The Art of Being A Brilliant Teenager

The BESTSELLING book on BEING A TEEN, now updated into an all new edition.

In a world where there’s a lot of talk about ‘living your best life’ and being your ‘best self’, The Art of Being a Brilliant Teenager shows you how.

The book has a strong academic underpinning (its DNA is taken from the author’s PhD) but is written in a fun and non-patronising way. The Art of Being a Brilliant Teenager is a book that prepares young people for REAL life; addressing modern issues of screen time and social media, as well as the teenage perennials of confidence, positivity, motivation and relationships.

The book is built on a rock-solid foundation of wellbeing and human flourishing but is quirky in tone and entertaining to read. Dr Andy Cope’s words are brilliantly brought to life by award winning illustrator, Amy Bradley. The book includes activities and thought-provoking questions that encourage the user to interact with the material. Reflecting and journalling helps make the messages stick.

Learn how to:

• Stay upbeat in a fast-paced world
• Be resilient and rise to life’s challenges
• Create strong relationships
• Tackle anxiety
• Tap into your values and use them to guide your life
• Shape your future

The book has a deliberately light touch but is not light-weight. It doesn’t dodge the issues. In a world of rising anxiety, The Art of Being a Brilliant Teenager provides a personal upgrade to ‘world class’. It shows young people how to let go of bad habits and develop positive traits that will fire up their future. It covers themes of resilience, values, consumerism, purpose and communication, in a page-turning way.

The Art of Being a Brilliant Teenager is THE go-to book to ease young people into adulthood.

Chapter 1. Truths, half-truths and nothing like the truth 1

Story 2. The Golden Buddha 17

Lesson 3. Dr Andy’s marvellous medicine 23

Episode 4. It’s always choose-day 35

Subject 5. The School of UN-Learning 47

Theme 6. Bouncebackability. Rolling with life’s punches 55

Idea 7. Five seconds that will change your life 69

Discussion 8. How to be an influencer 79

Proposal 9. Shut up and listen! 89

Challenge 10. The missing 44 days 97

Activity 11. #V4Victory 105

Explanation 12. Growing Pains 113

Clause 13. The One thing 125

Lightbulb Moment 14. Success: The Cheat Code 131

Argument 15. Ready. Aim. SPEND! 141

Instalment 16. Finding your WHY-Factor 153

Question 17. Who wants less on their mind? 161

Thought 18. #DearAnxiety 171

Ultimatum 19. Emigrating to heaven 181

LIVING YOUR BEST LIFE

Dear reader. This blurb is different. Instead of going on and on (and on) about how amazing the book is, it’s a reminder of how amazing you are. But growing up can be a bit brutal so you sometimes forget!

BEING YOUR BEST SELF

The simple truth is this: the very best version of you can deal with life’s challenges, setbacks, twists and turns. In a world where there’s a lot of talk about ‘living your best life’ and being your ‘best self’, The Art of Being a Brilliant Teenager shows you how.

• Tap into your resilience, positivity and confidence
• Learn how to get out of your own way
• Create great habits that will last a lifetime
• Un-learn bad habits
• Calm your mind, reduce your anxiety, STEP UP
• Create a positive ripple effect

Welcome aboard. Expect the unexpected! Bring an open mind and a sense of humour. Oh, and maybe a pen.
ONE LIFE: OWN IT!