10 Books That Changed My Life

Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins. This book taught me to embrace ignorance and failure as a means to grow and improve.

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni  showed me how great relationships require productive conflict in order to grow. It's the best possible solution in the shortest period of time. Conflict is good and should not be avoided.

The Path Made Clear by Oprah Winfrey was a great lesson on deep and compassionate listening. Empathizing and helping someone in pain by truly listening to them is an incredible gift.

Fresh Off The Boat by Eddie Huang, while not a self-help book, still taught me the value of heritage, culture and the role food plays in identity, happiness and finding myself.

Heaven is for Real by Todd Burpo is a spiritually inspiring book that encouraged my faith in Christ and strengthened my belief in a heavenly afterlife.

Atomic Habits by James Clear taught me I can form new good habits by selecting things that can be done in 2 minutes or less and trying them for 28 days.

Giant Steps by Tony Robbins gave me a holistic approach to improving my life by showing me how improvements in any one area affect many other areas.

Make Time by Knapp & Zeratsy helped me see the value of a focused life in the areas of health, energy, relationships, career and many others.

Permanent Record by Edward Snowden was a valuable lesson on the value of freedom. Giving up your freedom means giving up everyone's freedom.

Everything is F*cked by Mark Manso showed me how I can gain self-control by consistently communicating and align both my "thinking and feeling brains" around the same values.