Not a Life Coach: Push Your Boundaries. Unlock Your Potential. Redefine Your Life.
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- Author：James Smith
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Summary
The follow up to James Smith’s international number one bestseller， Not a Diet Book。
Do you love your job？
Does your future excite you？
Are your relationships working for you？
James Smith is back to challenge everything you thought you knew about the path to fulfilment and happiness。 With hard-hitting home truths and a helping of tough love， be prepared to re-set your outlook， redefine your goals and truly consider:
What does SUCCESS truly mean to you？
Now， more than ever， is the time to take back control。 Time to stop sleep-walking through your life; to challenge the status quo; and to truly ask yourself if you’re on the right path to success， happiness and fulfilment。
Only you can take the reins of your own life and choose to make a change， but with invaluable experience， a hunger for genuine happiness， and a drive to be the kind of coach he needed when his life was broken， James can give you the tools to do it。
Do you love your job？
Does your future excite you？
Are your relationships working for you？
James Smith is back to challenge everything you thought you knew about the path to fulfilment and happiness。 With hard-hitting home truths and a helping of tough love， be prepared to re-set your outlook， redefine your goals and truly consider:
What does SUCCESS truly mean to you？
Now， more than ever， is the time to take back control。 Time to stop sleep-walking through your life; to challenge the status quo; and to truly ask yourself if you’re on the right path to success， happiness and fulfilment。
Only you can take the reins of your own life and choose to make a change， but with invaluable experience， a hunger for genuine happiness， and a drive to be the kind of coach he needed when his life was broken， James can give you the tools to do it。
Reviews
Lizzy
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This book is super easy to read， it’s conversational， funny and at times hard hitting。 If you follow James on social media， there’s not a lot in the book that he hasn’t said many times before。 However， the depth， detail ， references put a completely different spin on it。 He’s not just some white blonde guy on Instagram barking studies at you。 He is well read， articulate and balanced in his arguments。I feel sorry for his teachers that put him in the bottom sets for everything。 I particularly like This book is super easy to read， it’s conversational， funny and at times hard hitting。 If you follow James on social media， there’s not a lot in the book that he hasn’t said many times before。 However， the depth， detail ， references put a completely different spin on it。 He’s not just some white blonde guy on Instagram barking studies at you。 He is well read， articulate and balanced in his arguments。I feel sorry for his teachers that put him in the bottom sets for everything。 I particularly like the anecdotes he gives， as well as quotes from famous writers but also his friends。 I’ve since made a note section on my phone to keep track of my ideas and quotes that I like。I would happily recommend this to a friend。 。。。more
Harry Scott-Peters
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Cassy Scotty
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Loved this book， it’s helped me make decisions I was once afraid to make & it’s also allowed me to help friends & family。 Wish they’d teach this in schools
Gemma
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Listened to this as an audiobook。 Really enjoyed it and will definitely be popping it on again for a listen while out walking。 In essence， what I took from it is like similar books， only you can change your situation。 Bad relationship？ You can leave。 Hate your job？ You can apply for another one。 Want a new car？ You can save for it or make it work on finance。 It’s easy to say “oh but it’s easy for him。。” “he doesn’t have the responsibilities I have”。 That may be true but if you want something to Listened to this as an audiobook。 Really enjoyed it and will definitely be popping it on again for a listen while out walking。 In essence， what I took from it is like similar books， only you can change your situation。 Bad relationship？ You can leave。 Hate your job？ You can apply for another one。 Want a new car？ You can save for it or make it work on finance。 It’s easy to say “oh but it’s easy for him。。” “he doesn’t have the responsibilities I have”。 That may be true but if you want something to change bad enough， you’ll make it happen。 There are ways around everything。 No you might not be able to just up and leave country at this given moment， but if you so desperately want to you can plan to make that happen。 It may be more difficult if you have other responsibilities but those are a direct result from choices you made。 I think we all need to take more accountability for situations we find ourselves in and stop begrudging others。Sometimes I think we just need a little reminder of things aren’t as we always perceive them and this book was good at that。After finishing this I have even signed up for my first BJJ class。 Call me influenced。 。。。more
Babita
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Quick， easy read and to the point！ Covers many interesting topics on life， mindset， values， motivation， growth， success， etc in a easily digestible way！ However I found quite a lot of repetition across chapters and sometimes too many references
Helen Tesla
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I’m 37 with 3 kids， a professional career and a mortgage。 I am NOT the target audience for this book。
Phillipa Ward
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I'm all for making your own choices and not fitting the mold， but with encouragements such as being too hungover to work sometimes is fine* and quit worrying about your partners past （If they've got the century as he puts it， you need need to be more worried about your future。 STI check to start with maybe？）， I can't help but wonder if this got published largely to push the current lockdown narrative。 （Freedom to masturbate to your heart's content apparently。） Still， at least he's honest about n I'm all for making your own choices and not fitting the mold， but with encouragements such as being too hungover to work sometimes is fine* and quit worrying about your partners past （If they've got the century as he puts it， you need need to be more worried about your future。 STI check to start with maybe？）， I can't help but wonder if this got published largely to push the current lockdown narrative。 （Freedom to masturbate to your heart's content apparently。） Still， at least he's honest about not being a life coach and all the expletives will put off many readers before they adopt his more destructive tendencies。 * In his defence he did warn later about the perils of drinking getting out of hand。 Hopefully he'll discover no fap when he needs them。 。。。more
Shane Jones
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A really good book and I loved the advice in it。
Lisa
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Terrible， Very disappointing。 I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone， there are a lot more books that I rate， this is not one of them。 His ego is off the charts now。
Briana Kelly
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Not A Life Coach📚Overview: Life advice from personal trainer， James Smith。 👍 Likes: Simple language， split into interesting categories， good reminder of some topics such as Carol Dweck’s mindset concept。 👎 Dislikes: Hugely disappointing！ Disjointed by touching on numerous points without zoning in specifically on any， little to no scientific research or data， consistent quotations of other authors without creating any new concept himself， the book was a mixture between trying to be funny and insp Not A Life Coach📚Overview: Life advice from personal trainer， James Smith。 👍 Likes: Simple language， split into interesting categories， good reminder of some topics such as Carol Dweck’s mindset concept。 👎 Dislikes: Hugely disappointing！ Disjointed by touching on numerous points without zoning in specifically on any， little to no scientific research or data， consistent quotations of other authors without creating any new concept himself， the book was a mixture between trying to be funny and inspirational without hitting either， I found the author really irritating， it felt like his key focus was to brag about himself and make money from the book！🤓 Recommend For: I wouldn’t recommend this book。 My first one ⭐️ of 2021！ Favourite Quotes:💬“Becoming is better than being”， Carol Dweck author of Mindset 💬To achieve a growth mindset， be more open to learning。 。。。more
Charlotte_loves_books
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book would have been better titled “Not a Life Coach - Ramblings of a Privileged Middleclass White Man” I am astonished this book got as far as being published。 How many people have to tick it off before it gets to that stage。 Literally the most pointless book ever written。 Written by a man who doesn’t even realise how privileged he is。 What a load of rubbish。 Please don’t waste your time reading it。 That is the best advice I can give you as not your life coach
Simon
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James Smith you have come along way。 A great read with some fantastic take away points。 I like the ‘task’ elements to the book。 It adds a whole new meaning of ownership。There may not be a third in the pipeline， but if and when it comes I am onboard。
Emma Satterly
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I found this jumped around a lot。 I’ve seen another review that said it didn’t flow and I totally agree。 I like James’ approach generally and the content is good but put together in a clunky way。 Probably best to read when you are in your 20’s too， I’ve already followed societal norms as there wasn’t much content around to offer alternative options （which I would have taken） when I was younger and so reading this made me feel a bit depressed more than anything else。
Jelena Stamenkova van Rumpt
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It’s a nice compilation of solid ideas and ways to think and go about life。 I would recommend it as a gift to young people that need inspiration and guidance。 James is practical， fun and he writes in a way that is easy to like。
Jasmine Loke
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Not like the typical self-help book I imagined。 Straight talking and employing simple language， I think this would be the second self-help book I've managed to finish （the first being forced upon us to finish during secondary school days: 7 Habits of Highly Efficient People）。 Overall， easy read and gave me some perspective into how I want to redefine my life。 Not like the typical self-help book I imagined。 Straight talking and employing simple language， I think this would be the second self-help book I've managed to finish （the first being forced upon us to finish during secondary school days: 7 Habits of Highly Efficient People）。 Overall， easy read and gave me some perspective into how I want to redefine my life。 。。。more
Fiona
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This book will （at times） slap you across the face with the hard truths you might not be ready to hear。 While there are parts of the book that weren't for me， and some things I didn't agree with personally， James does a good job at putting life into perspective。 This book may not be a life changing moment of clarity， there are elements that will stay with me forever and parts of my life that I'll be changing because of it。 This book will （at times） slap you across the face with the hard truths you might not be ready to hear。 While there are parts of the book that weren't for me， and some things I didn't agree with personally， James does a good job at putting life into perspective。 This book may not be a life changing moment of clarity， there are elements that will stay with me forever and parts of my life that I'll be changing because of it。 。。。more
Megan Wallace
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The book is actually just common sense but is good motivation and good for clarifying goals and giving you the 'push' you need。 The book is actually just common sense but is good motivation and good for clarifying goals and giving you the 'push' you need。 。。。more
Oliver
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Very good fun and interesting read， easy read。 Opens your mind to think about things in a different perspective。
Lori
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Love the book， love him， found both his books really interesting。
The Bookworm Beast
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The first thing I really feel the need to mention is some of the reviews for this book。 I had a look of some of them after reading it and I really felt that it wasn't properly read or interpreted。 All I saw were people saying that he was talking about social media and just packing a bag and travelling。 Whilst yes， he did talk about this， he's going by his experiences and then telling you to interpret them and he does state this a few times in the book。 With the utmost respect， to even see the pe The first thing I really feel the need to mention is some of the reviews for this book。 I had a look of some of them after reading it and I really felt that it wasn't properly read or interpreted。 All I saw were people saying that he was talking about social media and just packing a bag and travelling。 Whilst yes， he did talk about this， he's going by his experiences and then telling you to interpret them and he does state this a few times in the book。 With the utmost respect， to even see the people who reviewed this take it literally and stop reading his book because of it made me feel like they may have missed the point。 I understand that some books are not for everyone and you may have stopped reading it because it's just simply not helpful or it's not your cup of tea。In saying this， there are some things in the book that I felt would help me in life。 Some of the aspects in the book were interesting and actually made me look at situations in my life differently。 A lot of the things are something I do agree with， such as looking at negativity and thinking of how much energy we waste in worrying about things。 Since reading that， it has made an impact on me and I've even realised what was feeding my negative thoughts。 Since cutting it out， I've been a little better and also tells you how even though things may be against you now， the "future you" will have your back because it would know how to deal with it so there are some great bits of information to take from reading this。 Is the writing the best？ No but I like it because it reads the way he talks。 Does it warrant a read？ Yes but don't go in expecting it to be like his first book。The thing I love about James is how he's straight to the point but he's not rude about it。 He doesn't blow smoke up your arse and tell you what you want to hear and he doesn't feed you bullshit。 He's very real and open with his truth and also makes you question yours and how you can be better。 I did find myself liking "Not a Diet Book" a little better but this is definitely worth a read。 。。。more
Mary Mcgrath
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As always James gives us life gold nuggets that everyone needs to read and hear to make them think about their own life！
Naoíse Ducker
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I knew this one would be good after reading not a diet book。 Didn't take me long to read and I took so many valuable lessons from it！ Loved Lucy Lord's section in the book too I knew this one would be good after reading not a diet book。 Didn't take me long to read and I took so many valuable lessons from it！ Loved Lucy Lord's section in the book too 。。。more
Nadia
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The king of analogies。 I like how honest and authentic he is。 I loved his second book as much as the first one。 He may come across as quite rude and unapologetic but he is genuinely a nice guy who wants to share his knowledge and help as many people as possible。 I work within the same industry and I highly recommend following his content， it’s no BS。 Keep inspiring James！
Casey
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Really enjoyed this read。 Nothing particularly groundbreaking and I wouldn't say I agree with every idea presented in this book。 However， some real gems e。g。 the underlying message that we should live life according to our own rules and not worry about societal expectations。 Quite a motivating read and over all worth it。 Really enjoyed this read。 Nothing particularly groundbreaking and I wouldn't say I agree with every idea presented in this book。 However， some real gems e。g。 the underlying message that we should live life according to our own rules and not worry about societal expectations。 Quite a motivating read and over all worth it。 。。。more
Alison Bates
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Life changing。 I won't be the same after reading this book Life changing。 I won't be the same after reading this book 。。。more
Andrew Watson
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Started off quite ‘meh’ but finished strongly。 Very cliché at parts， but good advice for the most part。 Recommend， as well as his other book ‘Not a Diet Book’。
Nik
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Let’s be clear， there’s a lot here this has already been said before & yes， I think because it’s aimed at a young laddish audience it’s a bit clumsy & arrogant in places。 However， I actually quite liked the simplicity and barefaced-ness of his discussion。。。so unexpectedly， I’m giving it 4 stars！
Paul Furlong
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Says it as it is， good read
Nicole Lendich
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Quick and easy read。 Good one if you’re in the mood to be jolted out of the mundane
Amy
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