Argues that the path to self-improvement and success features many failures and people should embrace fear, foolishness, and embarrassment. - (Baker & Taylor)
A motivational guide to self-improvement by the co-creators of the popular internet documentary series shares offbeat advice on how to accept fear, embarrassment and failure as essential components of success. 75,000 first printing. - (Baker & Taylor)
<p><strong><em>#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER</em></strong></p><p><strong>The Try Guys deliver their first book'an inspirational self-improvement guide that teaches you that the path to success is littered with humiliating detours, embarrassing mistakes, and unexpected failures.</strong></p><p>To be our best selves, we must become secure in our insecurities. In <em>The Hidden Power of F*cking Up, </em>The Try Guys - Keith, Ned, Zach, and Eugene - reveal their philosophy of <em>trying:</em> how to fully embrace fear, foolishness, and embarrassment in an effort to understand how we all get paralyzed by a fear of failure. They'll share how four shy, nerdy kids have dealt with their most poignant life struggles by attacking them head-on and reveal their - ahem - sure-fail strategies for achieving success.</p><p>But they're not just here to talk; they're actually going to put their advice to work. To demonstrate their unique self-improvement formula, they'll each personally confront their deepest insecurities. A die-hard meat-lover goes vegan for the first time. A straight-laced father transforms into a fashionista. A perpetually single sidekick becomes the romantic lead. A child of divorce finally grows more intimate with his family. Through their insightful, emotional journeys and surprising, hilarious anecdotes, they'll help you overcome your own self-doubt to become the best, most f*cked up version of yourself you can be!</p> - (HARPERCOLL)
<p><strong><em>#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER</em></strong></p><p><strong>The Try Guys deliver their first book—an inspirational self-improvement guide that teaches you that the path to success is littered with humiliating detours, embarrassing mistakes, and unexpected failures.</strong></p><p>To be our best selves, we must become secure in our insecurities. In <em>The Hidden Power of F*cking Up, </em>The Try Guys - Keith, Ned, Zach, and Eugene - reveal their philosophy of <em>trying:</em> how to fully embrace fear, foolishness, and embarrassment in an effort to understand how we all get paralyzed by a fear of failure. They’ll share how four shy, nerdy kids have dealt with their most poignant life struggles by attacking them head-on and reveal their - ahem - sure-fail strategies for achieving success.</p><p>But they’re not just here to talk; they’re actually going to put their advice to work. To demonstrate their unique self-improvement formula, they’ll each personally confront their deepest insecurities. A die-hard meat-lover goes vegan for the first time. A straight-laced father transforms into a fashionista. A perpetually single sidekick becomes the romantic lead. A child of divorce finally grows more intimate with his family. Through their insightful, emotional journeys and surprising, hilarious anecdotes, they’ll help you overcome your own self-doubt to become the best, most f*cked up version of yourself you can be!</p> - (HARPERCOLL)