BenJoe Markland's Reviews > Mind Your Mindset: The Science That Shows Success Starts with Your Thinking

Honestly, I wanted to love this book. I have bought EVERYTHING Michael Hyatt has ever put out. Every book, seminar, podcast, planner, notebook, etc. This sounded like an amazing topic for a book and really wanted to love it. I had just read "Think like a Monk" by Jay Shetty and was ready to dive into the next level of mindset-changing work. I am already a fairly motivated and goal-centered person; you have to be if you have read all of MH's books. But this book didn't push me at all, in fact, I was bored with it. I had to fight to finish it and really it is a very short book in comparison to what his counterparts are putting out there. But I can sum up this book and every single MH Book:

1. He and his Daughter will tell you about their personal struggles and how they have overcome them. All of MH's will be from his time at Thomas Nielson's. He never tells a story outside of that realm that I can remember. His daughter will tell you about her struggles with being a mom and a new CEO. I have heard these stories in countless seminars, workshops, and podcasts.
2. There is always a course before or after the book. 90% of what they tell in this book and other books are usually carbon copies of stories from their Podcast or Workshops that they charge you for. So if you paid $500 for a course, you just got it in book form. This was true for Best Year Ever, Free to Focus, and more. You can even watch the course and follow along in the book and see it is word for word. This book has a course attached to it and I am sure it will be the same.
3. There is always research but we never dive into the research, we gloss over it. We get the basics but never really how it drives the narrative almost like we just needed a reference to prove the point.
4. There is always a digital download that is really just a list for you to fill out, but he got your email address to market more to you.

Now don't get me wrong. I love all the MH and Co do. It is exciting stuff, I recommend Best Year Ever to everyone, and his first book Living Foward is on my top 10 list for people. But the writing in his others and this one is not groundbreaking, it is not inspiring. And if you have been following them for 8+ years, as I have, you have heard ALL of these stories more than once. I mean literally, I have heard every single story told more than once. The topic is amazing and I think for the person just getting into the idea of Mindset change, this is a great book for them. If you are someone who already is down the road and looking for a book to take you to the next level, this book will come up short.