The Art of Being a Brilliant Teenager (eBook)

Andy Cope is a teacher, trainer, speaker and author. He is currently studying happiness, flourishing and positivity as part of a Loughborough University PhD thesis. Andy is a prolific and sought after speaker with an international audience, who speaks at business conferences as well as at over 300 schools in the last 2 years. He has written self-help books for adults and teenagers as well as penning Puffin's best-selling Spy Dog series. He has done numerous radio and TV appearances and runs a hugely successful '2%ers club', Britain's first and biggest association of happy people. Andy Whittaker is a trainer, best-selling author, frustrated comic, NLP trainer, and master of time line therapy. He co-wrote the best-selling book The Art of Being Brilliant with Andy Cope. He has delivered to companies as diverse as DHL, University of Nottingham, Smith & Nephew, Ginsters, IKEA, Pirelli and The National Trust. Darrell Woodman has a background in local radio. More recently, Darrell has immersed himself in the 'brilliant' philosophy and is currently studying for an MSc in Applied Positive Psychology. He delivers keynotes and one day workshops, as well as spearheading the 'Art of Brilliance' school offering. Darrell has co-authored The Art of Being a Brilliant Teenager and is currently working on Volume 2. Amy Bradley works from a quirky 3rd floor studio in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, where every one of her illustrations is hand drawn, making use of digital techniques to create colourful illustrations that offer a refreshing, fun and energetic approach. www.artofbrilliance.co.uk

Foreword ix

Getting Warmed Up 1

Soap on a Rope 6

Houston, We Have a Problem 10

Chemicals 15

Being Real 22

You Are You 35

Habits 42

Chasing Rainbows 46

Monkey Magic 56

Passion 61

Lush 74

X-Factor 80

Lift-Off 90

Comfort 95

Paradox 106

People 111

Impact 116

Thinking 118

Phone a Friend 126

Bouncebackability 130

Future 132

Stupidity 134

Heroes 142