Childhood insecurities and fears can remain in-tact and ever-present through- out one's entire life. They can become even more entrenched in a person's psyche as they struggle with the hurdles of life itself. In Walking for Me , educator and professional communicator Daniel Walsch shares his struggle for fulfillment, re- spect, and even self-acceptance. Despite his reality of entering and navigating life as a hard-core introvert, Walsch puts forth a candid and even moving portrait of a quest to gain respectability as an individual, parent, spouse, friend, student, and professional while contending with the struggles of connecting with a world beyond his own shadow. Walking for Me is the story of Walsch's continuous ef- forts to balance the reality of interacting with others with his innate and powerful need to maintain his own company. Walking for Me is an honest account of how this struggle, complete with setbacks, missteps and successes, have helped shape Walsch's life as even today he continues giving it definition.