Brendon Burchard

I've never been a huge Brendon Burchard fan, but when this book came across my radar from multiple sources I thought I'd pick it up... and I was pleasantly surprised.

In the book, Brendon comes across as caring, compassionate, and understanding. I appreciated his take on the 10 human drives (although I argue there are way more than 10, and he just chose the ones that resonated the most with him, but whatever). I was surprised to see him include Consciousness in the list, as that's not show more something I often see mentioned in most personal development books.

I also walked away with a couple of great tools I can share with my clients, and with a deeper understanding of what I want from my life and my business. And honestly, that's exactly why I read these types of books, so I'm happy to have picked it up. show less

This is a good premise for a book. You go to a place, a carnival, to experience your past and glimpse your future, enabling you to change while there is still time. However, I felt no connection with the characters at all. There was no empathy, and I found myself getting a bit irritated at the protagonists' resistance to going through this journey ("What happened to Mary? What happened to Mary? What happened to Mary?" really got old).

Repeatedly, I was reminded of Mitch Albom's "The Five show more People You Meet in Heaven", which was much better written, more compelling and moved me to tears. As a matter of fact, the best thing "Ticket" did for me is to encourage me to read "Heaven" again.

Not recommended. show less

Rating; 3.5 of 5

Inspirational without all the rah-rah fluff. Best part of the whole book? The Expert Signposts. They ask questions that lead to actionable answers. I'm probably the most motivated I've ever been after reading a "self-help" type book.

Having said that, Burchard does mention his Experts Academy A LOT. I'm sure this has to do with the psychology of selling and marketing but dang, for those of us who are savvy to such techniques, seeing the reference to EA over and over can get a show more little annoying. (Especially when most people reading The Millionaire Messenger probably found it by signing up at EA's site.)

Other than that, no complaints. Burchard gives actionable information and seems to genuinely like helping people become Millionaire Messengers. show less

This review is actually just based on the Blinkist summary of the book and therefore coud only apply, in part, to the whole book. Nevertheless I've found the Blinkist summaries to be extremely goos at extracting the essence of a book. Will I now buy the fukk book, on the basis of the summary, No. But I thought the main ideas were ok. And here are a few extracts that caught my eye.
High performers have self-awareness and a clear purpose in life.
When was the last time you asked yourself the big show more questions, such as, how do I want to be remembered? Or, what do I want to do with my life? Many will only think about these questions on their birthday or New Year’s Eve. But high performers ask these questions all the time; it’s a habit the author calls seeking clarity, and it keeps them goal oriented.
High performers are focused on becoming the best version of themselves and being remembered this way.
High performers don’t have an autopilot for socializing. If there’s a lunch date, meeting or party coming up, the question becomes: How can I shape this meeting in a positive way?
High performers will focus on a primary profession or field of interest and work on giving themselves time to practice while avoiding all distractions.
The fourth field is service and finding a way to give back to others. High performers excel at working on behalf of others and not just themselves.
People often associate CEOs with mental fitness, but research shows that they’re also physically fit, and their energy levels tend to be similar to those of professional athletes.
But everyone knows that exercise is good for you, right? High performers stand out because they make routine exercise a habit and stick to it, while underperformers are great at coming up with excuses to avoid working out.
Data shows high performers are more cheerful and positive than their peers, even though their personal and professional lives are no less difficult and troubled......They continually and intentionally focus on the good while avoiding getting mired in negative thinking.
To get yourself into the habit of positive thinking, take a moment each morning to ask yourself what you have to look forward to in the day ahead.
Final summary
High performers use inner and outer expectations to stay motivated.
High performers avoid distractions and are smart with their deadlines.
High performers are appreciative, giving and aware of what others need to succeed.
High performers aren’t afraid to take risks and are open about their ambitions.
My overall take on the book. For a subject like this (that has really been done to death), I thought he did a pretty good job. Was there new stuff there for me. Maybe the bit about high performers being appreciative and giving. But otherwise, not much new there for me. though I recognise that I still get easily distracted from my main task. Need to do better.
Three stars from me. show less