Fail Until You Don’t: Fight, Grind, Repeat

Fail Until You Don’t: Fight, Grind, Repeat by Bobby Bones          Audio Book:  5hrs., 20 mins        Hardback Book:  224 pages              

A  look at the life of Bobby Bones, radio personality, comedian, and a highly motivational speaker who does TED talks sharing his experiences in life both positive and negative and how he tries to find both the positives and the lessons in the bad and how he doesn’t let them keep him down any longer than the time frame he allows himself to wallow in self-pity – 3 days tops – after that he is back in the saddle and going for the positive.    He admits that there are times when things are so devastating that you need to lick your wounds and hide out from everybody but he only allows so much time for that then it is time to shake the negativity and surround himself with positive people and experiences.   He talks a lot about growing up with a mother who was a drug addict and a father who vamoosed early on and was never there for him until after growing up he contacted him once and Pops did show up.   They didn’t hug or anything, just kind of shook hands awkwardly.   He was glad to see his Dad was still a kick-ass looking long-haired musician type on a motorcycle, but, they haven’t communicated since that one short visit.  Bobby describes himself as looking like a gangly Harry Potter.   He does make jokes the whole way through and seems like the kind of person you would really like to have for a friend.    He has a lot of good motivational things to say and has a good perspective on life.   He sometimes brings God into his talks while acknowledging other people’s higher power.   Apparently he has quite a huge following on his syndicated radio program (15 million+ listeners).    An enjoyable read/listen with lots of good ideas for getting back up on the horse and riding anywhere you want to go.   Lots of inspiration on dealing with the haters in the world, lots of good historical sharing of public figures their admitted failures and how many tries it took them to finally succeed.   First Bobby Bones climbs up out of the hole then he turns around and helps the next person out.   Good read.   I would recommend his book to anyone whether looking to be motivated or not.  He has a genuine down to earth way of viewing life and an enjoyable sense of humor he shares freely. 

 - Shirley J