What’s Mitch Reading:
In 2023
- Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology by Chris Miller
- Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
- Burn the Boats: Toss Plan B Overboard and Unleash Your Full Potential by Matt Higgins
- Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein
- The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson
- The Second in Command: Unleash the Power of Your COO by Cameron Herold
In 2022
- If You Want Something Done: Leadership Lessons from Bold Women by Nikki R. Haley
- Courage is Calling by Ryan Holiday
- A New Kind Of Diversity: Making the Different Generations on Your Team a Competitive Advantage by Tim Elmore
- Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey
- Your Brain at Work by Dr. David Rock
- Capitalist Manifesto by Robert Kiyosaki
- Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man’s Fight for Justice by Bill Browder
- The Gap and The Gain: The High Achievers’ Guide to Happiness, Confidence, and Success by Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin Hardy
- Vivid Vision by Cameron Herold
- Invisible Influence: The Hidden Forces that Shape Behavior by Jonah Berger
- Everyday People, Extraordinary Leadership: How to Make a Difference Regardless of Your Title, Role, or Authority by James Kouzes & Barry Z. Posner
- Cockpit Confidential – Everything You Need To Know About Travel by Patrick Smith
In 2021
- The Master: The Long Run and Beautiful Game of Roger Federer by Christopher Clarey
- Built to Serve: Find Your Purpose and Become the Leader You Were Born to Be by Evan Carmichael
- Value-Based Fees: How to Charge What You’re Worth and Get What You Charge by Alan Weiss
- What to Say When You Talk To Yourself by Shad Helmstetter, PhD
- Till The End by CC Sabathia with Chris Smith
- You Are The Brand by Mike Kim
- My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist’s Personal Journey by Jill Bolte Taylor
- The Daily Stoic Journal: 366 Days of Writing and Reflection on the Art of Living by Ryan Holiday
- The CEO Test: Master the Challenges That Make or Break All Leaders Hardcover by Adam Bryant and Kevin Sharer
- Team Work: 13 Timeless Principles for Creating Success and Fulfillment as a Team Member by Russ Sarratt, Rusty Chadwick
- The 4-Hour Chef: The Simple Path to Cooking Like a Pro, Learning Anything, and Living the Good Life by Tim Ferris
- The Brain Warrior’s Way: Ignite Your Energy and Focus, Attack Illness and Aging, Transform Pain into Purpose by Daniel G. Amen and Tana Amen
In 2020
- Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear
- Ego is The Enemy by Ryan Holiday
- The Missing Chapters: An epilogue to Think and Grow Rich: Discover the Three Key Principles missing from the classic publication by Napoleon Hill by Paul Martinelli
- It Starts with Food: Discover the Whole30 and Change Your Life in Unexpected Ways by Melissa Hartwig, Dallas Hartwig, et al
- The Science of Powerful Focus by Peter Hollins
- Worth It: How a Million-Dollar Pay Cut and a $70,000 Minimum Wage Revealed a Better Way of Doing Business by Dan Price
- Thoughts I Think I Think by Mike Lightner
- “White Fragility” by Robin Diangelo
- Doesn’t Hurt To Ask by Trey Gowdy
- Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss
- Change Your World: How Anyone, Anywhere Can Make a Difference by John C. Maxwell & Rob Hoskins
In 2019
- Trailblazer by Marc Benioff
- What It Takes: Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence by Stephen Schwarzman
- Call Sign Chaos By Jim Mattis
- The Advantage: Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else In Business by Patrick Lencioni
- This Is Marketing: You Can’t Be Seen Until You Learn to See by Seth Godin
- The Biology Of Belief by Bruce H. Lipton, PHD
- The 21 Indispensable Qualities of A Leader by John C . Maxwell
- The Excellence Dividend: Meeting The Tech Tide With Work That Wows and Jobs That Last By Tom Peters
- “Sometimes You Win, Sometimes You Learn – For Kids” by John C. Maxwell
- “Leadershift” by John C. Maxwell
- Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin
- Uncopyable: How To Create An Unfair Advantage Over Your Competition by Steve Miller
In 2018
- Uncopyable: How To Create An Unfair Advantage Over Your Competition by Steve Miller
- Psycho-Cybernetics: Updated and Expanded by Maxwell Maltz
- Perennial Seller: The Art of Making and Marketing Work that Lasts by Ryan Holiday
- Why Courage Matters: The Way to a Braver Life by John McCain and Marshall Salter
- “Miracle In Shreveport” – A Memoir of Baseball, Fatherhood, and The Stadium That Launched A Dream by David and Jason Benham
- Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World–and Why Things Are Better Than You Think by Hans Rosling
- Tom Clancy Line of Sight (A Jack Ryan Jr. Novel) by Mike Maden
- Uncovering The Life Of Your Dreams by Bruce D. Schneider
- The Mask Of Masculinity by Lewis Howes
- Developing the Leader Within You 2.0 by John C. Maxwell
- Relentless: A Memoir by Julian Edelman
- Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage Paperback by Alfred Lansing
In 2017
- Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery by Scott Kelly
- Stand Out by Dorie Clark
- Talk Like TED: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World’s Top Minds by Carmine Gallo
- MICRO RESILIENCE by Bonnie St. John and Allen P. Haines
- The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork by John C. Maxwell
- Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy Hardcover by Sheryl Sandberg
- Meetings Suck: Turning One of the Most Loathed Elements of Business into One of the Most Valuable by Cameron Herold
- Mastering Golf’s Mental Game: Your Ultimate Guide to Better On-Course Performance and Lower Scores by Dr. Michael T. Lardon and Matthew Rudy
- Triggers: Creating Behavior That Lasts–Becoming the Person You Want to Be by by Marshall Goldsmith and Mark Reiter
- Lead From The Heart: Transformational Leadership For The 21st Century by Mark C. Crowley
- Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink
- Together Is Better by Simon Sinek
In 2016
- Settle for More by Megyn Kelly
- Today Matters: 12 Daily Practices to Guarantee Tomorrow’s Success by John C. Maxwell
- Killing Patton: The Strange Death of World War II’s Most Audacious General by Bill O’Reilly
- #AskGaryVee: One Entrepreneur’s Take on Leadership, Social Media, and Self-Awareness Hardcover by Gary Vaynerchuk
- Shoe Dog by Phil Knight
- The Comeback: How Today’s Moms Reenter the Workplace Successfully by Cheryl Casone
- Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future by Ashlee Vance
- Originals by Adam Grant
- Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges by Amy Cuddy
- Unbeatable Mind by Mark Divine
- Network: All the Time, Everywhere With Everybody: Master Your Life & Career By Jack Killion
- the life-changing magic of tidying up by Marie Kondo
In 2015
- Good Leaders Ask Great Questions by John C. Maxwell
- Man’s Search For Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
- The Amazon Way: 14 Leadership Principles Behind the World’s Most Disruptive Company by John Rossman
- Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek
- The Energy Bus, 10 Rules To Fuel Your Life, Work and Team with Positive Energy by Jon Gordon and Ken Blanchard
- The Open Organization: Igniting Passion and Performance by Jim Whitehurst
- SCRUM – The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time by Jeff Sutherland
- AVERAGE IS OVER: Powering America Beyond The Age of The Great Stagnation by Tyler Cowen
- “1776” By David McCullough
- Intentional Living: Choosing a Life That Matters By John C. Maxwell
- Hug Your Customers: The Proven Way to Personalize Sales and Achieve Astounding Results By Jack Mitchell
- Sticking Points: How to Get 4 Generations Working Together in the 12 Places They Come Apart By Haydn Shaw
In 2014
- Unstoppable: The Incredible Power of Faith in Action by Nick Vujicic
- Jim Cramer’s Get Rich Carefully by James J. Cramer
- Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don’t by Simon Sinek
- How to Deliver a TED Talk by Jeremy Donovan
- Leading The Starbucks Way by Joseph A. Michelli
- The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business By Charles Duhigg
- Think Like a Freak: The Authors of Freakonomics Offer to Retrain Your Brain by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
- Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War Hardcover – Deckle Edge, January 14, 2014 By Robert M. Gates
- INFLUENCER – The New Science of Leading Change – By Joseph Grenny, Kerry Patterson, David Maxfield, Ron McMillan and Al Switzler
- Zero To One by Peter Thiel
- The Meaning of Nice Joan Duncan Oliver
- Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek
Previous Suggestions
- Mojo: How to Get It, How to Keep It, How to Get It Back If You Lose It by Marshall Goldsmith
- Purple Cow, New Edition: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable by Seth Godin
- Sometimes You Win–Sometimes You Learn: Life’s Greatest Lessons Are Gained from Our Losses by John C. Maxwell
- Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg
- Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever by Bill O’Reilly, Martin Dugard
- It Starts with Food: Discover the Whole30 and Change Your Life in Unexpected Ways by Melissa Hartwig, Dallas Hartwig
- I Moved Your Cheese: For Those Who Refuse to Live as Mice in Someone Else’s Maze by Deepak Malhotra
- American Icon: Alan Mulally and the Fight to Save Ford Motor Company by Bryce G. Hoffman
- Jeffrey Gitomer’s Little Teal Book of Trust: How to Earn It, Grow It, and Keep It to Become a Trusted Advisor in Sales, Business and Life by Jeffrey Gitomer
- The Startup Owner’s Manual: The Step-By-Step Guide for Building a Great Company by Steve Blank, Bob Dorf
- The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth: Live Them and Reach Your Potential by John C. Maxwell
- Conscious Capitalism: Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business by John Mackey, Rajendra Sisodia
- Who Says Elephants Can’t Dance?: Leading a Great Enterprise through Dramatic Change by Louis V., Jr. Gerstner
- Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
- Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff and It’s All Small Stuff: Simple Ways to Keep the Little Things From Taking Over Your Life by Richard Carlson
- Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World by Michael Hyatt
- Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School by John Medina
- The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses by Eric Ries
- Gung Ho! Turn On the People in Any Organization by Ken Blanchard
- Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
- The Power of Focus Tenth Anniversary Edition: How to Hit Your Business, Personal and Financial Targets with Absolute Confidence and Certainty by Jack Canfield, Mark Hansen, Les Hewitt
- Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? by Seth Godin
- The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal by Jim Loehr, Tony Schwartz
- No B.S. Wealth Attraction In The New Economy by Dan S. Kennedy
- As a Man Thinketh by James Allen
- The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You (10th Anniversary Edition) by John C. Maxwell
- Getting Naked: A Business Fable About Shedding The Three Fears That Sabotage Client Loyalty by Patrick Lencioni
- Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen
- Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time by Keith Ferrazzi, Tahl Raz
- Crush It!: Why NOW Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion by Gary Vaynerchuk
- Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die by Chip Heath, Dan Heath
- Who’s Got Your Back: The Breakthrough Program to Build Deep, Trusting Relationships That Create Success–and Won’t Let You Fail by Keith Ferrazzi
- A Game Plan for Life: The Power of Mentoring by Don Yaeger, John Wooden
