James Clear has managed to build the best blog about habits and routines on the internet. I’ve been a weekly reader of his articles for over five years now, and if you haven’t checked him out, I’d highly recommend reading through his blog. That being said, when he recently published his new book, Atomic Habits, […]
Books
The Other Side of Suffering
David Goggins just released his new memoir, Can’t Hurt Me. I read it last month and took one main thing from the book. It’s Goggins philosophy for life: The best things in life are on the other side of suffering. Again and again in the book, Goggins is presented with challenges to overcome. Some of […]
Wouldn’t It Be Great If It Did?
I love Victor Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning. It’s my favorite book. I say that without hesitation. I’ve reread Paulo Cohelo’s The Alchemist multiple times, love a good redemption story like Laura Hillenbrand’s Unbroken, and can sit with anything from Steinbeck or Cormac McCarthy for days on end – but nothing comes close to Dr. […]
Don’t Think, Just Execute
I’ve been reading Meditations by Marcus Aurelius to start off the month of February. I’m almost through it, and book eight offers some great advice for Monday mornings. When you have trouble getting out of bed in the morning, remember that your defining characteristic – what defines a human being – is to work with […]
Onward
Onward is not what I thought it would be. I assumed it would be the story of Howard Schultz, from childhood to present day, which we commonly see in books from successful business personalities. In this book, Howard Schultz gave some background on his life story but really chose to focus on a short period […]