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Slow down, own who you really are and unleash your inner brilliance.

You already have everything you need to become truly brilliant — to lead a successful, fulfilling life — even though it doesn’t always feel like it. When everything external to us is moving so quickly, we feel out of control and exhausted; we worry about what we don’t have or what we need more of; we seek solutions to band-aid our perceived imperfections and doubts. Crowded calendars and unending demands at home and work give us little time to look internally — though it is within each of us where the answers can be found.

At a time when we suffer from unprecedented stress, comparison-itis and self-doubt, author Janine Garner asks us to slow down and turn our focus inward. She challenges you to take ownership of who you are and who you want to become, to rise above limitations, and unleash your brilliance within.

Table of Contents

  1. Cover
  2. About Janine
  3. Acknowledgements
  4. Introduction
    1. Why this book — why now?
    2. Better be yourself
  5. The quest to be brilliant
    1. Barriers to our brilliance
    2. Stick your hand up please
    3. The 4 laws of brilliance
  6. Law 1: Be You Own your spotlight
    1. Facet 1: Character
    2. You're the key
    3. Better is something you become
    4. Lessons from Mildred
    5. Superheroes have weird flaws, too
    6. Take off the itchy jacket
    7. You are a blank canvas
    8. Step into your future
    9. Facet 2: Focus
    10. How hungry are you?
    11. Eye on the moon
    12. Anchor and align
    13. Plan and prioritise
    14. Quit looking in the rear-view mirror
    15. Grab the world by your lapels
    16. Success is a series of steps
    17. Facet 3: Expertise
    18. Own your inner genius
    19. Be a flamingo
    20. Fly your flag
    21. It starts with you
    22. Share your greatness
    23. Watch out!
  7. Law 2: Be Ready Harness your energy
    1. Facet 4: Mindset
    2. Not yet, but ‘I can'
    3. Befriend failure
    4. Facet 5: Stamina
    5. Stop telling yourself fake stories
    6. How many plates?
    7. The opportunity cost of ‘no'
    8. Help!
    9. Facet 6: Behaviour
    10. A game of inches
    11. Go for green
    12. Progress delusion
    13. Chase progress over perfection
    14. Channel your inner Dory
    15. Watch out!
  8. Law 3: Be Together Connect with intent
    1. Facet 7: Engage
    2. Challenge your assumptions
    3. Heart, not head
    4. Ban the BS
    5. Make every moment count
    6. Open your eyes
    7. Trust builds engagement
    8. Facet 8: Network
    9. Connect and be human
    10. Be intentional
    11. Your inner circle
    12. Fly with eagles
    13. Reach out
    14. Give and take
    15. Facet 9: Collaborate
    16. Work together or die alone
    17. What does success look like?
    18. The sum of the parts
    19. A collision opportunistic environment
    20. Get off the dancefloor and onto the balcony
    21. Share the love
    22. Watch out!
  9. Law 4: Be Heard Magnify your inf luence
    1. Facet 10: Lead
    2. Make them feel amazing!
    3. Are you beige or bubble gum?
    4. From below to above
    5. Culture builder or culture killer?
    6. Nothing to hide, lose or prove
    7. Facet 11: Magnify
    8. Magnify your impact
    9. Nurture others
    10. Two-way talent
    11. Leave no child behind
    12. Embrace feedback
    13. You are infectious
    14. Facet 12: Accelerate
    15. You need fuel
    16. It's your responsibility to be relevant
    17. Learning is a no-brainer
    18. Teach and be taught
    19. Stop hitting snooze
    20. Finally, remember …
    21. Watch out!
  10. Time to shine
  11. Connect with me
  12. References
  13. Index
  14. Advert
  15. End User License Agreement
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