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Motivation: Stories on Life and Success from Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belts
- Narrated by: Pete Ferrand
- Length: 2 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 11-09-17
- Language: English
- Publisher: Chuck J. Rylant
- Whispersync for Voice-ready
Regular price: $6.95
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Publisher's Summary
This is a collection of intimate and sometimes shocking conversations about motivation with 12 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belts.
The end result is 12 fascinating and unexpected stories about overcoming adversity and achieving success in life and Jiu-Jitsu.
Jiu-Jitsu has often been used as a metaphor of life, but you can replace Jiu-Jitsu with any sport, business or ambitious pursuit - the lessons are universal.
What drives ambitious people is often shaped by our subconscious mind. We are not always aware of the influences driving our behavior, but you will discover underlying themes which reveal answers to the following questions:
- What drives highly successful people?
- Are they born ambitious or is it learned?
- What is common among extremely motivated people?
- What lessons have they learned during their journey?
- Were the sacrifices worth the rewards?
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The narrator was good, but those Portuguese mispronunciations and name butcherings were a detractor for me.
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- Caleb Mason
- 09-06-18
perfect modivation for anyone.
all walks of life can benefit from this profoumd text. i reccomend it to all
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- Paul Kindzia CPA, MBA, CFP
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- 08-30-18
An excellent perspective on your Jiu-Jitsu journey
I loved this book and the stories and insights that it contained. I appreciate the author sharing his talents with others.
This book is a collection of wonderful and true stories from a dozen highly accomplished blackbelts and their journey’s through the sport and life. I highly recommend the book.
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- Amazon Customer
- 08-01-18
Not what I expected
First a disclaimer, I only listened to the first two chapters.
However, the book was not what I expected. It dealt very little with motivation, it is just a compilation of life stories about Jiu-Jitsu practitioners. I have trained in the martial arts and find it interesting but that is not what I was looking for.
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- C. Carey
- 03-17-18
Sorry, but no
I wanted to support this book on principle, but it just doesn't gel. The narrator sounds absurd affecting some of the casual language of the featured interviewees. Worse really the content is a drab list-like bio of no doubt extraordinary bjj practitioners, shame it doesn't reach the heights of its potential. Check out Sam Sheridan's excellent books or Joe Rogan's (podcast) for an insightful view of modern martial arts and motivation.