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What Drives You: How to Discover Your Unique Motivators and Accelerate Growth in Work and Life
A roadmap for discovering the authentic drive that already exists within you and is just waiting for you to clarify, understand, and direct it―from the host of the top-rated podcast “Self-Helpful with Kevin Miller” Everyone has drive― a very strong energy and determination to achieve a goal or satisfy a need . But drive can remain dormant, and it alone isn't enough to create the kind of success in work and life you want. In What Drives You , former pro athlete, performance guide, and star podcaster Kevin Miller takes you on an enlightening journey to discover how this motivational force works and how to get yourself in the mindset you need to find your true inspiration and fulfillment. He busts myths, puts the spotlight on what you need to focus on, and shows you how to use your own unique drive to power yourself in the direction you want to go. Drawing on the 200 (and counting!) thoughtful and lively discussions he's conducted with some of today’s most renowned thought leaders on his “Self-Helpful with Kevin Miller” podcast, Miller offers profound insight on how to identify the roadblocks that are keeping you from reaching your true potential, and practical steps for finding the elements that will create your unique brand of success. Knowing what drives you and how to channel that drive in the right direction puts you on the right path for you―not just professionally, but in every other way that helps you achieve more joy, peace, and fulfillment.
272 pages, Hardcover
Published May 10, 2023
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July 1, 2023
📕 Why (Not) to read this book (Target Audience)
Good book when you are seeking a very strong energy and determination to achieve a goal or satisfy a need.
👀 How this book changed my daily live (Takeaways)
Your work, the daily activity you engage in for a majority of your waking hours, matters immensely. It shapes who you are and how you view yourself. The daylong toil will shape you, for better or worse. Don’t take it lightly as just something you do to make a buck.
⁉ Spoiler Alerts (Highlights)
You can theoretically “do anything,” but you won’t do everything well. Your specific makeup of drive ingredients is unique and finite, which is a good thing. Being told you can do anything and have no limits is errant and demotivating. You have specific propensities and the ability to be masterful with them. But it’s not unlimited.
Good book when you are seeking a very strong energy and determination to achieve a goal or satisfy a need.
👀 How this book changed my daily live (Takeaways)
Your work, the daily activity you engage in for a majority of your waking hours, matters immensely. It shapes who you are and how you view yourself. The daylong toil will shape you, for better or worse. Don’t take it lightly as just something you do to make a buck.
⁉ Spoiler Alerts (Highlights)
You can theoretically “do anything,” but you won’t do everything well. Your specific makeup of drive ingredients is unique and finite, which is a good thing. Being told you can do anything and have no limits is errant and demotivating. You have specific propensities and the ability to be masterful with them. But it’s not unlimited.
May 28, 2025
I started reading this at work in an effort to kill time during a slow day, and I DNF'ed it almost immediately. The reason is that this author's commentary on certain "types" of people- namely, those with mental health issues and those who struggle with addiction- is absolutely gross and condescending. If I wanted to be preached at under the guise of "self improvement," I'd go to church. DNF.
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