A Bipolar Life: 50 Years of Battling Manic-Depressive Illness Did Not Stop Me from Building a 60 Million Dollar BusinessFor more than 45 years, Steve Millard has struggled with bi-polar disorder. At his lowest, he was on the absolute brink of suicide, looking down into the abyss.Ê Through his own methods of dealing with this disease, arrived at by trial and error, and the generous help of friends, and the teachings of a wonderful support group called Recovery Inc., he not only survived, he prospered, founding one of the most successful and profitable businesses in the direct marketing industry. "A Bipolar Life" is the story of his struggle. |
Contents
Chapter 1 In the Beginning | 1 |
Chapter 2 Looking for Answers | 7 |
Chapter 3 After the First Episode | 11 |
Chapter 4 Dont Look Back | 21 |
Chapter 5 My Next Move | 27 |
Chapter 6 Hired by Readers Digest | 33 |
Chapter 7 Dealing With My Illness | 41 |
Chapter 8 Had Enough | 49 |
Chapter 15 Trip Back to Ross Pond | 105 |
Chapter 16 Not My Last Job | 111 |
Chapter 17 Things Are Moving Fast | 119 |
Chapter 18 I Had Come Back | 125 |
Chapter 19 Going Out On My Own | 137 |
Chapter 20 Starting My Own Business | 145 |
Chapter 21 Succeeding as an Entrepreneur | 153 |
Chapter 22 Making the Business Grow | 165 |
Chapter 9 A Good Move | 55 |
Chapter 10 Arriving in Pleasantville | 63 |
Chapter 11 Life Was Going Well | 71 |
Chapter 12 Hopeless Helpless and Worthless | 81 |
Chapter 13 Fighting the Disease | 91 |
Chapter 14 Simply Doing Something | 99 |
Chapter 23 Was it all worth it? | 179 |
Chapter 24 Business is Succeeding | 189 |
Chapter 25 Cognitive Therapy | 203 |
Chapter 26 Diagnosed My Condition | 213 |
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