I have a forty-minute drive to work each morning, which I leverage by listening to audiobooks.
I do not often review them here, because part of me still toys with the foolish notion that audiobooks are cheating, but for “Instant Motivation” by Chantal Burns, I shall make an exception.
If I share the subtitle, “The surprising truth of what really drives top performance,” you may feel that you have an inkling of what this book is about.
But if you listen to or read this book with an expectation of receiving a “how-to” manual full of motivational or life-hacking techniques, you will need to check it to that one word – surprising.
I should state that I have read works by authors such as Michael Neill, Jamie Smart and Sydney Banks, so I was already familiar with the concepts that Burns discusses.
That is not to say that the book did not offer me anything new. I found it to be well written and pleasingly narrated by the author herself. The fact that Burns chooses to voice her book adds a level of authenticity which may otherwise have been missed.
I am deliberately skirting around the principles that this book describes. You will find them when you are ready, and “Instant Motivation” is a great place to start or a fantastic source to review and gain another perspective.
What I will say is this. Imagine running the 1500 metres while carrying a heavy rucksack, and winning an Olympic silver medal.
Do you train hard for the next four years, to try and gain those extra, few precious seconds to win gold? Or do you go to the following games, having read this book, and simply line up without the bag?
“Instant Motivation” will not give you anything to carry, but it will permit you to let a few things go.
I would thoroughly recommend this book to the familiar and unfamiliar alike, either in its audio, electronic, or paper form.
You can order your copy of “Instant Motivation” by Chantal Burns, here.
You can find the author’s website at www.chantalburns.com
You can follow the author on Twitter at https://twitter.com/ChantalBurns
Simon D. Gary is the author of “Kaizen Your Life,” the book that helps you apply the legendary Japanese business improvement techniques to your own life.
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