6952: Catch The Fearless Fish Out Of Water.

The Fearless Fish Out Of Water: How To Succeed When You’re The Only One Like You by Robin Fisher Roffer is a tough book to categorize because, well, it’s the only one like it.

On one fin, The Fearless Fish Out Of Water is a survival guide for 21st century creative people. Fisher Roffer opens by declaring, “Being different is good.” She inspires you to honor your authentic self—challenging you to avoid conservatism and conformity, opting instead to deliver unique, breakthrough thinking while embracing change.

Fisher Roffer makes repeated references to tapping your Higher Power, which seems to draw from classic 12-step programs. Fortunately, the author acknowledges our warp-speed world and ADD-style existences, presenting only 7 steps for success over roughly 200 easy-to-read pages. Each chapter is filled with character profiles of cutting-edge professionals, how-to advice and provocative exercises.

The spotlighted executives give The Fearless Fish Out Of Water a biographical hook. Fisher Roffer’s personal revelations add an autobiographical slant. By studying the spiritual journeys of others, readers are ultimately ignited to blaze their own trails.

Whether intentional or not, The Fearless Fish Out Of Water is actually a neo-diversity manual for today. The author recognizes, respects and reveres race, ethnicity, culture, gender, generation and all the other qualities that create healthy communities. In the end, Fisher Roffer supports inclusive environments where a broad range of perspectives, opinions and ideas are encouraged to flourish.

You can learn more via the publisher, by visiting the author’s website and reading an online excerpt. But to truly appreciate everything the book offers, make like a fearless fish and dive into it.