Michael worked for many years in the commercial world as a chartered shipbroker then for eight years as the UK representative of the International Leipzig trade fair, at the time arguably the largest trade fair in the world and certainly the oldest. In 1980 Michael organised through the patronage of Lord Ted Willis a reception for the Leipzig Fair in The House of Lords. This is the only occasion, to Michael's knowledge, that a trade fair had held a reception in this illustrious setting. In his early fifties Michel decided to leave the commercial world and trained as a professional therapist. After he qualified Michael started his own practice in Rochester Kent. Shortly afterwards he was invited by the seven GPs at the local Gun Lane Medical centre to become their Medical Practice stress therapist. In September 2002 he started working at the 'Integrated Care Centre' in Longfield Kent. Michael was one of the original therapists who helped this flagship' centre become a successful enterprise. When he retired at the age of 74 Michael started writing, in addition to this book, he has published three other books 'Achieve What You Want in Life' (Manage Your Mind for Success), 'The Spirit of Life' and a children's book 'Tommy's Magic Adventures.' He is currently writing a book 'The Healing Power of Metaphors.' This book demonstrates how metaphors, tales and anecdotes do not literally reproduce the circumstances of a person's experience; however the reader can often discover it is possible to overcome current challenges that often have their origin in the past.