How To Be Brilliant: Change Your Ways In 90 Days! [Paperback]

Michael Heppell (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0273675826 | ISBN-13: 978-0273675822 | Publication Date: November 30, 2002

For many of us, being 'good' isn't really good enough. We want to make the very best we can out of our lives - to achieve all we can achieve and be the best we can be. We want to be Brilliant. This book will give you tools to find out what point you are at now, understand where it is you want to get and develop strategies and powerful methods to get you there. As quickly as possible and as economically as possible with as much fun as possible. The book uses many clear examples and stories to show you how to overcome barriers that hold you back. You'll learn how to develop a clear vision for a brilliant future and communicate with your friends, family and colleagues at a higher level.

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From the Back Cover

What sounds better to you – being good or being brilliant?

Would you rather be a good friend or a brilliant friend? A good parent or a brilliant parent? Have a good career or a brilliant career?

For many of us, being ‘good’ isn’t really good enough. We want to make the very best we can out of our lives – to achieve all we can achieve and be the best we can be.

Some areas of your work and life might need a bit of help – others you might think are pretty good. But even the good bits could almost certainly be better. It’s time to make the next step up and really shine. Are you ready to be brilliant?

"I enjoyed Michael Heppell's 'How To Be Brilliant' so much I asked him to be my Coach"

 Simon Woodroffe OBE, Founder of YO! Sushi and YOtel

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Michael Heppell is described as the UK's number one motivational trainer. His programmes on Brilliance have been attended by thousands of individuals and used by hundreds of companies across the UK and overseas as a way to motivate individuals to be all they can be. His current clients include major blue chip companies, high street retailers and Government bodies, plus individuals.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Financial Times Management (November 30, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0273675826
• ISBN-13: 978-0273675822
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,027,996 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Well written, but far from brilliant, May 1, 2008

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This review is from: How to Be Brilliant: Change Your Ways in 90 Days (Paperback)

Dont know whether I had read too many books of this kind or what, I cant remember much from this, except the impression of its being a short, easy reading, or even interesting self improvement book with strong emphasis on positive thinking, NLP and "massive immediate action". I am sure that people who seldom read self help books can learn much from it. However, for veterans who read regularly and keep on fighting against procrastination or simply inaction, satisfaction is not guaranteed.

Nevertheless, below please find some of my favorite points for your reference.

The right people turn up at the right time - so keep your eyes open. You never know, the person sitting opposite you on the train, or that friend of a friend could hold the answer to so many questions in your life. But if you dont talk to them, you'll never know. pg xv

Here is a list of some classics and some new language:
I'm bored vs This could be more interesting
I'm pissed off vs I could be happier
I'm scared vs I could be more confident
I'm freezing vs It could be warmer
This is a crap vs This could be better pg 30

Dont be most people! pg 40

When you create a goal in the present tense, your brain says "OK, if that's how things have to look, sound and feel, what do I have to do to make that happen now?" This is why a goal will happen so much faster if you set it in the present tense. pg 56

The only way of moving forward is to be aware of the things that are holding you back. pg 86

Five frongs were sitting on a log. One decides to jump off; how many are left? The answer is five. Why? Because the frog only decided to jump off. It didnt actually schedule the jump time and stick to it! pg 137

When a rocket leaves the launch pad on a trip to the moon, it uses 95 per cent of its energy in the first 3 minutes. It's the initial push that is needed to break through. The same can be said of a pursuit of brilliance. pg 142

It's not the lack of resources but the lack of resourcefulness that most people suffer from. pg 155

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good be not Brilliant, November 11, 2005

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G. E. Kugler "Ed Kugler - nomoreBS - Author o... (Big Arm, Montana United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How To Be Brilliant: Change Your Ways In 90 Days! (Paperback)

I'm an avid reader of these kinds of books but found this one to be a bit of a redux of others books. Not that its bad, it has a good order and practicality to it but its like so many others with stop the negative attitudes, be positive, focus ... dont get the ninety day thing but maybe its just me. Same person walking in with different clothes

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy read with some great ideas, February 13, 2009

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M. Abedin (Sydney, NSW, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Be Brilliant: Change Your Ways in 90 Days (Paperback)

This book is definitely worth a read, with some great motivational ideas. Like other reviewers - I enjoyed the ideas about changing your attitude about things, and changing your ways to reach a new standard of your life, brilliance.

The kind of book that's easy to read, and skim through from time to time.