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Black Sheep: Unleash the Extraordinary, Awe-Inspiring, Undiscovered You
A black sheep's wool cannot be dyed.
A black sheep is 100 percent, authentically original. It cannot be influenced, changed or molded into something it isn't by outside forces. In this powerful new book, author Brant Menswar shows you how to unleash your own black sheep--the five core values that make you who you are--to empower your life.
As a motivational speaker, podcast host and founder and CEO of Rock Star Impact, Brant Menswar has inspired thousands of people to tap into their full potential for success by aligning with their black sheep values. Now, in this high-octane, entertaining how-to guide, he delivers one-of-a-kind wisdom for living the amazing life you were always meant to. You will find out how to identify the non-negotiables that are at your core, to live with deliberate intention and practically manifest what matters to you most. You will discover what makes you an extraordinary original and how being uniquely yourself is a power you can set free for success, every day.
A black sheep is 100 percent, authentically original. It cannot be influenced, changed or molded into something it isn't by outside forces. In this powerful new book, author Brant Menswar shows you how to unleash your own black sheep--the five core values that make you who you are--to empower your life.
As a motivational speaker, podcast host and founder and CEO of Rock Star Impact, Brant Menswar has inspired thousands of people to tap into their full potential for success by aligning with their black sheep values. Now, in this high-octane, entertaining how-to guide, he delivers one-of-a-kind wisdom for living the amazing life you were always meant to. You will find out how to identify the non-negotiables that are at your core, to live with deliberate intention and practically manifest what matters to you most. You will discover what makes you an extraordinary original and how being uniquely yourself is a power you can set free for success, every day.
130 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 1, 2020
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Brant Menswar
8 books3 followersBrant Menswar is one of the country’s “Top 10 Motivational Speakers,” a critically acclaimed author, podcast host, musician and the CEO and founder of Rock Star Impact, a boutique agency that teaches people and organizations how to cultivate values-based leadership. His work as a partner with the consulting firm, Banding People Together has changed what’s possible for industry-leading organizations like Netflix, Verizon, SunTrust, Microsoft, ESPN, Hilton and dozens more.
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October 8, 2020
Black Sheep by Mr. Brant Menswar is a self help guide to transform your life, thoughts and beliefs. It is a book that I felt takes this up through a unique approach .
It is to activate the most important core values within you— what the author calls our “Black Sheep Values”—and use them to choose and fulfill our purpose.
What I understood is 'Black Sheeps' are the non negotiable values of ours , the original traits we have as an unadulterated person that cannot be manipulated. The things that we cannot live without and to consider our raw emotions , values and feelings while taking a decision towards purpose of life . In course of life we get smeared with many colours and we forget who we are, our needs , goals which actually paves a path to unhappy life. But a black sheep cannot be coloured. The basic thing is to figure out your originality. From there your decision power , motivation , getting a clear vision starts .
Author tells us to figure out why we have to start with what. Our what is our core values, which dictate our why (our purpose), which governs our how (our mission, or the actions we take to live out that purpose).
Concepts and points are put into highlighted paragraphs and tables to make it more comprehensive.
Finding our black sheeps help us not get swayed away by temporary feelings and thus remain in our main path.
People who are looking for an applicable self help guide which is brief , to the point may pick this book up .
It is to activate the most important core values within you— what the author calls our “Black Sheep Values”—and use them to choose and fulfill our purpose.
What I understood is 'Black Sheeps' are the non negotiable values of ours , the original traits we have as an unadulterated person that cannot be manipulated. The things that we cannot live without and to consider our raw emotions , values and feelings while taking a decision towards purpose of life . In course of life we get smeared with many colours and we forget who we are, our needs , goals which actually paves a path to unhappy life. But a black sheep cannot be coloured. The basic thing is to figure out your originality. From there your decision power , motivation , getting a clear vision starts .
Author tells us to figure out why we have to start with what. Our what is our core values, which dictate our why (our purpose), which governs our how (our mission, or the actions we take to live out that purpose).
Concepts and points are put into highlighted paragraphs and tables to make it more comprehensive.
Finding our black sheeps help us not get swayed away by temporary feelings and thus remain in our main path.
People who are looking for an applicable self help guide which is brief , to the point may pick this book up .
October 21, 2020
“A black sheep’s wool cannot be dyed. It is 100% authentically original.”
As someone who has been described, and not always flatteringly, as a black sheep I was looking forward to this book as being some kind of mutual admiration society for those who stand out. Kind of a, ‘it's awesome that you are different and the fact that people don’t get you is on them not you’. That is what I was expecting and what I was hoping for. That is not what I got.
Brant Menswar, musician, speaker, and author of Black Sheep - Unleash the Extraordinary, Awe Inspiring, Undiscovered You, wrote a book about values, principals, self awareness and self discovery and dressed it all up in a sublime black wool.
“Your purpose fuels your commitment to action.”
Told with purpose and passion, Black Sheep is a book that goes straight for the heart. And at the heart of you is your ‘what’, not your why. It is Menswar’s belief that finding our why hinges on knowing our what. What we believe, what we stand for, and what we stick too.
Written with pace and vivid clarity, Black Sheep will help you to discover the power of your principles. How leaning on and into them will help you make life's hard and complex decisions with greater self assurance, consistency and direction. That by knowing what your Black Sheep values are you are better able to know where you stand and how you will hold that space when things get tough.
“Finding and encouraging your black sheep is a key to better decisions, a better life and a better world.”
Often raw and revealing, Black Sheep is a book that stays with you long after you have closed the cover. In its simplicity lies its strength. In its efficiency comes its effectiveness and with its honestly comes forth its mission. To help you discover and embrace the power of the unique set of values that make up your own individual character. That by knowing who you are, you are better able to know what to do when faced with the challenges we encounter.
This might not be the book you are expecting when you pick it up, but by the time it is done, you will be glad that you did.
Overall Score: 4.0 / 5.0
In a Sentence: It is in your undiscovered core values where your black sheep lives and you thrive.
As someone who has been described, and not always flatteringly, as a black sheep I was looking forward to this book as being some kind of mutual admiration society for those who stand out. Kind of a, ‘it's awesome that you are different and the fact that people don’t get you is on them not you’. That is what I was expecting and what I was hoping for. That is not what I got.
Brant Menswar, musician, speaker, and author of Black Sheep - Unleash the Extraordinary, Awe Inspiring, Undiscovered You, wrote a book about values, principals, self awareness and self discovery and dressed it all up in a sublime black wool.
“Your purpose fuels your commitment to action.”
Told with purpose and passion, Black Sheep is a book that goes straight for the heart. And at the heart of you is your ‘what’, not your why. It is Menswar’s belief that finding our why hinges on knowing our what. What we believe, what we stand for, and what we stick too.
Written with pace and vivid clarity, Black Sheep will help you to discover the power of your principles. How leaning on and into them will help you make life's hard and complex decisions with greater self assurance, consistency and direction. That by knowing what your Black Sheep values are you are better able to know where you stand and how you will hold that space when things get tough.
“Finding and encouraging your black sheep is a key to better decisions, a better life and a better world.”
Often raw and revealing, Black Sheep is a book that stays with you long after you have closed the cover. In its simplicity lies its strength. In its efficiency comes its effectiveness and with its honestly comes forth its mission. To help you discover and embrace the power of the unique set of values that make up your own individual character. That by knowing who you are, you are better able to know what to do when faced with the challenges we encounter.
This might not be the book you are expecting when you pick it up, but by the time it is done, you will be glad that you did.
Overall Score: 4.0 / 5.0
In a Sentence: It is in your undiscovered core values where your black sheep lives and you thrive.
October 6, 2020
Clever, insightful, and honest! I was unprepared for the hard look at finding the core values in life. It's eye-opening with constructive processes anyone can follow to be successful in finding what matters the most, what's important, and how to put that information to work in your life. Read it. Do it. You won't be sorry.
September 15, 2020
It's time to wake up.....
Black Sheep by the author Brant Menswar is a Self Help book. In this book author has given analogies of a black sheep to motivate and empower us. We all have the power to activate core values or black sheep values and we can use these values to achieve our goals in life.
We only have to determine our core values and our purpose. Once we determine this, we can move closer to our mission.
We all have something extraordinary in us and we can make our unique contribution to the world. This book has motivated me to start working towards my purpose. The book is written well. Writing style of the author is amazing. Cover page of the book is decent and eye catchy. It may make you wonder what the black sheep is. But one could actually understood the title after reading this book.
This book will help in transforming your life, thoughts and beliefs. Give a try to this book and thank me later for recommending.
Black Sheep by the author Brant Menswar is a Self Help book. In this book author has given analogies of a black sheep to motivate and empower us. We all have the power to activate core values or black sheep values and we can use these values to achieve our goals in life.
We only have to determine our core values and our purpose. Once we determine this, we can move closer to our mission.
We all have something extraordinary in us and we can make our unique contribution to the world. This book has motivated me to start working towards my purpose. The book is written well. Writing style of the author is amazing. Cover page of the book is decent and eye catchy. It may make you wonder what the black sheep is. But one could actually understood the title after reading this book.
This book will help in transforming your life, thoughts and beliefs. Give a try to this book and thank me later for recommending.
September 12, 2020
Black Sheep Review 🗣️
It's an amazing book written by Brant Menswar & Published By Page Two Books, Inc. It has about 160 Pages.
It's an amazing book about discovering yourself. How you can find your purpose in life. It reminds me of Ikigai.
It includes many stories, personal incidents of author, and many example. So once you start reading there is no way you're gonna put it down easily.
Author has really narrated this concept and his personal experience very nicely and the writing story is also very good and error free.
The cover of the book is also good and looks very amazing.
Overall it's an amazing book and I highly recommend this book to all the readers.
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Rating 4.5/5
It's an amazing book written by Brant Menswar & Published By Page Two Books, Inc. It has about 160 Pages.
It's an amazing book about discovering yourself. How you can find your purpose in life. It reminds me of Ikigai.
It includes many stories, personal incidents of author, and many example. So once you start reading there is no way you're gonna put it down easily.
Author has really narrated this concept and his personal experience very nicely and the writing story is also very good and error free.
The cover of the book is also good and looks very amazing.
Overall it's an amazing book and I highly recommend this book to all the readers.
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Rating 4.5/5
September 12, 2020
I didn't thought this book will going to be this good. It was , as you might expect , valuable , a total different piece of work of non-fiction from every aspect.
It sets a very high bar for whatever he does that comes next.
Must Read
It sets a very high bar for whatever he does that comes next.
Must Read
September 12, 2020
Amazingly woven like an interesting spell of values.
If you are also a lover of nonfiction and wants to read an amazing book to uncover the treasure of values this book is for you.
Must Read
If you are also a lover of nonfiction and wants to read an amazing book to uncover the treasure of values this book is for you.
Must Read
October 13, 2020
Have you ever felt that the line "What's your why?" just wasn't a good fit to finding your ideal purpose? This author contends that it's not your "WHY" but your "WHAT" that really matters.
At first I thought it was just another line, but after reading the book I see it, and it's true. We define what our life's purpose is based on a lot of things, but if we don't know what are truly non-negotiable values in our life, those core values that MUST be true no matter what, we may not be able to truly define our particular flavor of being. When we know what those core values are we start making conscious choices based on those values, and owning those core beliefs (truths) sets us free.
I appreciated the flow of the book and walking us through to the conclusion of making our consciously driven life a reality!
At first I thought it was just another line, but after reading the book I see it, and it's true. We define what our life's purpose is based on a lot of things, but if we don't know what are truly non-negotiable values in our life, those core values that MUST be true no matter what, we may not be able to truly define our particular flavor of being. When we know what those core values are we start making conscious choices based on those values, and owning those core beliefs (truths) sets us free.
I appreciated the flow of the book and walking us through to the conclusion of making our consciously driven life a reality!
January 10, 2021
In this powerful new book, author Brant Menswar shows you how to unleash your own black sheep—the five core values that make you who you are—to empower your life.
You will discover what makes you an extraordinary original and how being uniquely yourself is a power you can set free for success, every day.
Based on his personal story, Brant tells us why it's important that we have our 5 black sheep values to keep us focused in the toughest of times when it's easy to lose our identity.
Here are my 5 Black Sheep values-
1. Self-awareness
2. Progress
3. Leadership
4. Empathy
5. Optimism
I genuinely loved reading this book and it really helped me become aware of the values that I live my life by. I hope it does the same for you.
You will discover what makes you an extraordinary original and how being uniquely yourself is a power you can set free for success, every day.
Based on his personal story, Brant tells us why it's important that we have our 5 black sheep values to keep us focused in the toughest of times when it's easy to lose our identity.
Here are my 5 Black Sheep values-
1. Self-awareness
2. Progress
3. Leadership
4. Empathy
5. Optimism
I genuinely loved reading this book and it really helped me become aware of the values that I live my life by. I hope it does the same for you.
January 17, 2025
Kind of a basic book, this was gifted to me as a Christmas present. Very easy to read, but I did not find any of the writing or discoveries to be ground breaking. One positive takeaway I have from this book is that one must find their core values in life or your non-negotiables. Good decisions arent based on the outcome. We can not control the outcome of any action. Good decisions are based on our intention of the action. Wether we have chosen to follow our non-negotiables or not.
April 2, 2024
This is an easy read, which I loved. I really enjoyed the quotes and loved sharing them. I felt like it was well written and in a good order. Each chapter ends with tips and/or questions to reflect on.
February 6, 2024
First part was good but not fond a foul language in a book. Got one good lesson out of it so I’ll consider it a half win
December 3, 2024
Crushed this in an hour and a half on Libby. This is the primer. The book seems to have additional pages on defining your core values
February 8, 2025
Different than a lot of self help books. Fun exercises for self insight and improvement.
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