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The Charge

Activating the 10 Human Drives that Make You Feel Alive

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The Charge

By: Brendon Burchard
Narrated by: Brendon Burchard
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From the author of the number-one New York Times and number-one audio bestseller The Millionaire Messenger, an electrifying and inspiring work that provides the keys to motivating yourself to satisfy your highest, most essential creative and intellectual needs.

In the hyper-connected, hyper-digitized world in which we are living, the time has come to revise Abraham Maslow's classic "hierarchy of needs" a pyramid of human drives that places the basic needs of safety and sustenance at the bottom. Burchard, a world-renowned motivational speaker and best-selling author, makes a compelling case that it's time for an entirely new approach to understanding what drives human ambition and achievement today; it's time to change the conversation about what it takes to succeed and feel alive and fulfilled in a stressful, chaotic, distracted world.

In The Charge: Activating the 10 Human Drives that Make You Feel Alive, Burchard, using pioneering studies from the fields of positive psychology and neuroscience, as well as great stories from his own experience, identifies the ten simple drives of human emotion and happiness: Control, Competence, Congruence, Caring, Connection, Change, Challenge, Creative expression, Contribution, and Consciousness. The Charge provides the keys to understanding and activating these drives in clear and concrete ways that will inspire and help everyone find the one thing we all are searching for: more life in our lives.

©2012 The Burchard Group, LLC (P)2012 Simon & Schuster
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Critic Reviews

" The Charge is an inspiring guide to the one thing we all want: more life in our lives. Brendon Burchard proves that we can harness our emotional drives to feel more alive, and that it's our internal charge that helps us meet life's challenges with joy and courage. I love this book." (Paulo Coelho, New York Times bestselling author of The Alchemist)
“There hasn't been a game-changing book on personal development in a long time. The wait is over. The Charge confronts our very notions of what drives us as humans, and after reading this book you’ll find a new internal charge that’s stronger and more energized than you ever imagined possible.” (Jack Canfield, Co-author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series and author of The Success Principles)
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I read a lot of personal development books but this one really lifts it up a notch for me. ..could be in the way it's put together and the energy Brendon brings to sharing his own charge factors
I love it thanks. ..i will definitely look more into his other works

great book. .really made me think. ..

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Really loved this book. Good practical ideas and some very thought provoking topics and questions to ask yourself. Definitely a go to and dip in book for reference.

CHARRRRRRGE!!!!!!!!

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Brendon is a exciting and well spoken Author and very passionate and lives and breaths what he preaches

Excellent Life changing book

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I fully recommend this, I’ve listened to it three times truly a great book don’t miss out on this experience get it now.

Amazing and Inspiring

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awesome reading gets you pumped and into action mode and gives a great deal of extra resources.

Awesome

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After reading/listening through it the first time, you will be wanting to keep this book by your side and use it to continue growing every day!

Gripping, Awakening, Life Changing

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I love everything I hear from Brendon and The Charge is a great expression of his knowledge, experience and therefore his wisdom to us. I love hearing his story. He's truly inspiring and all heart in his motivation for impacting others and making a positive difference in the world. I highly recommend listening. I even took notes.

Brendon is the best!

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I was captivated with this audiobook from the beginning. So much to learn but with practical guidance on enjoying the journey. The questions to answer evoke inward reflection and considered responses. I love Brendon’s writing style and narration. Highly recommend!

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I read the original hardback and a got a lot out of it 10 years ago. I then listened to it again recently and got so much out of it. The structure of the book is fantastic for implementing into your life. I know I will listen to this book again. I recommend this book to anyone wanting more enthusiasm about life! It is amazing.

Practical and inspiring tips to give your life a boost

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