In his book, McMannus walks the reader through 12 transformative mind shift that he has learned over the years.  He believes that if a person will adopt some or all of these mindsets, and allow them to influence their thinking, they will see radical changes in their lives and careers. All of the mind shifts focus on what the reader can do, and therefore removes the excuses. However, McMannus does this in a way that leaves your feeling hopeful, not condemned.

Anthony Ray Hinton was arrested and wrongly convicted of murder.  As a result, he was sentenced to death on Alabama’s death row in 1985.  He was 29 years of age.  He spent the next 30 years in a 5x7 cell, waiting to be executed for a crime he hadn’t committed.