Product Description

Everyone WANTS something. Love. Health. Lifestyle. Things. Knowing what you want and knowing how to get it, however, requires a heart-body-soul approach to change. In his groundbreaking new book, JfDI, motivational expert Nicholas Bate offers you the definitive strategy for getting what you want, and keeping it. His simple but effective AIM 4 BEST model will show you how to engage your head, your heart and your gut to achieve the personal change you desire, but have yet to realise! From developing a clear mental picture of your goal to identifying potential blocks at different stages of your progress and putting support structures in place when you find your willpower floundering, JfDI will guide you through the three phases of goal achievement and provide you with support at critical levels within each stage. If you want lose weight, get fit, give up smoking, write a book, find true love, beef up your bank account, or simply BE HAPPY, JfDI is guaranteed to get you where you want to be. Just follow the instructions.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #467228 in Books
• Published on: 2004-12-24
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 240 pages

From the Inside Flap
Why is it going to work this time?

JfDI! is the definitive strategy for getting the personal change you seek. It works where other approaches fail because it accepts that for personal change we must have intellectual understanding PLUS emotional engagement.

For change we must have the desire but we must want to act upon that desire. We must:

· Have our brain engaged. We understand the relevant rational arguments, the personal cost-benefit analysis and the return on our time/energy investment.

· Have our heart engaged. We feel that this is right and we are excited about getting on with it – we are passionate about it.

· Have our gut engaged. We have strength of purpose, we are managing any fear and determined to make it happen.

JfDI! will work on any aspect of personal change, assuming you want it. In this book we are concerned with individuals who have recognised a change that they want and are having difficulty achieving it. The emphasis is on the process of change rather than simply its aims; this is not about changes that might make you a better person. We’ll leave you to decide which changes you want. The seven illustrative examples are not chosen as the best ones to do, simply as the ones that most people ask for help on.

From the Back Cover
WHAT'S THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE YOU HAVE AS SOMEONE WHO IS SEEKING TO IMPROVE YOUR LIFE?

Getting ideas? Probably not. Knowing what you really want? Possibly. Making it actually happen? Undoubtedly! The biggest challenge for all of us seeking personal change -- whether it's losing weight, studying for that MBA, spending more time with the kids, writing the book -- is making it happen!

Nicholas Bate, author of the acclaimed Being the Best will introduce you to the powerful approach of JfDI and take you through a series of simple but powerful step-by-step sequences to show you how it’s done.

And – once you know the essentials of the process – he’ll apply it to the top seven areas of personal change that his clients ask him for help with:

DESIRE 1: To lose weight, get fit, feel well and be attractive
DESIRE 2: To give up smoking
DESIRE 3: To write and publish a book
DESIRE 4: To achieve financial independence
DESIRE 5: To establish the career you want and/or set up your own business
DESIRE 6: To find and keep true love
DESIRE 7: To be happy

NOW JfDI! GET THIS BOOK. OPEN IT. AND START!
THINGS WILL NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN.

About the Author
Nicholas Bate runs Strategic Edge Ltd, a consultancy that has a simple vision: to 'enable individuals to realise and release their potential.' He works extensively with individuals and teams in organisations as similar and different as Microsoft, Marks & Spencer, Philips Electronics, Hudson Global, Intel - as well as many non-corporate organisations, even primary schools.

Customer Reviews

Problematic, but recommended.
I purchased this book based on scorching recommendations on various messageboards around the net. People had nothing but praise for the man known as Nicholas Bate.

So, with some relish, I anticipated its arrival in the post and hoped to start planning my life with some detail for once! I read it from cover to cover and tried implementing the exercises. I was left with a strange sense of satisfaction and frustration!

Okay, here are the upsides. Firstly, it's the most detailed book you're ever going to come across in the self-improvement field. It's brilliantly packed with information. Secondly, it makes the fairly unique and important connection between action and emotions; this book recognises that we have to be emotionally engaged with our dreams/ambitions in order to make progress. Thirdly, it has a terrific 12 step process that involves phases including Brain, Emotion, Strategy, Tactics and Attention, Immersion and Momentum. By taking us through the 12 step process, we're made absolutely 100% aware of what we're doing, why we're doing it, how we feel about it and what will happen if we don't do it. You don't find this kinda detail in most books. There is a real sense of total and unconditional comprehension.

The downsides. Well, superficially, the book has a horribly tight binding!! This might seem a slight criticism, but it is in fact very, very annoying. The book itself is small and thick, tightly bound together. Given that this book is thoroughly detailed from start to finish, you'll find that you need to constantly refer to it in order to do your exercises. This is almost impossible given the tightness of the binding; I tried using heavy paperweights in order to keep the book spread open, but it still closed on me! And because the book is small, any sizeable object will just obscure the writing. This was a major annoyance to me, and you'll realise exactly what I mean when you receive the book! The second major criticism I have for the book is that maybe it is TOO detailed. Yeah, I know, that sounds crazy, right? But 'succinct' isn't a word that I'd apply to this book. Don't get me wrong, there's absolutely no chaff here whatsoever, and that's to be admired. Nick Bate's clearly a guy who believes in getting down to the nitty-gritty ASAP. But it did take me some considerable time to get a good understanding of the AIM 4 BEST model, and it took me more than a considerable amount of time to write up a plan based on that model! Having said that, I must say that it was an exceptionally thorough plan and one I'm glad I did.

Overall, I'd rate Nick Bate's JFDI pretty highly. I, for one, love what the bloke has to say on self-improvement. Yes, the 'F' in 'JFDI' DOES stand for what you think it does! That's the amount of passion this guy has. It's also nice to know that he isn't your typical nicey-nice life coach, nor is he a grinning, cheesey American life coach. He's like the smart guy down the pub who knows how to boot you into shape. I think that 9 readers out of 10 will connect with Bate in a way they don't with all the other genre authors out there. It's also worth noting that it's a wonderfully thorough book, and after you've finished making your plans, you will be all thought-out! You'll have little left in the tank, so to speak. And I think that's what Bate is aiming for, namely no more excuses (or 'BS', as he refers to it!). He aims to smash the culture of 'rationalising', and quite rightly too. Basically, if you finish the plans laid out in this book, you'll have nothing left to rationalise! It'll all be down on paper, so if you don't get down to some action, you'll probably be one of the few. The binding and overall publishing values of the book leave a lot to be desired, so I have to knock a star off for that, and the book is certainly one that requires a lot of attention, work and patience.

This is a straight-talking self-improvement book meant for those who are at the end of their tether and really ready to give it a good crack. If you're looking for an open-and-shut accessible, glossy book, this one isn't for you. But if you want the most thorough, detailed, exhaustive book on the market, you won't do better. I would recommend this publication over any other. Four stars.

Practical guide to getting what you want
This book is a very practical guide to making changes in your life. The author has developed a strategy for success that can be applied to any goal, and this strategy contains such simple, straightforward, clearly explained steps towards reaching your goal that if you have the desire to make the change, and follow the guidelines, you simply cannot fail.
Nicholas Bate explains his strategy in general terms first and then shows how it can be applied to some of the things many people want to achieve; to lose weight/get fit, to give up smoking, to write a book, to find true love, for example. But even if your cherished ambition is not among the ones given as examples in this book you can use the method to work on any dream. This book shows you exactly how to get what you want; the rest is up to you!

Finding it hard to make changes?
This is yet another excellent book from the pen of Nicholas Bate. If, like many of us, you struggle to make real, permanent changes in your life then this book will really help. JFDI addresses the bit most books on change leave out, namely, how to actually change. It does this by breaking down the process of change into small chunks that are easy to follow, believable, tackles the likely blockers we all face, and pushes us to move forward. It's a pleasure to read, but doesn't let you off the hook. Far from it, this book really helps with what is a difficult area for many of us. Probably the best investment you can make in yourself : be brave and make that first step now...