
“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies . . . The man who never reads lives only one.” – George R.R. Martin
I used to take pride in the fact I didn’t read books…
…looking back that was a mistake.
I now try to spend at least 30 minutes a day reading.
Select a Book Categories
Biography
Finding mentors in life is important. I’ve found their guidance helpful when making career decisions. For those that I was unable to meet, biographies have been a great substitute.

Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
In this instant and tenacious New York Times bestseller, Nike founder and board chairman Phil Knight “offers a rare and revealing look at the notoriously media-shy man behind the swoosh”…
Finance
I didn’t study finance in college…so I didn’t learn a ton of how the business world passes money. Personal finance was a whole other journey. These books helped me build my personal foundation on saving, spending, and investing.

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!
April 2017 marks 20 years since Robert Kiyosaki’s Rich Dad Poor Dad first made waves in the Personal Finance arena. It has since become the #1 Personal Finance book of all time…

The Richest Man in Babylon
The Richest Man in Babylon, is a classic, insightful, financial, motivational guide that has lead many generations to monetary and personal success…
Marketing
You can have the greatest product or service in the world. However, if no one knows about it, it’s as good as not existing. These books have helped me market companies. Some of the tips have even helped with building a personal brand!

Dotcom Secrets: The Underground Playbook for Growing Your Company Online with Sales Funnels
What most businesses really have is a “funnel” problem. Your funnel is the online process that you take your potential customers through to turn them into actual customers. Everyone has a funnel (even if they don’t realize it), and yours is either bringing more customers to you or repelling them…

Expert Secrets: The Underground Playbook for Converting Your Online Visitors into Lifelong Customers
Your business is a calling. You’ve been called to serve a group of people with the products, services, and offers that you’ve created. People come into your funnels looking for a solution to their problems. By positioning yourself as an expert…

Traffic Secrets: The Underground Playbook for Filling Your Websites and Funnels with Your Dream Customers
The biggest problem that most entrepreneurs have isn’t creating an amazing product or service; it’s getting their future customers to discover that they even exist. Every year, tens of thousands of businesses start and fail…

No B.S. Marketing to the Affluent: No Holds Barred, Take No Prisoners, Guide to Getting Really Rich
THE SCARY TRUTH: The middle-class consumer population―and their buying power―is massively shrinking. Customers are buying less and in fewer categories. THE SILVER LINING: It takes no more work to attract customers from the explosively growing Mass-Affluent, Affluent, and Ultra-Affluent populations…

No B.S. Guide to Maximum Referrals and Customer Retention: The Ultimate No Holds Barred Plan to Securing New Customers and Maximum Profits
NOTHING IS COSTLIER OR MORE DIFFICULT THAN GETTING A NEW CUSTOMER. Business owners agree. The referred customer is far superior to the one brought in by ‘cold’ advertising. Yet most business owners will invest more money to find new customers…
mindset
This is a HUGE category. Mostly because it expands beyond just meditating. These books have helped me in the facets of networking, goal-setting, motivation, focus, and so much more!

The 48 Laws of Power
Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this multi-million-copy New York Times bestseller is the definitive manual for anyone interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control…

Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don’t
The Challenge: Built to Last, the defining management study of the nineties, showed how great companies triumph over time and how long-term sustained performance can be engineered into the DNA of an enterprise…

Outliers: The Story of Success
In this stunning book, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world of “outliers”–the best and the brightest, the most famous…

The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich
Forget the old concept of retirement and the rest of the deferred-life plan–there is no need to wait and every reason not to, especially in unpredictable economic times. Whether your dream is escaping the rat race…

The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
The tipping point is that magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire. Just as a single sick person can start an epidemic of the flu…
Relationship
One of the lighter categories (and would love to know your recommendations too!). Trying to always improve my relationships with myself, friends, family, & colleagues…

Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time
The bestselling business classic on the power of relationships, updated with in-depth advice for making connections in the digital world. Do you want to get ahead in life?…
Travel
One of the dearest passions. My first international trip outside of North America was to Thailand. Since then, traveling has become an integral part of my life.