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Don't Wait For Your Ship to Come In...Swim Out to Meet It By Dr Gary Wood

Dont_wait_for_your_ship_to_come_inPublished by Capstone, April 08

For those of you fed up with self-help books that promise everything and deliver nothing, Dr Gary Wood has answers that actually work. In Don't Wait for Your Ship to Come In…Swim Out to Meet It, he presents a complete step-by-step program for personal development, based on the life-coaching techniques and evidence-based psychology that have made him immensely popular on British TV and radio.

With exercises, quizzes, anecdotes, and advice for enhancing anyone's creative capacity for change, the book also offers advice on conducting a life-review to target areas of change and goal-setting. Full of examples of how real people can achieve confidence, love, health, and success, this practical guide is a must for anyone seeking personal growth and change.

About the author:
Dr Gary Wood is a social psychologist, author, life coach, and broadcaster. He specializes in communicating evidence-based psychological insights on all aspects of human social life in an engaging and accessible way. He is also research consultant to organisations in the public and private sectors. Dr Wood appears regularly on radio, and television, and is often quoted in newspapers and magazines offering expert analysis and psychological insight.

He currently appears on the Trisha Goddard Show (Channel Five) as part of her 'Campaign for Change' team. Other appearances have included BBC's Moneyspinners with Lorne Spicer,  Beautiful Boys, a documentary by Yorkshire TV on changing attitudes to male grooming; Big Brother's Little Brother (Channel 4) with Dermott O'Leary talking about group dynamics and leadership in the Big Brother House (BB4), and BBC News 24. He appears in a regular column for Eve Magazine called 'You ask, men answer' . He is also on the advisory panel for Anne Diamond's Daily Mail column. 

He is the author of Sex, Lies and Stereotypes. He is currently programme co-ordinator for Psychological Studies, at The Centre for Lifelong Learning, University of Birmingham. He also runs his own research consultancy and coaching practice.

Paperback Original £12.99/€18.20; ISBN: 978-1-84112-733-0

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