Perpetual Motivation: How to Light Your Fire and Keep It Burning in Your Career and in Life [Hardcover]

Dave Durand (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2006

Drawing on the author's investigation of the factors that motivate successful people, this is a guide on how to find and maintain energy sufficient to reach one's goals. It explains how to balance five key life components as a method of staying motivated.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Cuts to the core of what really motivates top performers."  —Dan Jansen, Olympic gold medalist

"Goes far deeper than the flood of other books on that topic. A must read!"  —Erick Laine, chairman and CEO, Alcas Corporation

"Dave Durand has been teaching people how to create that flow for more than a decade. Now let him teach you the secrets of Perpetual Motivation."  —Matthew Kelly, author, The Rhythm of Life: Living Every Day with Passion & Purpose

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

From the Publisher

Publishing this book was an easy choice due to the expertise that Dave Durand has demonstrated on the topic of motivation. It is unusual that a professional speaker has the ability to share information with equal clarity in the written word as well as in front of a live audience, but such is the case with PERPETUAL MOTIVATION. Ten years of intense observation and scrutiny have uncovered the mystery of what really motivates the world's elite. Use this book's easy to follow formula and you will find that motivation is more about strategy than it is about effort! Become a "legacy achiever" by reading this book. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: The Crossroad Publishing Company; Har/DVD edition (May 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0824523865
• ISBN-13: 978-0824523862
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,344,045 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A "Legacy Achiever" Shares His Insight on Self-Motivation, May 21, 2006

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Thomas M. Loarie (Danville, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Perpetual Motivation: How to Light Your Fire and Keep It Burning in Your Career and in Life (Hardcover)

Dave Durand has proven his ability to motivate - he is a successful senior executive at the Cutco Company, a syndicated radio personality, a highly sought-after motivational speaker, and a successful author.

In "Perpetual Motivation," Durand lays out his formula for life-long motivation. He developed his formula through introspection and studying "Legacy Achievers" - those who find continual success in all aspects of their lives. "Legacy Achievers," build reputations, generate motivation, and enjoy the experience of success. And as Durand goes on to show, we can learn from them.

Durand begins by outlining his formula:

Motivation = Balance + Influence + (Creativity + Humor) - Runaway Self-Esteem

With stories and metaphors, he shows why each plays a role and how they can be incorporated into our daily lives. Examples include:

Balance - The Surfer: The more the surfer practices balance, the better prepared he/she is for the unexpected...with and the more motivated he/she is to surf regardless of the seas. ...just as oceans are unpredictable, so are the events in our lives. Each of us must work on our balance all the time so we can be prepared for the unexpected.

Integrity-Based Influence - People are the most unpredictable variable affecting motivation in our daily lives. Some of the people we interact with "get in the way" of our plans for success, and others help us along. The way in which you manage your relationships will either fuel or squelch your level of motivation. The way in which you exercise your influence is a major factor in the health of your relationships....

Creativity - Conformity can suppress our creativity. Creativity helps us maneuver around obstacles that block motivation.

Humor - Humor has three important benefits...
- Better health
- Greater acceptance of mistakes - ours and others
- Increased ability to influence others.

Durand knows that being motivated is easy but staying motivated is a challenge. Life is fraught with twists and turns...Staying the course is challenging...Durand in "Perpetual Motivation" provides insights on how to motivate ourselves so we can weather the storms and stay the course. This quick, easy read is for those who have difficulty with sustained motivation and want to become a "Legacy Achiever."

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Doing More with the Same, June 7, 2006

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Andrew R. Thorne (Milwaukee, WI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Perpetual Motivation: How to Light Your Fire and Keep It Burning in Your Career and in Life (Hardcover)

This book came highly recommended to me by my boss, whose opinion I hold in high esteem. The book was actually an easier read than I had thought, moving swifty from chapter to chapter, with good points throughout. Sometimes you read books where good insight and opinion is few and far between. This book helped me think about business concepts through a lense I never thought possible. It has changed my perspective to help me realize that I can do it and its not that hard. Succeeding though business and life is simple by balancing the six plates and following Dave's suggestions. I now believe I can achieve more with the same.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally a Truthful Book on Motivation! Wonderful Buy., January 15, 2001

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J Neises (Marshfield, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Perpetual Motivation (Paperback)

Great book for anyone wishing to look at all aspects of their life and how it impacts motivation. Durand talks about the truths and misconceptions of self esteem ("selfish-steam"), balancing our lives with family, financial responsibility, health, social contributions, education, and faith. I appreciate the many personal stories shared in the book and how Durand speaks from experience.

As one of the quotes from his book states "Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value".