How to Live a Charged Life — with Brendon Burchard

“The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.” — Henry David Thoreau via Visualize Value

I read a book by Brendon Burchard this year called The Charge: Activating the 10 Human Drives That Make You Feel Alive. It sparked a new way of thinking for me:

This book is an unapologetic assault on boredom, distraction, mediocrity, withdrawal, and living a “normal” life. It will directly call into question why you are allowing yourself to live at the energetic level where you currently reside, and it will aggressively challenge you to live a more vibrant, strategic, and engaged life.
— Brendon Burchard

Here’s how Brendon describes our predicament: We feel bored, restless, and we numb out on Instagram. We chase highs and then experience voids. We often lack that thrilling feeling of being alive, charged, and engaged. We want to go beyond living a “normal” life but don’t know how.

The solution: If we start to demand more of ourselves and pursue our human “drives,” we’ll feel more engaged and fulfilled.

After reading the book, I wanted to share its message with more people through my newsletter called Alpha. Here’s my favorite takeaways from Brendon’s book with actionable steps for us to consider. Each header corresponds to the “drives” that Brendon shares. I grouped them by category.

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