The Extra One Per Cent: How small changes make exceptional people

by Rob Yeung

In this book, leading psychologist and coach Dr. Rob Yeung draws upon a wealth of scientific research and shares revelations from his work with entrepreneurs, business leaders, world-class sports people and celebrities. Discover what these successful people do differently and let Rob show you how you too can achieve your full potential. Take yourself to the next level—in your career and in your life—using his unique blend of techniques based on positive psychology, cognitive behavioural science, sports psychology and more. From his research, Rob has identified eight distinct behaviours that distinguish high achievers from the crowd. In  The Extra 1%  you will learn how to make these strategies work for you to make real and lasting changes in your life. Follow the best advice available and you too can become truly exceptional!

Genres: Self Help, Business, Psychology

240 pages, Paperback

First published August 27, 2010

About the author

PhD psychologist, consultant, conference speaker. Specialist in high achievement, leadership, careers, confidence and well-being.

Reviews

[Stuart Smith · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not much new ground covered in this book about personal effectiveness. But it is about 20 years old now and it is well presented and very readable.

[Fahdina Haqqi · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am Indonesian but this book language are easy to me. It doesn't used difficult diction. Some words strange to me but I think those will be my new vocabs. Rob Yeung bring me to learn in global interviews abroad with wises people. This book always make a conclusion with question that make us as the reader reflect to ourself, "then, how about me?"

This book contains eight points, it was Awe, Cherishing, Authenticity, Centredness, Connecting, Daring, Citizenship, and Visioning.

We have to be Awe to draw an attention
After becoming attention, we have to be cherishing so we are a nice one to be remembered.
Nice is never enough because we must have an authentic so will be bold on their memory.
If we have awe, cherish, and authentic. We must fearless to face popularity because we attend to be centred.
Even we was centred, we must connect one each other even with old friends or new friends.
Dare your self during and after it all because if we never be dared we tend to forget about improvement because to comfort.
Citizenship means that we have to foldering our relations and managing ourself
and the last is visioning. let our vision drive us with those 7 points others.

[Annisa Desiani · Rating 4 out of 5]

Although the explanations are too common, but the author is clearly defining 8 traits of exceptional people, which I realize I still need to improve in some areas mentioned : Cherished, Connecting, and Citizen. A good book--especially for someone who is in early career stage, but not the outstanding one for me. However I give 4 star to this book considering lots of meaningful and relate-able advice to my life.

[Vipin Vijay · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked the book. I liked mainly ethical leadership, balanced life, real life examples and exercises suggested in the book.

[Vicii · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good but there are other books that do better both providing nuggets of information that "stick" and as workbooks.

The framework is sound and this would be helpful if this is the first of this type of book that you had read. For me it wasn't and so hence only 3 stars.

[Steven Feeney · Rating 2 out of 5]

Fairly poor and somewhat haphazard collection of working practices underpinned by some psuedoscience. Imagine Gladwell but remove the readability and linkages.

[hemlet kiai · Rating 3 out of 5]

as i was reading i kinda feel deja vu. apparently i had read the book in 2018. some how i didn’t record this in goodread.
i find this book interesting.