Like many of us you could say I had quite a turbulent childhood. Although my parents had the best intentions at heart, things didn’t always go smoothly. Their overbearing parenting style, constant concern about my performance in school and their divorce left a big impact on me. It resulted in a vulnerable, angry and confused kid.

I love my parents to death and without them I wouldn’t be where I am today but, at that time I wanted better.

As an only child I didn’t have any brothers or sisters to fall back on and discussing my experiences with friends was no option. Several years of confusion and therapy sessions later I eventually found my answers on the internet. It became my escape.

I discovered the world of self help books. Books on relationships, socializing, how to deal with negative self talk and books on how to become a better person for the ones around you from authors such as Eckhart Tolle, Tony Robbins, Jim Rohn, Paul Chek, Daniel Goleman, Robert Kiyosaki, Louise Hay, Teal Swan, David Deida, Marshall B. Rosenberg, Maxwell Maltz, Dale Carnegie and Byron Katie.

It became an obsession of mine to incorporate as many golden nuggets from these books as possible into my daily life. I have hundreds of reading hours under my belt but it was all worth it. As a result of reading these books, I learned that there is always another option or another way out, on many levels. I wasn’t destined to live with my childhood confusion for the rest of my life.