I recently finished reading “Smarter Faster Better” by Charles Duhigg. Duhigg is also the author of “The Power of Habit” which I reviewed HERE. “Power of Habit” rocked my world in my awareness of how habits run our lives. Even though it was not on my 2016 reading list, as soon as I saw the cover for “Smarter Faster Better“, I was intrigued. To top it off, Charles Duhigg was the special guest on The James Altucher Show podcast recently, which… Read more »
Over spring break I read “The Obstacle is the Way”, by Ryan Holiday. You may recall it was on my 2016 reading list that I posted about HERE. The book is small in size and length, and the chapters are too. It was the perfect little book to bring to the pool and still keep an eye out for the boys. I learned about “The Obstacle is the Way” through podcast interviews with the author, Ryan Holiday. After listening to interviews… Read more »
Although I saw it on the bestseller list for years before I picked it up, I finally read Mindset by Carol Dweck a couple months back. I think the clinical look of the cover made me think it was going to be boring and perhaps over my head. After coming to the realization that there had to be some pretty valuable content for the book to have the longevity it is having, I finally started reading it. I’m so glad… Read more »
Since we are just days away from closing out 2015, I wanted to take the next fews days to recap my favorite books & podcasts from this year. Today I will reflect on the best books that sat on my nightstand. For some reason, I have been reading a lot more non-fiction lately, so my top three happen to all be in that category. Best 3 books I read this year: Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert. I absolutely loved everything about this book and… Read more »
This week I finished reading Elizabeth Gilbert’s much awaited book, “Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear.” It was a great read for me. You probably have heard of Elizabeth Gilbert from that little book she wrote, “Eat, Pray, Love.” I absolutely love her fresh perspective on what it means to be creative. While I did read and like “Eat, Pray, Love” several years back, it was THIS TED Talk that put her on my radar of interesting thought leaders. Then over… Read more »
