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Be Your Best Self

Life skills for unstoppable kids
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Be Your Best Self by Nathan Kai and Danielle Brown is a motivational guide for children, encouraging them to achieve their potential. Through engaging and relatable advice, the book helps young readers understand how to set goals, build confidence, and develop positive habits, all while nurturing a sense of self-belief.
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You might enjoy this children's book if you're seeking inspiration for young readers to pursue their goals and develop a positive mindset. Authored by a champion and a young achiever, it blends practical advice with engaging storytelling to empower kids to become the best version of themselves.

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We all have different dreams, but whatever it is that you want to do, the skills you'll need to achieve them are the same. Written by a junior member of MENSA and a double Paralympic gold medallist and five-time World Champion in archery, this book helps children and young people to practise the core skills they need to achieve their goals.

Written by an eight-year old member of MENSA and a double Paralympic gold medallist who both share their personal experiences. Inspiring quotes from well-known voices to cement the motivational messages. Illustrated spreads to bring each idea to life. Aimed at ages 8-12

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Be Your Best Self is a book of core skills and tools for children to help them realise their dreams and achieve their goals in life.

What are your BIG dreams? Maybe you'd like to be a scientist, an award-winning journalist, play in a rock band, swim in the Olympic Games, groom dogs, own a bakery or even help to run your country? We all have different dreams; that's what makes us unique. But whatever it is that you want to do, the skills you'll need to achieve your goals are the same.

This exciting new book helps children and young people to practise these core skills and provides a survival kit for them to dip into when they need extra help or motivation. Some of the themes explored are: goal setting, growth mindset, perseverance, getting organised and learning to fail well.

No need to worry if you don't yet know what it is that you are passionate about or what success means for you. Perhaps you just need some help with boosting your confidence, staying positive or some extra help with getting through the twists and turns of everyday life.

Looking after yourself is an important theme of the book, whether that be eating healthy food and exercising regularly, getting enough sleep, being kind to yourself or knowing how to deal with bullies. To 'be your best self' means loving who you are, feeling confident in your own skin and achieving the things that you want to do.

AGES: 8 plus

AUTHORS: Nathan Kai pioneered, created the opportunity, then jointly wrote this book when he was only seven years old. Why? Because this AMAZING book should have been on the shelves, and he desperately wanted to have it for Christmas, but it didn't exist (then...). He's a member of MENSA, the world's youngest published self-development author, a public motivational speaker and an elite athlete, a multi-National and European Champion medallist in Jiu-Jitsu. He's also a grade-four pianist, child model, a trophy-awarded linguist and a thoroughly awesome person. He's delighted that the book is out for you to learn these tips for success and happiness, too, and for you to Go On and BE YOUR BEST SELF!

Danielle Brown MBE is a double Paralympic gold medallist and five-time World Champion in archery. She was World Number One for her entire career and made history when she became the first disabled athlete to represent England in an able-bodied discipline at the Commonwealth Games. Danielle now works as a keynote speaker and specialises in self-development, success skills and breaking through barriers. She does a lot of work with young people to help them improve their academic performance and mental wellbeing.

120 colour illustrations

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781787081239

Publisher: Button Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 October 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Button Books

Edition: New edition

Illustration: 100 colour illustrations

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Joanna Kerr

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 148.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 120

About the Author

Nathan Kai pioneered, created the opportunity, then jointly wrote this book when he was only seven years old. Why? Because this AMAZING book should have been on the shelves, and he desperately wanted to have it for Christmas, but it didn't exist (then...). He's a member of MENSA, the world's youngest published self-development author, a public motivational speaker and an elite athlete - a multi-National and European Champion medallist in Jiu-Jitsu. He's also a grade-four pianist, child model, a trophy-awarded linguist and a thoroughly awesome person. He's delighted that the book is out for you to learn these tips for success and happiness, too, and for you to Go On and BE YOUR BEST SELF!

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