Book Description
Unfu*k Yourself: Get Out of Your Head and Into Your Life is Gary John Bishop's first book, published in 2016. Bishop is a personal development expert and this book came as a result of years of experience, traveling, meeting various people from all walks of life. Many people spend a lot of their time in their heads, often wasting time on negative and unproductive thoughts, instead of focusing on the very life they live. Recognizing this as one of the greatest problems for finding motivation and achieving success, Bishop presented seven personal assertions that can change that standstill, explaining them with bits of philosophy and vivid examples. First chapter gets the reader into the subject and talks about the power of thoughts and the language we use while speaking to ourselves. Chapters two through eight are dedicated to the personal assertions: "I Am Willing", "I Am Wired to Win", "I Got This", "I Embrace the Uncertainty", "I Am Not My Thoughts; I Am What I Do", "I Am Relentless" and "I Expect Nothing and Accept Everything". Each chapter goes into great detail what lies behind the given assertion and how can it influence the willingness to take action and do the things that will bring achievement and success in life. The final chapter presents an overview of the entire book, conclusions and final advices from the author. Looking at these personal assertions, you might think "This is yet another typical self-help book". You would be somewhat right, because those ideas are not new, but on the other hand, Bishop's direct, no bullsh*t attitude gives the book its special flavor. Bishop dabbles the ideas already presented in many self-help books, but offers a more pragmatic and gritty perspective which makes this book stand out from the others in the same genre.