How to be a Complete and Utter Failure in Life, Work and Eve
Autor Steve McDermotten Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 mai 2007
Delivered in fast, easily digestible chunks, in a style that makes you laugh while you learn, this book offers tongue-in-cheek advice about what not to do to ensure certain failure in every aspect of your life. From not having any goals, to not getting advice from people you've never met or who are dead, to not taking personal responsibility for your life and results, every idea, strategy, suggestion and story is guaranteed to propel you into the slow lane of total inadequacy and has been tested with thousands of real people.
How to be a Complete and Utter Failure comes with a warning - that you don't think about taking the direct opposite steps to those outlined in the guide, as this could seriously damage your chances of becoming a failure. Behind the humour, though, is good advice and a serious message. And whether you choose to heed the warning or not, it's an extremely entertaining read.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780273706076
ISBN-10: 0273706071
Pagini: 208
Dimensiuni: 139 x 218 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.33 kg
Ediția:2Nouă
Editura: Pearson Financial Times
Locul publicării:Harlow, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0273706071
Pagini: 208
Dimensiuni: 139 x 218 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.33 kg
Ediția:2Nouă
Editura: Pearson Financial Times
Locul publicării:Harlow, United Kingdom
Cuprins
Preface to the second edition
How to get the most from this guide
Introduction
Step one Don’t decide what you want. If you do decide what you want, don’t think about why you want it. And if you do decide why you want it, commit to believing you can’t have it.
Step two Don’t do things on purpose
Step three Don’t stop working for a living
Step four Don’t know what you value in life (and if you do, lose sight of it)
Step five Don’t spend any of your time in the future
Step six Don’t have any goals
Step seven If you do have goals, don’t put them in writing, and if you do, don’t think too big
Step eight Don’t plan your priorities
Step nine Don’t involve other people
Step ten Don’t have a mentor or be a mentor
Step eleven Don’t get advice from people you’ve never met or who are dead
Step twelve Don’t take action right now
Step thirteen Don’t get feedback on your actions
Step fourteen Don’t adjust
Step fifteen Don’t get even more feedback, don’t be flexible…(you get the idea)
Step sixteen Don’t practise continuous improvement
Step seventeen Don’t wear a parachute
Step eighteen Don’t change your beliefs
Step nineteen Don’t stop having a deep fear of failure and of making a fool of yourself
Step twenty Don’t take personal responsibility for your life and results
Step twenty-one Don’t stop believing in luck
Step twenty-two Don’t expand your comfort zone
Step twenty-three Don’t use inside-out thinking
Step twenty-four Don’t put things in before you try to take things out
Step twenty-five Don’t control your moods
Step twenty-six Don’t transform your language
Step twenty-seven Don’t think about the first four minutes
Step twenty-eight Don’t talk and think about what you want
Step twenty-nine Don’t go to the movies
Step thirty Don’t stop being an unthinking dog
Step thirty-one Don’t ask ‘How do you do that?’ Don’t act ‘as if’. And don’t be naïve.
Step thirty-two Don’t change the meaning of things
Step thirty-three Don’t stop thinking only about money, money, money
Step thirty-four Don’t have a good laugh
Step thirty-five Don’t be creative or innovative
Step thirty-six Don’t think of your own idea to go here
Step thirty-seven Don’t stop always taking ‘no’ for an answer
Step thirty-eight Don’t be grateful
Step thirty-nine Don’t commit to lifelong learning
Step forty Don’t be a leader
Step forty-one Don’t learn to communicate
Step forty-two Don’t understand the secrets of great teams and great customer service
Step forty-three Don’t develop winners and winning relationships
Step forty-four Don’t step up. Don’t do extraordinary things
Step forty-four-and-a-half Don’t stop doing everything by halves, that’s if you do anything at all.
How to get the most from this guide
Introduction
Step one Don’t decide what you want. If you do decide what you want, don’t think about why you want it. And if you do decide why you want it, commit to believing you can’t have it.
Step two Don’t do things on purpose
Step three Don’t stop working for a living
Step four Don’t know what you value in life (and if you do, lose sight of it)
Step five Don’t spend any of your time in the future
Step six Don’t have any goals
Step seven If you do have goals, don’t put them in writing, and if you do, don’t think too big
Step eight Don’t plan your priorities
Step nine Don’t involve other people
Step ten Don’t have a mentor or be a mentor
Step eleven Don’t get advice from people you’ve never met or who are dead
Step twelve Don’t take action right now
Step thirteen Don’t get feedback on your actions
Step fourteen Don’t adjust
Step fifteen Don’t get even more feedback, don’t be flexible…(you get the idea)
Step sixteen Don’t practise continuous improvement
Step seventeen Don’t wear a parachute
Step eighteen Don’t change your beliefs
Step nineteen Don’t stop having a deep fear of failure and of making a fool of yourself
Step twenty Don’t take personal responsibility for your life and results
Step twenty-one Don’t stop believing in luck
Step twenty-two Don’t expand your comfort zone
Step twenty-three Don’t use inside-out thinking
Step twenty-four Don’t put things in before you try to take things out
Step twenty-five Don’t control your moods
Step twenty-six Don’t transform your language
Step twenty-seven Don’t think about the first four minutes
Step twenty-eight Don’t talk and think about what you want
Step twenty-nine Don’t go to the movies
Step thirty Don’t stop being an unthinking dog
Step thirty-one Don’t ask ‘How do you do that?’ Don’t act ‘as if’. And don’t be naïve.
Step thirty-two Don’t change the meaning of things
Step thirty-three Don’t stop thinking only about money, money, money
Step thirty-four Don’t have a good laugh
Step thirty-five Don’t be creative or innovative
Step thirty-six Don’t think of your own idea to go here
Step thirty-seven Don’t stop always taking ‘no’ for an answer
Step thirty-eight Don’t be grateful
Step thirty-nine Don’t commit to lifelong learning
Step forty Don’t be a leader
Step forty-one Don’t learn to communicate
Step forty-two Don’t understand the secrets of great teams and great customer service
Step forty-three Don’t develop winners and winning relationships
Step forty-four Don’t step up. Don’t do extraordinary things
Step forty-four-and-a-half Don’t stop doing everything by halves, that’s if you do anything at all.
Notă biografică
Steve McDermott has been established as one of the UK's top motivational speakers and his personal brand is growing.
His work includes being a motivational speaker, coach, trainer and consultant.
His work includes being a motivational speaker, coach, trainer and consultant.
Textul de pe ultima copertă
Do you want to fail in everything you do and waste all your potential?
Life is about being negative, right? It’s about not taking opportunities, never changing and, most importantly, feeling unhappy and unfulfilled.
How to Be a Complete and Utter Failure is your ultimate ANTI life coach. From not having any goals, to not taking personal responsibility for your life, every idea, strategy, suggestion and story in here is guaranteed to propel you into the slow lane of total inadequacy.
Be warned: whatever you do, don’t do the opposite of what you learn here or else you’re in serious danger of making some positive changes and leading a more successful life.
This book doesn't do what it says on the tin. Quite the opposite. It is written with commendable charm and clarity, laden with chuckles and insights in equal measure. You will laugh and you will think – often at the same time.
Neil Mullarkey, Founder-Member of the Comedy Store Players
I love this book – by saying the exact opposite of what you should do – it really hones in on the messages – and breaks the bad habits.
Sahar Hashemi, Co-Founder of Coffee Republic
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
Life is about being negative, right? It’s about not taking opportunities, never changing and, most importantly, feeling unhappy and unfulfilled.
How to Be a Complete and Utter Failure is your ultimate ANTI life coach. From not having any goals, to not taking personal responsibility for your life, every idea, strategy, suggestion and story in here is guaranteed to propel you into the slow lane of total inadequacy.
Be warned: whatever you do, don’t do the opposite of what you learn here or else you’re in serious danger of making some positive changes and leading a more successful life.
This book doesn't do what it says on the tin. Quite the opposite. It is written with commendable charm and clarity, laden with chuckles and insights in equal measure. You will laugh and you will think – often at the same time.
Neil Mullarkey, Founder-Member of the Comedy Store Players
I love this book – by saying the exact opposite of what you should do – it really hones in on the messages – and breaks the bad habits.
Sahar Hashemi, Co-Founder of Coffee Republic
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
Caracteristici
- At last... a simple easy-read book of self-development and success that tackles the subject with a sense of humour.
- This book is simple, direct, amusing, and it works.
- Steve McDermott's is established as one of the top UK motivational speakers.
- It brings together a whole range of key ideas in one small book.
- Every idea, strategy, suggestion and story in the book has been tested with thousands of real people via the author's own work as a speaker, trainer, coach and consultant.