For those battle-scarred veterans of self-help books, psychologist Dr Gary Wood has answers that actually work. He argues that for real changes in the life of real people we need real psychology. In Don't Wait for Your Ship to Come In, Swim Out to Meet It, he presents an end to 'yo-yo self helping.

Do you spend time so fixated on life’s obstacles that you cannot see the way ahead? Is your life governed by mere chance or by empowered choice? Can changing the way you view the world actually affect your experience?

Don’t Wait for Your Ship to Come in… provides the practical tools that will allow you to achieve positive lasting change in your life.

Researched and written by a qualified social psychologist and life coach, Don’t Wait for Your Ship to Come in… offers an antidote to endless ‘yo-yo self-helping’. It draws together the essential ingredients from the field of personal development backed by evidence-based psychology, learning theory and coaching practice in an engaging and accessible book.

This complete step-by-step programme for personal development uses tried and tested learning principles and is presented in the form of exercises, quizzes, anecdotes and advice for developing and enhancing anyone’s creative capacity for positive personal development. It provides simple techniques for relaxation, composing effective positive life affirmations, working out personal values, motivation, doing a life-review to target areas for change and goal setting, avoiding self-sabotage and increasing confidence and happiness.

For those battle-scarred veterans of self-help books, psychologist Dr Gary Wood has answers that actually work. He argues that for real changes in the life of real people we need real psychology. In Don't Wait for Your Ship to Come In, Swim Out to Meet It, he presents an end to 'yo-yo self helping. This is 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 radio, TV and magazines. Written in his trademark, fun, conversational Dr Wood offers a wealth of tools and techniques for positive lasting change illustrated with exercises, quizzes and anecdotes. It covers everything from relaxation, to self-talk, to creative visualization, to goal setting. It also contains tools for enhancing anyone's creative capacity for change and overcoming self-sabotage. Throughout, the book focuses on personal strengths and solutions and contains tools for conducting a complete life review. Dr Gary Wood offers the challenge 'It's your life so take it personally'. This comprehensive, practical guide is a must for anyone who is truly serious about personal growth, empowerment and change.