Headline signs first book from internet 'sensation' Alex Goldie

Headline has signed How to Get Out of Your Own Way: 10 Steps to Overcome What’s Holding You Back by internet "sensation" Alex Goldie.

World all language rights were acquired by editorial director Oliver Holden-Rea directly from the author. The book is scheduled for publication in April 2025. 

In the first book from the "personal development guru", readers will be given ten "key" steps to help prevent them from getting in the way of their own progress. Chapter topics include designing your own timeline, growing from failure, doing everything alone and becoming your most authentic self. The publisher has dubbed How to Get Out of Your Own Way as the "perfect extension of Alex’s channels". 

During the pandemic Gold began posting videos online to help his followers improve their mental health. He has since amassed millions of followers across Instagram and TikTok, according to Headline. 

"We want to do more. We want to achieve more but we are stuck, rooted to either indecision or comfort zones with all sorts of excuses," said Goldie. "So many people I speak to feel lost, unsure and worried about how to move forward with their life but are completely unaware of how much capacity they actually have for change. I have built a platform in helping people realise they can have a beautiful life if they remove the deep-rooted opinions, trauma and limiting self-belief that they subscribe to." 

Holden-Rea added: "Wherever I turned on social media, I saw Alex and his iconic ginger beard offering insightful advice, so I am truly delighted to be working with him to publish his first book. At a time when ’accountability’ seems to be the buzzword in the personal development community, Alex has captured the simple wisdom of his online content and then gone so much deeper with his writing, and I don’t doubt this will help readers take responsibility for their own growth. It is an excellent book from an exciting new voice."