I made the commitment this year to read 24 books to improve myself professionally and personally. I thought it would be great to share a few of my recent and current reads with you that I have really been enjoying. This is part two, my first post can be found HERE.
This is what is sitting on my nightstand, in my book bag that I lug around, or sitting on the floor in the front seat of my car, sliding around every time I make a turn:
Start: Punch Fear in the Face, Escape Average and Do Work that Matters by Jon Acuff – I highly recommend this book to anyone looking to be anything more than average. Great sense of humor a great life changing ideas.
The 360 Degree Leader: Developing Your Influence from Anywhere in the Organization by John Maxwell – 1/3 of the way through this book, and I enjoy the practical suggestions on how to lead from any position in an organization. Powerful stuff.
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dwek – what is the difference between a “fixed” mindset and a “growth” mindset? Apparently, it’s everything.
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcom Gladwell – You brain is taking in more information than we are typically aware of. I’m only in a few pages, interesting idea.
The Catalyst Leader: 8 Essentials for Becoming a Change Maker by Brad Lomenick – A great source of information, targeting the “new generation of leaders” but applicable for anyone, in line with the ideas from the Catalyst Leadership Event and the Catalyst Leadership Podcast.
3 out of 5 titles I am reading are one word titles…what does that even mean?
I would love to hear what you are reading now, or if you have read any of these books, please share in the comments below!
I recently finished Start, by Jon Acuff. Really good stuff. My next book to read is The Icarus Deception, by Seth Godin. Thanks for sharing, Jon!
Drew – I really like you review of Start on your blog, you hit the high points quite well.
Adding Newport’s book to my up next list. Thanks.
So far I have read Start, 360 Degree Leader, and The Catalyst Leader. I loved all three of those.
I’ve read The Tipping Point by Gladwell and have Blink, but have not had a chance to read it yet. Never heard of Mindset…do you like it?
Thanks for sharing!
Luke, I thought the Tipping point was better overall than Blink, but I think Mindset is remarkably fascinating.
It is filled with anecdotal examples of how the two types of identified mindsets (growth or fixed) handle challenges, obstacles, and criticism, and what are the results on achievement.
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