Reading

Readers are leaders! Read to learn. Read what is interesting to you. These are books that have influenced me.

Stoicism

I can't say enough good things about Ryan Holiday and his books on the Stoics (Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus, Seneca). This is an operating system for your daily life. Ryan brings in stories of people through history as examples of living by the Stoic principles. The Daily Stoic is a page per day with a quote from a Stoic and Ryan's writing on the same subject. I start each day with this. The Obstacle is the Way is the first of a three-part series that also include Ego is the Enemy and Stillness is the Key. Courage is Calling is the first of a four-part series on the Stoic virtues of courage, temperance, justice and wisdom. Discipline is Destiny is his book on temperance. The second two have yet to be published as of 2022. You can buy all his books directly from his store at The Painted Porch.

The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of LivingShared via Kindle. Description: From the team that brought you The Obstacle Is the Way and Ego Is the Enemy, a beautiful daily devotional of Stoic meditations—an instant Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestseller. Why have history's greatest minds—from Ge...

The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into TriumphShared via Kindle. Description: #1 Wall Street Journal Bestseller The Obstacle is the Way has become a cult classic, beloved by men and women around the world who apply its wisdom to become more successful at whatever they do. Its many fans include a former...

Ego Is the EnemyShared via Kindle. Description: The instant Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and international bestseller “While the history books are filled with tales of obsessive visionary geniuses who remade the world in their image with sheer, almost irrational force, ...

Courage Is Calling: Fortune Favors the Brave (The Stoic Virtues Series)Shared via Kindle. Description: The instant New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestseller! Ryan Holiday’s bestselling trilogy—The Obstacle Is the Way, Ego is the Enemy, and Stillness is the Key—captivated professional athletes, CEOs, polit...

Self-Development

It is so important to challenge and develop yourself. These books have been helpful to me. In the The Path Made Clear, Oprah Winfrey summarizes the lessons of many of the people she has interviewed to show the path to figuring out your life work. In The Happiness Advantage, Shawn Achor shares techniques on increasing your happiness. Who wouldn't want that? In Atomic Habits, James Clear shares the power of habits and a path to developing your own positive habits that will stick. I have also added some of my other favorites.

The Path Made Clear: Discovering Your Life's Direction and PurposeShared via Kindle. Description: Everyone has a purpose. And, according to Oprah Winfrey, “Your real job in life is to figure out as soon as possible what that is, who you are meant to be, and begin to honor your calling in the best way possible.” That journ...

The Happiness Advantage: How a Positive Brain Fuels Success in Work and LifeShared via Kindle. Description: INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • An engaging, deeply researched guide to flourishing in a world of increasing stress and negativity—the inspiration for one of the most popular TED Talks of all time “Powerful [and] charming . . . A ...

Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad OnesShared via Kindle. Description: The #1 New York Times bestseller. Over 4 million copies sold! Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving--every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading ex...

Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand AloneShared via Kindle. Description: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK • A timely and important book that challenges everything we think we know about cultivating true belonging in our communities, organizations, and culture, from the #1 best...

Principles: Life and WorkShared via Kindle. Description: #1 New York Times Bestseller “Significant...The book is both instructive and surprisingly moving.” —The New York Times Ray Dalio, one of the world’s most successful investors and entrepreneurs, shares the unconventional princ...

30 Lessons for Living: Tried and True Advice from the Wisest AmericansShared via Kindle. Description: “Heartfelt and ever-endearing—equal parts information and inspiration. This is a book to keep by your bedside and return to often.”—Amy Dickinson, nationally syndicated advice columnist "Ask Amy" <br ...

MasteryShared via Kindle. Description: From the bestselling author of The 48 Laws of Power and The Laws of Human Nature, a vital work revealing that the secret to mastery is already within you. Each one of us has within us the potential to be a Master. Learn the s...

The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and HappinessShared via Kindle. Description: Getting rich is not just about luck; happiness is not just a trait we are born with. These aspirations may seem out of reach, but building wealth and being happy are skills we can learn. So what are these skills, a...

Emotional Intelligence 2.0Shared via Kindle. Description: **Once you have purchased this ebook, the unique access code will be sent to the email address you have registered with Kindle. Please wait at ...

Leadership and Teamwork

Legacy by James Kerr is so good. It tells the story of the hugely successful New Zealand national rugby team and the lessons on teamwork they embody. My favorite quote from the book "Leaders create leaders by passing responsibility and empowering ownership, accountability and trust in their teams." Words to lead by. Good to Great by Jim Collins is a classic. He emphasizes the importance of the hedgehog and the flywheel. Read the book to learn more. Simon Sinek is a current thinker on teams and leadership. In The Infinite Game he discusses the importance of a company defining their Why and treating their team with trust.

LegacyShared via Kindle. Description: When the going gets tough, the tough start changing. Difficult times call for different solutions. In his global bestseller, Legacy, James Kerr goes deep into the heart of the world's most successful team, the New Zealand All...

Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...And Others Don'tShared via Kindle. Description: The Challenge Built to Last, the defining management study of the nineties, showed how great companies triumph over time and how long-term sustained performance can be engineered into the DNA of an enterprise from the verybeg...

The Infinite GameShared via Kindle. Description: From the New York Times bestselling author of Start With Why and Leaders Eat Last, a bold framework for leadership in today’s ever-changing world. How do we win a game that has no end? Finite games, like football or chess, ...

It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at WorkShared via Kindle. Description: In this timely manifesto, the authors of the New York Times bestseller Rework broadly reject the prevailing notion that long hours, aggressive hustle, and "whatever it takes" are required to run...

Other Favorites

The Simple Path to Wealth: Your road map to financial independence and a rich, free lifeShared via Kindle. Description: “In the dark, bewildering, trap-infested jungle of misinformation and opaque riddles that is the world of investment, JL Collins is the fatherly wizard on the side of the path, offering a simple map, warm words of encourageme...

The Psychology of Money: Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happinessShared via Kindle. Description: Doing well with money isn’t necessarily about what you know. It’s about how you behave. And behavior is hard to teach, even to really smart people. Money—investing, personal finance, and business decisions—is typic...

Disclaimer: This information is provided to help you navigate the early stages of your career. It is based on my experience over 25+ years. There is no guarantee that the same principles will allow you to be successful.