Review of The Maestro Monologue

Bradley Shelvie · Post by **Bradley Shelvie** » 17 Mar 2022, 06:21

[Following is a volunteer review of "The Maestro Monologue" by Rob White.]

4 out of 4 stars

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In The Maestro Monologue, Rob White explains that everyone is his/her own "Maestro." If we knew who we truly are, we would never stop at any discouragement. However, there's an "intruder" that invades our space and impedes our self-growth by bringing discouragement, low self-esteem, and loss of focus and dreams. He says that this intruder makes us see who we are not, and by doing that, we lose the capacity to explore our full potential. This book, as the author advises, is not about adding what we should be. Rather, it is about removing what we are not—just like we need to chip off chunks of unneeded wood or sandstone to make a beautiful sculpture.

I like how soberly and strategically the author navigates the readers through his thoughts; the well-planned layout of the book and its sound reasoning is a testament to this. The book is planned out as a "road map" which can help us find our younger child-like self that was full of dreams, ambitions, and visions. "It's like someone showing you a map back to the real you, but he/she tears it into four pieces and throws the pieces into the wind—this book gives you back each of those pieces," says the author.

On the previous point on how strategic the book is, the book easily guides the reader through this "road map," and the author divides the book into parts of bite-sized chunks of information that we can easily take in and digest. The previous part lays the foundation for the next and so on. The first part, for instance, prompts us to reach an understanding of who we truly are. It also claims that there are views we hold about ourselves that aren't quite to the mark but define us. They are the "miss-understandings". After laying this foundation, the second part sets out to make us see reality as it is. It states that there are two selves behind the vehicle called life. It also elaborates further about the intruder.

The book sounded to me like a conversational monologue (just like the title suggests). I read the book as if it was me speaking to me throughout. That way, I got a better grasp of whatever message I was reading. Another effect this had on me was that it amplified the motivation and inspiration that was already evident in the book. Actually, on that note, this is among the most motivating and inspirational books I've read.

The editing was flawless as there were no errors and typos, and the flow of ideas was superb, too. There's nothing negative I've seen in the book, so it deserves a perfect score of 4 out of 4 stars.

I recommend the book to readers who want to know how to find their true selves and kick out the intruder. It is a motivating book they should consider trying out.

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The Maestro Monologue
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