Bend,
Ore. Her personal and professional background
ideally suits her to share her experiences and
wisdom in Graceful Exits and she is available for
speaking engagements and interviews in person and
virtually. https//gracefullife.com/