Now That I Have Your Attention

 

Nicolas Hamilton has been exceeding expectations since day one.

Born with a form of cerebral palsy, Nicolas was told that he would never walk and would need a wheelchair for the rest of his life. Today he not only walks everywhere but he is the first disabled athlete to ever compete at the top level of British motorsport, The British Touring Car Championship, where he lines up on the grid alongside some of the world's best drivers.

Now That I Have Your Attention follows Nicolas's remarkable journey and shares the valuable, tough, and often surprising lessons learned throughout his life.

Nicolas's journey has at times been hostile and has forced him to navigate periods of anger and resentment, but by building his mental strength and pushing himself beyond the physical limits of what anyone had ever expected of him, Nicolas has changed his life - and believes you can too.

With each of these 7 Lessons, Nicolas's message is simple and universal: with self-discipline and self-compassion you can defy the limitations imposed upon you.

 I'll come right out and say it, Self Help books are not usually my thing. I occasionally read biographies and autobiographies but it has to be someone who interests me. Also, I had never heard of Nicolas Hamilton before seeing this book. I'm glad I took a chance on this though as this guy is a true inspiration.

 As it says in the blurb above Nicolas Hamilton was born with a form of cerebral palsy and I think it is safe to say he has been fighting since Day 1. After being told he would most likely never walk and would need a wheelchair he basically said "yeah, right, let's see about that."

 To get to where he has is no easy task even before you take his disability into consideration and with the 7 lessons in this book he passes on his knowledge, his experience and his 'Life doesn't need to hold you back' attitude to the reader. Not all of the lessons will be for everyone but if even just one speaks to you Hamilton and his book will have done what they set out to achieve and it's certainly left me with a few things to take away from it.

 Now That I Have Your Attention is not always an easy read but it is certainly a worthwhile one and one I will be recommending to others.

 Nothing less than the full 5* for this.

Thanks to Anne Cater and Random Things Tours for inviting me onto this blogtour and to Octopus Books for providing me with a review copy (all views and opinions are my own).

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