Why is reading so important to your growth & success?
The level of your outer success is tied to your level of inner development. The key measure of your inner growth and development is the rate at which you learn. How can you continue to learn? A core practice is developing a habit of reading. Through reading you expose yourself to new and generative ideas which will improve and transform your life.
Reading is essential for those who seek to rise above the ordinary. – Jim Rohn
Book of the Month
Mastery By George Leonard
Why it’s worth reading: This book goes against the prevailing “get rich quick” mentality in society. Over time you become more and more that which you practice. This is a book about learning and practice which leads to mastery and genuine satisfaction with one’s life.
Philosophy & Connection with Higher Deals
Reading Recommendations:
- The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran
- Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
- A Hidden Wholeness by Parker Palmer
- Falling Upward by Richard Rohr
- Presence: Human Purpose and the Field of the Future by Peter M. Senge, C. Otto Scharmer, Joseph Jaworski, Betty Sue Flowers
Vision and Goals
Reading Recommendations:
- Path of Least Resistance by Robert Fritz
- Feeling is the Secret by Neville Goddard
- As a Man Thinketh by James Allen
- 7 Strategies for Wealth & Happiness by Jim Rohn
- The Science of Mind by Ernest Holmes
Thoughts and Emotions
Reading Recommendations:
- Power Versus Force by David Hawkins
- Psycho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz
- The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday
- The Places that Scare You by Pema Chodron
- The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
- Self-Observation by Redhawk
Time and Productivity
Reading Recommendations:
- Eat the Frog by Brian Tracy
- I Know How She Does It by Laura Vanderkam
- Getting Things Done by David Allen
- Mastery by George Leonard
- Deep Work by Cal Newport
Story and Purpose
Reading Recommendations:
- The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
- The Hero Within by Carol S. Pearson
- The Second Mountain by David Brooks
- The Way of the Superior Man by David Deida
- The Power of Story by Jim Loehr
Relationship and Network
Reading Recommendations:
- The Laws of Human Nature by Robert Greene
- Art of Gathering by Priya Parker
- Culture Code by Daniel Coyle
- Radical Candor by Kim Scott
- Give and Take by Adam Grant
Communication and Influence
Reading Recommendations:
- Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss
- Radical Honesty by Brad Blanton
- Pitch Anything by Oren Klaff
- Crucial Conversations by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler
- How to Write, Speak, and Think more Effectively by Rudolf Flesch
Calling & Leadership
Reading Recommendations:
- Who do We Choose to Be? By Margaret Wheatley
- The Values Factor by John Demartini
- What Should I Do with My Life by Po Bronson
- Orbiting the Giant Hairball by Gordon MacKenzie
- Inner Mastery, Outer Impact by Hitendra Wadhwa
- Solving for Why by Tony Tsai (My Book)
