Before Your Next Excuse

In the pages of Before Your Next Excuse, Ned shares his candid and uncensored memoir of an artist who grew up with dyslexia, stumbled through addiction and yielded to tragic personal loss. By sharing his journey, he enables us to see ourselves, and the reflection of the wrong turns we all experience in life's mirror. He compels us to take a raw look into our souls and shares startling insights that brilliantly emerge as a result of climbing out and finding your way. A vivd offering of grit, pain and triumph, Ned gives us a shiny new perspective on hardship, limitations and the power of choice. You will never look at the things that hold you back in quite the same way ever again.

In the pages of Before Your Next Excuse, Ned shares his candid and uncensored memoir of an artist who grew up with dyslexia, stumbled through addiction and yielded to tragic personal loss. By sharing his journey, he enables us to see ourselves, and the reflection of the wrong turns we all experience in life's mirror. He compels us to take a raw look into our souls and shares startling insights that brilliantly emerge as a result of climbing out and finding your way. A vivd offering of grit, pain and triumph, Ned gives us a shiny new perspective on hardship, limitations and the power of choice. You will never look at the things that hold you back in quite the same way ever again.

Like most kids from Bethesda, Maryland, Ned Barrett grew up creatively wandering through his early life, finding himself in his music and paintings. His path seemed righteous enough until he experienced the deepest slide into the depths of despair. It didn't take long for him to realize the value we have as flawed human beings. A knowing that only comes from knocking on death's door and praying that no one answers. The extreme peaks and valleys of his life have offered true insight into the soul and the personal struggles that torture us all. The unspeakable shame, primal fear and complete resolve that comes from the anguish we put ourselves through served to ignite his passion to write his story in hopes of helping others along the way. His life has been one of grit, pain and triumph as he gives us a shiny new perspective on hardship, limitations and the amazing power of choice. Ned lives in Southern California with his four dogs Gracie, Stella, Bently and Alice.