Stumbled upon this book pretty randomly and something resonated with me, this idea that owning a business should be foremost a source of joy, so I picked it up and listened to it on Audible. First of all, do NOT listen to the audiobook on Audible! It is narrated by the author herself, but it is such a poor rendition of the book that it decreases tenfold the experience of the story. The audio version is left unedited, with stumbled words, gags and incomprehensible sentences. I still have no clue what she said in the mantra that she kept repeating every chapter of the book. I do not understand why they left it like that and still published it.
Secondly, I oscillated throughout the book between thinking it doesn't deserve even 1 star and finding some worthwhile points of view that made me consider giving it 3 stars. So I am making an average and giving it 2 stars. With indulgence though. The book offers an interesting perspective over the idea of making business from a place of good energy, positive thinking and resilience. It provides some mantras, some techniques and also a few useful ideas about allowing for more wealth in one's life and changing ingrained perspectives over being an entrepreneur and the myth of "making money". However, it felt shallow at most times and even downright unethical in a few key moments, such as when suggesting manipulation is the way to do things, that showcasing a cleavage will get you somewhere in business meetings with men, and other ideas like these that I found truly appalling. Trying not to judge and get the main idea rather than getting stuck in the details, but some things were too much.
Still, my key take-away is that business should be done from a place of enjoyment, patience and relaxation, rather than hustling, fighting and all the other action-driven buzzwords that put way too much pressure on entrepreneurs. I don't recommend this book.