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My Favorite Books, Quotes and Recommendations
Over the past three decades, I have been blessed to have spoken at hundreds of conference and training events where I was able to share quotes and tips from my favorite authors. These quotes have helped drive home important ideas and key messages I wanted attendees to remember from my presentations.
As my library of favorite books grew, I received an increasing number of requests to share the books that have impacted and shaped my life. In 2015, I gathered up my favorite quotes from the books I read to my kids at night and co-authored a children’s book with my daughter called How to Raise an Everyday Hero – Quotes for Bedtime and Beyond.
This post, which I plan to update periodically with new authors/podcasts, is a compilation of all the recommendations I have shared with colleagues and friends over the years. Special thanks to all the authors, podcasters, and innovators who have taken the time to share their thoughts and improve the lives of other people.
For me, numerous authors have positively impacted my life. In the early days, Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and his 8th Habit (focused on developing your inner voice and helping inspire others to develop beyond their wildest expectations) helped shape the person I wanted to be. Joel Osteen, Tony Robbins, Spencer Johnson, Rick Page and Daniel Goleman were also some of my earliest reads after graduating college.
Over the years, I shifted my focus from topic to topic (e.g., books on inspiration, motivation, advanced analytics, behavior economics, innovation, selling, and more). These focus areas helped me fall in love with my favorite selling books from Chet Holmes’ who authored The Ultimate Selling Machine and Jeff Gitomer who inspired me to write my personal mission statement back in 2009. Along the way, I also met motivational authors like Simon Sinek, Angela Duckworth, Ray Dalio, Dave Ramsey and more. Thanks to my colleague and friend Jim Guszcza, I was deeply inspired by the writings of Cass Sunstein, Richard Thaler and Charles Duhigg who focused on the power of behavioral economics, nudges and changing people’s habits for the better.
More recently, the world of podcasting (e.g., Andy Stanley’s leadership podcast, Bloomberg’s Masters in Business, John O’Leary Live Inspired, etc.) have introduced me to great reads like the 4 Disciplines of Execution and From Strength to Strength. Numerous friends, like Melissa Winter from Acuity, have also mailed or handed me great reads like Next is Now.
Although the journey is still ongoing, here is my list as of November 2023:
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