Was this book born with 5 stars?See how I grew there? Outstanding! I’ve just read Grit and this has all the best bits with more of its own and in a way that any student could understand. It is done with passion and humour and can show how anyone can become awesome!I’m buying this for my daughters and will direct all my students toward it. I feel an assembly coming on! One word of advice, the kindle version is not a kindle book, it’s an ebook due to the high amount of graphics. It has very small

Although the book is for children from 9-15; but I personally get a good ideas and tips to achieve my goals from it.I advise everyone to read it, and parents to read it with their children.

Got this book for Bill my son, but ended up reading it myself. A book written for kids and young adults, but a nice read for parents as well. It talks about the usual stuff fixed vs growth mindset, see failures as learning opportunities, how to practice and how to break down goals into smaller parts.I liked the growth mindset mantra:1) I'm going to practice hard2) I'm going to stick to it3) I'm going to be positive about it4)and I'm really proud of itAnd the revision plan/marginal gains plan1) T...

I know this is a children's book and I am not a child but the title was such that I had to request this book from Sourcebooks Early Reads. I read it and put sticky notes in it and might share it with my college aged niece. There is nothing earth shattering in this book rather some good refreshers and an action plan, of sorts, especially at the end as well as throughout. Here's a tip: The average person has about sixty thousand thoughts a day which was a stat to show the "fantastic, elastic (& pl...

Encouraging and entertaining child-friendly look at promoting determination, resilience and ambition. My 7 year old might be slightly too young for this, but did listen with me and discuss it a little in the car. I was interested to hear if the author could talk to young people on their level about some quite mature issues.From the offset, I was impressed. The imagery used, Syed's chatty tone (he narrates himself) with the reader, lots of questions and examples, and his own real-life story all c...

My ten years old son who is eager to do well but lacks confidence, loves this book. He is encouraged and motivated while he finds this book humorous and interesting.

I read the world book day book of this and liked it . On the 6th of July , it was my 11th birthday, so I put this book on my list and...Oh my lord I loved it so so so much! It is super inspirational and amazing! It teaches you about growth mindsets, discipline and motivation. It surprises me that this book , this short book , has had a big positive impact on me . I believe that everyone should read this book. I loved it so much , I bought the journal the day after I finished reading it and I rea...

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. I hate it with a seething, writhing, incandescent passion. It’s intolerable. But I can’t say why. Perhaps it’s the fact it’s intrinsically tied to my memories of one of my worst years of school, and while my teacher was dutifully telling me to practise things (that seems to be Syed’s only point, that can be easily...

I got this book as a birthday present this year . My mother bought this for me from airport book shop . When I started reading this book. I don't know much what this book is about.This book entirely changed my attitude about life . This book made me realize that I am awesome . I will surely give this book 5 stars . An Awesome read . All children must read this book . This book helped me a lot . -''You are awesome 'is a book that will surely make you awesome . As a booktuber I have read many many...

I bought this for youngest; in order to reverse the on-going (and never ending?) assault on his confidence from this elder brother. However, I'm finding it quite useful myself...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).Chapter three explores

My dad got me this book when I was 16 and it is such a priceless gift. This book is a very straightforward aid of [becoming awesome at almost everything] and precisely describes feelings, thoughts, and mindsets using colourful illustrations.The book follows the narrative of kid average vs kid awesome.An overall enjoyable read for both kids and teens.

⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3 enjoyable stars. I read this with my 11 year old son so his feedback is included. We enjoyed this, it’s later out great, short and easy to read chapters and the main theme - to practice, try hard and be confident, was excellent.The things we liked less were the exercises and some of the descriptive chapters went on a bit (marginal gains) It was Sport focussed which we liked but some more famous athletes examples would have been great. Overall a good book. Although maybe it being 2020, w...

This is the best motivational book!!! Ever! And I have read a lot!!!! Simple! Very straight! Very short! And awesome!!!I wish I read when I was 15!!!!

amazing book to encourage some one

Every child should read this. Help them be positive, help them see how awesome they really . In a society where people are full of self-doubt, many with feelings of low worth, this is the book to make kids sit up and see how they can be everything they want to be and more. Using positive roles models and realistic scenarios the author manages to get across that the road to success may have bumps but just keep believing. It encourages kids to see they are already amazing, unique and with a whole

Read in book formatMy grandpa bought this book for me and I found it such a sweet gift, a book about following your dreams and ways of achieving them - cute. I started it a few months after I received the gift, as I just had other books that I prioritised but I am glad I have read itWhat did I enjoy: * Informative* Very relevant to where I am in life, a levels are hard but I know better than to give up* Made me so happy that my grandpa thinks I am awesome“And that’s the thing about dreams - they...

This book is a sip book and not a gulp book.What do I mean by this?You can't just buzz through it You have to think and ponder.Sometime I felt like it could only read a page or two because i needed to ponder and absorb.I took a lot a way from this book, and I hope kids will too. This is more upper Elementary and middle School readers and interest.I also think it Might be more appealing to boys as there is a lot of sports references and heroes. It can apply to girls interests as well or those spo...

There are plenty of reasons that this book became such a popular one:The author shares stories from personal experience, the language is direct and practical, it laces what could be tough love advice with humor, and it allows kids to dip in and out, to consume in small or large doses. The book design is also a plus- using short segments of standard text, interspersed with varied font choice and size, a few alternate colors, and plenty of whitespace on the page.Given all of those benefits, the co...

This is an inspirational book about how hard work is the key to being a nobody to being a somebody. The author is a table tennis extraordinaire, so he knows his stuff. It is full of great quotes about people who have worked hard or failed over and over. Hard work means that you are going to face failure as well. It is life. Pick up and keep on trying. I wish the book reiterated the important concepts in a some format, just so we could remember what we learned the steps taken to get there. Humor

I received a finished copy of this book as part of the Sourcebooks First Readers program. Even though this is labeled a "children's book," I found the content of this book applicable and uplifting to me. The writing style is conversational and the text is broken up with fun illustrations, making this a fast read. The author's sense of humor shines through. He gives the reader personal examples as well as those from professionals who have worked hard for many years to improve their skills. Reader...