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<p>Acknowledgements vii</p> <p>Foreword xi</p> <p>Introduction xiii</p> <p>How to use this book xxvii</p> <p>What’s the big idea? xxix</p> <p><b>Chapter One: I = In the room 1</b></p> <p>If you’re in the room, be in the room 4</p> <p>The past 12</p> <p>Take the good things from the past 25</p> <p>What is the brain? 27</p> <p>The engram square dance 34</p> <p>Small stone, big ripple 39</p> <p>E+R= 0 41</p> <p>Get back in that room! 44</p> <p>Tempus fugit 47</p> <p>Real time IMPACT 49</p> <p>Exercises 54</p> <p><b>Chapter Two: M = Model from the best 55</b></p> <p>Learn from the best 58</p> <p>Get the right kind of help 74</p> <p>The principles of successful modelling 75</p> <p>Masterminding 77</p> <p>Mastermind your success 79</p> <p>Setting your objectives 81</p> <p>Why should I set goals? 82</p> <p>Picking your team 84</p> <p>Quantum-leap your results 87</p> <p>Exercises 92</p> <p><b>Chapter Three: P = Passion & purpose 93</b></p> <p>Passion and purpose 98</p> <p>Chase your passion, not your pension 101</p> <p>Finding purpose in all that passion 108</p> <p>Surround yourself with passionate people 119</p> <p>Tell the total truth faster 126</p> <p>Who says you can’t? 128</p> <p>Exercise 130</p> <p><b>Chapter Four: A = Action 133</b></p> <p>Action 136</p> <p>Get ready for action 142</p> <p>Light a candle or two 149</p> <p>Small action, big change 153</p> <p>Start with yourself 157</p> <p>You can’t aim a duck to death 158</p> <p>Far-off shores 159</p> <p>Sense and sensibility 160</p> <p>Exercise 163</p> <p><b>Chapter Five: C = Comic relief 165</b></p> <p>Comic relief 169</p> <p>You get what you play for 179</p> <p>It’s a jungle out there 183</p> <p>Know your animals 184</p> <p>Who’s grooming who? 186</p> <p>Something to smile about 195</p> <p>The Risk Poem 197</p> <p>A friend in need 198</p> <p>Exercise 200</p> <p><b>Chapter Six: T = Trust 201</b></p> <p>Trust 205</p> <p>Judge for yourself 211</p> <p>Beliefs 215</p> <p>Make yourself trust, make yourself believe you can do it 224</p> <p>Trust yourself 227</p> <p>Exercise 234</p> <p><b>Chapter Seven: What next? 235</b></p> <p>Keeping the code alive 237</p> <p>Six ways to keep the IMPACT code alive 242</p> <p>The IMPACT Poem 243</p> <p>More words of wisdom 245</p> <p>More exercises 250</p> <p>Solutions to the dot puzzles 255</p> <p>Further reading 257</p> <p>About <i>Nigel Risner</i> 261</p> <p>Praise for <i>Nigel</i> 263</p> <p>Other titles by <i>Nigel Risner</i> 267</p> <p>Index 269</p>

"If you aspire to a better life you'll enjoy <i>The Impact Code</i>..." (<i>Newark Advertiser</i>, August 2006) <p>"...tough questions...words of wisdom..." (<i>Business Life</i>, October 2006)</p> <p>"This book is a haven, a sensible and calming 'place to go' when all around you is chaos, madness and pointless. It is something of a talisman...will provide ideas for leading a better quality of life.... This book will help you realign your internal compass." (<i>Personnel Today</i>, November 2006)</p> <p>"Lots of good advice, words of wisdom, and salient points." (<i>First Voice For Business</i>, May 2007)</p>

<b>Nigel Risner’s</b> inspirational and empowering messages excite audiences throughout the world. He delivers over a hundred talks a year in his unique, energetic style to corporations and associations. Prior to motivating audiences, he ran a successful finance company, being one of the youngest CEO's in the City of London at 26 years old. Nigel has developed a unique style, which is much loved by the tens of thousands of people who have seen him deliver his IMPACT presentation or have purchased one of his self-published books. As the only motivational speaker in Europe to have been awarded Speaker of the Year from both The Academy of Chief Executives and The Executive Committee, Nigel is a respected author, television presenter and a prolific speaker.  Nigel’s workshops and keynote speeches are results-oriented, challenging his listeners to expand their horizons, embrace the opportunities that await them, and dare to dream of achievements which seemed impossible before.

<p>“Nigel is an inspirational speaker with poignant but simple messages.”<BR> Andy Bond, President & CEO, Asda <p>THE IMPACT CODE is incredibly straightforward and will demonstrate that how we think is just as important as what we do. But thought without action is a pointless waste of life. You need to start caring about yourself; at least enough to live up to your own dreams and desires. It isn’t much to ask is it? To be honest? To yourself and the people in your life? <p>Creating IMPACT in your life does not have to mean total upheaval. Some of the most dramatic changes result from the slightest move away from the norm. So don’t be put off before you begin. <p>Nigel Risner has spent many years teaching thousands of people about the power of creating positive IMPACT. His lessons are so simple you’ll wonder why you haven’t been living by them for years. There will always be doubters; people who tell you that life’s great secrets are so unfathomable, it takes a lifetime to unravel them. Nonsense. Nigel’s lessons are not only universal, but once learnt, will last a lifetime. <p>Life is never ideal and you can always fall back on tired old excuses about why you never get what you want. But only when you start to challenge yourself and move out of your comfort zone, will your life – warts and all – become richer and more productive than anything you have experienced before. You have the power to change your life just as much as you have the power to continue bitching about why life is so terrible and how ‘unfair’ it all is. <p>So, are you ready to start your life proper or do you want to continue making excuses about how life is not giving you what you deserve? It’s entirely up to you. If you want more, accept responsibility for your own future, stop whining and start working. Never compromise on what makes you happy. Life is too short. Let Nigel Risner and THE IMPACT CODE make it sweeter. <p>The only motivational speaker in Europe to have been awarded Speaker of the Year from both The Academy of Chief Executives and The Executive Committee, Nigel Risner is a respected author, television presenter and a prolific speaker. He speaks with authority; his own life having veered perilously away from comfortable norms at times. He has learned that positive results can come from negative experiences, and that we often learn best from situations which are unfamiliar and even uncomfortable. <p>Having been one of the youngest CEOs of a financial services company in the City of London, Nigel knows business as well as he knows life and more importantly he knows what it takes to lead a successful business. Unlike other speakers or consultants, he has the ability to translate – with electrifying effect – that hands-on experience into a coherent, compelling and exciting philosophy. This has made him one of Europe’s leading speakers and a powerful professional coach to some of the world’s leading business executives. <p>Today he conducts more than 150 seminars and speeches a year for an enormous variety of companies and organizations in Britain and overseas. When he isn’t travelling Nigel lives with his wife and two children in Hertfordshire. <p>Why not invite Nigel to come into your organization and help transform your results with THE IMPACT CODE.

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