This ‘Secret Advantage’ Changed My Life. Can it Change Yours?

Hello, and welcome back! I hope you enjoyed Sabrina Persiano’s guest post last week.

The week before that, I wrote about how we tend to sabotage ourselves, and the five most common reasons people use to quit before even starting. 

If you look at them again, you will notice one thing: the obstacles are only in your mind. Fear of failure, fear of not being good enough, the need for perfection… none of these are actual, physical barriers, yet, they are just as powerful.

I used to have so many of these mental blocks. Not anymore.

What Changed My Perspective?

A few years ago, a colleague convinced me to go to a work conference in Rome. Although I felt guilty about leaving my kids for three days, I decided to go for it.

The experience was life-altering. I returned to Malta full of vigour, cleared the stacks of papers from my desk, and replaced them with three small plants. My colleague looked on, bemused. She knew the trip had changed me, but she wasn’t expecting a clear desk any time soon. 

Before my trip, I never seemed to find the time to read. However, during this seminar, so many inspirational books were mentioned, that I had to check them out. 

However, I still had the same problem: I didn’t have time to read. So, what could I do? I racked my brains for a bit, and came up with a solution: audiobooks! I downloaded the app, and Earl Nightingale’s ‘The Secret Advantage’. I listened to it while doing the ironing, driving to work, walking from the car park to the office… I listened whenever and wherever I could. This was a completely different genre to the psychological thrillers I used to enjoy before having kids, and it blew my mind. More books followed, such as Brian Tracy’s ‘Maximum Achievement’, James Clear’s ‘Atomic Habits’, and Tony Robbins’s ‘Unleash the Power Within’, among others. 

My Secret Is Out.

Now you know how I manage to read so many books without taking any time out of my busy schedule. Audiobooks are a blessing, and motivational ones, even more so. They have given me strength to carry on when I didn’t think I had anything left in me. They helped me, and they can help you too. Like so many things in my life, I wish I’d discovered them years ago. By the way, if you’re thinking about trying them out, I would suggest James Clear’s ‘Atomic Habits’ first. It’s easier to listen to and more relatable. 

Do you listen to motivational audiobooks? How have they impacted your life?