My brand new book, coming January 2025
GET OFF THE X:
SECRETS FOR CONQUERING OBSTACLES AND ACHIEVING YOUR LIFE’S MISSION
“A must-read for everyone, no matter where they are on their life’s journey.”
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 ambushes: get out of the kill zone as fast as possible. While working the counterterrorism mission in the Middle East, every day brought life-or-death challenges 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 and career, Michele calls upon you to do the same. With stories of her time in the CIA, 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.
While it’s hard to move out of 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.
As a former CIA intelligence officer, I can personally attest to the critical importance of getting off of the X to accomplish our operational mission. Michele has masterfully parlayed this concept into her book, “Get Off the X: CIA Secrets for Conquering Obstacles and Achieving Your Life’s Mission” which is a must-read for everyone, no matter where they are on their life’s journey. What most resonated with me was the emphasis on patience when we find ourselves overly anxious and yearning for clarity in the road ahead. I only wish I had the wisdom gleaned from this book much earlier in my personal and professional life. Let this book serve readers as an invaluable guide for navigating the uncertainties of life’s journey with faith and resilience.
Peter Warmka
Founder Counterintelligence Institute
Author of “Confessions of a CIA Spy: The Art of Human Hacking”
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
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. Once you realize that you’re creating your own cage, you also realize you can create the way out. 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 breakthrough.
Elizabeth Grace Saunders
Time management coach and bestselling author of “How to Invest Your Time Like Money”, “The 3 Secrets to Effective Time Management: Achieve More Success with Less Stress”, and “Divine Time Management”
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