Professional Troublemaker: The Fear-Fighter Manual

Ajayi Jones, Luvvie

ISBN 10: 1984881906 / ISBN 13: 9781984881908

Published by Penguin Life, 2021

About this Item

Penguin Life, 2021; first edition with full number line; xviii, 284pp. SIGNED and inscribed on first page: "Be bold! Luvvie." Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; boards also very good; titling remains bright and bold. Ends of spine bumped. Exterior shelfwear is extremely minor. Interior is free of markings save author inscription. Ships same or next day from Dinkytown, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Professional Troublemaker: The Fear-Fighter Manual
• Publisher: Penguin Life
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1984881906
• ISBN 13: 9781984881908
• Binding: hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed and inscribed by Author
• Seller catalogs:
  • Self Help

About this title

Synopsis

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
 
From the New York Times bestselling author of I'm Judging You, a hilarious and transformational book about how to tackle fear--that everlasting hater--and audaciously step into lives, careers, and legacies that go beyond even our wildest dreams

Luvvie Ajayi Jones is known for her trademark wit, warmth, and perpetual truth-telling. But even she's been challenged by the enemy of progress known as fear. She was once afraid to call herself a writer, and nearly skipped out on doing a TED talk that changed her life because of imposter syndrome. As she shares in Professional Troublemaker, she's not alone.

We're all afraid. We're afraid of asking for what we want because we're afraid of hearing "no." We're afraid of being different, of being too much or not enough. We're afraid of leaving behind the known for the unknown. But in order to do the things that will truly, meaningfully change our lives, we have to become professional troublemakers: people who are committed to not letting fear talk them out of the things they need to do or say to live free.

With humor and honesty, and guided by the influence of her professional troublemaking Nigerian grandmother, Funmilayo Faloyin, Luvvie walks us through what we must get right within ourselves before we can do the things that scare us; how to use our voice for a greater good; and how to put movement to the voice we've been silencing--because truth-telling is a muscle.

The point is not to be fearless, but to know we are afraid and charge forward regardless. It is to recognize that the things we must do are more significant than our fears. This book is about how to live boldly in spite of all the reasons we have to cower. Let's go!

About the Author

Luvvie Ajayi Jones is an award-winning author, speaker, and podcast host who thrives at the intersection of humor, technology, and justice. She is the author of the New York Times bestseller I'm Judging You: The Do-Better Manual. And her app, LuvvNation, is a safe space in a dumpster fire world.