Do you ever think you’re the only one making any sense? Or tried to reason with your partner with disastrous results? Do long, rambling answers drive you crazy? Or does your colleague’s abrasive manner get your back up?

You are not alone. After a disastrous meeting with a highly successful entrepreneur, who was genuinely convinced he was ‘surrounded by idiots’, communication expert and bestselling author, Thomas Erikson dedicated himself to understanding how people function and why we often struggle to connect with certain types of people.

Originally published in Swedish in 2014 as Omgiven Av Idioter, Erikon’s Surrounded by Idiots is already an international phenomenon, selling over 1.5 million copies worldwide, of which over 750,000 copies have been sold in Sweden alone. It offers a simple, yet ground-breaking method for assessing the personalities of people we communicate with – in and out of the office – based on four personality types (Red, Blue, Green and Yellow), and provides insights into how we can adjust the way(s) we speak and share information.

Erikson will help you understand yourself better, hone communication and social skills, handle conflict with confidence, improve dynamics with your boss and team, and get the best out of the people you deal with and manage. He also shares simple tricks on body language, improving written communication and advice on when to back away or when to push on, and when to speak up or indeed shut up. Packed with ‘aha!’ and ‘oh no!’ moments, Surrounded by Idiots will help you understand and influence those around you, even people you currently think are beyond all comprehension.

And with a bit of luck you can also be confident that the idiot out there isn’t you!

Warning: this book contains strong language (which may be unsuitable for children). There's enough solidly inspirational and profoundly beautiful literature out there already for your reading pleasure, I won't add to that. Instead I offer you this. I wrote it. I felt compelled to do so because I have a suspicion that, like me, we all worry about and over analyse the same things in life. We are all just anxious meatbags, trying to get along. We all want similar (ish) things. Happiness, family, love, safety, FAME and a metabolism that helpfully speeds up annually on the event of our passing birthdays. I found this quote a few years ago, it came up as I was scrolling on the internet. It's so beautiful it actually hurts. "You're a ghost driving a meat coated skeleton, made from stardust. What do you have to be scared of?" It's deep isn't it? It's basically the theme of this book. It's aim and my intention is to alleviate worries and reassure the reader that we are all the same inside. We ALL relate to the same s*** that keeps us awake at night. I'll be honest... I swear like a trucker, but I sure can write and I have good intentions. And, as the front cover states- it's a guide to surviving the best bits of life and holding our middle fingers up to the rest! - Bind

Most people think of low self-esteem as a disadvantage. Now an acclaimed spiritual teacher and New York Times best-selling author shows you how to embrace it as your superpower.

Do you struggle to feel worthy? Have you tried countless methods to overcome self-doubt that don’t make you feel any more confident—or, in fact, make you feel worse because you’re failing at them? What if you could discover the secret gifts that low self-esteem can give?

Candidly sharing her personal experience of struggling with self-worth, Denise Linn reveals the powerful perceptions she gained on her own journey of redefining her narrative and embracing her life. And she guides you to find your own path.

You’ll learn to identify the personal source of your low esteem, whether it stems from your biochemistry, your childhood experiences, your culture or religion, or the energy of the people and things around you. Maybe you’re feeling drained by predecessor energies, past lives, or toxic “dream stompers” in your life right now. Maybe you’re an empath and absorbing the negative emotions of those around you. Maybe you’re influenced by social media, the news cycle, or even the cycles of nature. Whatever the case, Denise shows you the great benefits of low self-esteem and strategies to support you when it can feel overwhelming.

You’ll discover:

• How to be a glorious imperfectionist
• The upside of rejection
• The unexpected benefits of imposter syndrome
• How stress can be good for you
• The holy act of radical self-acceptance
• And much more