Jack Travis overcame hardships from addiction to depression, and brings the lessons he learned to paperback.
Kelly Skelton
Connector Staff
Jack Travis is an undergraduate business student, author and entrepreneur in the Manning School of Business. To many peers, he may seem upbeat, professional and kind. Though, his life was not always this positive.
Travis found himself in and out of mental hospitals frequently before he was able to conquer his demons of addiction and depression. Originally from Boston, Travis had his fair share of setbacks growing up. Abusive relationships and alcohol nearly derailed his life. Remarkably, he found the light and is now ready to influence others.
After developing a method of self-help and eliminating his negative influences, Travis is focused on helping others achieve the same goals. The culmination of his experience is discussed in his new book, “Starting Point: Your Journey to a Better Life Starts Here,” which was released on October 1.
Within this piece of literature, Travis uses self-reflection to fight back. He quickly came to the realization that in order to heal, he had to eliminate the negative aspects of his life. These negative influences came in the forms of alcoholism, anxiety, depression, PTSD, bipolar disorder and individuals. Using advice from his professors and mentors, Travis was able to rid himself of these weights and surround himself with positive influences.
The book is divided into two aspects of self-reflection: “The Way We Are and Why” and “What We Can Do To Make A Positive Change.”
Travis explained the goal of his book as wanting “people to understand themselves and identify the good and bad influences of their life.” The starting point is focused around long-term, sustainable solutions to mental health problems.
While some of the content references short-term fixes such as therapy, detox and rehab, the real message outlines personal growth as the ultimate way to make a lasting change. Furthermore, the concept of cause-and-effect is fully explained, “everything is cause and effect, in order to make significant changes, you must eliminate the cause to eliminate the effect,” said Travis.
The big idea of this book connects struggling individuals with resources along with the knowledge of how to utilize them. This supports the theory that healing is possible, and that preventions of this healing must be eliminated in order to be freed.
Jack Travis aspires to be the person there for others that he did not have. Now branding himself as a mental health advocate and businessman, he hopes to become a motivational speaker. Within his speaking engagements, Travis wishes to incorporate the ideas of his book in an effort to make the world a better place. Seeking to grow his career, further aspirations include acquiring sponsorships and advertisers in order to develop his platform.
To purchase Travis’ self-help guide, readers may visit iamjacktravis.com or by visiting Amazon.com in the “books” section. Travis encourages his followers to connector with him via Twitter @JackTsJourney.
