We cannot always control what happens to us, but we can control our stories about it. The authors believe that our brains, the "narrator" or "voice" of these stories, sometimes misrepresent the truth. Using personal anecdotes and citing experts and studies, the authors encourage us to look closely at the stories we tell ourselves and believe to be valid to uncover biases and assumptions that may lead us to jump to worst-case scenarios or mistaken beliefs -- based on stories, not facts. The suggestions are practical and actionable. Mind Your Mindset will show you how to separate fact from fiction and, as the authors write, "break free from the stories that limit our potential." Worth a read!

Thank you to NetGalley and the authors for a review ebook.

As a private note not included in my review - I wanted to give some feedback as to the voicing of the book, perhaps for a future revision.

I found the switching of voices very distracting - When the book says something starting with "I" - I had to break focus and remember who "I" was in the context.
My suggestion would be to write this as "Megan says" or "Michael says" to reduce the confusion.

It works for an audiobook, by the way - but hopefully this will be helpful as you both collaborate further!

Other than that little thing - great work, I'm already suggesting this for multiple friends, entrepreneurs, and as a coaching tool.

Most of our problems are managed by employing effective strategies. But sometimes we get stuck and can’t find a strategy that works. The authors present the idea of the invisible step, that when we are stuck, we need to question the story that we tell ourselves that relates to the problem at hand. Therefore instead of problem - strategy, we need to consider problem - STORY - strategy. These stories that we tell ourselves come from our environment, messages from people and places. These stories become part of our inner narrator, thoughts that can assist or limit us. But, how often do we challenge where our stories come from? At my age, the limiting stories pile up such as “You can’t because….” I do often play it safe based of stories I haven't interrogated, but this book makes me realize that I am limiting my growth. Change is certain, and stories do need to be reviewed. It is hard to challenge stories, effort is required. Support is provided through the book by way of a free organizer on the website, and summaries provided at the end of each book section. The draft of the book was shared with me to review for NetGalley, but I will definitely be purchasing a copy for my at home reference shelf. It connects well to the reading I have been doing in regards to change and habit formation.

I always learn from reading Michael Hyatt. This latest offering is no exception. Lots of good food for thought and living and working in our changing world. Worth reading!

This is a very well-written, easy to read book which is packed full of information about how the brain works and how the way it is wired influences the way we think. The book also provides guidance for how we can manage our minds and overcome negative thoughts.

The book is not written with excessive jargon and it contains plenty of stories to illustrate the scientific points. However, I personally found it to be quite science-heavy and I think you have to be very curious about the brain and how it works to enjoy this book. It is not a light read like some self-help books; however it is not as complex as a textbook.

With thanks to Netgalley and Baker Books for providing an advance review copy. All opinions are my own.

I highly recommend Mind Your Mindset, particularly to professional coaches and business leaders who want to go beyond the superficial treatment mindset gets in most business books. Mind Your Mindset builds on the classic books by Napoleon Hill and Brian Tracy by explaining how our brains work so that we can avoid stale ideas and limited mindset to unlock innovation. It reads much like Michael and Megan’s popular podcast Lead to Win with a unique conversational style and anecdotes that reenforce the topics. As a professional Business Performance and Executive coach I regularly provide books from Full Focus to my clients early in the program to learn the basics on things like time mastery or communication basics. I will personally integrate what I learned in Mind Your Mindset to be a better coach with better questions. I will provide my book to those leaders who want to take their coaching to the next level.

This was an interesting book. I agreed with some of what the author said about thinking and how it can affect how you handle situations. There were a couple parts that didn't make sense to me, felt more like a textbook in those areas. If you are looking for a self-help book, I wouldn't recommend this one. Overall, though, it had plenty of helpful tips and information for assessing your thoughts. If you are looking for an understanding of the brain and how it works along with ways to improve how you think and therefore handle a situation, you will probably enjoy this book.

Mind your Mindset drives home the importance of correcting our limiting beliefs before they limit our success. The step by step process to overcome negative thinking patterns is a game changer for achievers.

Our minds are powerful. We have the ability to influence how and what we think. If we are leaders, we have not only the ability but also the responsibility to proactively manage our minds. We are each bombarded with thousands of negative stimuli every day. It is no wonder that our minds start to create a negative framework or lens through which we see the world. That would present enough of a challenge in itself. But researcher, Barbara Fredrickson has found that it takes 3 positive stimuli to offset each negative stimuli. Our mind is too powerful of a weapon to be left to the chance of whatever we are exposed to. MYM gives us a blueprint to help us create the best possible outcomes by managing our minds. MYM offers a great balance of science and illustrations & personal examples to help readers mind their mindsets.