An addiction to self-help
The book-writing career aside, it is possible to read the above and think I am, in fact, a long way from being a practitioner in failure. But that’s because I have edited out the fears, frustrations, moods, paranoia, anguish and temper tantrums that have punctuated every one of the above experiences. Terrorized by my own insecurities, I have been a nightmare to work with and apologize now to any colleagues that had to suffer my nonsense.
But I have also made considerable progress in facing up to my fears and insecurities. Perhaps surprisingly, given my earlier comments, much of this has been due to my ongoing addiction to self-help books. This began while in the US – where the acres of shelves dedicated to the genre ...
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