Updated and expanded: A new edition of the inspiring memoir by one
of Canada's most unusual, successful and socially conscious
businesspeople.
"I am
different. I have always been different. I grew up scared of being
found out, scared of my natural inability to fit in, to conform, to
look and sound and dress and behave 'normal.' I was always drawn to
the different ones and I observed them with fascination--but the
thought of being even a little bit like them mortified me. I was
desperate to fit in. . . ." --From Misfit
Andreas Souvaliotis
was raised at a time when being on the autism spectrum wasn't easily
diagnosed or even discussed. Minds like his were simply considered
odd. He also knew from an early age he was gay, and it terrified him
as he was growing up with openly homophobic parents in one of
Europe's least tolerant societies.
Andreas's
differences made him an outsider, right through to his mid-forties.
And then suddenly, everything changed. Misfit is the
extraordinary memoir of a man who realized there was strength in his
strangeness, that it could be used as a force for good. "It all
happened in a flash. On a beautiful spring morning in 2007, sitting
in my backyard and licking my wounds from a spectacular career
derailment, I came up with a big idea--and I found myself
contemplating the most daring and unconventional pursuit of my life."
The weird kid from Greece was on his way to making his world, and
everyone's world, a better place.
Andreas
Souvaliotis's inspiring story shows us that everyone has what it
takes to trigger positive change, and that none of us should see our
differences and quirks as handicaps.
The author is
donating all of his proceeds from this book to 6 Degrees, a global
charitable initiative that promotes inclusion, diversity, belonging
and citizenhip. 6degreesto.com