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Shook One

Written by: Charlamagne Tha God
Narrated by: Charlamagne Tha God
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Charlamagne Tha God, New York Times best-selling author of Black Privilege and cohost of Power 105.1’s The Breakfast Club, reveals his blueprint for breaking free from your fears and anxiety to reach that elusive next level of success.

Fear is holding you back. It’s time to turn the tables and channel your fears to actually fuel your success.

Being “shook” is more than a rap lyric for Charlamagne; it’s his mission to overcome. While it may seem like he is ahead of the game and should have nothing to worry about, he is still plagued by anxieties - fear of being weak; fear of being a bad dad; fear of being a worse husband; and, ultimately, fear of failure. Shook One chronicles his journey to beat back those fears and empowers you to no longer be held back from your potential.

Shook One details the ways anxiety has been a driving force in Charlamagne’s life since childhood. For many years, he stressed over what he thought were personal shortcomings: being unpopular in school, potential rejection by women, being ugly, and, worst of all, falling into the life of stagnation or crime that caught up so many of his friends and family in his hometown of Moncks Corner, South Carolina.

Even after achieving national prominence as a radio personality, Charlamagne still found himself paralyzed by thoughts that he wouldn’t be able to take his career to the next level. But now, in Shook One, he is working through these problems with help from mentors, guests on his show, and therapy. He knows therapy and showing weakness are anxiety-producing in the Black community, but this is one of the reasons he wants to own his truth - to clear a path for others in hopes they won’t feel shame while dealing openly with their mental health.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2018 Charlamagne Tha God (P)2018 Simon & Schuster

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Great listen with plenty of golden nuggets.

I'm a big fan of black privilege, it was probably one of my favorite reads this year. Although this one did not captivate me as much as his first one, CTG has an amazing story and I love the way he tells it. Both books got me rethinking life and this one in particular my relationship and how to be a better boyfriend and future husband.

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LOVE IT!!

The authenticity displayed when Charlamagne covered each topic allowed me to really connect with and enjoy this book! It's also full of gems!!

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Charlamagne delivers as always.

Story about a man dealing with anxiety and the fear of anxiety all his life.

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amazing read

this book is amazing so much to unpack so much to learn very engaging and therapeutic

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Such an amazing book

Cthagod is the best!! I can’t wait for the next books to come! I will be buying all them hard copy/audible so worth it!!

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Charlamagne is a solid dude!

This is a great book and a must read for anyone looking to be a better version of themselves in any aspect of their life. Well done Charlamagne!

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Sujet très intéressant

un livre que les jeunes et moins hommes noirs spécialement devrait lire ou écoute. beaucoup de conseils pratiques sur la gestion de l'anxiété et une meilleure hygiène mentale. Bravo

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Spot On

Exactly what I needed. Delivered on my expectations. 2/2 from Cthagod. Can't wait for the third!

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This was an excellent book

From beginning to the end of this audiobook Char was able to keep me engaged and entertained. The best part about this book is that it's made me realize and come to terms with the anxiety I've been feeling my entire life but had no idea what to label it, I always thought anxiety was just a bunch of panic attack's but this book made me realize different. Anxiety is very real and so many of us face it everyday and over some of the smallest things.

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Raw truth about mental health

Charlamagne Tha God doesn’t hold back talking about mental health. His raw recount of his experience makes you feel like you’re not alone in your journey of discovery and healing. To see a successful man go through the same things other people with anxiety goes through gives people hope that there’s light at the end of the tunnel. Great book, highly recommended

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