Always Eat Left Handed - by Rohit Bhargava (Hardcover)

About the Book

This entertainingly irreverent book from Wall Street Journal bestselling author and occasional Georgetown University professor Rohit Bhargava filled is with brutally honest secrets of success no one has ever dared to tell you. For anyone sick of hearing you should do what you love, take more risks and make mistakes, this empowering book is like a desperately needed pair of noise-canceling headphones for uselessly obvious advice. Instead, Always Eat Left Handed offers a real world, no-nonsense playbook for getting ahead in school, work and life by doing exactly the opposite of what most people tell you. Starting, of course, with eating left handed.

Book Synopsis

#1 Amazon Best Seller - Business Overall

A SELF-HELP BOOK FOR PEOPLE SURROUNDED BY OBVIOUS ADVICE

This entertainingly irreverent book from Wall Street Journal bestselling author and occasional Georgetown University professor Rohit Bhargava is filled with brutally honest secrets of success no one has ever dared to tell you.

Start smoking? Be a cross-dresser? Procrastinate more? Make people cry? Learn to yodel?

Reading just a few of these "secrets," you might wonder if this book is serious. Indeed, it is. Through a bite-sized collection of 15 quirky and insightful stories told in a highly readable, non-boring style, you'll learn how to:

• Think faster on your feet when things go wrong
• Be the type of person everyone wants to work with
• Get better at starting (and ending) conversations
• Find resilience after failure without losing optimism
• Stand out by being the most approachable person in any room

For anyone sick of hearing you should do what you love, take more risks, and make mistakes, this empowering book is like a desperately needed pair of noise-canceling headphones for uselessly obvious advice. Instead, Always Eat Left Handed offers a real-world, no-nonsense playbook for getting ahead in school, work, and life by doing exactly the opposite of what most people tell you. Starting, of course, with eating left handed.

Winner of 11 Book Awards!
2022 EVERGREEN GOLD MEDAL WNNER
2020 INDEPENDENT PRESS AWARDS WINNER
2020 NATIONAL INDIE EXCELLENCE AWARDS WINNER

Review Quotes

"A counterintuitive, smart, and entertaining career guide that's relevant - and necessary - for today."--DORIE CLARK "Author of Reinventing You and Stand Out and Adjunct Professor, Duke University's Fuqua School of Business"

"A powerful little book that will help you break down barriers, stand out and get the success you deserve."--GLORIA BELL "Co-Founder, Women in Tech"

"A rare treat with an illuminating point of view you probably haven't heard before. I adored this book."--NANCY DUARTE "CEO, Duarte, Inc. and Bestselling Author"

"A unique and actionable guide on how to build the network you've always dreamed of."--CLARA SHIH "Founder and CEO, Hearsay and Member, Starbucks Board Of Directors"

"Good for the world-weary young millennial, who has had it up to their eyeballs with well-meaning advice."--GABRIELLA MIRABELLI "CEO, Anatomy & Host of The Up Next Podcast"

"Positively addictive ... the most entertaining 'business book' I've read this year."--DAN ROAM "Author of Draw To Win"

"The opposite of any career advice book I've ever read ... a jolt of brutal honesty."--BEN TUBUO "Manager of Supplier Diversity, Walt Disney Company
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"This book will entertain and inspire you to be more intentional about how you find joy and success." --MALLIKA CHOPRA "Author of Living With Intent"

"This engaging book lays out the secrets anyone can use to get ahead - simply by being a little different." --MELANIE NOTKIN "Founder and Bestselling Author of Savvy Auntie and Otherhood"

"This no-nonsense guide will help you avoid the most common mistakes people make when starting out in their careers." --DAN SCHAWBEL "New York Times bestselling author of Promote Yourself and Me 2.0"

About the Author

ROHIT BHARGAVA is on a mission to help the world be more open-minded by teaching others how to be non-obvious thinkers. He is the founder of the Non-Obvious Company and previously spent 15 years leading brand strategy for large global brands while at Leo Burnett and Ogilvy. Rohit is the #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of ten books, a monthly contributor to Inc magazine and is a popular Adjunct Professor of storytelling, persuasion and marketing at Georgetown University.