Bookworm

Today's authors promise to help you build purpose, clarity, and connection without quitting your job, blowing up your life, or starting from scratch. Join Mike & Cory as they consider how to use design thinking to craft lives and careers they love.
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Nathan Barry Show with Bill Burnett & Dave Evans
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The Library
How to Live a Meaningful Life by Bill Burnett & Dave Evans
Design Your Life by Bill Burnett & Dave Evans
Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Finite & Infinite Games by James Carse
Mike’s Amateur Advantage Newsletter
The Second Mountain by David Brooks
Falling Upward by Richard Rohr
From Strength to Strength by Arthur Brooks
What You're Made For by George Raveling
Design Love by Marcus Buckingham
Mike's Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Cory's Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Today's author promises to give us a guide to creating, contributing, and actualizing our potential amid the craziness of modern life. Join Mike & Cory as they embark on a journey to rediscover excellence in their own lives.
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Nathan Barry Show episode with Bill Burnett & Dave Evans
Bookworm #180: Master of Change by Brad Stulberg
Discipline Equals Freedom by Jocko Willink
Bookworm #196: Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker
Daily Rituals by Mason Currey
Craft + Commerce
How to Live a Meaningful Life by Bill Burnett & Dave Evans
What You're Made For by George Raveling
Mike's Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Cory's Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

This episode of Bookworm is sponsored by:
 Vitally: Your Copilot for AI-Powered Customer Success. Get a free pair of AirPods Pro when you book a qualified meeting. 
Today's author promises to teach us a framework that will change the way we think about work and teams forever. Join Mike & Cory as they attempt to identify the type of work that brings them joy and energy, and avoid work that leads to frustration and burnout.
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MacSparky's Robot Assistant Field Guide
The Library
LifeTheme Cohort
The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni
Six Thinking Hats by Edward de Bono
Kolbe A Index
Conative Connection by Kathy Kolbe
Success Profiler
The End of Burnout by Jonathan Maleesic
The Way of Excellence by Brad Stulberg
How to Live a Meaningful Life by Bill Burnett & Dave Evans
Mike's Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Cory's Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

This episode of Bookworm is sponsored by:
 Vitally: Your Copilot for AI-Powered Customer Success. Get a free pair of AirPods Pro when you book a qualified meeting. 
Today's author (and acclaimed storytelling teacher) promises to teach us how our brains create worlds by being attuned to moments of unexpected change. Join Mike & Cory as they embark on a journey to master the science of storytelling.
LifeTheme Cohort
Bookworm 244: The Coaching Habit by Michael Bungay Stanier
The Science of Storytelling by Matthew Storr
Storyworthy by Matthew Dicks
The Science of Scaling by Dr. Benjamin Hardy & Blake Erickson
48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene
Influence by Robert Cialdini
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
Ghost Town Living by Brent Underwood
Red Rising by Pierce Brown
WALL-E
The West Wing
Phineas and Ferb
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

Mike's Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Cory's Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Today's author promises to transform the way we coach others by offering us seven simple questions. Join Mike & Cory as they attempt to level up their own coaching habits.
New Media Summit
The Library
The Coaching Habit
Box of Crayons
Mike’s YouTube channel
Obsidian Starter Vault
Free Time by Jenny Blake
Jenny’s Free Time Toolkit
Essentialism by Greg McKeown
Playing to Win by A. G. Lafley & Roger Martin
The Science of Storytelling by Will Storr
6 Types of Working Genius by Patrick Lencioni
5 Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni
Predictable Profits by Stu McLaren
Sojourners & Strangers by Michael O'Brien
Mike's Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Cory's Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐