Books I Totally Read (Or At Least Bought)

Welcome to the ultimate bookworm buffet! A page for those who snack on words, binge on ideas, and hoard books like dragons hoard gold. Here, you’ll find a handpicked selection of reads that look incredibly intellectual—whether I’ve read them or just dusted them occasionally is another story.

Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

"Atomic Habits" is a great self-help book—clear, practical, and easy to follow. It’s the most useful and effective guide on building habits I’ve come across.

This is Marketing: You Can’t Be Seen Until You Learn To See

This book teaches you how to identify your smallest viable audience; draw on the right signals and signs to position your offering; build trust and permission with your target market; speak to the narratives your audience tells themselves about status, affiliation, and dominance; spot opportunities to create and release tension; and give people the tools to achieve their goals.

Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life

This life-changing book explores the centenarians of Ogimi, Okinawa, and their secrets to living long, purposeful lives. It’s a must-read for anyone looking to find meaning and discover their role in the world.

Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook: How to Tell Your Story in a Noisy Social World

Gary Vaynerchuk shares hard-won advice on how to connect with customers and beat the competition. A mash-up of the best elements of Crush It! and The Thank You Economy with a fresh spin, Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook is a blueprint to social media marketing strategies that really works.

Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.

Brown writes, “One of the most important findings of my career is that daring leadership is a collection of four skill sets that are 100 percent teachable, observable, and measurable. It’s learning and unlearning that requires brave work, tough conversations, and showing up with your whole heart.

Who Moved My Cheese

Who Moved My Cheese? uses a simple parable to reveal profound truths about dealing with change so that you can enjoy less stress and more success in your work and in your life.

The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down: How to Be Calm in a Busy World

By offering guideposts to well-being and happiness in eight areas—including relationships, love, and spirituality—Haemin Sunim emphasizes the importance of forging a deeper connection with others and being compassionate and forgiving toward ourselves.

Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen

Whether you are the marketing director of a multibillion-dollar company, the owner of a small business, a politician running for office, or the lead singer of a rock band, Building a StoryBrand will forever transform the way you talk about who you are, what you do, and the unique value you bring to your customers.

The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's Rich

Who are the rich in America? What do they do? How do they invest? How did they get rich? Can you ever become one of them? Get the answers in The Millionaire Next Door, the never-before-told story about wealth in America.

More to come...hopefully.