The Hero Inside

There is a hero inside all of us.

We are all born with a great capacity to achieve anything, and "anything" means we can learn to become more heroic. Awakening that hero inside us can have a transformative effect on us, and society as a whole. 

The Hero Inside is an entertaining read that treads the line between psychology and popular culture. It explains how we can all foster heroic traits, drawing from popular examples that range from Indiana Jones to Erin Brockovich, and from Abraham Lincoln to Rosa Parks.

By the end of The Hero Inside, you might come to the realization that you are more than you thought you were; and you might have found your very own hero inside you.

PART I - EGO, the organized, realistic agent 

1. Proactivity 

... or why all success is by a winding stair  

2. Self Determination 

... or why rule-breaking means progress 

3. Grit 

... or why only giving up means failing

4. Positivity 

... or why attitude defines the outcome 

5. Stoicism 

... or why crises are nice little helpers

PART II - SUPER-EGO, the critical moralizer 

6. Integrity 

... or why heroes don't expect an audience

7. Purposefulness

... or why we should be a flying arrow 

8. Altruism 

... or why we make a life by what we give 

9. Responsibility 

... or why being accountable is a choice

PART III - ID, the instinctual desirer 

10. Courage 

... or why fear holds the treasure we seek 

11. Shadows 

... or why we should visit the wild things 

12. Curiosity 

... or why we should fish in the dark 

PART IV - FRIENDS AND COMPANIONSHIP

... or why friends are the spice of life