Are you fed up of living for everyone else? Want to live life on your terms? Not sure how you can balance a career, happy family life, travel the world and make a positive difference?
They Said I Was Mad! is a walk through what should have been an average life, but wasn't... As a young woman, Donna Neseyif decided to step away from the norm and what was expected. Now a professional development coach and entrepreneur, Donna believes everyone has the resources within to achieve their dreams and her inspirational story will teach you:
- The importance of building resilience.
- What happens when you push outside your comfort zone.
- How to live a life that resonates with your values.
- How other people influence you and are critical to your success.
- The key steps to bringing about change and achieving self-fulfillment and happiness.
They Said I Was Mad! follows the tremendous highs as well as deep lows of Donna's life from a challenging childhood to a successful corporate career, moving to a dusty African village, having a family and travelling the world. She thought she had it all, until one day, she hit rock bottom and faced a mental health challenge but ultimately this led to achieving success beyond her wildest dreams. In the book, you'll discover how an ordinary person can, by thinking differently, push away from the expectations of others and, with a bit of hard work and a lot of clear focus, achieve extraordinary results.Throughout the story, you'll find key learnings and steps to follow, but the message is that you always have a choice. We can settle for the life we have or do something different and make a change.
You too can release yourself from the pressures of everyday life and take back control.
Many people meander through life without a plan, or they have a goal to do something different, without the guts to take action. I've known Donna for many years and in They Said I Was Mad!, she shares her personal story, illustrating dozens of experiences that many would never dare to embrace.The decisions she took have helped her to become the woman she is today and have had a positive impact on her family and thousands of others on her journey.If you're in a place where you need to do something different and you know that now's the time to do it, Donna will inspire you.
Karen Williams Bestselling author of five business books and book mentor
We all have ups and downs in life. Donna shows the importance of being truly responsible for oneself. To look within. Through sharing her own story, she makes you sit up and take stock of your own.
They Said I Was Mad! will take you on a journey and make your mind wander -checking in with your values, beliefs and how satisfied you are right now in your life. It will make you dig deep into your conscience, and ask questions that need to be asked so you can find true happiness and success in life on your terms. What are the positive influences in your life? Who are the people that bring out the best in you? This book shows you how to truly let go of everyone else's expectations and really shows you how to tune in with your own wants in life, regardless of the expectation's others put on you. Donna's story pushes you to strive to become the very best version of yourself. YOU. Not what you think others think you should be.Not living by anyone else's code.This book gives you the courage and belief to explore your own code in life and gets you on a path to making that happen.
Claire Biglands Director We Parent
Are you fed up of living for everyone else? Want to live life on your terms? Not sure how you can balance a career, happy family life, travel the world and make a positive difference?
They Said I Was Mad! is a walk through what should have been an average life, but wasn't... As a young woman, Donna Neseyif decided to step away from the norm and what was expected. Now a professional development coach and entrepreneur, Donna believes everyone has the resources within to achieve their dreams and her inspirational story will teach you:
- The importance of building resilience.
- What happens when you push outside your comfort zone.
- How to live a life that resonates with your values.
- How other people influence you and are critical to your success.
- The key steps to bringing about change and achieving self-fulfillment and happiness.
They Said I Was Mad! follows the tremendous highs as well as deep lows of Donna's life from a challenging childhood to a successful corporate career, moving to a dusty African village, having a family and travelling the world. She thought she had it all, until one day, she hit rock bottom and faced a mental health challenge but ultimately this led to achieving success beyond her wildest dreams. In the book, you'll discover how an ordinary person can, by thinking differently, push away from the expectations of others and, with a bit of hard work and a lot of clear focus, achieve extraordinary results.Throughout the story, you'll find key learnings and steps to follow, but the message is that you always have a choice. We can settle for the life we have or do something different and make a change.
You too can release yourself from the pressures of everyday life and take back control.
Many people meander through life without a plan, or they have a goal to do something different, without the guts to take action. I've known Donna for many years and in They Said I Was Mad!, she shares her personal story, illustrating dozens of experiences that many would never dare to embrace.The decisions she took have helped her to become the woman she is today and have had a positive impact on her family and thousands of others on her journey.If you're in a place where you need to do something different and you know that now's the time to do it, Donna will inspire you.
Karen Williams Bestselling author of five business books and book mentor
We all have ups and downs in life. Donna shows the importance of being truly responsible for oneself. To look within. Through sharing her own story, she makes you sit up and take stock of your own.
They Said I Was Mad! will take you on a journey and make your mind wander -checking in with your values, beliefs and how satisfied you are right now in your life. It will make you dig deep into your conscience, and ask questions that need to be asked so you can find true happiness and success in life on your terms. What are the positive influences in your life? Who are the people that bring out the best in you? This book shows you how to truly let go of everyone else's expectations and really shows you how to tune in with your own wants in life, regardless of the expectation's others put on you. Donna's story pushes you to strive to become the very best version of yourself. YOU. Not what you think others think you should be.Not living by anyone else's code.This book gives you the courage and belief to explore your own code in life and gets you on a path to making that happen.
Claire Biglands Director We Parent
Donna lives and works in Hampshire in the South of England, with her family, dogs and cat. Her office is outside in the beautiful New Forest, where she supports people to make positive changes in their lives through her business Baobab Growth. Donna's comprehensive understanding of private sector business, the charity sector, together with setting up and running a small family business, gives her a unique blend of experiences to draw on when helping clients. Donna has a wealth of experience developing effective teams, managing change, building resilience and developing new leaders. The desire to learn more about what motivates people to continually exceed expectations and achieve the unachievable led Donna to coach. Following her passion for travel, Donna has lived in and visited numerous countries around the world, immersing in many different cultures. She strives to make a positive difference in her community and support those around her to become the best possible version of themselves. Wellbeing is close to her heart, and she enjoys swimming before work, walking and cycling with her dogs in the New Forest and kayaking and bodyboarding in the Solent. Donna's formal qualifications include BSc in Combined Science (Electronics and Physics), Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing, Degree of Master of Business Administration (MBA), Diploma in Personal Performance Coaching, Diploma in Corporate Executive Coaching. Martin is the owner of Recognition Creative a young and dynamic graphic design and marketing agency producing a mix of high quality, professional projects across the latest platforms so be it web, print or social. From the design of a one-off business card through to a full branding design exercise or devising a creative campaign and everything in between, our team of skilled designers and marketeers offer a professional service for print and web, copywriting, event management and marketing services. Here at Recognition, there is no pushy sales team promising the earth, just friendly, hard working professionals who deliver design and communications with impact, within deadline and within budget. www.recognitioncreative.com Sandy worked for more than 10 years in-house in various editorial roles before turning freelance in 2007 and forming Headland Books Limited in 2019. In that time She has worked for DK Books, Watkins Media, Hay House UK, HarperCollins, Summersdale Publishers, AA Publishing, Allison & Busby, Amber Books, WhiteFox, and Vegetarian Living magazine to name a few, as well as a host of self-publishers of fiction and non-fiction titles. She works with lots of very talented authors and been kindly described in epithets such as 'literary doula' and 'fairy godmother' but she thinks commercially savvy 'trusted pair of hands' suits her best.
Donna has written an excellent book here. As someone in a personal
and business development role myself, I am inspired by her journey
and I think I would like my daughters to read this book too!
I believe 'environment dictates performance and you gain more
experience by exposing yourself to new environments'. In this book
you will understand the importance of a growth mindset, yes, we all
have fixed and growth mindsets depending on the situation. A growth
mindset makes identifying your own actions and how to make positive
changes for yourself, and those around you easier. Donna has had
such a diverse life experience, from the UK to USA, Asia to Africa
and the journey goes on. She talks about how 'giving, not expecting
to receive' is a fundamental truth of the joy of giving. There is
more joy in giving than receiving and Donna has clearly
demonstrated that in They Said I Was Mad!
Samuel T. Reddy Bestselling author of Leavers to Leaders, CEO of
TriAtis Global
Life has its ups and downs, but for some the downs are far bigger
than the ups. What gets you through these tough times has nothing
to do with the outside world, it is all about what goes on inside
your head. Donna's journey is one in which she overcomes so much
and learns the lessons as she goes. If you are struggling with your
own journey then you will get inspiration from this book, and
realise that you have the power to create the life that you
desire.
Kevin Stanfield Bestselling author of The Big Dipper
I really enjoyed reading Donna's story. It is inspiring and shows
us that we all have choices in life but that to be truly happy, we
have to be true to ourselves. In a world where we are expected to
conform, it can be difficult to learn how to stand to our beliefs
and accept the consequences of our actions but this is key. By
sharing her journey, Donna shows us that the impossible can be
achieved and that we are not defined by our backgrounds or
circumstances.
Sophie Personne Bestselling author of Your Other Half
We all have ups and downs in life. Donna shows you how to look at
the learnings you've gained and use them to build a healthy,
strong, positive mindset. She shows the importance of being truly
responsible for oneself. To look within. Through sharing her own
story, she makes you sit up and take stock of your own.
They Said I Was Mad! will take you on a journey and make your mind
wander -checking in with your values, beliefs and how satisfied you
are right now in your life. It will make you dig deep into your
conscience, and ask questions that need to be asked so you can find
true happiness and success in life on your terms. What are the
positive influences in your life? Who are the people that bring out
the best in you? This book shows you how to truly let go of
everyone else's expectations and really shows you how to tune in
with your own wants in life, regardless of the expectation's others
put on you. Donna's story pushes you to strive to become the very
best version of yourself. YOU. Not what you think others think you
should be. Not living by anyone else's code. This book gives you
the courage and belief to explore your own code in life and gets
you on a path to making that happen.
Claire Biglands Director We Parent
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