Be Your Best Self

Danielle Brown MBE is a double Paralympic gold medallist and five-time World Champion in archery. She was World Number 1 for her entire career and made history when she became the first disabled person to represent England and win gold as an able-bodied athlete at the Commonwealth Games. Danielle now works as a professional speaker and trainer, specialising in self-development and success skills. She has worked in the education sector for over a decade, inspiring over 30,000 students through her programmes and has co-authored a GCSE Study Skills guide. She is the co-author of the book Be Your Best Self (shortlisted for The Telegraph Children’s Sports Book of the Year 2020) and the author of Run Like A Girl (winner of the children’s category of The Sunday Times Sports Book Awards 2022. Danielle is based in West Yorkshire.www.daniellebrown.co.ukFollow on Instagram: @daniellebrownmbeFollow on Twitter: @danibrownmbeNathan Kai pioneered, created the opportunity, then jointly wrote this book when he was only seven years old. Why? Because this AMAZING book should have been on the shelves, and he desperately wanted to have it for Christmas, but it didn’t exist (then…). He’s a member of MENSA, the world’s youngest published self-development author, a public motivational speaker and an elite athlete – a multi-National and European Champion medallist in Jiu-Jitsu. He’s also a grade-four pianist, child model, a trophy-awarded linguist and a thoroughly awesome person. He’s delighted that the book is out for you to learn these tips for success and happiness, too, and for you to Go On and BE YOUR BEST SELF!

Child author Kai and double Paralympic gold medalist Brown partner for a new self-empowerment book for kids...this book is a commendable achievement...a positive life-skills book

• Introduction 6What is success? 8Dream big 12Goal setting 16Making good choices 20The mind and mindset 24Staying focused 30Getting organized 34How to keep going when the going gets tough 38Learning how to fail well 42You are unique 46Self-confidence: the key to success 50Physical check-in 56The big one: self-esteem 58Be your own best friend 60Taking on new challenges 64Bullying: stay safe and be heard 68Kindness 74People skills 78Role models 85Building your support team 90Say yes to opportunities 92Stay motivated 96Eating well 100Sleep and success 104Being active 108Over to you 114About the authors 116Acknowledgements and picture credits 117Index 118