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One of the most dynamic and globally recognized entertainment forces of our time opens up fully about his life, in a brave and inspiring book that traces his learning curve to a place where outer success, inner happiness, and human connection are aligned. Along the way, Will tells the story in full of one of the most amazing rides through the worlds of music and film that anyone has ever had.
Will Smith’s transformation from a West Philadelphia kid to one of the biggest rap stars of his era, and then one of the biggest movie stars in Hollywood history, is an epic tale — but it’s only half the story.
Will Smith thought, with good reason, that he had won at life: Not only was his own success unparalleled, his whole family was at the pinnacle of the entertainment world. Only they didn't see it that way: They felt more like star performers in his circus, a seven-days-a-week job they hadn't signed up for. It turned out Will Smith's education wasn't nearly over.
This memoir is the product of a profound journey of self-knowledge, a reckoning with all that your will can get you and all that it can leave behind. Written with the help of Mark Manson, author of the multi-million-copy best seller The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, Will is the story of how one person mastered his own emotions, written in a way that can help everyone else do the same. Few of us will know the pressure of performing on the world's biggest stages for the highest of stakes, but we can all understand that the fuel that works for one stage of our journey might have to be changed if we want to make it all the way home. The combination of genuine wisdom of universal value and a life story that is preposterously entertaining, even astonishing, puts Will the book, like its author, in a category by itself.
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- Listening Length16 hours and 16 minutes
- Audible release dateNov. 9 2021
- LanguageEnglish
- ASINB096MX8TRH
- VersionUnabridged
- Program TypeAudiobook
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Product details
Listening Length | 16 hours and 16 minutes |
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Author | Will Smith, Mark Manson |
Narrator | Will Smith |
Audible.ca Release Date | November 09 2021 |
Publisher | Penguin Audio |
Program Type | Audiobook |
Version | Unabridged |
Language | English |
ASIN | B096MX8TRH |
Best Sellers Rank | #73 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #8 in Entertainer #8 in Biographies of the Rich & Famous (Books) #9 in Entertainment & Celebrity Biographies |
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Reviewed in Canada on November 13, 2021
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And it’s written in a way that his journey, challenges, struggles, relationships, successes, failures, losses and gains, prompted me to read it from a place of compassion and extreme respect and admiration for his self-growth and him truly going to the core of his lifelong wound that he needed to heal from.
There is one part of the book that really stuck with me, so much that I took a picture and kept it on my phone, so I can go back to it regularly. Here it goes:
“The physics of love and happiness are counterintuitive. As long as we are stuck in the need to receive - in the cycle of grasping and clinging and demanding that people and the world around us meet our needs - we will be locked into disappointment, anger, and misery. The sweet paradox is being fulfilled by giving, that your output precipitates the input - giving and receiving become simultaneous. To love and to be loved is the highest human reward and ecstasy. Allowing the best within you to serve and unleash the best within others is the most intense of human pleasures.”
This book is a must-read for everyone.
The self-growth journey is not an easy one, but on the other side of healing lies true freedom.

Reviewed in Canada on December 2, 2021
And it’s written in a way that his journey, challenges, struggles, relationships, successes, failures, losses and gains, prompted me to read it from a place of compassion and extreme respect and admiration for his self-growth and him truly going to the core of his lifelong wound that he needed to heal from.
There is one part of the book that really stuck with me, so much that I took a picture and kept it on my phone, so I can go back to it regularly. Here it goes:
“The physics of love and happiness are counterintuitive. As long as we are stuck in the need to receive - in the cycle of grasping and clinging and demanding that people and the world around us meet our needs - we will be locked into disappointment, anger, and misery. The sweet paradox is being fulfilled by giving, that your output precipitates the input - giving and receiving become simultaneous. To love and to be loved is the highest human reward and ecstasy. Allowing the best within you to serve and unleash the best within others is the most intense of human pleasures.”
This book is a must-read for everyone.
The self-growth journey is not an easy one, but on the other side of healing lies true freedom.

👍 Pros:
✅ Good length
✅ lots of great stories and insights into Will’s life
✅ Good extra content in form of inspirational words etc.
👎 Cons
❌ If you are not into “self help” type messages there are some
❌ jumps around a bit
Recommendation:
I would recommend this book to even passing fans of will smith it is great.
I have no opinion yet because I haven't finished it. I have always thought Will Smith was such a genuine, honest, nice, hero-type person with a really good heart. I recognize he acted out during the Oscar's, but things happen, people in the world are under so much stress and pressure. I'm still going to read it because I really love everything he has ever done, inspiring and I still love him!
wife, Jada, who was all in with the decision to do that.
This is not simply a list of his achievements but it is also his way of giving us all a lesson like the one he received when he was only eleven. When his father lay dying, and Will went to be with him, I learned so much. How to say goodbye mostly which I really needed to know. Thank you, Will, for that lesson and thank you for your candour on all the other personal things you discussed in your book.
But I have to say, I knew you were going to be a big star from the first time I saw you on Fresh Prince of Bel Air. You deserve all the good things that happened for you.
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This book amounts to look behind the curtain of what made this icon who he is, warts and all. While it is incredibly insightful and well written - those of us who liked having him up on a pedestal for being superhuman will realize that he is imperfect like us all.
What you get in this book is life experiences from Will wrapped around singular ideas like "fear", "Power" and "Hope" and he uses those themes and stories to teach us lessons about life. This book left me with a new understanding of Will and myself - in my opinion, that's all a great biographical works should do.

The positives ? As I said well written, honest, frank and provides a deep understanding of Wills journey and what makes him tick….
The negatives ? The first 30/40% of the book is Will finding his way and you warm to the person, as you have to the person on screen…. However, once Will gets real success starting from the Fresh Prince period…he becomes narcissistic, up himself, completely self centred, obsessed about fame and his personal fortune, unlikeable, rude and deluded. If I had a £1 for every time he mentions that he’s the undisputed greatest actor in the world….I’d be wealthy too…. He’s not in the least humble, gracious or grounded. The way he describes his period with Muhammad Ali and Nelson Mandela….suggests he very much sees himself as being in the same category…. His description of deliberately interrupting a private conversation involving Stallone, Schwarzenegger and Willis to ask them “what he needs to do to ensure that he’s the greatest actor in the world” beggars belief….
As I said earlier, I’d very much recommend reading the book…even if it proves not to be what you thought it would be….





Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 9, 2021
