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From nothing to everywhere.

Two books by Norliza Pavlakos on rebuilding after trauma and building a business from nothing. Signed copies at events.

Conviction by Norliza Pavlakos
Memoir
Conviction
How I turned trauma into purpose. A memoir about rebuilding after adversity.
The Indefatigable Entrepreneur by Norliza Pavlakos
Business memoir
The Indefatigable Entrepreneur
Built from nothing. A business memoir on risk, failure and keeping going.
Conviction by Norliza Pavlakos
Book one · Memoir · Published January 2025
Conviction
How I Turned Trauma into Purpose
You can't change what happened to you. You can decide what it becomes.

For years, Norliza smiled through a traumatic past while holding everything together for everyone else. Then she made a decision: to stop surviving and start building a life with purpose. Conviction is the honest story of that decision, and a practical guide to making your own.

Inside the book
How to stay steady and in control in your hardest moments
How to find your purpose, and start living it
How to decide and move, even when you are afraid

Who it is for. For readers of Untamed, The Choice and Option B.

“Your past does not get to decide your purpose. You do.”
Audiobook
Prefer to listen? Conviction is also an audiobook.

Listen on Spotify, Storytel or Google Play.

Book two · Business memoir · Published 2026
The Indefatigable Entrepreneur
Built from Nothing
in·de·fat·i·ga·ble  adjective
Incapable of being tired out; persisting tirelessly. To continue when quitting would be easier.
She had nothing. No home, no money, no safety net. What she had was a refusal to stay down.

In The Indefatigable Entrepreneur, Norliza tells what came next: how a girl who was homeless at sixteen built real businesses from the ground up, and kept rebuilding every time life knocked her flat. Honest about the cost, generous with the lessons, and a continuation of the journey that began in Conviction.

Inside the book
How resilience is forged, not inherited
How to decide and move when everything is uncertain
Why being underestimated can be the thing that sets you free

Who it is for. Founders, dreamers and fighters who refuse to stay counted out. For readers of Shoe Dog, Educated and The Pursuit of Happyness.

The Indefatigable Entrepreneur by Norliza Pavlakos
“This is not a story of privilege, timing, or luck.”
Bought online?
Get a free signed bookplate.

Buy either book on Amazon and send your order receipt. Norliza will post you a signed bookplate to place inside your copy.

Name
Email
Postal address
Which book
Order receipt
Attach a screenshot or PDF
Prefer email? Send your receipt and postal address to books@norliza.com
About the author
Norliza Pavlakos.
Also known as Liza Pavlakos

Norliza is a Golden Gavel Honouree and international keynote speaker, and founder of The Support Pages and the Liza Pavlakos Foundation. At twenty-three she produced a Miss India International event for 4,000 people, then built a tailoring business to five stores.

Her audiences have included Microsoft, Lenovo and Qatar Airways. Her books turn that hard-won experience into something readers can use.

For event organisers
Bring the books to your event.

Each keynote draws on the stories and frameworks in these books. Signed copies are available on the day, and a book signing can follow the session. Ask about copies for your attendees.

Available now
Start with Conviction. Then keep going.

The Indefatigable Entrepreneur continues the story. Available on Amazon, Kindle, Spotify, Storytel, Google Play and leading booksellers.

Books
From nothing to everywhere.

Two books by Norliza Pavlakos on rebuilding after trauma and building a business from nothing. Signed copies at events.

Conviction
Memoir
Conviction
How I turned trauma into purpose. A memoir about rebuilding after adversity.
The Indefatigable Entrepreneur
Business memoir
The Indefatigable Entrepreneur
Built from nothing. A business memoir on risk, failure and keeping going.
Conviction
Book one · Memoir · Published January 2025
Conviction
How I Turned Trauma into Purpose
You can’t change what happened to you. You can decide what it becomes.

For years, Norliza smiled through a traumatic past while holding everything together for everyone else. Then she made a decision: to stop surviving and start building a life with purpose. Conviction is the honest story of that decision, and a practical guide to making your own.

Inside the book
How to stay steady and in control in your hardest moments
How to find your purpose, and start living it
How to decide and move, even when you are afraid

Who it is for. For readers of Untamed, The Choice and Option B.

“Your past does not get to decide your purpose. You do.”
Audiobook
Prefer to listen? Conviction is also an audiobook.

Listen on Spotify, Storytel or Google Play.

The Indefatigable Entrepreneur
Book two · Business memoir · Published 2026
The Indefatigable Entrepreneur
Built from Nothing
in·de·fat·i·ga·ble  adjective
Incapable of being tired out; persisting tirelessly. To continue when quitting would be easier.
She had nothing. No home, no money, no safety net. What she had was a refusal to stay down.

In The Indefatigable Entrepreneur, Norliza tells what came next: how a girl who was homeless at sixteen built real businesses from the ground up, and kept rebuilding every time life knocked her flat. Honest about the cost, generous with the lessons, and a continuation of the journey that began in Conviction.

Inside the book
How resilience is forged, not inherited
How to decide and move when everything is uncertain
Why being underestimated can be the thing that sets you free

Who it is for. Founders, dreamers and fighters who refuse to stay counted out. For readers of Shoe Dog, Educated and The Pursuit of Happyness.

“This is not a story of privilege, timing, or luck.”
Bought online?
Get a free signed bookplate.

Buy either book on Amazon and send your order receipt. Norliza will post you a signed bookplate to place inside your copy.

Name
Email
Postal address
Which book
Order receipt
Attach a screenshot or PDF
Prefer email? Send your receipt and postal address to books@norliza.com
About the author
Norliza Pavlakos.
Also known as Liza Pavlakos

Norliza is a Golden Gavel Honouree and international keynote speaker, and founder of The Support Pages and the Liza Pavlakos Foundation. At twenty-three she produced a Miss India International event for 4,000 people, then built a tailoring business to five stores.

Her audiences have included Microsoft, Lenovo and Qatar Airways. Her books turn that hard-won experience into something readers can use.

For event organisers
Bring the books to your event.

Each keynote draws on the stories and frameworks in these books. Signed copies are available on the day, and a book signing can follow the session. Ask about copies for your attendees.

View keynotes
Available now
Start with Conviction. Then keep going.

The Indefatigable Entrepreneur continues the story. Available on Amazon, Kindle, Spotify, Storytel, Google Play and leading booksellers.

Start with Conviction