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You Owe You

Written by: Eric Thomas PhD, Chris Paul - foreword
Narrated by: Eric Thomas PhD, Cary Hite
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Eric Thomas moves, inspires, encourages, and challenges people to reach their full potential. You Owe You is flat-out brilliant, and he ain’t lied yet!”—Deion Sanders, Coach Prime

No matter your story or your struggle, Eric Thomas—celebrated motivational guru, educator, and problem-solver to many of the top athletes and business leaders—will “help you work harder, discover your real motivation, and crack the code of enduring success” (Ed Mylett, #1 bestselling author of The Power of One More)

If you feel like success is for others, that only certain people get to have their dreams fulfilled, Eric Thomas’s You Owe You is your wake-up call. His urgent message to stop waiting for inspiration to strike and take control of your life is one he wishes someone had given him when he was a teenager—lost, homeless, failing in school, and dealing with the challenges of being a young Black man in America.

Once he was able to break free from thinking of himself as a victim and truly understand his strengths, he switched the script. And now, with this book, Thomas reveals how you, too, can rewrite your life's script. With support, he recognized that his unique gift is being able to capture the attention of all kinds of people in all kinds of settings—boardrooms, locker rooms, churches, classrooms, even the streets—thanks to his wealth of experiences and command of language. Today, Thomas considers himself blessed to speak to an audience that is as large as it is diverse, from the rich and famous to kids struggling in school to young men in prison hoping for a new start.

Thomas’s secrets of success have already helped hundreds of thousands on their journey, but this is his first guide to show you how to start today, right now. These critical first steps include deeply understanding yourself and the world around you, finding your why, accepting that you may have to give up something good for something great, and constantly stretching toward your potential. No matter where you are on your journey toward greatness, you owe it to yourself to become fully, authentically you. And Eric Thomas’s You Owe You can help get you there.

©2022 Eric Thomas (P)2022 Random House Audio

What the critics say

“The first time I heard ET’s voice, I became an instant fan. If you’ve ever been to church and you hear the pastor speaking, and you think, Man, he must be talking to me, that’s how it is to hear ET speak. It always feels like he’s talking directly to you. He shows up 100 percent every time without asking for anything in return. And it’s not just for me. It’s for everybody. I’ve seen him give his phone number out to kids because he could tell they needed someone to talk to. He does it because it’s his calling. It’s his calling to coach us all in whatever way we need it. It’s his calling to be on our team.”—Chris Paul, from the Foreword

“Eric’s vision will transform perception about your mind and your heart. His words are a gift to people on a path of purpose. You Owe You is full of insight and guidance for those seeking their inner selves.”—Michael B. Jordan

“Eric Thomas moves, inspires, encourages, and challenges people to reach their full potential. You Owe You is flat-out brilliant, and he ain’t lied yet! We’ve got to look in the mirror and identify WHO and WHAT we see, and take full ownership regarding the WHY. Let’s make a commitment today because You Owe You.”Deion Sanders, Coach Prime

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Great!

This is great advice and great life lessons that can be implemented in any area of your life.

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Great delivery, empty lines

The way that man speak is great, but this book is horrible. It's just giving a few motivational headlines, never go deep in anything except the author's life growing up and a lot of black history. Those are good subjects, but not what I was expecting from this book. really disappointed .

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Awesome

Great job by a guy that you think just got lucky doing YouTube, he put crazy amount of hours giving to society which is not really known. All the best Eric

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More Business CEO Than Hip Hop Preacher

There are some excellent stories here, and many will find inspiration in Eric's struggles from poor street kid to wealthy sports guru. Still, this audiobook lacks the energy and potent sharpness of Thomas' early YouTube videos, as if he moderated his language to suit an older and more educated audience.

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Must read as you look to how you build your 2023

Great read, with some real tangible gems you can implement immediately without any other resources than you will and focus.

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et3.0 for 2022

loved it! ET got me through my 20s with his mixtapes and videos. this is the perfect continuation as this is the how to. alot of great quotes I will cherish. buying the book now too it's that good

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Great guidelines to life

Great guidelines to life, although many of the situations aren’t relatable to my life the message is valuable and well delivered.

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Great book

Did not disappoint! Very good 5 stars! Eric does an amazing job in this book!

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Excellent book on personnal developement

Listening was easy, the voice is motivating. An excellent book on personal development. Thank you

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ET did it again with this one.

great book from start to finish, very easy to follow and the flow is smooth.

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