More Praise for Be the Hero
“This book is quick, easy, and life changing, showing how it is within your power to choose how you perceive and respond to the events in your life.”
—Sid Chapon, Senior Vice President/Director, Leadership and Organizational Development, Leo Burnett Worldwide
“The world needs more heroes. That hero journey can best be started by absorbing the compelling messages in Be the Hero — a must-read book for our troubled times.”
—Phil Zimbardo, PhD, author of The Lucifer Effect
“Noah Blumenthal is a gifted storyteller who shows us how our own stories change our self-perception and our personal power. Be the Hero offers a friendly voice and practical tools to build hope and optimism, strength and flexibility, and consciousness about how our language shapes our beliefs.”
—Karlin Sloan, CEO, Karlin Stone & Company, and author of Smarter, Faster, Better
“It has been said that how an individual deals with adversity reveals that person’s true nature. Be the Hero will help you bring out your best, even in the worst of times.”
—Warner Burke, PhD, Chair, Department of Organization and Leadership, Teachers College, Columbia University
“Blumenthal’s message is powerful for all who want to make a positive difference in their lives as well as the lives of others. At Southwest Airlines, we embrace messages that support our values and mission; Blumenthal’s message does this exceptionally well. This will be a tool I will recommend to my customers.”
—Graham Vandergrift, Team Leader, University for People, Southwest Airlines
“Be the Hero offers powerful lessons and reminders that each of our thoughts and actions impacts our effectiveness and our relationships with everyone around us.”
—Gwyneth Meeks, Vice President, Organizational Development, MTV Networks
“Noah Blumenthal knows that the story of our life success is written one thought and one conversation at a time. In his fable Be the Hero, Noah has created not only a book but a user-friendly process to ensure every story we tell leads to a life of success with a very happy ending.”
—Andrea T. Goeglein, PhD, host, Books That Matter
“Change your story, change your life! Noah Blumenthal has written a parable and reference tool that will enable you to unleash your heroism on the world. It is a life-changing read. I highly recommend it.”
—Victoria Halsey, PhD, Vice President, Applied Learning, The Ken Blanchard Companies, and coauthor of The Hamster Revolution
“Be the Hero is more than a book; it’s a compass that points the way to your better self. Blumenthal does a masterful job of making profoundly important ideas accessible and achievable, proving that you too can Be the Hero!”
—Bill Treasurer, author of Courage Goes to Work
“Hero or victim? It’s all in the perspective. Be the Hero works brilliantly to enable you to see the heroic and victim stories in your own life. Noah’s message to make yourself the hero is one that everyone could use.”
—Matt Langdon, founder, The Hero Workshop
“Our greatest heroes are firefighters, humanitarian aid workers, and leaders of nations — and coworkers, parents, and neighbors who help us survive thorny challenges of everyday life. We all know a hero when we see one. Be the Hero teaches us how to become one.”
—Carol Metzker, coauthor of Appreciative Intelligence
“Rarely does a book come along that so effectively enables an individual to respond to life’s challenges. In my thirty years of coaching, leading, and mentoring, it is unusual to find such a simple yet effective approach that can make such a significant difference in how people live their lives.”
—Ross Tartell, PhD, Director, Team Leader, Pfizer Inc.
“Be the Hero carries a simple yet powerful message that lives with you long after you finish reading it. The wisdom shared is the fundamental and foundational lesson of all wisdom traditions. Don’t wait: read it now!”
—Stewart Levine, author of Getting to Resolution
“Extremely useful and practical. Noah Blumenthal has given us a profoundly simple way to make important and lasting changes in our work and our lives.”
—Ethan Schutz, President, The Schutz Company
“Practical, enlightening, and inspiring! Noah shows us the right questions to ask for becoming heroes in our organizations and our own lives. Be the Hero should be on everyone’s A list.”
—Marilee Adams, PhD, author of Change Your Questions, Change Your Life
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THREE POWERFUL WAYS TO OVERCOME CHALLENGES IN WORK AND LIFE
NOAH BLUMENTHAL
Foreword by Marshall Goldsmith
Berrett–Koehler Publishers, Inc. San Francisco a BK Life book
Be the Hero
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