You Are Awesome: Find Your Confidence and Dare to Be Brilliant at (Almost) Anything

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But I cannot stress this enough: this book was so helpful to me, and I feel fortunate that it came into my life just when I needed it most. Equal parts reassuring and productive, You Are Awesome allows us to be forgiving and patient toward ourselves while also giving us the tools we need to build self-confidence and finally take that leap toward positive change in our lives. And when all seems lost, always finding a way to add a dot-dot-dot. Perhaps it’s the fact that it’s the perfect embodiment of the societal perception of what inspirational means. The book is essentially telling you to never give up, and to keep on practising your hobby, and look! I used to be terrible at table tennis! and I just hate it. Saying that the more you do something the better you become at it isn’t inspirational, it’s stating a fact. What’s inspirational is people overcoming the impossible. People carving out lives for themselves when society, or situation, or whatever seemingly insurmountable obstacle, tries to stop them. Inspirational is Gandalf coming over the hill with the riders of Rohan to win the battle of Helm’s Deep when all hope seemed lost, and yes that is Lord of the Rings but that is literally the most inspirational thing I can think of right now. I’m very tired. It is motivating, funny and worked very well on audiobook. My son even liked the Queen titles as chapter headings (he's a burgeoning fan!). The style suited a listening format, lots of chat and interactive sections where the listener is asked questions. Syed made an effective narrator as well, a clear speaker and engaging.

You Are Awesome has been translated into a number of languages including Catalan, Spanish, Italian, German and Polish. It was released in The United States and Canada by the publisher Sourcebooks in July 2019. [5] So, no matter how tough life can get, always remember you have a choice. Your mistakes are just steps to your successful future and it’s okay to lose sometimes. Hope you all enjoy my review of You Are Awesome by Neil Pasricha, thank you. Pasricha writes with compassion and proactivity and reminds us that we are all works in progress. Sometimes self-help books can help you feel heard but not really have a plan, or make you feel like you are being talked down to and make you just feel worse. You Are Awesome contains straightforward steps that make you feel less alone but also help you move FORWARD. I also really enjoyed the beginning and end of this book. It started with Pasricha giving us our first tip based on the life story of his mom. I'm not going to reveal any of it because I believe it needs to be revealed when reading the book. But then the book ends with our last tip based from Pasricha's Dad's life. He began and ended with his parents and them middle was for us to learn about him. I really enjoyed this format and getting to know about him and his parents. Resilence is a skill and often the people that are most resilient aren’t ones that have had the easiest path in life but are the ones that use those bumps in the road to learn and grow. Positively doesn’t mean you don’t have struggles, it means using perspective to take what you can from them and continue on.I was immediately drawn into You Are Awesome because of how relatable the writing is. Neil Pasricha is charismatic and resilient and the writing is conversational like you are talking with a good friend. I loves Pasricha’s thoughts on resilience and I couldn’t settle on who this book was best for, my son, my husband or my mother! Neil hits the nail on the head when it comes to adjusting your outlook on your own life and on people and the world around you. He puts a positive spin on what we might typically see as failure, bad news, short end of the straw. Opportunity awaits us around every corner and behind every door. It is just a matter of being able to see the good, be resilient, keep on going, and put yourself in the best situations to encourage success. The first children's book from Timesjournalist, two-time Olympian and best-selling mindset author Matthew Syed, it uses examples of successful people from Mozart to Serena Williams to demonstrate that success really is earned rather than given, and that talent can be acquired. The first chapter describes the authors growing up in Reading and beginings attending the local Table Tennis club and ascent to Olympic champion. The second then moves onto 'mindset' both 'fixed' and 'growth' and how you can trade the former for the latter (desirable if you aspire to be confident). NID cookie, set by Google, is used for advertising purposes; to limit the number of times the user sees an ad, to mute unwanted ads, and to measure the effectiveness of ads.

I may be biased. I had to study this in school. I received a copy for my end of primary school leavers gift. The only reason I still own it is for the messages my teachers wrote in it. Everyone can relate to failure but how we react to it can change our paths entirely and keep us moving forward. Every” misstep” is a chance to assess, learn and then move up and onward. I love the balance of personal stories, accessible writing, and strategies that are approachable for everyone. Learn How to Navigate Change, Wrestle With Failure and Live An Intentional Life; Neil Pasricha’s You Are Awesome Provides Solid Advice and Inspiration

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You Are Awesomecan help you do just that, inspiring and empowering young readers to find the confidence to realise their potential. My name is Neil Pasricha (pass-REACH-ah) and I'm the New York Times / #1 int'l (blah blah blah!) bestselling author of ten books on living an intentional life including THE BOOK OF AWESOME (gratitude), THE HAPPINESS EQUATION (happiness), TWO-MINUTE MORNINGS (habits), and the poorly-titled YOU ARE AWESOME (resilience.) My books are published in a lot of languages I can't read and sold a couple million more copies than anyone was expecting. Practical, insightful and positive, this is the book to help children build resilience, embrace their mistakes and grow into successful, happy adults. This cookie, set by YouTube, registers a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen.