The Fifth Vital

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The first being a collection of overcoming the odds and chasing a dream and the Motley Crue book, well, that’s just batshit crazy and fun to read from start to finish! Stories and dialogues sent chills throughout my body as I read it, and the dialogue reads like a thriller which was extremely captivating. In 2020, Mike Majlak published his first book titled, The Fifth Vital alongside New York Times bestselling author Riley J. Ford. The book discusses Majlak's early childhood and his addiction to opioids. Mike mentions there were several times when he was inches from death and finally decided to get his life together. After the book's release, Majlak was accused of fabricating parts of his story. According to one source, Majlak used the stories of his childhood friends and claimed they were his own. A friend of Majlak, Matthew Duchon, said that Majlak paid him money to not mention the falsities of his book. [8] Personal life [ edit ] They weren’t fans of Mike’s but had an idea of who he was through association, they simply named Mike ‘ Logan’s assistant’ which annoyed me.

As a former opioid addict, Mike could have been one of the tragic statistics of the nationwide drug epidemic where more than 450,000 people have lost their lives to opioids between the years of 1999 and 2018. Instead, Mike somehow made it out alive. Not only that, but he turned his life around in such a way that has enabled him to become a voice of hope for millions. As mentioned earlier, Both Kane Hodder and Robert Englund’s books inspired me to jump into this pool of self-employment, quit my job and fly to LA from the UK a week after quitting to work on a movie.While his peers were graduating from college, buying homes, getting married, having kids, and leading normal lives, Mike was snorting OxyContin, climbing out of cars at gunpoint, and burying his childhood friends. Whilst I don’t condone the actions that Mike took in his past, he wouldn’t be the person he is today without those experiences. You now have millions of online followers. How did you initially go about connecting with people to build your following and brand? I don’t really follow vloggers or social media influencers I’m just kinda doing my own thing over here but I was here, at home in my isolated state when I decided to watch some YouTubers one day.

Mike Majlak was born on January 13, 1985, in Milford Connecticut. After graduating high school in 2003, Majlak attended Fordham University but did not complete his degree. [4] Career [ edit ] Podcast Co-host [ edit ] Author Riley J. Ford has crafted a well-rounded story around Mike. She has crafted the book in a way that brings the story down to earth. Many celebrity books always have this ‘talking down’ way of being written where they sit atop a pedestal and preach their success. Certainly not here. The author regularly calls himself a POS. Agreed. Others will listen to their story and also think so. So, we're in agreement. The extreme deranged selfishness as they made choice after choice knowing their actions harm others won't be forgiven by all readers. I will also just say that this is a painful and complicated read for family members of those who struggle with or are victims of addiction. How long has The Fifth Vital been in the making? I started writing the book in 2012. I know it’s crazy to imagine that almost eight years of work has gone into the book. I then met my writing partner Riley in 2019, and we worked hard to get the book over the finish line in six months to become what it is today. So it’s been quite a long journey.Getting caught up in the wrong scene as a teen or young adult can be the beginning of the end for many people, but not all. Today I have the pleasure of speaking to Mike Majlak, author of the bestselling book The Fifth Vital. The book was written very well, using lots of very descriptive detail, almost making you feel like you were right there watching what was happening. The book compelled me to keep reading because I was interested all the time in what would happen next. One thing that I would have changed would be how fast the book felt it moved. The book changed very fast on to the next stages of Mike's life and would have been sometimes nice to hear a little bit more of what happened in each part of the story. Kane Hodder’s book Unmasked was one of the first books that totally hooked me from start to finish. A bullied kid who always wanted to be a stuntman who got horribly burned to the point of death who recovered and became a horror movie legend. Longkumer, Tekato. "Mike Majlak opens up about his breakup with Lana Rhoades". Eastern Mirror . Retrieved 28 March 2022. Any book that gives me the confidence or reassurance needed to keep chasing a dream is a book I’m proud to have in my collection. Overall