INTRODUCTION

Fed up with life being distinctly average? Is good not good enough any more? Do you want more than just feeling that you’re ‘getting by’?

Then you’re in the right place. If you’re putting in an lot of effort for measly rewards or feel that life and work are a struggle with little to show for it then I have some good news for you. And if you’re feeling a distinct lack of happiness or success then you need to know the secret of brilliance.

Looking at people achieving remarkable things – those getting recognition, reward and success, or people who have such a positive influence on everyone around them – it’s easy to think they are just lucky. The truth is far from that. Their secret is that they decided to be brilliant. And you can ...

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