In this special episode of the podcast, host Keith McArthur gets summer reading recos from some of the world’s most inspiring people. Guests include Rick Hanson, Sally Helgesen, Morra Aarons-Mele and Greg Wells.
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Keith counts down his past guests’ book recos.
- Jenny Blake, from episode 1 [1:45]
- Finding Your Own North Star by Martha Beck “a close cousin and inspiration to Pivot”
- Seat of the Soul by Gary Zukav “inspired Oprah back in 1987”
- Outrageous Openness by Tosha Silver “I love the book”
- Loving What Is by Byron Katie “a true game-changer for flipping stressful thoughts around.”
- Kurek Ashley, from episode 2 [2:47]
- The Science of Getting Rich, Wallace D. Wattles
- Robert Puff, from episode 3 [4:12 ]
- The Way to Love: The Last Meditations of Anthony de Mello. “It really touches on all the things about what makes life work at a very deep level but in very simple terms.”
- Luminita D. Saviuc, from episode 4 [4:55]
- Power vs Force by David R. Hawkins. “You will learn so much and it will change you forever.”
- Joelenta Greenberg, from episode 5 [6:23]
- A blank journal
- The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron
- Greg Wells, from episode 6 [7:15]
- The Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman. “That’s one that I’ve gone through pretty repeatedly throughout my life”
- The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin S. Sharma. “Another general mindset book that’s made a big difference in my adult life.”
- Fabiana Bacchini, from episode 7 [8:15]
- Option B by Sheryl Sandberg. “She lost her husband a few years ago and she shares her journey and a lot of lessons she learned on that journey.”
- The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo. “There is something very, truly magical about it.”
- Celeste Headlee, from episode 8 [10:49]
- Yes Please by Amy Poehler. “She’s basically talking to you about how she created the life that she has now and a lot of it is about empowerment.”
- Morra Aarons-Mele, from episode 9 [12:01]
- Achieving Success Through Social Capital by Wayne Baker. “It should be the bible of every introvert / hermit who wants to be successful.”
- Martin Gibala, from episode 10 [13:49]
- Blue Zones of Happiness by Dan Buettner. “They have commonalities that lead to longer happier lives so I just thought that book was excellent.”
- HBR’s 10 Must Reads of 2018: The definitive Management Ideas of the Year from Harvard Business Review by Clayton M. Christensen. “These are just short chapters that are quite inspirational and give some very good tips that you can adopt on your own.”
- Andrea Owen, from episode 13 [15:10]
- Daring Greatly by Brené Brown. “it’s foundational in the work that I’ve done with myself and my clients”
- Jeff Chegwin, from episode 14 [15:40]
- “I don’t think I’ve ever read one” but Fix You by Coldplay as an inspirational song.
- Carmela DiClemente, from episode 14 [15:40]
- My Family and other Animals by Gerald Durrell. “It made me worship nature.”
- Leslie Caubble, from episode, from episode 15 [17:54]
- The One Thing by Gary Keller. “I use it every day, just the whole premise of it.”
- Daisy Buchanan, from episode 16 [19:40]
- Crazy Salad by Nora Ephron
- Kristen Ulmer, from episode 17 [21:49]
- The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle. “Reading that book really changed my life because I realized I could access that state just sitting in a chair.”
- Jake Nawrocki, from episode 18 [22:57]
- As a Man Thinketh by James Allen. “It’s an amazing read. I highly suggest it.”
- Stever Robbbins, from episode 19 [24:17]
- Loving What Is: Four Questions that Can Change Your Life by Byron Katie. “I have found nothing that even approaches this in terms of how powerful it can be.”
- Olivia D’Silva, from episode 22 [25:25]
- The Four Desires: Creating a Life of Purpose, Happiness, Prosperity, and Freedom
by Rob Stryker. “If anybody is wanting to find direction in life, I totally recommend this book.”
- Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek
. “Reading these two books in conjunction really helped me to think about what it is that I want to offer the world.”
- The Four Desires: Creating a Life of Purpose, Happiness, Prosperity, and Freedom
- Rick Hanson, from episode 24 [26:40 ]
- Dune by Frank Herbert
- Buddha’s Brain by Rick Hanson and Richard Mendius
- Sattipatthana by Analayo
- Chantal Heide, from episode 25 [30:33]
- The Dance of Anger by Harriet Lerner
- Stephanie McArthur, from episode 26 [31:25]
- Baseball Life Advice by Stacy May Fowles
- Sally Helgesen, from episode 27 [33:01]
- Falling Upwards by Richard Rohr
- Todd Davis, from episode 28 [33:41]
- The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey
- The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
- Linchpin by Seth Godin
- Jason Richardson, from episode 29 [36:01]
- Alison Green, from episode 30 [37:55]
- Emma by Jane Austin. “I’ve read Jane Austin’s Emma more times than I can count and it just makes me happy.”
- Jonathan Rauch, from episode 33 [38:31]
- The Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt
- Allison Task from episode 35 [39:57]
- The Kama Sutra. “Having good sex can be fun. And are you connecting to the people closest to you?”
- Keith McArthur, from episode 11 [40:56]
- 10% Happier by Dan Harris. “The book that inspired me to try meditation for the first time.”
- Joelle Anderson, from episode 11 [42:03]
- Mindfulness in Plain English by “It’s a great introduction to mindfulness”
- The Alchemist by Paolo Coelho. “Has such amazing philosophies and lessons for life”
- Michelle Jaelin, from episode 11 [42:41]
- You Are a Badass by Jen Sincero. “I find it’s very positive. I find it’s very encouraging.”
- Kathleen Trotter, from episode 11 [43:34]
- The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown
- Mindset by Carol Dweck
- The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin
- Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin
- Grit by Andrea Duckworth
- Real Happiness by Sharon Salzberg
[44:28] Closing words
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