Get Off the X: CIA Secrets for Conquering Obstacles and Achieving Your Life's Mission

Get Off the X: CIA Secrets for Conquering Obstacles and Achieving Your Life's Missionicon

by Michele Rigby Assad

Publisher
Dexterity Books
Publication
Jan 14, 2025
Format
Hardback
Illustrated
No
Price
$26.95
Dimensions
6 x 9 x 1 in
ISBN
978-1947297999
ASIN
1947297996
Pages
240
Age
Adult 18+
Category
CareerGeneral NonfictionSelf-Help

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Description

Former CIA intelligence officer and popular author Michele Rigby Assad knows better than anyone what it means to venture into uncharted territory. Now, in her second book, she's using her experience to help you embrace the often uncomfortable path to success. Get Off the X emboldens you to escape your comfort zone and realize your full potential!

In her first book, Breaking Cover, Michele introduced the concept “get off the x.” In CIA terms, this is how officers are trained to survive deadly situations: get out of the kill zone as fast as possible. While working in counterterrorism in the Middle East, every day brought a life-or-death situation for Michele. She faced countless obstacles and dangers and had to forge ahead despite fear and uncertainty—or risk death, literally.

After learning to “get off the x” and use determination and discomfort to fuel a thriving life, Michele calls upon you to do the same. With stories of her time in the CIA and the lives of those whom she encountered, as well as everyday people who found ways to get unstuck in their own lives, she encourages you to stop feeling stuck and take charge of your situation, much like an agent in the field would.

Get Off the X guides you to:

  • Diagnose what's holding you hostage in your ‘X'
  • Learn from real-world examples how to escape your ‘X'
  • Nurture a new mindset that thrives in the unknown
  • Discover methods to help you overcome barriers
  • And help others scared to leave their comfort zone

While it's hard to leave the comfort zone, it's even more dangerous to stay there. Every day we make the choice: Will we embrace challenge and hardship for a chance at something greater, or will we stay on the X and face the certain death of our dreams? With Get Off the X, Michele Rigby Assad equips you to make your escape.

Awards & Endorsements

I Can't Recommend this Book Enough

“Michele’s ‘Get Off the X’ is the perfect book to change the way you think about obstacles in your life. Her personal stories and advice for achieving your goals will make you motivated, happier, and more productive. I can’t recommend this book enough.”

–Eric DeCosta, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Baltimore Ravens


Profoundly Important

“Profoundly important…Michele reminds us that obstacles are not our problem, but how we respond to those challenges that will define our future success.”

–Howie Dorough, Entrepreneur and member of Grammy-nominated group The Backstreet Boys

Anyone Looking for a Breakthrough

“In ‘Get Off the X,’ Michele illuminates that the biggest barriers to escaping the dangers of your comfort zone are not outside you, but in your own mind…Michele guides you through that process so that you can be free to fully live out your life’s purpose and calling. I recommend this book to anyone looking for a breakthrough.”

–Elizabeth Grace Saunders, Time Management Coach and Bestselling Author


Author(s)

Michele Rigby Assad

Michele Rigby Assad

MICHELE RIGBY ASSAD is an international corporate advisor and keynote speaker. She parlayed a ten-year career as a CIA operative in the Middle East to consulting for multinational companies facing complex geopolitical challenges. Her extensive experience in the Arab World drives her ability to interpret and navigate risk to design safe and effective operations.

Michele has played a pivotal role in high-stakes missions both as a counterterrorism official and as a human rights defender in the civilian world, culminating in the 2015 airlift operation and relocation of 149 persecuted Iraqi Christians. Michele also provides security advice to nonprofit organizations working against human trafficking and in support of women rebuilding their lives.

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