Things No One Else Can Teach Us
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- $279.00
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- $279.00
Descripción editorial
‘Refreshing’ Gary John Bishop, author of Unfu*k Yourself
‘The straight-talking best friend everyone needs’ Lilly Singh, author of How to Be a Bawse
Failure. Disappointment. Heartbreak. They can leave us feeling stuck – but they don’t have to.
Bestselling author and spoken word artist Humble the Poet has faced it all – from his rocky start as a rapper to nearly going broke to being the victim of racial prejudice. But through it, he discovered a powerful truth: by shifting your perspective, you can turn life’s toughest moments into opportunities for growth.
In Things No One Else Can Teach Us, he shares candid stories and hard-won insights to help you:
- Break free from limiting beliefs
- Find confidence in uncertain times
- Turn struggles into stepping stones – not roadblocks
No clichés. No empty motivation. Just real, honest wisdom to help you rise above adversity and emerge stronger than ever.
If you’re ready to see setbacks in a new light, this book will show you how.
CHANGE YOUR MINDSET. CHANGE YOUR LIFE.
Reviews
‘[Humble the Poet] is the straight-talking best friend that everyone needs.’ Lilly Singh, New York Times bestselling author of How to Be a Bawse
‘Humble the Poet offers refreshing and engaging simplicity for the ages that can pacify an anxious mind or fuel a long-starved passion.’ Gary John Bishop, New York Times bestselling author of Unfu*k Yourself
‘A how-to guide to making lemonade when there aren’t any lemons around to begin with.’ Evening Standard Online
About the author
HUMBLE THE POET, AKA KANWER SINGH, is a Canadian-born rapper, spoken-word artist, poet, international bestselling author, and former elementary school teacher with a wildly popular blog of over 100,000 monthly readers. He has over 930,000 social media followers and his first book, Unlearn, is a Globe & Mail bestseller in Canada. He has performed at concerts and festivals including Lollapalooza and been featured in major media including Buzzfeed and Huffington Post.
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Humble the Poet (Unlearn), a Canadian rapper and spoken word artist, blends memoir with standard self-help advice in this uneven work. Having previously worked as an elementary school teacher, the author taps the informal vibe of a cool authority figure as he casually reveals his hardships, low points, and unflattering thoughts to demonstrate how "you can't be yourself if you don't know who you are." Each chapter opens with an anecdote, including accounts of difficulties producing music videos and stories of working with Pharrell Williams, that segues into general insights meant to guide readers away from negative thinking: "Purpose is not one-size-fits-all... the more deeply we dive inward, the more clarity we'll have about what tickles our fancy." The author asks readers to admit when they are being greedy and selfish, and provides poetry and pull quotes to punctuate his lessons. Conversations with colleagues and friends (including a particularly affecting discussion with a friend fighting cancer), as well as with his famous acquaintances, are often the vehicle by which wisdom is imparted, lending their voices an all-knowing quality. While the personal stories of brushes with fame and fortune provide the most entertainment, the unspecific lessons ("There's no fun waiting for us after the work; there's just more work") feel unnecessarily tacked on. Fans of the author's work will enjoy this peek into his life, but readers looking for solid advice will be disappointed.
