“I wrote Motivated or Misplaced in order to help you answer perhaps the most important question in your life — Are you living the life that you truly want?”
Daren is an attorney, author, business consultant, investor, speaker and father. He brings a very unique perspective on success, motivation, inspiration and education. His journey from growing up in a small mobile home in Michigan, to holding senior executive positions at several global media companies and Silicon Valley startups, is filled with adversity, persistence, humor and gratitude. READ MORE
Daren is the Founder of Red Ice Ventures, a media and technology consulting company. Daren helps content, technology and software companies create new product and sales strategies, grow revenue and market share, and build long-term competitive advantages.
Previously, Daren spent almost 20 years in a career that spans law, business development, sales, and strategy. He began his career as an attorney at the Federal Communications Commission in Washington DC, focusing on communication policy issues. READ MORE
This book is not about the author, me, it’s about you, and for you. I’ve purposely left myself out of the text because I wanted to put everything that I had into creating something dynamic and helpful for you! However, I think that it’s important for you to know where the inspiration for this book arose. It all comes down to a drive through window at a fast food restaurant and one simple statement. “Sorry, you’re two pennies short”. READ MORE
I wrote Motivated or Misplaced in order to help you answer perhaps the most important question in your life—Are you living the life that you truly want? Be honest with yourself and contemplate whether this is truly the life that you always thought you would have. READ MORE
Les Brown, the number one motivational speaker in the world, says, “When you have finished reading this book, your life will never be the same.” Are you living the life that you want? Or, are you living the life that someone else thought that you should have? If you aren’t living the life that you truly want, then you’re “Misplaced.”
MOTIVATED OR MISPLACED?
THE BLOG
Years ago, as a young man, I pulled into a drive-thru window at a fast food restaurant in the town where I grew up. It was a late summer night, I had just left work, and I was starving. I was also broke. It wasn’t because I wasn’t trying, because …
Why I Wrote This Book I wrote Motivated or Misplaced in order to help you answer perhaps the most important question in your life—Areyou living the life that you truly want? Be honest with yourself and contemplate whether this is truly the life that you always thought you would have.…
What it Means to Be “Motivated or Misplaced?” In one of the most famous novels in modern history, “The Death of Ivan Ilych,” the lead character, Ivan, upon his deathbed, asks this question, “What if my whole life has been wrong?”You see, up until the brink of his death, …
Motivated or Misplaced is a book that conveys a strong message of knowledge and wisdom from someone who was once misplaced and now is clearly motivated… Overall, this book has a motivating, enlightening and positive tone with guidelines to use throughout all aspects of your life! All I can say is, now that I’ve read this book, my Motivation to succeed won’t be Misplaced.
I really enjoyed this book! The suggested exercises are so easy to follow and complete. It certainly inspired me to get moving on my plans to achieve my personal goals. I highly recommend this book to those who seek to really challenge themselves, invest the time to lead a Motivated life, and let go of the Misplaced life!
