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Helpful book how to improve your life, and I look into how russell brand has helped his life, good read all round, nearly had tears in the last chapter
I thoroughly enjoyed Brand's description of each of his mentors, and the general explanation of the process of finding an appropriate mentor and recognizing areas in your life where a mentor could be needed. The prose is beautiful, albeit sometimes lengthy, and Brand's use of commas where there needn't be one, or where a semicolon should go, drove me nuts. But overall, this is a quick read, and the size shouldn't fool you--it's full of quotes I wanted to write down and I found myself re-reading many sections to make sure I fully grasped the philosophical meaning of Brand's examples. If you are a mentor, or are in search of one, I would recommend this book.
Russell Brand has a way of writing things in a way that sounds like it is something you'd expect at a Poetry Slam. It is insightful and visual, poignant and eloquent, humorous and heartfelt. Not like Chewbacca in a taxi. You get the idea?
However, most of this book is the journey through Russell's life and the key people who have and still do influence and help him on the path to being a better person. It's another book in my canon of 'success' stories and what it takes to be better at being human. Russell takes us through his addiction, his showbiz life, and parenthood, plus all the cracks and bridges in between. He explains how his mentors helped him, but also discusses the traits of mentors so you get an idea of how to be when your calling comes - even a friend might end up citing you as an inspiration (or mentor in some form) even after you support them during the briefest of periods.
Russell ends the book with the 12-step process used in his recovery (which is also the basis for many structured programs of all types) and proposes this as a model for mentoring in general. Very useful. He also guides the reader to seek out mentors and help identify the qualities you expect from them and what they expect from you for it to work. Although short, this is a good introduction to the framework of mentoring and a lovely way to say thanks to all the people who have (and still do) positively impact his life.
However, most of this book is the journey through Russell's life and the key people who have and still do influence and help him on the path to being a better person. It's another book in my canon of 'success' stories and what it takes to be better at being human. Russell takes us through his addiction, his showbiz life, and parenthood, plus all the cracks and bridges in between. He explains how his mentors helped him, but also discusses the traits of mentors so you get an idea of how to be when your calling comes - even a friend might end up citing you as an inspiration (or mentor in some form) even after you support them during the briefest of periods.
Russell ends the book with the 12-step process used in his recovery (which is also the basis for many structured programs of all types) and proposes this as a model for mentoring in general. Very useful. He also guides the reader to seek out mentors and help identify the qualities you expect from them and what they expect from you for it to work. Although short, this is a good introduction to the framework of mentoring and a lovely way to say thanks to all the people who have (and still do) positively impact his life.
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