New Year, new you . . . or so the saying goes. But how many of us actually use the start of the New Year to change our lives? Or start January with good intentions, only to quickly fall back into our usual routine, wondering how different our lives could be if only . . . ?
Well for many people, 2012 WILL be the year that they transform their lives for the better. Because 2012 is the year that No Regrets on Sunday by our very own Dr Pete Hawkins is brought to the mainstream market, courtesy of publisher Vermilion.
A number of our Windmills friends will already be aware of No Regrets, as we’ve been using it for some time as an accompaniment to the No Regrets course. But for those who haven’t yet had the pleasure of reading the book . . . get ready to change your lives!
Most of you will know Pete, but how many of you know that he overcame severe eyesight problems to become the internationally renowned career and personal development expert he is today?
Pete was diagnosed with Macular Degeneration, a rare eye disorder, at the age of seven. Doctors told him that he was considered to be registered blind, and that he would never be able to drive.
Pete says: “As I grew up, I would watch as my friends passed their driving tests, leaving me feeling increasingly frustrated with my own abilities. It wasn’t until years later that I came to appreciate that the more friends with licences, the more people I had to drive me about – and that I was the one who could enjoy a drink at the pub when they couldn’t.
“With this realisation came the knowledge that my greatest disability wasn’t the loss of my eyesight, but the way I coped with it.”
The self-realisation never left Pete, and actually inspired the No Regrets course which he designed with Windmills co-founder Helen Wakefield.
Pete says: “Most of us crawl out of bed on Monday morning to drag ourselves through the week until we heave a sigh of relief on Friday night. Then, just when we’ve finally started to relax, the Sunday Blues kick in as the reality of Monday morning’s treadmill looms. This book will change that and is the perfect choice for anyone looking to make a fresh start in 2012.”
- No Regrets is published on January 5th, 2012 by Random House at the price of £10.99.
