FREE: Love Your Work, Love Your Life

by Chris Baréz-Brown

Life and work are intrinsically linked. They are not separate; they are one. If we want to live an extraordinary life, we have to make our work equally extraordinary. When your work resonates with purpose, you jump out of bed every morning, excited by the possibilities the day holds for you. Everything else in your life seems to have a glow about it, and you exude much more personal shine. My aim in writing this book is to help you feel like that every day. To help you make your work work for you. To feel truly free. Reading Free! will remind you that you are fantastic and have the ability to do amazing things; show you that work is your slave, not the other way round; help you make work your ticket to an extraordinary future; and put you in the driving seat and show you a route to freedom.

Genres: Personal Development, Nonfiction

208 pages, Paperback

First published June 5, 2014

About the author

Described by The Guardian as a long-haired, twinkly eyed cross between Richard Branson and a wizard, Chris Baréz-Brown’s natural ability to uncover everyone’s inner genius helps people to get their energy right every day, so they can achieve more through their own talents and be extraordinary, all whilst driving bottom line results.

Fascinated by what makes people tick, he challenges convention to help embed a more human and energetic culture at the heart of any business; so that work and life become a fun and fruitful ride.

Reviews

[Mar de Luces · Rating 3 out of 5]

Este libro no me ha descubierto la pólvora ya que se trataba de una relectura. Fue el primer libro que me compré hace años para mejorar mi lectura en inglés. Por aquel entonces era estudiante y podía llegar a sorprenderme las cuestiones laborales de las que habla, sin embargo, ahora he leído el libro con otros ojos.
Por mi parte, no deja de ser un libro de desarrollo personal más que aporta poco; pero mi calificación de 3 estrellas es por dos motivos principales:
1) Me ha venido bien retomar las lecturas en inglés y refrescar cierto vocabulario empresarial.
2) Me ha gustado ver las dos versiones de mí que han leído el mismo libro y sacar aprendizajes diferentes. Ha sido un ejercicio de crecimiento personal importante, trasladándome a la inocencia de hace 15 años atrás cuando lo leí por primera vez.

Especialmente recomendado por el primero de los motivos. Si sueles leer en inglés o libros sobre emprendimiento, no creo que sea un libro para ti.

[Kylie Abecca · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book continually had me rolling my eyes and shaking my head in frustration.

The book is loaded with 'statistics' without valid evidence, many of which were simply laughable.

The author dictates what he believes to be 'freedom' by telling you what you should eat and drink, how you should manage your sleeping pattern, how you should speak, act and even you you should THINK. How is this freedom in any sense of the word?

Freedom is to have the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants. NOT to live in a manner that someone else deems to be appropriate.

The author then attacks critics, stating that 'all they do is trade in negativity and therefore spend their whole lives seeing it' and labelling critics to be 'parasites that feed off brave peoples actions' saying 'It's tough being a critic, living in a place where the sunshine is never quite warm enough'. I'm not even sure the author realises the value critics have. Just because you don't deem someones opinion to be favourable does not mean they are a miserable person who deserves to be labelled a 'parasite'.

He doesn't stop there though, he even continues on to attack anyone with a POSITIVE opinion by saying 'positivity doesn't sell papers, attract audiences or create more buzz'.

Hmm! What does then?

Not to mention that 80% of the way through the book the author admits that his own attitude has made him 'unemployable'. How does someone with such an undesirable attitude have any qualification to write a book about loving your work?

When someone picks up a book titled FREE: Love Your Work, Love Your Life, you can safely assume the reader is hoping to gain some insight on how they can gain employment they will enjoy and excell at whilst finding time to live the life they want to live - not to have some bloke dictate to them on the changes they should make in order to live just like he does.

This book is hypocritical and contradictory and I think the author missed his point entirely.

Definitely NOT on one I recommend.

It makes me angry that this book can even be found in a self-help section.

[Abdul · Rating 1 out of 5]

Unfortunately, I broke the norm this time and I regretted it. I bought this book without reading the reviews, actually there is none here!

This is just of a piece of crap, waste of time and money. It is all about advertising the author's business and how he helped organizations and individuals discover and bring out the best of them. I reached page number 33 and stopped. I am willing to sell it to a recycle company to replace the paper with more worthy words.

[صفية الشحي · Rating 5 out of 5]

By listening to our true selves , loving and understanding our inner needs , by feeling the energy that we are blessed with , and by accepting the true us ! In that way only we can free our selves , and love our lives again !

[Majed · Rating 1 out of 5]

٢٠٨ صفحة كلها تحرر ثم ارجع تحرر ثم عاود التحرر !!!
وفسر الماء بعد الجهد بالماء ؟

مثاليات مبالغ بها ، وتشتت عجيب !
٣ مرات حاولت عدم اكمال القراءة وماكان يشفع له ان الكتاب تمت ترجمته من قبل دار الساقي فقط !

[Mary Mccullough · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book. So much good advice and he has an infectious charming way of explaining things. Everyone should read this book.

[Wamidh Mutar · Rating 3 out of 5]

من خزعبلات تطوير الذات ... لن يضيف لك شيء ولن يغير فيك شيء ... نسمة هواء تمر على انفك بلا عطر ... ثلاث نجمات لانه ليس كتابا سيئا !

[Egy Arganatha · Rating 5 out of 5]

"We live for love. We live for adventure. We live for laughter. We live for beauty.
We live for the moments when we are moved, moved by anything at all and for any reason at all.
We live for growth. We live for connection. We live to self-express and to make our own unique statement of what life means to us."

Buku ini menyadarkan saya, bahwa ada perspektif lain ketika kita sedang berkarir/bekerja. Ketika bisa mencintai karir/pekerjaan kita saat ini, niscaya hidup kita akan terasa bebas. Be Free!

[asuddenwhim · Rating 3 out of 5]

While I needed to be reminded that we always have a choice, this book could have gone deeper and not stayed surface level. There's a disconnect between the thought provoking quotes and the paragraphs that follow them - for instance, I'd have loved to see an in-depth analysis of what Pierre Teilhard de Chardin meant by "we are spiritual beings having a human experience".

[Rachel Turner · Rating 2 out of 5]

Cute handbag book if you only have a few minutes here or there as all the chapters are so short each containing a bitesized idea.
Nothing too profound that I hadn’t heard before but not a bad read if you need a little pick-me-up.

[Hajar · Rating 2 out of 5]

A good company for busy days. It's divided into very small parts about general topics in life that will contribute to loving your work. It talks basically about dealing with your boss and people at work and how doing something you love brings you happiness. The author promotes freelancing and says that every single human being wants to be control of somthing whether big or small it gives us a purpose and a place to express ourselves. Other people might prefer working for an organization and can too be happy it's a matter of preferences.

I liked connecting to your true self "the last" part (of two pages) which is an idea to keep your focus because being aware of the moment gives us choice and perspective and a sense of freedom.

[Nicki Willoughby · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was hoping this book would give advice around finding a job/role you love, but it's actually more of a collection of motivational suggestions from a wide range of areas. I found it a little bit generalist/obvious and a little bit preachy (don't drink as much, drink less coffee, get more sleep) and it didn't give me actionable steps that I felt would really help. Also nothing particularly new in the thinking, however as a source of motivation to dip in and out of and help remind you to stay on the straight and narrow it was ok.

[Venky · Rating 2 out of 5]

Drawing on a fount of wisdom as propagated by the likes of Eckhart Tolle, Chris Barez-Brown, urges us to make the most of our time at work and more importantly at living. Although certain concepts are interesting to grasp, this is old wine packaged in a new and colourful bottle. A good beginning to a purposeful life if one has nt been acquainted yet with the likes of Tom Rath, Tolle et al.

[Kylie Abecca · Rating 1 out of 5]

This title is completely deceiving as to what the book is actually about. This is more of a judgmental how-to-live-by-my-standards guide written by someone who seems to have absolutely no qualification to be able to advise others on how to live. This is not a book about loving your own life and work, but more how to get a job and live your life in a way the author would love you to.

[Roman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Don't know guys what you have against this book. I really enjoyed it. It reads easy, is beautifully illustrated and above all, it's inspiring.

For those, who question their life, be it personal or business, you should definitely give it a try.

My recommendation: Read!

[Allison · Rating 4 out of 5]

I downloaded this book to my Kindle after hearing the author speak at a conference. He is a fun, dynamic speaker and his book reflects the same. I found it to be motivational and affirming for our choices (or lack thereof) around work/life balance.

[David Cockeram · Rating 4 out of 5]

Having seen Chris in action at the London Business Forum, I didn't think his book would be nearly as funny, helpful and interesting as him. Man was I wrong. Really good motivational ideas and observations.

[Kevin · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[Kylie Abecca · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book is more about how the author thinks you should live your life than a how-to guide on loving your work and life.

[Yusuf · Rating 5 out of 5]

It realizes me and give me back how to enjoy my work.

[Isfp · Rating 3 out of 5]

توقعت أن يغير هذا الكتاب نظرتي حول عملي - رغم حبي له - إلا أنه يتحدث عن العمل الحر في الغالب، والذي لا أتفق فيه معه، لكن الكتاب جيد لمن يفضل ذلك.

[Slow Man · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm in the mood for these kind of stuff. And I manage to pick up some pointers.
Let's Dance.