Christopher K Nixon

The Cocoon Years: A Young Adult's Struggle to Become Somebody Christopher K Nixon

The desire to become somebody we're proud to be burns in all of us.
Yet, this road is not easy, not linear, and not predictable. It is a road filled with challenges that either break or transform you. It is a road many start, but few see to a triumphant end. In life, we all must go through processes of change to become a match for the dreams and promises we hold within.

At the start of our journey into the real world, our minds are chaotic and uncontrolled.
We are like branches in a storm - our thoughts and feelings flung back and forth by the winds of outside circumstances and people. We battle emotional insecurity as we compare ourselves with others, continually belittling our own gifts, and distracting ourselves from getting the most of our unique journeys.

As we stand at the starting line, most of us feel lost and directionless.
We haven't yet uncovered what we're passionate about and how we may impact the world in the best possible way.

But even when we have uncovered a direction to go down, we are unrefined and undisciplined in our approach.
We fail to execute on our ideas because fear and doubt continually attack us when we're about to take action. Then, of the small percentage of people who take the first real action step, an even smaller percentage display the mental muscle to persist when the going gets tough. And smallest is the self-chosen group who have learned what it takes to keep going in that dark cave of uncertainty, to uncover the treasure of self-actualization we are all pursuing.

"I was not the hero of my destiny, but a powerless side character. A change needed to come. That's where this story begins."
This is a real and uncut account of profound personal change. It is the tale of how a simple guy battled and overcame his inner demons and most troublesome success-repelling habits. It is a story of going from no plan and no motivation to a powerful motivating purpose. It is a story of transforming a negative, constantly comparing, deeply self-defeating mind into a calm, controlled, and effortlessly positive one. It is a story of finding success in unexpected places, and learning to persist through disappointment until goals are realized.

If you are the kind of person who has spent too much time...
...comparing with others, or entertaining self-defeating thought patterns, or hesitating to act on your good ideas, or butchering your creative work due to impatience and anxious perfectionism, The Cocoon Years is a must-read for you.