One Last Talk: Why Your Truth Matters and How to Speak It

There are a lot of self-help books out there. This book is much, much more. Reading One Last Talk for me was at the same time uplifting and penetrating.It has a powerful message and is filled with great stories to support that message. There is a level of vulnerability shared by Philip and those people whose One Last Talk's are featured in here that is not frequently seen or heard.The exercises in the book help a person develop their own One Last Talk. My own experience with doing them was that it was very powerful for me. Helping me to see my life with less judgment and more compassion.Discovering your truth is not something many people have the skill to help another do. In my opinion, Philip McKernan is a capable and compassionate guide. I don't want this to come across as some sort of woo woo, sugar-coated process though. Philip is also at times, very direct with his language. It comes across to me that this is extremely important to Philip and he shares with us why.The ultimate goal is to help a person find their own truth and the wound at the root of it. But not solely for you or me. The hope ultimately is that by you and me discovering and sharing our truth, it will help someone else to find and share theirs as well.Jesus stated, "The truth shall set you free." OLT is a step in the right direction.

To me, the change in the world Philip is helping create is to help people become their best selves, so they then can then go and impact others like a ripple effect. That is why I recommend the book and working with Philip in his workshops. I think the most important work you can do is to work on yourself, and that's where Philip is an amazing catalyst. And it may not be easy but it is in many ways liberating. Thank you Philip for serving others! I am grateful that you do what you do.

I had the privilege of spending a day with Philip and immediately bought his books. He is amazing at getting us to go places that we don't necessarily want to go. The place where we have buried our baggage instead of dealing with it. The problem is that the baggage sabotages everything else in our lives. I have gotten a tremendous amount of value from his books and I feel more hope for my future than I have felt in a long, long time.

If you can read this, you need to buy this book. It's bar none the most impactful thing I've read in recent memory. It'll mess you up. You can't hide from your own truth. Please embrace and share yours. The world needs to hear it.

The book is incredible, but the best part is that it actually works. If you read it, it’s fantastic. If you do it, it will change your life. For me, it was a compound effect of feeling compassion for myself at such a profound level, a sense of pride in what I’d done that outweighs anything I’ve considered an accomplishment before giving a OLT, a closeness to the people I love most (not necessarily easy, but real), a confidence and trust in myself I hadn’t had before, and so much more. I cannot recommend this process enough.

Thankful to have a chance to read, relate and celebrate humanity and its stories.

This book is thought provoking and might just change your life. Philip gets you to open up and ask the real questions in life. I highly recommend everyone read this book.

I feel like I am a better person after reading this book as I am trying to discover my own truth!! The author uses a very straight talk, direct method that I can appreciate.

I loved this book. I was very emotional after the first twenty pages, some very strong talks from courageous people. I believe it will help me in my life, career and public speaking. I highly recommend getting this book!

The process this book takes you through is effective and profound. I can honestly say that it has changed my life for the better.

This book gets real about WHY your truth is so important to share not just for you but for others because at the end of the day...we're born on this planet with nothing and leave from this planet with nothing...except the experiences that shaped us.The powerful message around "what would you say if you were going to die tomorrow and had less than 15 mins. to say it" really pushes you to think about what truly matters (or mattered) in your life and strip away the superficial stuff. Philip reminds you that "your greatest gift lies next to your deepest wound" which you see through other people's One Last Talks - there is something to take away from each story. It's even better than a therapist!This book will make you think, uncover those things that you buried for such a long time that it's almost as if they never happened, it's almost like ripping of a bandaid - when you rip it off your skin it hurts like h#$$ but after a while the colour comes back, and you see the wound has healed nicely because you gave it the space necessary to heal. I will warn you, it will open up a whole can of worms - so be warned...it's intense but truly worth it!!

What I love about Philips work is that it is written so simply and easy to understand. Reading the book, I flew through it.Then I got down to actually doing the exercises that Philip prescribed in the book. That's where the real magic happened. I uncovered alot of truths about my childhood that I denied in the past (like the impact of my parents divorce on me & how kids making fun of me for being short did impact the way that I am today). Lots of truly deep and impactful exercises.Then, I delivered my One Last Talk. I didn't feel like I did great with it, but I am happy with the outcome. I feel a little more free, and definitely more understood by my coworkers and family. The biggest impact it had on my life is the relationship with my parents. After they heard my One Last Talk, it started a great conversation with each of them that has brought us closer and more loving towards one another.I would highly recommend this book to anyone who is looking to grow as a person and is willing to do the exercises. The best value is actually completing the exercises prescribed in the book

This book walked me through parts of my life that I had not examined in a while that I really needed to. The exercises in the book draw out your story in a unique way. Philip has a gift of asking the right questions at the right time. I loved the flow of One Last Talk, it has the right balance of real life stories to self reflection. When I finished the last page I quietly sat and really "felt" the impact of the book instead of overthinking in my mind about it.