Your Brain Weighs 500 Pounds: Change Your Mindset to Achieve Desired Outcomes

by Derrick Pledger

This is your recipe for success.

You are on a journey toward the dreams and goals you’ve set for yourself. But a steady stream of useless information bombards your brain every day. To satisfy your appetite for success, you must fill your mind with the right balance of “nutrients” to support your discipline, productivity, and positive habits.

In Your Brain Weighs 500 Pounds, Derrick Pledger provides an interactive and thought-provoking menu of one hundred lessons that will help you reach or acquire whatever it is you want, be it wealth, better relationships, career progression, or a healthier lifestyle.

Packed with easy-to-follow principles, Your Brain Weighs 500 Pounds shows you how to effectively detox your mind, body, and soul. No matter how complicated your past relationships with failure and goal-setting are, you hold the power to control your behavior, change your mindset, and achieve your desired outcomes.

Genres: Self Help, Nonfiction

226 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 14, 2023

Reviews

[Elese Roger · Rating 5 out of 5]

Get ready to be motivated! Derrick pulls all of my favorites from Brown, Hill, Duckworth and John! No excuses! I enjoyed every page! Let’s go!

[Jay]

This book is a gem for anyone on the path to success.
With 100 concise and impactful chapters, this book offers practical recipes for achieving wealth, better relationships, career progression, and a healthier lifestyle. Pledger's straightforward language and daily-dose approach make it a perfect fit for the busy modern world.
It's not just a self-help book; it's a daily guide to success, providing the right mindset and motivation. If you're looking for a quick, effective read to boost your daily inspiration, this book is a must. Highly recommended for its simplicity and actionable insights.

[John Johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

As Leo Tolstoy wrote, “Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” In my view, this author provides a highly effective method to change your mindset and achieve positive results all presented in an exceptionally practical way using only 100 chapters conveniently referenced at the beginning of this extraordinary book.

I highly enjoyed reading “Your Brain Weighs 500 Pounds: Change Your Mindset to Achieve Desired Outcomes” by business executive Derrick Pledger who has written an exceptional book on changing yourself, your mindset, and your attitudes. There are many books on self-improvement nowadays, but what is exceptional about this work and what highly interested me to read it is that Mr. Pledger has been very successful in his life and has “walked the walk” so to speak.

I felt the author provides concise text with high-quality content and powerful tools for overcoming self-doubt, procrastination and overthinking. He shows how to set meaningful goals that positively align with successful outcomes and dealing with setbacks.

One of the things I appreciated most about "Your Brain Weighs 500 Pounds" is its conciseness, clarity and readability. Life has its daily ups and downs, and this very intelligent author understands that well and provides practical and powerful paths to overcome stagnant thinking by revealing new ways to view situations, and produce productive thinking and attitudes.

To show you what I mean here is a brief excerpt on understanding failures not as an end-all but as a “journey”,

“Life Is a Never-Ending Dance with Failure. …Failure is defined as a ‘lack of success or a state of
inability to perform a normal function.’ The problem with the definition is that people think of failure as being confined to a particular event or specific period of time. This could not be further from the truth. We should perceive the word failure in the same way we understand the word journey.”

In my opinion, this creative author provides a unique and practical guide that helped me learn from the journeys I’ve had in my life in a new light. That created new motivation, inspiration and insight. The author tells you to avoid rationalization, be more honest with yourself, get rid of distractions, and discover brand new things about your psyche.

I also found it to be very handy and frankly was surprised a bit at its calming effect - like getting good advice from someone who comprehensively understands. I’m going to use this as an easy reference book to keep on the nightstand to read before sleep or refer to when encountering new waking thoughts.

Mahatma Gandhi once said, “Change yourself - you are in control” and in my view, this book does create a better mindset to deal with stress, feel more in control and comfortably confident.

I also liked the author’s writing style as he goes directly to the point he’s trying to make on each subject.

All in all, I found this book to be refreshing and effective and look forward to reading it again and using it in the future. Very well done. Highly recommended!


It was my pleasure to receive a free copy of this book but that does not in any way affect my opinions in this review of this exceptional book.

[Jithendra Jithu]

"Your Brain Weighs 500 Pounds: Change Your Mindset to Achieve Desired Outcomes"

by

Derrick Pledger

Rating:5/5

Review:

👉This book is a transformative journey into the realms of personal development and success. 🌟

👉In this insightful self-help gem, Pledger offers a compelling recipe for success, addressing the challenges we face in a world bombarded with information. The book comprises 100 lessons, each serving as a potent ingredient to nourish discipline, boost productivity, and cultivate positive habits in the pursuit of our dreams.

👉Pledger's writing style is a perfect blend of clarity and depth, making complex psychological concepts accessible to all readers. The book is structured as a collection of bite-sized "recipes," ensuring that the wisdom imparted is not only profound but also easily digestible. This unique format adds a practical and actionable dimension to the book, making it an ideal companion for those leading busy lives.

👉What stands out is the author's emphasis on detoxing the mind, body, and soul. The lessons empower readers to take charge of their behavior, instigate a change in mindset, and ultimately achieve their desired outcomes.

👉The incorporation of real-life examples and relatable scenarios enriches the narrative, providing a deeper understanding of the principles explored. I particularly appreciate the focus on turning challenges upside down and embracing mistakes as crucial elements in the journey toward greatness. These actionable insights resonate with the reader, offering a roadmap for personal and professional growth.

👉"Your Brain Weighs 500 Pounds" is not merely a self-help book; it's a mindset manual that opens doors to a new way of thinking. Whether you seek motivation, practical strategies, or a fresh perspective on success, this book delivers on all fronts. It's a literary compass for navigating the complexities of life with resilience, positivity, and a renewed sense of purpose.

👉If you're ready to embark on a journey of self-discovery, positive change, and achieving your aspirations, then this book is a must-read.

Happy reading 😁😁

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[Kiran K Adharapuram · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book "Your Brain Weighs 500 Pounds" speaks about fifty "mindset manual” recipes handcrafted to challenge your perspectives, biases, and thoughts related to the achievement process. A unique quality of this book is you can pick any chapter and have a read which is both quick and motivational.

As the title hints, we often dump our brain with nugatory dossiers, and we bombard the encephalon with so-called influential mediums aka Social Media Channels, which accompany newsmongers, OTTs in the name of binge-watching and best-loved TV shows/ Web Series.

The author brought this book as a "Brain Diet" of a hundred nourishing and interesting formulae for the benefit of readers. The recipes presented are both thought-provoking and enthralling.
Most importantly, every recipe is just a page, which is a super good point for amateur readers.

Every chunk presented in this serve is a feastful retreat to your brain and helps you with a bunch of life hacks and emotional mastery. A one-line summary will set the tone of the corresponding recipe he defines for this book's clientele.

This book also offers ponderous use cases, exercises, and real-time scenarios that not only question your perspective on life but also assist us with thought process transformations. Derrick rightly addressed many dimensions and standpoints in every recipe which is an undoubted aid to uplift your focus and minimize distractions to climb the ladder of success and to become an unsurpassed leader.

To summarize "Your Brain Weighs 500 Pounds" is a guide to handling your emotions, meeting your goals, disciplining your thoughts, reducing social distractions, maintaining emotional balance, and so on by feeding a nutritional diet to your brain and getting rid of dither smirch.


-Kiran K Adharapuram-

[Naman Gupta · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book contains 100 lessons in the form of small chapters and covers topics like goal-setting, resilience, right mindset and attitude, success habits, etc. It encourages readers to develop a positive attitude to overcome challenges and failures to achieve goals.

The author has used various real-world examples which makes the concepts present in the book highly relatable.

This book is ideal for busy people or those who don't like to read long texts, who wants short yet powerful read which may give them right direction, motivate them in their tough times, and develop the right mindset to achieve their goals. Highly recommended.

[Satakshi Sinha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sometimes we find treasure where we least expect it. Finding and Purchasing this book is itself proof that luck is now on my side. The amount of crazy knowledge you will get from this book will change you from within.

This 100-recipe book is for anyone striving for intimate growth, improved self-esteem, and accomplishment of their purposes. It can be exceptionally generous for individuals who are struggling with negative self-talk, limiting beliefs, or difficulty achieving goals.

The language of this book is easy to read and relate also it is written very well and straightforward.

I feel blessed and lucky that I chose this book.

[Rajeswari Nandi · Rating 5 out of 5]

The author has combined his experiences and books that have created this masterpiece.

Your Brain Weighs 500 Pounds is a very accurate book on productivity, life lessons, and success. I was blessed to grab this book at the right time in my life.


I was looking for straightforward information that would give me direction to become more efficacious. This book doesn’t have long chapters so it doesn't bore the reader.

It has a lot of objective content that talks about the author's experience, also the quotes are beautiful, well-written, and relatable. I strongly recommend Derrick Pledger's book Your Brain Weighs 500 Pounds to transform your life.

[Srishti Kumari · Rating 5 out of 5]

Recipe of Success.

The most wonderful self-help and motivational book I have ever read.

It is not just a book but a bunch of 100 recipes for a successful life. This book contains all the good necessary topics that we need to live an amazing life.

The book is written interestingly it compares the mind to a garden. One needs to "feed" it the right "nutrients" (information, habits, thoughts) to cultivate success. Also, it focuses on usefulness and action. The book provides tools and techniques you can implement immediately to start witnessing outcomes.

Loved it. ❤️

[Priyanka M · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book includes 100 recipes, Each chapter is a short, actionable lesson on different subjects like goal-setting, strength, optimistic thinking, discipline, and emotional management.

Short read, but deeply insightful. Delivers what it promises. Worth a read, but even better when applied. Advice is super practical and actionable. Read if you're prone to feeling overwhelmed and struggling with motivation to achieve goals.

This book is one of the easiest reads. I highly recommend this book to get a quick boost of stable motivation.

[Scott Frost · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enjoyed this motivational book filled with reminders of the important mindsets, attitudes and actions that we should stay focused on. The book is an easy read and structured with one "recipe" per page. The TOC in the front highlights each recipe and you can easily navigate to each topic. There are 100 recipes in total each filled with real world examples, quotes and motivational themes.

I will definitely give this book to my children to read as they exit college and enter the real world because life hits you hard and fast, and these words will be a great reminder for them.

[Chapters.aur.chai · Rating 5 out of 5]

Delightful transformational read

Read this book to Achieve more meaningful things in your life, increase your productivity, and gain natural encouragement.

It is not just a book but a huge collection of wonderful and realistic ideas, recipes, quotes, and advice that are transformational and helpful.

The chapters are short which makes the book more interesting and relatable. It gives a boom of energy. I'm sure you will love this book as much as I did.

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[Nishtha Bajpai · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book will help you to change your mindset.
It highlights the power of positive thinking and self-belief. It encourages readers to challenge harmful thoughts and cultivate a growth mindset.

The quotes and learnings are so engaging and inquisitive. It helped me a lot with my over-thinking and motivation to get things done. And its implementation is for sure helping me deal with my life in a much better way. It is a must-read!!

[Em · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book reads like a shopping list with 1-2 paragraphs per rule. It reads like you are talking to a person rather than reading facts. If a short read is what you’re looking for, this is it. If you’re looking for something with more evidence and examples this isn’t the book for you. Most of this is common sense, but sometimes we need to hear it from someone else to make us think about our lifestyles.

[David Chou · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really like the format of this book. Easy to digest chunks of practical insight that are straight forward to implement for yourself.

A collection of how successful people view and approach the world. Once you read through this book you will start to recognize these same patterns in successful people like celebrities, business leaders and entrepreneurs.

[Shruti Dwivedi · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a motivational and realistic principle for personal changeover. It helps readers to take control of their reflections, habits, and eventually, their destiny.

It is written easily and realistically. Short chapters make it more relatable and enjoyable.

If you're looking for a device to unlock your potential and fulfill your purposes, this book is worth reading.

[Shruti Dwivedi · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a motivational and realistic principle for personal changeover. It helps readers to take control of their reflections, habits, and eventually, their destiny.

It is written easily and realistically. Short chapters make it more relatable and enjoyable.

If you're looking for a device to unlock your potential and fulfill your purposes, this book is worth reading.

[Rashmi · Rating 4 out of 5]

This amazing book is a heavy dose of motivation and real life lessons. Your brain weighs is a mindset manual that change and improve reader's thought process and help to start a new life with a broad mindset.

I highly recommend this book. And the end of the year is the best time to start.

[Melissa Shea · Rating 1 out of 5]

Horrible

I'm sorry but it reads as the author is a know it all, condescending, man with no proof these wine hundred recipes will work. The no work life balance and no weekends got me. Not what I was expecting thumbs down

[Valeria · Rating 4 out of 5]

It can be a good motivational book. It provides quite a few thought-provoking points. However, it is focusing quite hard that if you are not doing this or that, then you are way too behind or lacking dedication. Nowadays, from every dynamic we hear, to be successful or be perceived as successful, you need to become human-doing, not a human-being.

Yes, actions should be taken, and you can always do something different, but drilling down to the human brains that if they don’t wake up very early, they are losing or trolling behind is slight overkill and should be taken into account with the pinch of salt.

With this in mind, the lessons are short on concise, without blah blah. Providing you with a few ideas so that you are not alone and others might go through the same struggle.

[Writers Literary · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm thankful to the author for writing such an amazing and helpful book. I have read it multiple times. Whenever I feel low, distracted, and lack motivation I just pick it up and read 1 or 2 or 3 or more pages, and boom I'm back. 💪

This book has a recipe for any of your problems. Like you name it and you will get it.

This book helps to develop a positive mindset, Set smart goals, Challenge limiting beliefs, and take required actions.

 I am a genuine fan of this book. Read this book deeply and apply the learning in your life to see the change.

[Pam · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love that it gives you little tips of information, and each "recipe" is short and to the point. Very helpful.