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Summary: Kickstart your dream business and see it through to success with actionable advice and inspirational stories from entrepreneur, investor, YouTuber, and founder of HelpBnk Simon SquibbFrom early on, we are taught that there's only one path to getting ahead: do well at school, get a certain kind of job, and avoid failure at all costs. We're so busy trying to follow these rules that we never stop and ask ourselves: What's my purpose? Is my 9-5 really what I want to do? What kind of job or business do I really want to pursue? Do I have the power to make it happen? With Simon Squibbâs incisive new book, you can make it happen.Simon Squibb is on a mission to help young entrepreneurs discover their passion and start their business. Drawing on the hard-won life lessons from Squibbâs years in the business world and his own personal lifeâfrom facing homelessness as a teenager to selling a multi-million pound businessâWhatâs Your Dream? is the step-by-step guide to turn your dream venture into a reality. Squibb begins by providing a definition of a dream and continues on to introduce readers to a set of tools to build confidence and persevere through the barriers that stand in the way. Squibb will dissect the common pitfalls that block the wayâbeing trapped by aspirations that arenât true dreams, falling prey to popular myths that stop us from achieving our goals, giving into the fear that prevents us from taking actionâand share the secrets to overcome them. Young entreprenuers will glean useful business insight, such as:how to assess risk level, understanding not to take risks indiscriminately but to take them wellknowing how and when to quit so you can pivot and start againhow to create a community of super fans who will purchase and advocate for all of your productshow to grow your customers, and moreAchieving wealth shouldnât mean sacrificing your dreams and passions. This book can show you how. INFLUENTIAL AUTHOR WITH GROWING PLATFORM: Squibbâs online videos combine inspiration with actionable business advice, and he has millions of followers. Between 8/23 to present, he gained 1.6M followers. Recent YouTube videos have 6M views (~40% are US views)AUTHOR WITH MARKETING CHOPS: Squibb will be in US for all of October and, with a team of 14 that supports content production, will film additional viral content to promote the book.UNIVERSAL, FEEL GOOD MESSAGE: Finding happiness and discovering our passion is something we all want. Squibb's candid and heartwarming book provides the inspiration and an actionable framework to learning the skills necessary to achieve our dreams.SIMULTANEOUS EVENT-DRIVEN UK PUB with the Century imprint at PRH UK, where this is a major title. The UK is builidng out a robust campaign, with events and PR stunts similar to the ones that made the author a viral sensation. Quotes:âThe book I recommend if you want to start or grow a business.ââAli Abdaal, bestselling author of Feel-Good ProductivityâSimon loves dreams and he wants you to live yours. This book will stop you from giving up on your goals and start building the life you wantââJay Shetty, #1 New York Times bestselling author and host of the On Purpose podcastâInspiring stuff . . . Simon empowers you to follow your dreams without fear.ââJamie Oliver, celebrity chefâIf you have a dream to start a business then make this book your first step!ââLewis Howes, New York Times bestselling author of The Greatness MindsetAuthor Bio: Simon Squibb, founder of HelpBnk, is all about helping people help people. Not your typical entrepreneur, Simon started his first business while homeless at just fifteen and later sold his agency, Fluid, to PwC for more money than heâll ever need. Known for his viral move of buying a staircase in London and slapping a doorbell on it where folks can pitch their dreams, Simon is on a mission to help ten million people kickstart their businesses. With over ten million followers on social media, he's spreading the word through his GiveWithoutTake movement and inspirational street interviews.Author Residence: United Kingdom