Fantastic When Being Good is Not Enough

by Austin-smith, Alan

• ISBN13: 9780857083968
• ISBN10: 0857083961
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2013-02-18
• Publisher: Capstone

Summary

GOOD JUST ISN'T ENOUGH. BE FANTASTIC Good is just average. Who wants to just be 'good' anymore? Most people are good, and you can't afford to be just the same as everyone else. Would you want to employ someone who is just good at their job? Would you buy a product that's just average? Nowadays everything needs to be better. To stand out in business and in life you have to be fantastic. Alan Austin-Smith knows how to get there and he's developed the 'Fantastic theory' to show us all how. Fantastic people share seven characteristics. Passionate; Creative; Delighting peop≤ Performers; Alive Inside; Always Learning; Have Fun. How many do you have? Make it all of them. Push your business to shine. Make it fantastic! A full-colour, highly visual book with real impact in motivating you to be Fantastic! in all that you do Straightforward advice that anyone can apply in their work or life, or in running their own business Covers perennial selling topics such as motivation, confidence, creativity and communication

Author Biography

Alan Austin-Smith is the author of the book. Alan is an experienced motivational speaker and educator of the Fantastic theory. Alan’s started the Fantastic Hairdressing company in 1999 and originally wrote The Fantastic Hairdresser in 2003 which has sold over 50,000 copies through his speaking and training seminars to date (800 through UK bookscan).  Be Fantastic! is a new book from the collaboration of the Deliver’s Group and Alan Austin-Smith, and is aimed at all industries.

Table of Contents

SUCCESS – WHAT IS IT?

2 WHAT A DIFFERENCE ONE SECOND MAKES

4 SUCCESS IS ABOUT REWARD

6 MILLIONS OF MOMENTS

LEARN FROM FANTASTIC PEOPLE

20 THE SUCCESS PYRAMID

24 IF YOU WANT CHANGE--CHANGE SOMETHING

28 THE FANTASTIC REVOLUTION

FANTASTIC PEOPLE ARE PASSIONATE

34 FANTASTIC PEOPLE KNOW WHY THEY DO WHAT THEY DO

38 FANTASTIC PEOPLE LISTEN TO THE CAT

42 FANTASTIC PEOPLE DO IT BACKWARDS!

FANTASTIC PEOPLE ARE CREATIVE

50 THE CREATIVE REVOLUTION

52 USE YOUR HEAD

54 GIVE YOUR IDEAS OXYGEN

FANTASTIC PEOPLE DELIGHT

60 THE CUSTOMER REVOLUTION

62 COMMUNICATE WITH UNDERSTANDING

68 MAKE PEOPLE SMILE

FANTASTIC PEOPLE ARE PERFORMERS

80 THE SECRET OF CONFIDENT PEOPLE

82 THE WORLD IS A STAGE

84 SHUT THE VOICES UP!

FANTASTIC PEOPLE ARE ALIVE INSIDE

90 SIT ON THE EDGE OF THE BED

92 HOW WE WORK IN FOUR WORDS!

94 DIRECT YOUR MOVIES!

FANTASTIC PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS LEARNING

100 TIME TO LEARN

102 THE THIEF OF TIME

104 WISDOM IN 15 MINUTES A DAY

FANTASTIC PEOPLE ARE HAVING FUN!

110 CHECK YOUR BALANCE

112 BREAK THE CYCLE

114 TWO QUESTIONS TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE

BE FANTASTIC!

120 THE FANTASTIC REVOLUTION!

122 THE FANTASTIC REVOLUTION AUDIT!

124 BE FANTASTIC

126 JOIN THE REVOLUTION!

130 ABOUT THE AUTHOR