“To create future, we need triggers. I believe two things can change the course of our life – books that we read and the people that we meet. Books and people are an amazing source of triggers, so if we are not reading, we are certainly missing out on a terrific source of triggers for future.”
Reading continues to change my life for the better. Reading has made me a better leader, worker, husband and father. This year I can say with a ton of confidence that reading has saved my life. That’s the thing…You never know which book or even sentence will be the one that changes everything. I have gone through some duds this year but the good books are game changers.
Last year I set a goal to read 100 books and I read 106 books this year. I don’t have a top ten list but these books have changed my perceptions, challenged my assumptions and helped me in my journey to become a better human. Here are the best books I have read this year in no particular order:
The End of Heart Disease: The Eat to Live Plan the Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease by Joel Fuhrman
A River in Darkness: One Man’s Escape from North Korea
The Story Telling Animal by Jonathan Gottschall
The Truth About Leadership by James Kouzes
The Four Agreements: Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Miguel Ruiz
A Passion for Leadership: Lessons on Change and Reform from Fifty Years in Public Service by Robert M. Gates
Thinking in Systems: A Primer by Donella Meadow
Radical Candor by Kim Malone Scott
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert
The Art of Possibility by Rosamund Stone Zander and Benjamin Zander
Dear Madame President: An Open Letter to the Women who will run the world by Jennifer Palmieri
Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence by Daniel Goleman
Blueprint For Revolution by Srdja Popovic
Search Inside Yourself by Chade-Meng Tan
The Fifth Risk by Michael Lewis
What to Say When You Talk to Yourself by Shad Helmstetter
I would love to have a more in depth conversation about any of these. Just hit me up on messenger. Next year I will reduce the goal to 80 as my developmental focus has shifted a bit. If you want to set your own reading goal I suggest joining the reading challenge on goodreads 😀. Here is to 2019!!!
