Just because I’m in the race,
doesn’t mean I’m fully ready.
Just because I’m shaking,
doesn’t mean that I’m not steady.

Have you ever felt worried and excited at the same time?

That’s because contradictions are all around us. And they make us who we are.

Filled with his trademark humor and wisdom, Academy Award–winning actor and #1 New York Times bestselling author Matthew McConaughey has crafted a soulful and irreverent collection of life lessons that empowers readers, big and small, to celebrate how we are all full of possibility.

• Hardcover 
• 32 Pages 
• 8-1/2 x 10-1/2 
•  4-8 years

ABOUT MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY Academy Award®–winning actor and New York Times bestselling author Matthew McConaughey is a married man, a father of three children, and a loyal son and brother. He considers himself a storyteller by occupation, believes it’s okay to have a beer on the way to the temple, feels better with a day’s sweat on him, and is an aspiring orchestral conductor.

ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR RENEE KURILLA I’m a children's illustrator, author, and designer. I love drawing nature, animals, and working on projects that require a little bit of research. (Fun fact: my name rhymes with “gorilla”!) I currently live in Bellingham, MA with my illustrator husband Keith Zoo, our 6 year old daughter, Zoey, and Yoshi the fish.