It's written for leaders, professionals and anyone navigating challenge, change or setback who wants to build resilience and lead and perform sustainably. It's equally relevant whether you lead a team or simply want practical tools for your own growth.

Where can I buy Rebuilt to Last?

The book is an international best seller available on Amazon. Use the 'Get the Book' link on this page to go straight to the listing.

★ International Best Seller

Rebuilt to Last

Q: What is Rebuilt to Last about?

Rebuilt to Last: Choose to Flourish is a practical and personal perspective on resilience, strengths and sustainable performance. Drawing on lived experience of rebuilding a life and three decades of helping leaders thrive, it explores what resilience really looks like beyond 'bouncing back', how strengths carry us through uncertainty, and how to move forward with clarity and direction.

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Choose to Flourish

A practical and personal perspective on resilience, strengths, leadership energy and high performance.

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About the book

When everything I knew came to a halt.

With over 30 years of experience supporting leaders and teams, I had a clear view of performance, leadership and success.

In 2013, a life-changing accident brought everything to a halt and reshaped how I understand resilience, pressure and what it really takes to rebuild.

Rebuilt to Last draws on that experience, alongside years of working with leaders, to offer a grounded and practical perspective on navigating challenge, sustaining performance and moving forward with greater clarity and intention.

What this book explores

Four threads run through every chapter.

Each one is grounded in lived experience — and written to be put to use, not just read.

Resilience, redefined

What resilience really looks like in practice — beyond the idea of "bouncing back".

Strengths under pressure

How personal strengths support us through uncertainty and change.

Rebuilding after setbacks

The honest reality of rebuilding — what it asks of us, and what it gives back.

Moving forward

How to move forward with clarity, resilience and direction.

Why it matters

Resilience isn't built in a single moment.

Resilience is often discussed as though it's built in a single moment. In reality, it is a process — shaped by setbacks, decisions and the ability to keep moving forward under pressure.

This book offers a more realistic and practical view — grounded in lived experience and relevant to both personal and professional life.

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What readers say

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International Best Seller

“

Laura is an exceptional person who has taught me that inner strength, resilience and determination are far more powerful than any pill or stroke of a surgeon's knife.

AG Professor Andrew Goldberg OBE, MD, FRCS (Tr&Orth) Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon & Visiting Professor in Trauma and Orthopaedics, Imperial College London

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Laura's absolute diligence towards her rehabilitation and strength of character through so many surgeries and setbacks was, and continues to be, remarkable. The lessons from her book are a must-read whatever your personal challenges in life.

BS Bev Strathearn, MCSP Senior Physiotherapist

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Laura not only shares her incredible story but provides a great toolkit and brilliant advice for flourishing, which we can all learn from and apply.

BM Bev Mileham Gallup Strengths Coach & Organisation Culture Consultant

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Laura teaches us that responding effectively to setbacks is not a factor of genetics but of mindset. Her inspiring story and guidance on resilience give hope and help to everyone.

NG Norman Grimes Managing Director · NG Training

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I love her message that resilience is not a "bounce back" but more like a crawl. Conversational, relatable and packed with practical tools to tap into our own strengths and get through any adversity in life.

NS Nicole Samuels-Williams Learning & Development Consultant; Executive Coach

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Passionate, personal and powerful. Laura nails it.

PB Phil Bedford

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What is Rebuilt to Last about?

A practical and personal perspective on resilience, strengths and sustainable performance. Drawing on lived experience of rebuilding a life and three decades of helping leaders thrive, it explores what resilience really looks like beyond "bouncing back", how strengths carry us through uncertainty, and how to move forward with clarity and direction.

Who is the book for?

Leaders, professionals and anyone navigating challenge, change or setback who wants to build resilience and perform sustainably. It's equally relevant whether you lead a team or simply want practical tools for your own growth.

Where can I buy it?

Rebuilt to Last is an international best seller available on Amazon — use the "Get the Book" button on this page to go straight to the listing.

Can I read a sample first?

Yes — request a free sample chapter using the form on this page. Enter your name and email and the sample will be sent to your inbox.