The Reading List
The Reading List
I started out a few years ago with the goal to read one book a month. It’s going pretty well. If you want to join me, here’s what I’m working on. The topics are generally about people, a little bit about business and maybe something else that might catch my attention.
Follow up, I unintentionally combined my reading with another task I already had to do and created a habit.
Marketing & Networking Books
And being Remarkable
DALE CARNEGIE
How to Win Friends and Influence people
The must-read book to stop being the most boring person in the room.
SETH GODIN
Purple Cow, New Edition: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable
Great reminder to be happy if someone takes the time to tell you they don’t like your work.
MIKE MICHOWICZ
Get Different
Marketing that can’t be ignored
Mindset Books
Business and personal
Great for sharing with friends on how to deal with me when I’m being a jerk and other leadership skills.
THE ARBINGER INSTITUTE
Leadership and Self Deception
Excellent cheat sheet to understanding dealing with people. Told in captivating story form.
THE ARBINGER INTITUTE
The Anatomy of Peace
Part II of the cheat sheet to dealing with people and relationships for success
THE ARBINGER INTITUTE
The Outward Mindset
Part III of the trilogy on transforming people interactions and within organizations.
Dan Sullivan with Dr Benjamin Hardy
The Gap and the Gain
favorite part: Retrain your brain to see the GAINS rather than the GAP. What you focus on expands. Psychology has a term “Selective Attention” That explains that our attention focuses on what matters to us personally.
= Your Experience is What you choose to focus on. =
When you’re in the GAP You’re looking for the GAP. When you’re in the GAIN, you’re looking for the GAIN. You Find whatever you’ve trained Yourself to look for.
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Grant Cardone
The 10X Rule
“One of the greatest turning points in my life occurred when I stopped casually waiting for success and instead started to approach it as a duty, obligation, and responsibility.”
Denise Duffield
Get Rich Lucky Bitch
The simple exercises in here on releasing money blocks and forgiving are so good. When you get around to picking up this book it will be the perfect time. There’s always more to uncover. It’s a good tool.
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Charles Duhigg
Super Communicator
Weirdness’ about People Books
Chris Voss
Never Split The Difference
For anyone interested in negotiating anything and generally understanding more about how people make decisions.
I love the exercises he mentions having his student do.
Thomas Erikson
Surrounded by Idiots
I love this book! I’ve been talking about “those people” for years, and now I have a clue why they act so peculiarly, what upsets them, and what makes them happy.
Gretchen Rubin
The Four Tendencies
Eye opening for me to understand what motivates myself and other people! You’ll easily spot yourself and quite possible some other people in your life. It gave me a whole new level of understanding. I highly recommend reading this one.
Here’s her short quiz if you read the book and still aren’t sure about yourself Take the Quiz or just like quizzes.
Robert Greene
The Laws of Human Nature
Insightful book on human nature with example stories of famous people and how they presented themselves vs. their insecurities. It’s loooong.
Creative Struggles Books
Steven Pressfield
The War of Art
accepting the price of taking the beatings and paying the price to be in the arena and not on the sidelines of creativity.
I HIGHLY recommend this book for anyone with a dream/project that is meeting resistance along the way!
Seth Godin
The Practice
Doing creative work. You know, it’s Seth Godin, it’s full of good stuff. I’m always inspired after one of his books.
Allison Fallon
The Power of Writing it down
If you want to start writing, this is a good place to start when you’re not ready.
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Charles Duhigg
The Power of Habit | Why we do what we do in life and business
A good look at the brain and how habits are formed. If you read Atomic habits, you’ll want to read this one too.
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JAMES CLEAR
Atomic Habits
Fun ways to gain the minutest advantage within your situation to get the best advantage.
JEN SINCERO
You are a Badass
Girl ends up with no job, life falling apart. Then one day realizes she comes from strong family line and actually has what it takes to accomplish far more than she ever thought possible.
ELIZABETH GILBERT
Big Magic
Good motivator to jump on the idea, the opportunity when it arrives or you lose it.
Business Books
MIKE MICHOWICZ
Profit First
For creatives who never liked thinking about where the money went. This is for you before you become a starving artist
MIKE MICHOWICZ
The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur
Guy in the bathroom realizes there’s not enough toilet paper a little too late …and how that is like starting a business.
MIKE MICHOWICZ
The Pumpkin Plan
Why you shouldn’t be all things to all people, and why it’ll help change everything for the better.
DONALD MILLER
Story Brand
The book to read before you make an incredibly cute website that doesn’t convert.
SIMON SINEK
Start with Why
Good for reading before you re-do your website and brand messaging.
SETH GODIN
Tribes
Finding new ides on how you can market your ideas.
DONALD MILLER
Hero on a Mission
DONALD MILLER
Business made simple
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