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That Motel Weekend by James Donner, The Srimad Devi Bhagavatam, and The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka.
Nick Szabo TW: @NickSzabo4 unenumerated.blogspot.com
Jon Call IG/YT: jujimufu acrobolix.com
Thinking Body, Dancing Mind by Chungliang Al Huang. It is a sports psychology book based on Tao teachings. It’s a very unique adaptation of the Tao.
The sooner you can laugh about something, the sooner you can get on with your life. The sooner you can laugh at yourself, the sooner you will really be living life, truly.
I’m lucky I can still call home.
Dara Torres TW: @DaraTorres IG: @swimdara daratorres.com
Dan Gable TW: @dannygable FB: /DanGableWrestler dangable.com
He is the author of several books, including the best-selling A Wrestling Life.
The Heart of a Champion by Bob Richards
Caroline Paul TW: @carowriter carolinepaul.com
Darren Aronofsky TW/IG: @darrenaronofsky darrenaronofsky.com
Hubert Selby Jr.’s Last Exit to Brooklyn
Evan Williams TW/Medium: @ev medium.com
In a team environment, you will make a much better impression if it seems like you’re not at all worried about yourself.
Bram Cohen TW: @bramcohen FB: /bram.cohen Medium: @bramcohen
“Avoid sugar. Especially soda and juice. All other diet advice is noise.”
Chris Anderson TW: @TEDChris ted.com
Steven Pinker: anything. He’s one of the clearest thinkers and communicators of our time. Among many other things, he convinced me that I could never understand myself without understanding how humans evolved.
Neil Gaiman TW/IG: @neilhimself FB: /neilgaiman neilgaiman.com
Michael Gervais TW/IG: @michaelgervais findingmastery.net
The Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu. His 81 Zen teachings are the foundation for the religion of Taoism, aimed at understanding “the way of virtues.” Lao Tzu’s depth of teachings are complicated to decode and provide foundations for wisdom.
Inch and Miles, written by coach John Wooden.
“You can do anything you put your mind to.” Ah, no, that’s not accurate, and it reveals the advice-giver’s naiveté about human experiences.
Temple Grandin IG: @templegrandinschool FB: /drtemplegrandin grandin.com
Later in my career, I have observed that people want the magic new thing more than they want improved management to fix problems. Managers need to carefully determine the areas in their business where new technology is the right choice and other areas where a back-to-basics management approach may be more effective.
“The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.” –G. K. Chesterton
“To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.” –Eleanor Roosevelt
The Tao of Health, Sex, and Longevity by Daniel Reid.
The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran was one of the first “spiritual” books I read as a teenager, which gave me plenty of seeds for thought from short, but to-the-point, topics.
Katrín Tanja Davíðsdóttir IG: @katrintanja FB: /katrindavidsdottir
Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court by John Wooden is one of my absolute favorites.
The other book is The Champion’s Mind: How Champions Think, Train, and Thrive by Jim Afremow. This was the first sports psychology book I ever picked up, and it was the exact right moment for me.
I have found that my absolute best is the best possible outcome. That is a “win.” To do your best may sound easy, but it is anything but. It requires everything you’ve got . . . and no less. The beauty of it is that it is totally within your control. You can always give your absolute best effort regardless of physical state or circumstances. That, to me, is always a win.
Mathew Fraser IG: @mathewfras
Without a doubt, I would say my dawn simulator [Philips Wake-Up Light]. It is an alarm clock that wakes you up with light instead of sound. Because of this change, you feel as if you are waking up on your own and aren’t groggy.
Adam Fisher
The Rise of Superman by Steven Kotler. The book is inspirational, of course, and an easy read, but it was the first time the connection between physiology and performance became so real for me.
Just learn how to learn. Then you can always figure out the next thing that you will need to know.
Aisha Tyler TW/FB: @aishatyler courageandstone.com
“Let the first impulse pass. Wait for the second.” –Baltasar Gracián
Laura R. Walker TW: @lwalker wnyc.org
For a great novel that I have read three times, Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy.
Terry Laughlin TW: @TISWIM FB: Total Immersion Swimming totalimmersion.net
He is the author of Total Immersion: The Revolutionary Way to Swim Better, Faster, and Easier, which I recommend reading after watching the videos titled Freestyle: Made Easy.
My earlier failure, and brief sojourn outside coaching, taught me that I was born to coach and teach swimming, but also that I was not cut out to be someone else’s employee and needed to be in charge of my own destiny.
If your highest goal is incremental, patient, continual learning and development in critical skills and core competencies—and you allow recognition, promotions, and financial rewards to be a natural result of the excellence you attain at core competencies—you will be far more likely to experience success and satisfaction, and perhaps even attain eminence, in your field.
Marc Benioff TW: @Benioff salesforce.com
Managing, by the former head of ITT, Harold Geneen.
The Mythical Man-Month by Frederick P. Brooks, Jr.
