I received an advance copy of, 1% Better, by Chris Nikic, Nik Nikic. I thought this book had to much about Nik in and not enough about Chris. Chris's story is inspirational, not his dads. Chris is an amazing person, with great discipline, he never gives up.

I wasn't expecting a lot when I selected this book, but I was surprised to find that I learned a lot.

A good book about overcoming mental barriers and becoming better. Nik Nikic begins the book with the story of his life, Chris Nikic's birth, and how Nik Nikic rose to success in the business world. Nik Nikic says that this portion of the book was necessary for him to set up his 1% Better mindset, but it is a little boastful about his success. The 1% Better is truly a mindset not just a habit, and it was really cool to hear how this worked for Chris Nikic as he overcame physical challenges in running an Ironman marathon. As someone who has recently taken up running, I may have to start implementing the 1% Better into my training some. This book also made me realize that a sprint triathlon is not as far of a distance as I thought it would be. Overall, a decent book on overcoming mental barriers.

I received a complimentary copy of the book from the publisher via NetGalley. All opinions in this review are my own.

This book is not what it is marketed to be because it is said it be a book told by Chris about he being the first person with Down syndrome to complete an IRONMAN. This book is mostly told by his father and it is mostly about his father and being a parent of the child with Down Syndrome. I have three special needs kid, and I really wanted to read a book told by a person that has special needs. I ended up DNFing this book around the 50% mark because to me it just did not want to read a book about a special needs parents that pushes his kid so much. I am a special needs parent, and I do not need to read a book about being a special needs parent. I received an ARC of this book. This review is my own honest opinion about the book like all my reviews are.

I was really excited to read this book. I thought it would be a great inspiration to hear Chris talk about his Ironman experience.
THIS WAS NOT THE CASE!
The book should NOT have Chris' name on it, since his father is the one talking/writing/his perspective.
I was so disappointed on NOT hearing from Chris.
This book should be titled....How I pushed my Down Syndrome Son into doing an Ironman.
Nik goes on and on about his own life and HIS aspirations...we never hear from Chris.
Then near the end of the book, when we get to the 1% Better aspect, Nik again says oh create a mindset, have goals, create a dream board.
Yet when he talks about Chris' goals....buy a car, buy a house, get a pretty wife....NONE OF THAT TRANSLATES to completing an IRONMAN.
And don't get me started with FAKE PAIN and real pain.
WOW!
Overall, this book can be summed up by wealthy person pushes son to complete an ironman by getting a "team" together and we never HEAR from the actual athlete.
How do you get better....by improving just a little bit every day. Numerous other books (the author even mentions them in the book) make the case for 1% better then this author.

Disappointing book.