Shook one : anxiety playing tricks on me / Charlamagne Tha God.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Charlamagne Tha God, 1980- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Charlamagne Tha God, 1980-.

Charlamagne Tha God.

African American radio broadcasters--Biography.

African American radio broadcasters.

Motivation (Psychology).

Stress management.

African American men--Mental health.

African American men.

Mental health.

United States--Race relations.

United States.

Race relations.

Fear--Popular works.

Genre:

Self-help publications.

Biographies.

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

xxii, 255 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First Touchstone hardcover edition.

Other Title:

Anxiety playing tricks on me

#Shookone

Place of Publication:

New York : Touchstone, 2018.

Summary:

"Charlamagne Tha God, New York Times bestselling author of Black Privilege and cohost of Power 105.1's The Breakfast Club, reveals his blueprint for breaking free from your fears and anxiety to reach that elusive next level of success. Fear is holding you back. It's time to turn the tables and channel your fears to actually fuel your success. Being "shook" is more than a rap lyric for Charlamagne, it's his mission to overcome. While it may seem like he is ahead of the game and should have nothing to worry about, he is still plagued by anxieties--fear of being weak; fear of being a bad dad; fear of being a worse husband; and ultimately, fear of failure. Shook One chronicles his journey to beat back those fears and empowers you to no longer be held back from your potential. Shook One details the ways anxiety has been a driving force in Charlamagne's life since childhood. For many years, he stressed over what he thought were personal shortcomings: being unpopular in school, potential rejection by women, being ugly, and worst of all, falling into the life of stagnation or crime that caught up so many of his friends and family in his hometown of Moncks Corner, South Carolina. Even after achieving national prominence as a radio personality, Charlamagne still found himself paralyzed by thoughts that he wouldn't be able to take his career to the next level. But now, in Shook One, he is working through these problems with help from mentors, guests on his show, and therapy. He knows therapy and showing weakness are anxiety producing in the black community, but this is one of the reasons he wants to own his truth--to clear a path for others in hopes that they won't feel shame while dealing openly with their mental health"-- Provided by publisher.

"Charlamagne Tha God, New York Times bestselling author of Black Privilege and cohost of Power 105.1's The Breakfast Club, reveals his blueprint for breaking free from your fears and anxiety to reach that elusive next level of success"-- Provided by publisher.

Fear is holding you back. It's time to turn the tables and channel your fears to actually fuel your success. While it may seem like Charlamagne is ahead of the game and should have nothing to worry about, he is still plagued by anxieties: fear of being weak; fear of being a bad dad; fear of being a worse husband; and ultimately, fear of failure. Here he chronicles his journey to beat back those fears and empowers you to no longer be held back from your potential. -- adapted from publisher info

Contents:

Foreword / by Brad "Scarface" Jordan

Introduction: My anxiety is playing tricks on me

Shook

So anxiousssssss (Ginuwine voice)

Blackanoid

The fear of therapy

Losing my roots

Parental paranoia

Fear of failure.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Online version: Tha God, Charlamagne, 1980- Shook one.

ISBN:

9781501193255

1501193252

9781501193262

1501193260

OCLC:

1044216635