Description
Book SynopsisFeel like your stutter dominates every waking second of your life?
You’re not alone. An estimated 70 million adults world-wide have a stutter. Many believe their lives will be significantly limited by the way they speak, but it doesn’t have to be that way . Aged 17, Paul stopped trying to ‘fix’ his stutter, and over a long and succesful career has designed a unique, five-step road map to help him become so much more than his stutter : it can help you do the same.
This is a powerful and practical book that focuses on what you love to do and guides you to create the life you really want and deserve.
Trade ReviewAn informative, thought-provoking and motivational book (which) shows the right mixture of empathy and a supportive/encouraging tone to help people be more than they can be. - STAMMA The British Stammering Association
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements
Introduction
Don’t be defined by your stutter
Inspiration for this book
Two stories to illustrate my journey
Your story
Part 1: My life and lessons learned
Early years
A first life fail, at age 11
In search of a cure
The ups and downs of senior school
Starting work
College catastrophes
Do you care about what others think?
Part 2: Your life, using the lessons learned
Get ready to change your life
A self-help manual for you
Step 1: Desire
Step 2: Ambition
Step 3: Passion
Step 4: Strengths
Step 5: Success
Five practical skills to make your new life real!
Skill 1: Success Action Process – translating your thoughts into actions
Skill 2: Mental Metal – developing your mental strength
Skill 3: Time-shifting – making time to create your new life
Skill 4: A Success Workbook – reflecting on what does and doesn’t work
Skill 5. Brilliant Networking – finding role models gets you faster results
Part 3: Conclusion
A stuttering revolution
A personal revelation
Next, you’ll be saying you’ve benefited from having a stutter
Don’t fix your stutter, fix your life
Appendices
Success Summary Sheet
Organizations with contact details – support for people who stutter
Further resources
References
Index
