A sharp, adult-facing wake-up call about clarity, courage, and decisive action — at work, in relationships, in social moments, and with yourself. Real stories. Hard-earned lessons. No pretending.
Available on Amazon — eBook, US trade paperback, and hardcover.
You already know something isn’t right.
Not just at work. In your life.
The relationship you’ve been “figuring out” for years.
The conversation you keep avoiding.
The version of yourself you quietly know you’ve settled into.
But you tell yourself it’s fine. That it will get better. That now isn’t the right time.
So you wait.
And over time, you get used to living in things that don’t make sense.
In WTF, Michael Forrest shows what it looks like when you stop pretending.
Through candid stories—from relationships, career decisions, and the moments where you know exactly what’s going on but don’t act—this book exposes the gap between what you see… and what you’re willing to do about it.
Because the truth is: You already know more than you think you do.
You just don’t always act like it.
At some point, you have to stop explaining it away…
and start acting like it actually matters.
Sometimes the most honest thought you can have is:
“WTF am I doing?”
Most people spend their lives pretending. Pretending the system works. Pretending their boss knows what he’s doing. Pretending everything is fine.
But the moments that truly change your life happen the instant you stop pretending.
In WTF, Michael Forrest shares stories drawn from decades in technology leadership, startups, global teams, and everyday life. Through candid stories, sharp observations, and hard-earned lessons, WTF shows how clarity, courage, and accountability can transform the way you work, lead, and live.
WTF Energy is the ability to see reality clearly, speak honestly, and act decisively — without hiding behind politics, fear, or process. Sometimes that means challenging the system. Sometimes it means trusting your instincts. And sometimes it simply means having the courage to ask the question everyone else is quietly thinking:
Once you stop pretending and start acting, everything changes. It’s a philosophy that challenges bureaucracy, rewards authenticity, and helps you live more fully — whether you’re running a company, raising a family, or simply trying to navigate life with integrity.
WTF is about clarity, courage, composure, transparency, and the moment you stop pretending everything is fine. It is not venting or spectacle. It is seeing reality clearly and moving with confidence, empathy, and judgement — at work, in relationships, in everyday social moments, and with yourself.
Embracing WTF in the present amplifies all the principles in the book. Together they shift you from reacting to engaging — from drifting to deciding — and from pretending to living.
You see reality as it is, not as you wish it to be.
You act when action is required, without hesitation.
You own the consequences of your choices.
You recover quickly from setbacks and adapt to change.
You build credibility by being consistent, reliable, and truthful.
You deliver your messages with transparency and compassion.
You create a real bond with others.
The cumulative effect — fully here, fully responsible, fully alive.
Choose the format that fits how you read. eBook for the road, paperback for the desk, hardcover for the shelf you actually look at.
Read anywhere — phone, tablet, Kindle.
US Trade softcover.
ISBN: 979-8-9955938-4-3
Built for the long shelf.
ISBN: 979-8-9955938-7-4
All three editions live on the same Amazon listing. Published by Electric Habitat Publishing.