Be Exceptional: Master the Five Traits That Set Extraordinary People Apart
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- Author：Joe Navarro
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Summary
From internationally bestselling author and retired FBI agent Joe Navarro， a groundbreaking look at the five powerful principles that set exceptional individuals apart
Joe Navarro spent a quarter century with the FBI， pursuing spies and other dangerous criminals across the globe。 In his line of work， successful leadership was quite literally a matter of life or death。 Now he brings his hard-earned lessons to you。 Be Exceptional distills a lifetime of experience into five principles that outstanding individuals live by:
Self-Mastery: To lead others， you must first demonstrate that you can lead yourself。
Observation: Apply the same techniques used by the FBI to quickly and accurately assess any situation。
Communication: Harness the power of verbal and nonverbal interaction to persuade， motivate， and inspire。
Action: Build shared purpose and lead by example。
Psychological Comfort: Discover the secret ingredient of exceptional individuals。
Be Exceptional is the culmination of Joe Navarro’s decades spent analyzing human behavior， conducting more than 10，000 interviews in the field， and making high-stakes behavioral assessments。 Drawing upon case studies from history， compelling firsthand accounts from Navarro’s FBI career， and cutting-edge science on nonverbal communication and persuasion， this is a new type of leadership book， one that will have the power to transform for years to come。
Joe Navarro spent a quarter century with the FBI， pursuing spies and other dangerous criminals across the globe。 In his line of work， successful leadership was quite literally a matter of life or death。 Now he brings his hard-earned lessons to you。 Be Exceptional distills a lifetime of experience into five principles that outstanding individuals live by:
Self-Mastery: To lead others， you must first demonstrate that you can lead yourself。
Observation: Apply the same techniques used by the FBI to quickly and accurately assess any situation。
Communication: Harness the power of verbal and nonverbal interaction to persuade， motivate， and inspire。
Action: Build shared purpose and lead by example。
Psychological Comfort: Discover the secret ingredient of exceptional individuals。
Be Exceptional is the culmination of Joe Navarro’s decades spent analyzing human behavior， conducting more than 10，000 interviews in the field， and making high-stakes behavioral assessments。 Drawing upon case studies from history， compelling firsthand accounts from Navarro’s FBI career， and cutting-edge science on nonverbal communication and persuasion， this is a new type of leadership book， one that will have the power to transform for years to come。
Reviews
Roxanne
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I disagree with the people that did not like this book。 My whole life my parents taught me to be kind， care about others， be a great employee and friend to people， and strive to be the very best you can be in life。 So I agree with this author that being exceptional is how we live our lives and how we treat others。 Also exceptional people persevere and will on going even in adversity。 Some of this book is a little to technical for me。 I think everyone can have the ability to be exceptional in lif I disagree with the people that did not like this book。 My whole life my parents taught me to be kind， care about others， be a great employee and friend to people， and strive to be the very best you can be in life。 So I agree with this author that being exceptional is how we live our lives and how we treat others。 Also exceptional people persevere and will on going even in adversity。 Some of this book is a little to technical for me。 I think everyone can have the ability to be exceptional in life but I do not see many people who are willing to try for this。 I am very lucky my parents taught all the things that this book talks about。 。。。more
Carly
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DNF。 It’s a very heavy-handed and obvious book。 There are good tidbits but it is somewhat painful to read。 （Painful in that he hammers the point excessively and everything is very apparent。 Maybe I’m exceptionally well rounded？ Or this is not well edited。）In the first section， there were often sections that the font increased in size。 I guess that’s one way to make sure you get the point。I’m guessing the entire book is full of nuggets of wisdom， but it’s a little too cute and heavy handed for my DNF。 It’s a very heavy-handed and obvious book。 There are good tidbits but it is somewhat painful to read。 （Painful in that he hammers the point excessively and everything is very apparent。 Maybe I’m exceptionally well rounded？ Or this is not well edited。）In the first section， there were often sections that the font increased in size。 I guess that’s one way to make sure you get the point。I’m guessing the entire book is full of nuggets of wisdom， but it’s a little too cute and heavy handed for my taste。I love winning books， but I will donate this to another place。 。。。more
Bridgette
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Be Exceptional is a great self-help/leadership book that many will find helpful in their day-to-day lives。 The author provides many examples on "how to reach the five principles that outstanding individuals live by"。 It is an easy read， highly engaging book。 Highly recommend！ Be Exceptional is a great self-help/leadership book that many will find helpful in their day-to-day lives。 The author provides many examples on "how to reach the five principles that outstanding individuals live by"。 It is an easy read， highly engaging book。 Highly recommend！ 。。。more
Nazlee Hasan
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First， thank you Goodreads for the giveaway。I give two stars because Navarro offers insight to the field he used to work in and his thoughts aren't necessarily bad ideas。 They just should've been fleshed out more efficiently。 It feels like he just grabs notable people from the Top 200 famous people to keep it relevant and makes their stories align with the point he is trying to make。 Nothing wrong with staying relevant， but there are too many people here; "relevance" was abused to death。 I kept First， thank you Goodreads for the giveaway。I give two stars because Navarro offers insight to the field he used to work in and his thoughts aren't necessarily bad ideas。 They just should've been fleshed out more efficiently。 It feels like he just grabs notable people from the Top 200 famous people to keep it relevant and makes their stories align with the point he is trying to make。 Nothing wrong with staying relevant， but there are too many people here; "relevance" was abused to death。 I kept saying "okay， we get it" numerous times to myself。 He should've stuck to his personal stories paired with ONE celebrity anecdote。There are grammar and punctuation errors out the wazoo。 I initially didn't want to take his phrasing issues personally， but this is not his first book。 Also， writing is literally his job description。。。 as Navarro mentions incessantly in this book。 Thirdly， HE HAS AN EDITOR！！！ An editor's literal job description is fixing these problems， which occured so often it made me angrier and angrier as I read。。。。 and then eventually skimmed。 The content itself isn't particularly profound in context。 There are some cute sentences here and there， but it doesn't justify writing a book， maybe an essay at best。 And isn't often enough to make up for the grammar issues， either。 He elaborates too much， repeating himself ad nauseum。 It feels like Navarro is trying to hit a word-count every chapter。 He doesn't have a unique writing style either， that justifies the long chapters， that really may not be that long， but feel INCREDIBLY long。 His writing style reads like a teen or college student who is attempting to appeal to adults at a writing level he/she is nowhere near， with ideas that couldn't have possibly been thought of before。 （Why did he internally cite his own book？）This was riddled with print issues， random moments， spacing， and sentences printed on other sentences。 Perhaps not Navarro's fault， but WHERE THE FUCK IS THE EDITOR or a poor intern who can just briefly flip through the pages to make sure everything literally looks okay！？ There is literally a missing page and entire sections are missing， like the index and the "About the Author" page。 There's a title， but nothing under it。 Is this intentional？FINAL THOUGHTS:Fire the editor and do some major cutting and clean-up。 Fix one particular paragraph's placement and you've got a remarkably average book you'll feel guilty you rated 3 stars considering all the work Navarro did working for the FBI and writing this book， neither a walk in the park。 The book would be decent enough to end up as one of those leadership books， schools assign for summer reading。 Also， FOR THE LOVE OF GOD， SOMEONE HAND THIS MAN A THESAURUS。 You could create a drinking game out of the words he repeats ad infinitum。 Given a basic outline， I could've written a much better book for Navarro。Intriguing premise， but failed miserably。 I'm beyond irritated。 。。。more
M。
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It was a good read。
Susan Walker
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