A review by reibureibu
The Little Black Book of Workout Motivation by Michael Matthews

informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

3.0

Initially thought about rating this lower given the overt "pull yourself up by your bootstraps" politics, but I've met far too many people who've complained about their woes for far too long without actually ever doing anything about them that I can't help but feel like the advice in here is actually pretty cogent and exactly what many need. Paradoxically I think the "bootstrap" mentality when the individual's nuances are considered is much more compassionate than it appears: no one can help you if you don't want to help yourself, but when you do we're here to help. That at least is what I've internalized the most when finally coming out of the lowest point of my life, and since then I've been much more able to do the things I want to do and be the person I want to be because ultimately I know that change has to come from within. If this book helps anyone towards that realization then certainly that's all that matters.