Kishimi, Ichiro – The Bell Bookshop https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk Henley-on-Thames Mon, 22 Jun 2026 14:38:20 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cropped-Bell-Background-Blue-32x32.png Kishimi, Ichiro – The Bell Bookshop https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk 32 32 The Courage to Be Ordinary https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/the-courage-to-be-ordinary/ Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=56600 The inspiring guide to letting go of competition, reducing stress, and living a happier, more authentic life – from the 15-million-copy bestselling author of the Japanese self-help phenomenon, The Courage to Be Disliked

Are you exhausted from trying to be exceptional? It’s time to break the cycle of burnout and choose ordinary.

In The Courage to be Ordinary, Ichiro Kishimi speaks to everyone burned out by hustle, comparison and the pressure to prove their worth. His message is disarmingly simple: stop trying to stand out.

Being ordinary isn’t failure – it’s freedom. Freedom from constant competition, from chasing approval, from feeling habitually tense. Letting go of the need to be special will finally give your strengths the space they need to shine.

It’s time to release the pressure and embrace the superpower you really need to succeed: The Power of Ordinary.

]]> Courage To Be Disliked: How to free yourself, change your life and achieve real https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/courage-to-be-disliked-how-to-free-yourself-change-your-life-and-achieve-real/ Thu, 03 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/courage-to-be-disliked-how-to-free-yourself-change-your-life-and-achieve-real/ THE 10 MILLION COPY BESTSELLERStop people-pleasing and achieve true happiness.Millions have already benefited from the wisdom dispensed in The Courage to Be Disliked, its simple yet profound advice showing us how to harness our inner power to become the person we would like to be. A philosopher and a student have a discussion. Their conversation reveals a profoundly liberating way of thinking: by developing the courage to change, set healthy boundaries and resist the impulse to please others, it is possible to find genuine and lasting happiness.Your life is not something that someone gives you, but something you choose yourself, and you are the one who decides how you live.

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