Library: 50 Recommended Books To Shift Your Mindset
There is no order to this list, but there is a definitive purpose - to shift perspective and look at life and work from a different lens. That is a very subjective undertaking so see what you're naturally drawn to. This is by no means a comprehensive list. It is curated based on what truly resonated with me upon first encounter and what continues to provide legacy value at every reading.
Spirituality
The Art of Happiness — Dalai Lama
Waking Up — Sam Harris
Falling Into Grace — Adyashanti
The End of Your World — Adyashanti
Climbing Jacob's Ladder — Alan Morinis
Waking Up — Sam Harris
Falling Into Grace — Adyashanti
The End of Your World — Adyashanti
Climbing Jacob's Ladder — Alan Morinis
Mindfulness
Wherever You Go, There You Are — Jon Kabat-Zinn
Full Catastrophe Living — Jon Kabat-Zinn & Thich Nhat Hanh
Inside Out Revolution — Michael Neill
The Book — Alan Watts
Full Catastrophe Living — Jon Kabat-Zinn & Thich Nhat Hanh
Inside Out Revolution — Michael Neill
The Book — Alan Watts
Meditation
True Meditation — Adyashanti
Being Peace — Thich Nhat Hanh
The Power of Now — Eckhart Tolle
The Pocket Pema Chodron — Pema Chodron
Being Peace — Thich Nhat Hanh
The Power of Now — Eckhart Tolle
The Pocket Pema Chodron — Pema Chodron
Non-Duality
Being Aware of Being Aware — Rupert Spira
I Am That — Nisargadatta Maharaj
Before I Am — Mooji
Freedom From The Known — Jiddu Krishnamurti
Truth Love Beauty — Francis Lucille
Chup Sadhana — Mansoor & Clarissa
I Am That — Nisargadatta Maharaj
Before I Am — Mooji
Freedom From The Known — Jiddu Krishnamurti
Truth Love Beauty — Francis Lucille
Chup Sadhana — Mansoor & Clarissa
Leadership
Start With Why — Simon Sinek
7 Habits of Highly Effective People Personal Workbook — Stephen Covey
Straight Line Leadership — Dusan Djukich
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership — Jim Dethmer, Diana Chapman, Kaley Klemp
7 Habits of Highly Effective People Personal Workbook — Stephen Covey
Straight Line Leadership — Dusan Djukich
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership — Jim Dethmer, Diana Chapman, Kaley Klemp
Organizations
Reinventing Organizations — Frederic Laloux
The Alliance — Reid Hoffman & Ben Casnocha
Helping — Edgar Schein
Remote — Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson
Leading From The Emerging Future — Otto Scharmer
The Alliance — Reid Hoffman & Ben Casnocha
Helping — Edgar Schein
Remote — Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson
Leading From The Emerging Future — Otto Scharmer
Communication
Flow — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
The Coaching Habit — Michael Bungay Stanier
The Power of Moments — Chip & Dan Heath
The Unpublished David Ogilvy — David Ogilvy
Silence: In the Age of Noise - Erling Kagge
The Coaching Habit — Michael Bungay Stanier
The Power of Moments — Chip & Dan Heath
The Unpublished David Ogilvy — David Ogilvy
Silence: In the Age of Noise - Erling Kagge
Relationships
Nonviolent Communication — Marshall Rosenberg
The Dance of Intimacy — Harriet Lerner
Forgive For Good — Fred Luskin
The Three Marriages — David Whyte
The Wild Edge of Sorrow — Francis Weller
The Dance of Intimacy — Harriet Lerner
Forgive For Good — Fred Luskin
The Three Marriages — David Whyte
The Wild Edge of Sorrow — Francis Weller
Mindset
The Outward Mindset — The Arbinger Institute
Graceful — Seth Godin
New Slow City — William Powers
Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life — James Hollis
The War of Art — Steven Pressfield
Getting Naked — Patrick Lencioni
How To Live or A Life of Montaigne — Sarah Bakewell
Graceful — Seth Godin
New Slow City — William Powers
Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life — James Hollis
The War of Art — Steven Pressfield
Getting Naked — Patrick Lencioni
How To Live or A Life of Montaigne — Sarah Bakewell
Entrepreneurship
Four Steps to the Epiphany — Steven Gary Blank
The Startup of You — Reid Hoffman & Ben Casnocha
The Partnership Charter — David Gage
The Lean Startup — Eric Reis
The Startup of You — Reid Hoffman & Ben Casnocha
The Partnership Charter — David Gage
The Lean Startup — Eric Reis
Parenting
Though it may seem outside the realm of leadership, I've found that parents are offered another lens into their own growth and that of others, and it re-shapes their psyche as humans in the world. As a parent, I regularly research this topic and want to share what has shifted my mindset so far. This list will certainly morph as my kids get older and as more authors contribute their perspective.
The Fathering Series — Armin Brott
How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen — Joanna Faber & Julie King
All the Rage — Darcy Lockman
The Conscious Parent — Shefali Tsabary
Unconditional Parenting — Alfie Kohn
Mindful Birthing — Nancy Bardacke
How to be a Happier Parent — KJ Dell'Antonia
How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen — Joanna Faber & Julie King
All the Rage — Darcy Lockman
The Conscious Parent — Shefali Tsabary
Unconditional Parenting — Alfie Kohn
Mindful Birthing — Nancy Bardacke
How to be a Happier Parent — KJ Dell'Antonia