Are you fed up of living for everyone else? Want to live life on your terms? Not sure how you can balance a career, happy family life, travel the world and make a positive difference?  

They Said I Was Mad! is a walk through what should have been an average life, but wasn’t... As a young woman, Donna Neseyif decided to step away from the norm and what was expected. Now a professional development coach and entrepreneur, Donna believes everyone has the resources within to achieve their dreams and her inspirational story will teach you:

• The importance of building resilience.

• What happens when you push outside your comfort zone.

• How to live a life that resonates with your values.

•  How other people influence you and are critical to your success.

•  The key steps to bringing about change and achieving self-fulfillment and happiness.

They Said I Was Mad! follows the tremendous highs as well as deep lows of Donna's life from a challenging childhood to a successful corporate career, moving to a dusty African village, having a family and travelling the world. She thought she had it all, until one day, she hit rock bottom and faced a mental health challenge but ultimately this led to achieving success beyond her wildest dreams. In the book, you’ll discover how an ordinary person can, by thinking differently, push away from the expectations of others and, with a bit of hard work and a lot of clear focus, achieve extraordinary results.Throughout the story, you’ll find key learnings and steps to follow, but the message is that you always have a choice. We can settle for the life we have or do something different and make a change.

You too can release yourself from the pressures of everyday life and take back control.

Many people meander through life without a plan, or they have a goal to do something different, without the guts to take action. I’ve known Donna for many years and in They Said I Was Mad!, she shares her personal story, illustrating dozens of experiences that many would never dare to embrace.The decisions she took have helped her to become the woman she is today and have had a positive impact on her family and thousands of others on her journey.If you’re in a place where you need to do something different and you know that now’s the time to do it, Donna will inspire you.

Karen Williams Bestselling author of five business books and book mentor

We all have ups and downs in life. Donna shows the importance of being truly responsible for oneself. To look within. Through sharing her own story, she makes you sit up and take stock of your own. 
They Said I Was Mad! will take you on a journey and make your mind wander –checking in with your values, beliefs and how satisfied you are right now in your life. It will make you dig deep into your conscience, and ask questions that need to be asked so you can find true happiness and success in life on your terms. What are the positive influences in your life? Who are the people that bring out the best in you? This book shows you how to truly let go of everyone else’s expectations and really shows you how to tune in with your own wants in life, regardless of the expectation’s others put on you. Donna’s story pushes you to strive to become the very best version of yourself. YOU. Not what you think others think you should be.Not living by anyone else’s code.This book gives you the courage and belief to explore your own code in life and gets you on a path to making that happen.

Claire Biglands Director We Parent