At the start of the 2010 I wrote a blog post based on your responses to my request for songs to add to my play list for the gym. The result was a blog post which included a list of 35 songs to energize and motivate. Given that this is a career and work-life harmony blog, I was surprised that in four months this post has become one of the most searched posts. Trust me, I am not complaining -- any positive and natural way to increase our energy is a wonderful contribution.

These past few weeks I have had the chance to do many interviews for Get a Life, Not a Job and one of the questions I am often asked is "What holds people back from achieving their career goals?" Lack of energy always makes the top three on that list.

So, once again, this post is dedicated to music to motivate and energize.
This new list of 35 songs comes from Andy Mucha, the manager for Network Partnership Development at Nova Global. As an aside, I will need to assume these songs are really working for Andy because he does seem to have an off-the-chart energy level. Andy's list is:

1. AC/DC – Thunderstruck
2. Badfinger – No Matter What
3. James Brown – Get Up Off That Thing
4. Cake – The Distance
5. Ray Charles – What I’d say?
6. Earth Wind & Fire – Shining Star
7. The Fabulous Thunderbirds – Tuff Enuff
8. Fatboy Slim – Right Here, Right Now
9. Aretha Franklin – Chain of Fools
10. The Gipsy Kings – Bamboleo
11. Harvey Danger – Flagpole Sitta’
12. Rick James – Superfreak (Pt. 1)
13. Janes Addiction – Been Caught Stealing
14. Israel Kamakawiwo’ole – Over The Rainbow
15. KC & The Sunshine Band – Boogie Shoes
16. Kid Rock – Bawitdaba
17. Lenny Kravitz – Are You Gonna Go My Way
18. Limp Bizkit – Nookie
19. LL Cool J – Mama Said Knock You Out
20. Madonna - Vogue
21. Marilyn Manson – The Beautiful People
22. Bob Marley - Jamming
23. Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit
24. No Doubt – Hella Good
25. Iggy Pop – Lust For Life
26. Public Enemy – Bring The Noise
27. Rolling Stones – Satisfaction
28. RUSH – Tom Sawyer
29. Shaggy – It Wasn’t Me
30. (Will Smith) Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – Summertime
31. Sublime – What I Got
32. Van Halen – Right Now
33. Violent Femmes – Blister in the Sun
34. Stevie Wonder – Superstition
35. Neil Young – Southern Man

Thanks to Andy for sharing his list!

Enjoy,

Paula