Author:Lawrence Okolie
'Lawrence is an inspiration to me and, after reading his story, he'll become an inspiration to you.' Anthony Joshua
'An inspirational and important role model' Guvna B
Discover the mindset that made Lawrence Okolie a champion...
'Whatever your situation, I want to help you. I'm proud of the changes I've made to my life. While flipping burgers in McDonald's, I found my ambition and now I'm a boxing champion. I've changed how I look at myself. how I look at the world. and I've improved my lifestyle.
If I can do this. I know you can too.
Perhaps you're feeling scared. a bit hopeless or unsure about where you're heading in life and what to do next? Maybe you feel stuck and you can't see a way out? I want to help you to change your life.' Lawrence Okolie
Discover:
How anything is possible
Why you don't need luck but you do need purpose and faith
When fear and risks are good things
Why positive energy and kindness are essential
How curiosity is power
That you are not defined by your past
Why you shouldn't fear failure
That you can control your future
And much more...
Reader reviews: 'An amazing read', 'Inspirational', 'A must-read', 'Inspiring'.
—— AmazonAn inspirational and important role model
—— Guvna BLawrence is an inspiration to me and, after reading his story, he'll become an inspiration to you.
—— Anthony JoshuaA fascinating account of the mechanisms underlying the related capacities of both autistic individuals and innovators.
—— Brian Josephson, winner of the Nobel Prize in physicsErudite, illuminating...His bold new idea, that the genes for autism drove the evolution of human invention, places this disability centre stage in the story of humans.
—— Jools HollandBased on massive research, Simon Baron-Cohen argues that most of us are specialized in how we perceive the world around us. There are those who focus on people and those who focus on things. The author makes a compelling case that the second kind of mind-the pattern seeker-is at the root of modern human civilization.
—— Frans de Waal, author of The Age of EmpathyDestined to become a classic...In an age of increasing specialization, Baron-Cohen's book comes as a breath of fresh air.
—— VS Ramachandran , author of the Tell Tale BrainBold, intriguing, profound.
—— Jay Elwes , SpectatorA wonderful, lyrical celebration of the autistic mind.
—— Alice Thomson , TimesWe all know our time is limited. What we don't know - but what Oliver Burkeman is here to teach us - is that our control over that time is also limited. This profound (and often hilarious) book will prompt you to rethink your worship of efficiency, reject the cult of busyness, and reconfigure your life around what truly matters
—— Daniel H. Pink, author of When, Drive, and To Sell is HumanThis is the most important book ever written about time management. Oliver Burkeman offers a searing indictment of productivity hacking and profound insights on how to make the best use of our scarcest, most precious resource. His writing will challenge you to rethink many of your beliefs about getting things done-and you'll be wiser because of it
—— Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again and host of WorkLifeI have long loved Oliver Burkeman's wise and witty journalism that both interrogates and elevates the 'self-help' realm-revealing its possibilities for absurdity while honoring the deeper human impulses that it meets. Four Thousand Weeks is a splendid offering in that spirit. This book is at once sobering and refreshing on all that is truly at stake in what we blithely refer to as 'time management.' It invites nothing less than a new relationship with time-and with life itself
—— Krista Tippett, host of On BeingFour Thousand Weeks is a book to read and re-read, to absorb and reflect on. Compassionate, funny and wise, it has not left my mind since I read it. The modern world teaches us to pretend to be immortal-this book is a dip in the cold, clear waters of reality, returning us refreshed and alive
—— Naomi Alderman, author of The PowerPeppered with good stories... Subtle, provocative and multi-layered... Offers many wise pointers to a happier, less stress-filled life, with none of the usual smug banalities of the self-help genre... Happy days!
Four Thousand Weeks is full of such sage and sane advice, delivered with dry wit and a benevolent tone. I didn't wish back any of the time I spent reading it
—— Joe Moran , GuardianA fantastic, warm, clever book
—— Kate MosseTerrific
—— Derren Brown , The TimesEvery so often you read a book that so profoundly shifts your thinking that you feel indebted with gratitude to the author. Utterly brilliant
—— Yasmin KhanSo easy to read that I finished it in one sitting... I'll probably never organise my time so well again
—— Henry Mance , Financial Times, *Books of the Year*I seldom read self-help books, but Oliver Burkeman's Four Thousand Weeks is in a class of its own
—— James Wilsdon , Research Professional News, *Books of the Year*A compelling argument for why we should be doing less and doing it better... This comforting, calm book is filled with sensible, practical ideas
—— Independent, *Books of the Year*Burkeman offers practical solutions to problems that might otherwise seem too monolithic to disassemble
—— Emily Watkins , iOliver Burkeman's Guardian feature was called "This Column Will Change Your Life". The wisdom of this book could do the same
—— Julia Bueno , Times Literary Supplement[A] brilliant, comforting time-management guide
—— Stig Abell , Sunday TimesKind of cool
—— Jeff Bridges