Audiobook Review: Drive by Daniel Pink

Drive. I needed it. Bad. When I first saw this book, I had wanted...oh, ok... and still want to drop a few pounds. Who doesn't? I saw this book, and knew... KNEW  I had landed on the Holy Grail of controlling my ridiculous appetite. There's a dude running on the cover! It's called Drive. It's everything I need to know about getting to my ideal weight! I was wrong.

Drive studies what motivates people, but less in a weight-loss mode, and more of an employer-looking-to-get-more-out-of-employees mode. What Daniel Pink says DOES make sense. Basically, people are motivated by more than just money.

1. We're motivated by autonomy - being able to do things on our own.
2. We're motivated by mastery - continually doing better and better at something until we reach perfection - which we never will. There is always room for improvement. 
3. We're motivated by purpose - knowing that we're doing something good - for the betterment of ourselves & others.

It makes a LOT of sense - and it's something you should definitely read if you're looking to get more out of your employees.

If you're looking for the drive to lose those last few pounds - keep looking. His methods work, but it's nothing you can apply to keep yourself from eating when you want to stop.

Have YOU found a way to stay motivated to get to your goal weight? Is there a Holy Grail of weight management book out there? What books or other motivators have you found to be the most & least helpful?

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