Amazon link Subtitled “The Tension That Divides Us and How to Overcome It”, Churn is a worthy follow-up to Steele’s previous book, Whistling Vivaldi. That book was eye opening for me (you can read my summary here), as he showed how stereotype threat can significantly affect people’s performance, even in situations where there was no […]
Artist, Merchant, Seeker, by Ewan Townhead
Author site, where you can download a free copy Townhead interview on the Coaches Rising podcast Townhead was exploring his relationship to work when he developed this insightful framework by connecting the I/We/It perspectives on the world (from Ken Wilber’s integral coaching approach) with the Platonic ideals of truth, beauty and goodness to identify three […]
Tips for traveling with young children
Earlier this year, a friend who was about to travel with their first child asked if I could share any tips on traveling with kids, and I shared my thoughts via email. I’ve shared that email to a few people now, and one requested that I post the tips so they can be shared with […]
What’s working for my health
Disclaimer: Every body is different, and I am privileged to have a body that works well and adapts quickly when I challenge it. I’m also self-employed, which means I can design my schedule around the investment I want to make in my health, which is a privilege most people don’t have. What I share in […]
The Obesity Code, by Dr. Jason Fung
Amazon link Disclaimer: I have not independently verified any of the scientific claims below. This may be pseudoscience, but it sounded convincing to me. I had always believed that body weight was a function of calories in and calories out, but Dr. Jason Fung’s book The Obesity Code convinced me that was too simplistic. He […]
What to Make of My Life
This post builds on my summary of Jim Collins’s book, What to Make of a Life, so go read that post first. As I was writing that summary, I started to reflect on how his framework applied to my own life, but realized that I had too many thoughts, so I spun it off into […]
What to Make of a Life, by Jim Collins
Amazon link I liked Jim Collins’s management books like Built to Last and Good to Great, so I was interested in his latest book after hearing him talk about it on the Tim Ferriss show. In his business books, his research methodology was to look for pairs of companies that looked similar up to a […]
Founder Unfriendly, by Charlie O’Donnell
Amazon link In this book, Charlie O’Donnell shares his insights on how to navigate the fundraising process, drawing on his experience as a 20-year veteran of the venture capital industry, with stints at Union Square Ventures, First Round, and running his own fund, plus being a failed founder himself. The book is filled with tactical […]
The Stimulated Mind, by Dr. Tommy Wood
Amazon link Official book site The Tim Ferriss podcast interview where I learned of Wood This book, subtitled “Future-Proof Your Brain from Dementia and Stay Sharp at Any Age”, shares the latest academic research on how to improve your brain’s performance while combining it with the practical tips Wood has developed as a coach to […]
The Way of Excellence, by Brad Stulberg
Amazon link David Epstein interview that compelled me to buy the book What is excellence? Stulberg’s position is that excellence is not merely excelling at an activity, but a biological imperative. As he writes in the introduction: We have an innate drive for progress and growth. It’s why we feel so alive when we channel […]
