Mental Prisons
A Self-Help Book for Nobody Entrepreneurs
Coming October-ish 2025
Does running a business feel like
you’re losing your mind?
This book is for entrepreneurs who…
Are in a constant cycle of excitement, anxiety, and self-doubt
Have skills, but are afraid to show them off to the world (or anyone within a 100 foot radius)
Believe everyone else is smarter, luckier, more talented, and more successful
Have an incredible new product idea that’s stalled by “I’m too scared…”
Think networking efforts are more about avoiding awkward conversations than building meaningful connections
Provide self-care with TED talks, podcasts, pizza and ice cream, followed by the dreadful thought of stepping on the scale
Struggle to get 3 likes on a LinkedIn post while everyone else discovers the secrets to success
In other words, this book is for every entrepreneur who faces self-doubt and is in a never-ending battle with that negative voice inside.
Self-help books don’t really help
If they did, we wouldn’t have a “loneliness epidemic.” There wouldn’t be 77 million people on psychiatric drugs. Imposter syndrome wouldn’t be a thing. Entrepreneurs wouldn’t be dealing with crippling self-doubt while scrolling LinkedIn or (egads!) Twitter/X.
Over 40 million self-help books are sold every year. Either no one is reading them or they don’t work
Mental Prisons is a “self-help book for nobody” because it starts with the premise that it won’t help you. It’s not meant to change anything but how you observe what’s going on in that little noggin of yours.
Mental Prisons by the numbers
Zero
Frameworks
22
Comic strips
Zero
Mentions of Simon Sinek
<200
1-page chapters
Zero Advice
Mental Prisons is a self-help book with no advice.
Why? Because nothing actually works!
It’s a quick and easy read full of stories that prove you’re not as crazy or alone as you think you are.
Entrepreneurs need to get out of their own heads
Mental Prisons shares explores the invisible belief systems that limit entrepreneurs and professionals. These are patterns of thought, behavior, or internal narratives that hold people back from taking action, making clear decisions, or reaching their potential.
According to ChatGPT, the book “blends personal development with grounded, non-cliché business insight. Your tone avoids pop-psych fluff, preferring clarity and directness.” So it’s got that going for it.