The Biggest Ideas in Success Psychology are Distilled Down in Spark by Jay Menez
If you get the chance to talk with Jay Menez, he’ll look you in the eye, listen with care, and offer to introduce you to someone you need to meet. But don’t let his unassuming nature fool you, Jay is behind some of the most powerful mindset content in the world today.
Popular self-help was a little fuzzy for this former police officer, at first. After years of studying the most successful people in the world, Jay bought into the life-changing ideas of Tony Robbins and other visionary thought leaders. Then, he made a dramatic change in his professional life, he embraced his passion for film and moved to Hollywood. Since the move, Jay’s clients have included viral interview shows such as Inside Quest and Impact Theory. So, if you see a hit interview or a motivational video featuring Tom Bilyeu and a big-time thought leader, Jay probably had a hand in it. He’s worked with numerous other celebrities too, but we’ll keep them anonymous.
With constant behind the scenes access to the biggest players in personal development, Jay was able to ratchet up his own understanding and develop a straightforward framework for success. Pulled from hundreds of hours of recorded interviews, thousands of book pages, and personal discussions with the greats, Spark is the guide to the 8 mental habits of highly successful people.
“The greatest purpose that we can have as humans… is to be of service to other people. And that’s where we find the greatest actual happiness, joy, and contentment.” -Rainn Wilson, Emmy Award-nominated actor
For instance, kindness and giving are pro-social ideals that are nice to find in another person. Who doesn’t love to receive a gift? The surprising thing is that the giver is often the highest beneficiary. The habit of giving the most you can to the world every day is called “The Generosity Mindset.” It’s a counterintuitive call to stop seeing life as a zero-sum game. Through tight, logical discussion and quotes from influential thinkers, Spark teaches us the unexpected truth that, as New York Times bestselling author Seth Godin claims, “Generosity generates income.”
Menez begins and ends Spark with a call to acknowledge the incredible power of your own mind. In the first chapter, readers are called to see that potential in themselves. In the final chapter, they are charged to take it and run with it. It is not an overstatement to call these mindsets superpowers.
Like each of the mindsets in Spark, it’s useful, powerful, and inspiring. The book is less a collection of mindsets than it is a formula for healthier attitudes and beliefs; Menez proves to be extremely talented at distilling what he’s learned into something that helps readers find opportunities for successful living. Thoughtful, concise, and valuable, Spark by Jay Menez is not to be missed.