What I’m Reading
“The book you don’t read won’t help.” – Jim Rohn
Welcome to my digital library! Inspired by a friend, I’ve compiled a list of the books I’ve read, enjoyed, & have been impacted by. Each one of these books has influenced my trajectory, some more than others. But all have helped guide me to where I am today.
Thanks to my Mom’s guidance, I started reading at a very early age and quickly became hooked. Novels. Comic Books. Cartoons. I read everything I could get my hands on. I started to notice that the more I read, the more creative my output became.
The list below is categorized by the year I read the book and each is a link directly to that book on Amazon if you wish to dive into it as well. (*) denotes my all-time favorite reads.
2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 and before
2021
Business
Business Made Simple | Donald Miller
Traffic Secrets | Russell Brunson
Fiction
Ready Player Two | Ernest Cline
The Whisper Man | Alex North
Non-Fiction
A-List Angels | Zack O’Malley Greenburg
The Cost of These Dreams | Wright Thompson
What Drives Winning Teams | Brett Ledbetter
2020
Business
The Infinite Game | Simon Sinek
The Successful Speaker | Grant Baldwin
Fiction
The Institute | Stephen King
Non-Fiction
Between the World and Me | Ta-Nehisi Coates
The Compton Cowboys: The New Generation of Cowboys in America’s Urban Heartland | Walter Thompson Hernandez
The Splendid & the Vile | Erik Larson
Personal Development
Don’t Burn This Book: Thinking for Yourself in an Age of Unreason | Dave Rubin
Dream Big | Bob Goff
Fortitude: American Resilience in the Era of Outrage | Dan Crenshaw
Get Out of Your Own Way | Dave Hollis
Keep Chopping Wood: an ordinary approach to achieving extraordinary success | Kevin Deshazo
Make Time | Jake Knapp, John Zeratsky
The Garden | Jon Gordon
Sociology
Late Bloomers | Rich Karlgaard
2019
Business
Building a Story Brand | Donald Miller
How to Persuade and Get Paid | Phil M. Jones
Limitless | Laura Gassner Otting
Marketing to Mindstates | Will Leach
Superfans | Pat Flynn
This is Marketing | Seth Godin
Faith
Chase the Lion | Mark Batterson
Leadership
4th and Goal Every Day | Phil Savage
The Captain Class | Sam Walker
Earn the Right to Win | Tom Coughlin
Gridiron Genius | Michael Lombardi
Personal Development
The Alter-Ego Effect | Todd Herman
Everyday Millionaires: How Ordinary People Built Extraordinary Wealth―and How You Can Too | Chris Hogan
Game Changers | Dave Asprey
The Mindful Athlete | George Mumford
Nurture Shock | Ashley Merryman, Po Branson
Raise Your Game | Alan Stein Jr.
Range | David Epstein
2018
Business
Crushing It! How Great Entrepreneurs Build Their Business and Influence-and How You Can, Too | Gary Vaynerchuk
Exactly How to Sell | Phil Jones
Legacy | James Kerr
The Motivation Myth | Jeff Haden
The Pumpkin Plan | Mike Michalowicz
Simplify | Richard Koch, Greg Lockwood
The Third Door | Alex Banayan
Vlog Like a Boss | Amy Schmittauer
Faith
Everybody Always | Bob Goff
The Last Arrow | Erwin McManus
Nonfiction
Molly’s Game | Molly Bloom
Personal Development
Anxious for Nothing: Finding Calm in a Chaotic World | Max Lucado
Atomic Habits | James Clear
Be the Man | Garrett J. White
Chop Wood, Carry Water | Joshua Medcalf
The Courage to Be Disliked | Ichiro Kishimi & Fumitake Koga
Pound the Stone | Joshua Medcalf
Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges | Amy Cuddy
Your Best Year Ever | Michael Hyatt
Psychology
Exactly What to Say | Phil Jones
How Champions Think: In Sports & Life | Dr. Bob Rotella
The Mindful Athlete | George Mumford
2017
Business
Beached Whale | Daren Martin
Barking Up the Wrong Tree | Eric Barker
Expert Secrets | Russell Brunson
Finish | Jon Acuff
Known | Mark Schaefer
The Millionaire Fastlane: Crack the Code to Wealth and Live Rich for a Lifetime | MJ Demarco
Never Split the Difference | Chris Voss
Perenial Seller | Ryan Holiday
Profit First | Mike Michaelowicz
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team | Patrick Lencioni
The Sink | Daren Martin
The Storyteller’s Secret: From TED Speakers to Business Legends, Why Some Ideas Catch On and Others Don’t | Carmine Gallo
They Ask, You Answer | Marcus Sheridan
Faith
Counterfeit Gods | Timothy Keller
Fiction
The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger | Stephen King
The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three | Stephen King
The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands | Stephen King
The Dark Tower IV: Wizard & Glass | Stephen King
The Dark Tower V: The Wolves of the Calla | Stephen King
The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah | Stephen King
The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower | Stephen King
Non-Fiction
How Bad Do You Want It? | Matt Fitzgerald
Living with a Seal | Jesse Itzler
The QB: The Making of Modern Quarterbacks | Bruce Feldman
Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers | Tim Ferriss
Top Dog: The Science of Winning & Losing | Po Branson & Ashley Merriman
Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging | Sebastian Junger
Personal Development
The Four Agreements | Don Miguel Ruiz
Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers | Tim Ferriss
The Trust Protocol: The Key to Building Stronger Families, Teams, and Businesses | Mac Richard
Win Forever | Peter Carroll with Yogi Roth
Wintality | Baylor Barbee
2016
Business
Ask #GaryVee: One Entrepreneur’s Take On Leadership, Social Media, & Self Awareness | Gary Vaynerchuk
Cash Flow Quadrant | Robert T. Kiyosaki
Dotcom Secrets | Russell Brunson
Essentialism* | Greg McKeown
Everybody Writes | Ann Handley
Rich Dad, Poor Dad | Robert T. Kiyosaki
The Membership Economy | Robbie Baxter
The One Thing* | Gary Keller & Jay Papasan
Trust Me, I’m Lying | Ryan Holiday
Faith
The Explicit Gospel | Matt Chandler
Unqualified | Steven Furtick
Fiction
A.D. 30 | Ted Dekker
Leadership
Fearless Leadership | Carey D. Lohrenz
Non-Fiction
Off-Course: Inside the Mad, Muddy World of Obstacle Course Racing | Erin Beresini
Shoe Dog* | Phil Knight
Unashamed | Lecrae
Personal Development
It’s Not How Good You Are | Paul Arden
Last Safe Investment | Bryan Franklin
The Miracle Morning | Hal Elrod
Relentless | Tim Grover
Resilience : Hard-Won Wisdom for Living a Better Life* | Eric Greitens
School of Greatness | Lewis Howes
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life | Mark Manson
2015
Business
The Automatic Customer: Creating a Subscription Business in Any Industry | Warrillow, John
Choose Yourself Guide to Wealth | James Altucher
Money-Making Mom | Crystal Paine
Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World | Michael Hyatt
The Pop Up Paradigm: How Brands Build Human Connections in a Digital Age | Gonzalez, Melissa
Smartcuts* | Shane Snow
Fiction
Revival | Stephen King
Non-Fiction
Life is Good | Bert Jacobs
Money: Master the Game | Tony Robbins
Not Fade Away: A Short Life Well Lived | Laurence Shames
Take This Bread | Sara Miles
The Work | Wes Moore
Personal Development
Grit to Great: How Perseverance, Passion, and Pluck Take You from Ordinary to Extraordinary* | Linda Kaplan Thaler
Rising Strong | Brene Brown
Scary Close: Dropping the Act and Finding True Intimacy | Donald Miller
2014
Business
The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It | Michael Gerber
The Freaks Shall Inherit the Earth | Chris Brogan
On Writing | Stephen King
Rework | Jason Fried
Winning the Story Wars | Jonah Sachs
Faith
Crash the Chatterbox | Steven Furtick
Non-Fiction
Learning to Breathe Fire: The Rise of CrossFit & The Primal Future of Fitness | J.C.Herz
Personal Development
Love Does* | Bob Goff
The Obstacle is the Way* | Ryan Holiday
Start: Punch Fear in the Face, Escape Average and Do Work that Matters* | Jon Acuff
2013
Business
How They Started | Carol Tice
Inside Coca-Cola | Neville Isdell
Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook: How to Tell Your Story in a Noisy Social World | Gary Vaynerchuk
Killing Giants | Stephen Denny
Shark Tales: How I Turned $1,000 into a Billion Dollar Business | Barbara Corcoran
Fiction
Inferno | Dan Brown
Non-Fiction
David & Goliath* | Malcolm Gladwell
Killing Jesus | Bill O’Reilly
Packing Light | Allison Vesterfelt
Tipping Point | Malcolm Gladwell
Personal Development
The Noticer Returns | Andy Andrews
You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life | Jen Sincero
2012 and Before
Business
Crush It | Gary Vaynerchuk
Four Hour Work Week* | Tim Ferriss
Impact Equation | Chris Brogan & Julien Smith
Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior | Ori Brafman
Thank You Economy | Gary Vaynerchuk
Trust Agents | Chris Brogan & Julien Smith
Unmarketing: Everything Has Changed and Nothing is Different | Scott Stratten
Faith
A Beautiful Outlaw | John Eldridge
3:16 | Max Lucado
Fiction
The Circle Series | Ted Dekker
Non-Fiction
One Heartbeat | Mack Brown
Personal Development
The Four Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat Loss, Incredible Sex and Becoming Superhuman | Tim Ferriss
A Million Miles in a Thousand Years* | Donald Miller
Mind Gym | Gary Mack
The Noticer: Sometimes, all a person needs is a little perspective | Andy Andrews
The Traveler’s Gift: Seven Decisions that Determine Personal Success | Andy Andrews