Hustle

The People at the Top of the Mountain Didn’t Fall There

By: Joshua Medcalf

Narrated by: Joshua Medcalf

Length: 4 hrs and 23 mins

Publisher's summary

In this audiobook are Joshua Medcalf's unbelievable but true stories of going from skipping scholarships to law school in order to move into a homeless shelter and serve for six months, to living in the closet of a gym for nine months, and eventually going on to build a multimillion-dollar brand with global influence. Joshua is one of the most sought-after people in the world of mental conditioning, leadership, and life skills. He created the first mental-training apps in the world for basketball, soccer, and golf. He has written six books, including the viral sensations Chop Wood Carry Water and Pound the Stone. He is also one of two people ever to be invited to work with UNC women's soccer (22 national championships) on mental conditioning. Joshua is a straight shooter who is passionate about people, and he communicates with a heart posture of love and grace. But he is not afraid to say the hard things that people need to hear, which has made him a valuable consultant and mentor to some of the best in the world.

Some of the things you will learn in this book:

• How to dominate your industry even without the traditional "credentials"
• Why you should stop networking and start building authentic relationships
• Greatness allows looks easy to those not around when all the training happens
• Why you should stop thinking outside the box
• The myths that stop most people from living their dreams
• The old rules no longer apply (and how to play by the rules of the new economy we are living in)
• How to leverage an entrepreneurial mindset even when working a corporate job
• How your biggest weaknesses can become your secret weapon

©2020 Joshua Medcalf (P)2021 Joshua Medcalf

Critic reviews

"Listen to this book and be inspired heart to heart from someone who has figured out how to change the world without pretending. Joshua is a bright light in the world; not just because of his brilliance, but because of his transparency." (Rory Vaden, New York Times best-selling author of Take the Stairs)

Hustle!!

Don't confuse busyness with the actual hustle, Exploit your potential. Great book and greats ideas to program yourself 👍🏼

The hustle IS necessary

Enjoyable listen. Definitely great tool to strengthening one’s mind. He offers down to earth, practical examples. I asked myself more probing questions around what I say I believe and what I do. The book was not a how to do it as much as it caused me to self reflect on what I could do. The hustle !S necessary.

So many Gold nuggets!!

This was such a good book for anyone that has a dream of doing more,
Of being more and helping others do more.

Excellent book.

His presentation is great and honest. I’m going to buy the book so I can have it in print also

THE WHOLE BOOK!!!

His delivery is fantastic. I feel like he’s my best friend talking to me, encouraging me to

Absolutely a MUST!

This book was so inspiring.
Get ready for your motivation and your passion for what you do get reignited.
He will have you digging deep within yourself and discovering a side of you that is ready to come out of that box full of self-doubt and lies.

10/10 recommend.

Decent content overall

The content and overall message of the book are good, but there is a definite left-leaning bias. I looked into the T2BC reading challenge and it contains several books written by the author of this book, as well as woke BLM propaganda like “White Privilege.” I’ll pass on the reading challenge, but some of the other books on the list look interesting.

Outstanding

All of Joshua Medcalf’s books I have gotten have been outstanding and never disappointing. His books get me to want to go into his mentoring programs. Definitely a must have book.
He confirmed my thought of how these “trainers” just use someone else’s training then make it there own over time…

Misogynistic male who believe God controls your destiny

Tells women that the reason they put their kids in daycare is because they fear they will not be a good mother. So what he is saying is that women who have children should only aspire to be good mothers!!! What a pig. There are lots of women who have to work bc of needing two incomes to keep a family afloat and that is why we need to use daycare. He has no concept of a woman who aspires to be a CEO or doctor, etc and have children, either.
He says he will respond to every message you sent and this is a lie. I questioned him about his misogynistic view and never got a response back. I guess he doesn’t like to be challenged.
Also, is very strong believer in praying to God and God will help you with the right path to follow. So if you are not a prayer or not religious, this can be bothersome. I am a believer that only you are responsible for your own destiny with your hard work.
Be prepared that there are over 80+ chapters in this rather short book. Every thought starts a new chapter and many of the themes are repetitive throughout.