Nick HutchisonFounder and CEO, BookThinkers

Garry Lineham shares that “The Power of Now” had the biggest impact on his life

16 Oct 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief interview, Nick Hutchison asks Garry Lineham (referred to as Speaker B) about the book that most profoundly changed his life. Lineham cites Eckhart Tolle’s The Power of Now as the pivotal work, explaining that he discovered an inner voice while reading it during solitary confinement. He contrasts this revelation with his extensive exposure to other self‑help authors such as Napoleon Hill, Tony Robbins, and Dale Carnegie, noting that while those books offered techniques, The Power of Now helped him recognize his true self. Lineham reveals that he read for twelve hours each day while incarcerated, a period resulting from a conviction for encrypting data. The conversation is informal and reflective, highlighting the transformative power of the book amid a harsh prison environment.

Tell me about the book that's had the biggest impact on your life.
Well, it's funny because it's going to sound cliché, but it's The Power of Now. And the reason why is because I was in a situation where I was in solitary confinement and somebody gave me that book. And I realized at that moment that there had been a voice inside my head and it had been there my whole life and I didn't know it was there. So out of the thousands of books that I've read, because I went through all the self-help books you could imagine, Napoleon Hill, Tony Robbins, Dale Carnegie, and I knew them all well, but they'd all created something that I could learn and do. But the one that transformed me was the recognizing of who I was. So that's why I bought it.
That's amazing. So solitary confinement. How much reading did you get every day?
12 hours a day.
12 hours a day. I mean,
what else are you gonna do?
And what were you in for?
Uh, I was in for encrypting data.
Yeah. Wow. And so you turned to books and you were reading for 12 hours a day?
12 hours a day.
That's my dream job. Maybe I'll have to encrypt some data illegally and get stuck in solitary confinement.
There you go. Yeah, absolutely.
Now turn to the camera and tell everybody who you are and what you do.
Hi, my name's Gary Lynum. I'm the co-founder of Human Garage. We help people transform their lives every day through simple movements that radically transform them.