Taming Tigers: Do Things You Never Thought You Could - Brossura

Jim Lawless

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0956081509 ISBN 13: 9780956081506

Casa editrice: Taming Tigers Publishing, 2008

Riassunto

Taming Tigers is the antidote to `self-help', a completely practical approach to overcoming doubt and fear and doing things you never though you could do.

Drawing on his experiences working with individuals and groups within organisations including Apple, Barclays, and Rolls Royce, Jim Lawless has evolved his Rules for Taming Tigers into a phenomenon for change and performance and the word `Tiger' has entered the corporate lexicon.

In response to an audience challenge, Jim Lawless went from 35 year old overweight non-riding consultant to his first televised horserace in 12 months to prove that Taming Tigers works. Now for the first time you can learn how to use the highly practical Rules for Taming Tigers to do things you never thought that you could - and read the hilarious tales of racing legends, hospital trips and breakthroughs that Jim experienced during his racing year.

More importantly, you can read the touching and searingly honest case studies written by audience members who have got back in contact with Jim after taming their own Tigers.

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Recensione:

A shrewd, inspiring and practical blueprint for anyone determined to find greater and deeper satisfactions in life. ----Alec Wilkinson of THE NEW YORKER

Bob Selden, Author - What To D... (Sydney, Australia) - The last self-help guide book I read was almost 20 years ago. I got sick and tired of the same old things being said in slightly different ways. So, I was a little apprehensive when asked to review Taming Tigers by Jim Lawless. Always up for a challenge, I accepted. My apprehensions were soon dispelled as I was gripped by his story of becoming a jockey at the age of 30 as a result of a bet. Lawless uses his experience of changing careers from an International Legal Counsel to an International Motivational Speaker, to illustrate what can be achieved by following his "10 Rules for Taming Tigers". It was at one of his early presentations to a group of salespeople that a member of the audience challenged him to a GBP1 bet that he could not use his rules to become a jockey within 12 months. Lawless' subsequent jockey experience is the storyline throughout the book to show how the 10 rules (for self development) can be applied. As Lawless points out, these rules are not new. Nor did he invent them. But he has put them together in an eminently practical way and in a very entertaining book. I liked the book. It was easy to read. The rules were easy to follow and there were plenty of practical examples and suggestions. Many chapters were followed by an invited story from someone who had applied one or more of the rules after attending one of Lawless' presentations. The only small criticism I have is that at times some paragraphs were a bit wordy and repetitive. I occasionally found myself skipping ahead to get to the next bit of the "jockey story". As a visual person, I would have also liked to see some visual representations of the 10 rules. For me, it meant that I had to go back to check which rule was being referred to. Perhaps a fold out page with the rules illustrated would assist people like me. Overall, I would highly recommend this book for two reasons. One, it's a good read. And secondly, the 10 rules are put in a very practical way that would make it easy for anyone to apply. Bob Selden, author What To Do When You Become The Boss: How New Managers Become Successful Managers Taming Tigers - Do things you never thought you could. --By Robert Selden

I just wanted to give you some feedback about the effect Taming Tigers has has on my life. I haven't broken any world records, but I have begun exceeding the self-imposed limits to my potential which have held me back for so long. I really doubt I would be doing even one of these things now without having read Tigers, and there currently seems no limit to the amount of time I can make to do exciting and important things. In my late forties I'm busier, happier, more productive and enthusiastic than I ever was in my twenties or thirties, and everyone from my partner to my kids to my work colleagues (even if they haven't quite read Tigers themselves just yet) gets to bask in the glow of a life well-lived. Everybody wins. I love all the rules - but particularly Rules 5 & 7, as I was always so afraid of rejection and failure before Tigers. --S Williams - Tiger Tamer

L'autore:

Jim Lawless is one of Europe's most popular inspirational speakers and the only speaker to have put his money where his mouth is to prove his theories. In response to an audience challenge he went from overweight non-riding consultant to his first televised horserace in 12 months to prove that Taming Tigers worked.

Jim is CEO of Taming Tigers Group and previously ran change consultants Optimise. The first 7 years of his working life were spent as a corporate and commercial lawyer. Jim has worked with individuals and groups within organisations such as Apple, Barclays, Siemens, IBM, The NHS, Rolls Royce, RBS, Unilever, Deloitte, Marks and Spencer, Experian, Linklaters, Procter and Gamble and Sun Microsystems.

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• Editore: Taming Tigers Publishing
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0956081509
• ISBN 13: 9780956081506
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 286