I have failed many times, and I keep doing so. My whole life has been characterised by failure, and I am living proof that a person can pretty much keep things afloat in the face of adversity, especially with the help of drugs and booze.

My life today is so much better than it once was. My various court orders, ASBOs and CCJs have been lifted and the topic of prison hardly ever comes up any more. Tara, my ex-wife, who was around during some of the biggest failures I’ve had to date, is nearly remarried, so soon I won’t have to deal with angry calls about late alimony payments any more. In short, things have got a bit better, and that’s the way I like it.

The great news is that you can have the same quality of life that I enjoy today, and you can get there much faster because I am here to show you the way to find triumph in failure.

– excerpted from the Introduction