Be the Hero: Three Powerful Ways to Overcome Challenges in Work and Life

By Noah Blumenthal

Book Overview

An executive coach shares essential advice on how to succeed by being your best self--even at your worst moments.

Everyone faces frustration and stress, but we don't have to let these challenging moments take control of us. In Be the Hero, executive coach Noah Blumenthal introduces us to the way of the "Everyday Hero" and shows how to turn self-defeating thoughts and behaviors into heroic actions.

All day long, without even realizing it, we tell ourselves dozens of stories about other people, our situations, and ourselves. These stories shape our emotions and behavior, making us think and act like either a hero or a victim. Be the Hero shows you how to choose the stories that lead to personal and professional success.

In the tradition of the best storytellers, Blumenthal weaves a tale of a young professional's journey from victim to hero, one that is both captivating and profound. The powerful resources at the end of the book, including a hero tip of the week, smart cards, manager tip sheets, and more, will help you make your hero stories stick.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1609940822
• ISBN13: 9781609940829
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.7" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

A Powerhouse of a Book!

I love this book! I am an educator, coach and psychology practitioner and cannot remember the last time that I read a book that is as applicable to the work of helping people uncover their best lives. This is a deceptively simple book. Noah takes the best tenets of positive psychology; empathy, gratitude and hope and through the fine use of allegory makes them easy to digest and practice. In addition, the level of humility with which this book is written helps the reader really appreciate that this is a powerful work of love and not just a quickly created "just add water" book on wellbeing. Once I finished my first read through I immediately bought copies and sent them to family and friends. We have only begun to ponder the uses of this work. It is applicable to adults, children, the workplace and schools. An essential read.

A quick read, but insightful and moving

Noah has written an excellent parable that is readily applicable the moment you pick it up. All of us experience "change moments" when the way we view the world colors the way we live those moments. The true value of Be The Hero is that it helps us to recognize the way we are seeing things and to consider that as the basis for behavior change. You can use Be The Hero to improve your communications and your relationships immediately -- but it will have even more value as you practice Noah's techniques at home and at work. Thanks for a great read!

A book you have to read!

Noah Blumenthal has done it again. This book is a how to manual for all of us. Regardless of your job or personal life "Be the Hero" can help you be more successful, satisfied and reaching your full potential. If you read one book this year, make it this one.

Dr. Success

Promoting books about life success is my business and this one hits the mark for so many reasons: 1) The main character is a man experiencing life and showing a willingness to learn new ways of being. 2) The book is on the shorter side making it easy and quick to digest and eliminating the usual hurtle of "I don't have time to read." 3) It tells a story and then gives the reader specific questions to enable actions that could change how the reader reacts to life and potentially shift the results they are currently experiencing. Highly recommend.