'Bianca Hunt is incredible, witty, deadly, bubbly and full of life.' - BARKAA
'A funny, heartfelt and galvanising memoir-slash-guidebook to inspire you to take up the leading role on the stage that is your life.' - Sally McMullen and Alexandra Hourigan, Two Broke Chicks
Bianca Hunt has hosted TV shows, rocked runways, given multiple TEDx talks and founded a talent agency – all before her mid-twenties. But while her ambition was to take centre stage in her own life, limiting expectations hadn’t always given Bianca top billing in her own story.
Not content with the narrative other people had written for her, Bianca embarked on a journey to write her own. Main Character Energy is that story – a witty and relatable ride through her twenties, refreshingly free of traditional timelines and milestones. From creativity, confidence and career to fame, joy and relationships, this not-a-how-to-guide covers all the hot topics without writing the script for you.
Being the main character doesn’t mean being the loudest or most successful person in the room. It’s about tapping into the power of being true to who you are and not compromising on your identity.
This is your life, and it's time to live it with main character energy – revising, changing and starting new chapters whenever you want. So, if you’re ready to take the wheel and pursue your own narrative, Main Character Energy will put you in the driver’s seat.
I went into this expecting self help/memoir when it's more memoir/self help. In fairness, the description does a better job getting the balance across than the cover.
I have difficulty recommending this as a self help book because the sections I remember are about not stealing the spotlight and affirmations about what you want in life that remind me of The Secret though without the pseudoscience elements.
Not a bad read, particularly since Bianca's life experiences differ greatly from my own but memoirs aren't really my kind of preferred reading. It might be of more interest to someone more familiar with her public life.
The bit about how indigenous Australians in the public eye are often seen as a representative of all indigenous Australians is an important insight and the book is worth a read for that alone.