The Charge

Activating the 10 Human Drives that Make You Feel Alive

By: Brendon Burchard

Narrated by: Brendon Burchard

Length: 7 hrs and 57 mins

Publisher's summary

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

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)

Should you give it a listen? Absolutely!

I will be listening to this again. Even when I wasn’t listening I was actively thinking about what I heard.

Love it - Valueble

If you want change take action from What you learn in this book, Love it. I Will read it again to make more notes and take action. A charged life, yes here we come. Love also that the book is read by Brendon himself. Thank you

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this is the first book I've read from Brendan &I instantly knew he'd quickly become one of my favorite authors on the peak performance topic. and needless to say I was correct! I love this guy's work! he's in my opinion up there wit the Tony Robbins & Jim Rohn's but his own unique style is quite evident & effective! This is a must read for anybody looking for more anything out of life!

Another one! Brendon continues to deliver gold!

Brendon's style is easy to listen to and really encourages the listener. this content is backed by great studies it makes for a great read.

A must read in the personal development world

This book is one of those that I know I'll come back to over and over again! Brendon Burchard keeps you coming back to this book to listen to the stories that he's actively participated in, helping those to find these realizations on their own, in real life. He gives STEP BY STEP questions to help you dig deeper and find ways that you're lacking in the areas of life that bring you the most happiness, and also the actions to make it your everyday present life. So many takeaways from this great book!

Awe inspiring!

I did struggle with this book. There was a lot of information I wasn't ready to hear, a lot to take in during a move, and a lot to learn/teach myself to do.

This is a book that I plan to read again (and use a different color highlighter) to be sure I am hearing what I need to hear and that I didn't miss anything!
I highly recommend this book!

Alright

Advice ranged from too situation specific or too vague and broad. Still uplifting and inspiring. Hard to focus on questions while driving, so better left for passive listening.

I simply love this book

The Charge was exactly what I needed. I'm so at awe right now. I can not find the right words to describe.

Excellent

This book is more of a life handbook we need to listen often to keep our focus in life and overcome challenges!

Ready and Charged!!

Thank you Brendon for all the tools and stories that you shared in this book.
Certainly something I will apply to my life and share with others.