Suicide to Success
How a locked exit gave me a way out
by Rob Goddard
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Pub Date Oct 01 2019 | Archive Date Jan 09 2020
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Description
“As I step out of the elevator half a mile up in the air, I find someone to take a couple of last photographs of me on my phone. I have to find a fire exit that leads to Floor 163 . . . I step forwards, reaching for the lever. With both hands, I grasp it and jerk it downwards. It’s locked. Who the hell locks a fire exit?"
When depressed entrepreneur Rob Goddard was at his lowest ebb, he decided to end his life by throwing himself from the top of the world’s tallest building.
Little did he know that Life wasn’t done with him yet. He hadn’t counted on a locked fire exit that foiled his plan . . . much less the advice and support of his truest friend, Alex.
Today, Rob is a successful entrepreneur who’s passionate about helping other men fight the scourge of depression and anxiety. Suicide is the biggest killer of males under fifty. It’s time for men to talk, share with and listen to each other – to learn how to manage depression while creating strong careers and personal lives.
This is Rob’s story. Read it, pass it on. Who knows how many other men you could help to move on from suicide to success . . . ?
All profits from this book go to CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably). CALM is leading a movement against male suicide, the single biggest killer of men under 45 in the UK.
Advance Praise
“Impressive!”
James Caan CBE, Investor and formerly of Dragons’ Den
“Winning at sport and winning in business have many cross-overs. Preparation, persistence and the desire to be the best in your chosen field are all fundamental to performance excellence. Rob’s books are designed to help increase the potential and value within all of us.”
Roger Black MBE and Steve Backley OBE, Olympic Medal Winners
“Congrats Rob! I could see and feel that you’d make a huge impact with your story. Sharing your heart will transform them much more than business”
Dr Andrea Pennington, International Speaker and CEO of Make Your Mark Global
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781916220409 |
| PRICE | £10.99 (GBP) |
Featured Reviews
Caroline K, Reviewer
This book is principally aimed at men suffering from depression and who may have contemplated suicide. Given that suicide is a big killer of men, I understand why the author is aiming for that market - we should be trying to reach out to them and help them.
I don’t fall into this category, being female, but I still found the book interesting. I would have liked to see more on the author’s personal story of overcoming depression - it felt to me this wasn’t explored enough. I have read for example Matt Haig’s book Reasons to Stay Alive and this book reminded me of that but I think it could have benefited from more exploration of the issues.
The tie in of going from suicide to success is an interesting one. Often those (men and women) who feel like they have nothing to live for, feel that way at least in part because they feel they don’t have success, are struggling financially, don’t feel they contribute something to the lives of those around them. The authors story of coming back from suicide to success and in fact being able to employ others and give them jobs is a good way to demonstrate that suicide is a long term solution to a short term problem. If that door hadn’t been locked, he wouldn’t have been around to create the company, provide those jobs and provide that service. I’m not suggesting that those he employed would have been financially destitute because that door wasn’t locked, but their lives would have been different in some way.
Overall, I enjoyed this short read but would definitely have liked to see further development of some of the issues - the longer read would have been worth that. I definitely agree that male or female we all need an Alex.
