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 bestseller 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.
