Robert Sapolsky has written an epic book, Behave, that attempts to explain why we behave as we do. The book is over 700 pages long and is often technical in nature. It is the most comprehensive study of human behavior ever written. To use Sapolsky’s own words, when asked to summarize his book and human [...]
Steve Hardison is the Ultimate Coach. He charges his clients $200,000 for 100 hours of coaching. You must see him at his Arizona office every week without fail. Many clients fly from great distances weekly to be coached by Steve. If you don’t show up, you risk forfeiting the entire $200,000. Steve’s wife, Amy, and [...]
“Don’t believe everything you think!” This is one of the insights from Dr. Marilee Adams, founder and CEO of the Inquiry Institute. Adams has written a thoughtful book, Change Your Questions Change Your Life, that posits that “the questions we ask either expand our mindsets, opening us to exciting new possibilities, or constrict our mindsets, [...]
Oliver Burkeman has written a book, Four Thousand Weeks, which, in my opinion, is the best book ever written on the subject of time management. Burkeman's major premise is reflected in these two paragraphs: "You have to accept that there will always be too much to do; that you can't avoid tough choices or make the [...]
Morra Aarons-Mele has written the bible on anxiety - helping the reader better define, understand and deal with it. The book, The Anxious Achiever - Turning your Biggest Fears Into Your Leadership Superpower, is a book intended to help you normalize anxiety and, for the leader, to harness it into something that is not intimidating [...]
Todd Rose, cofounder of think tank Populace, has written a bestselling book, Collective Illusions, that asks a key question – “Why do we keep falling for illusions and believing the lies that hurt ourselves and others?” Rose defines collective illusions as "social lies that occur where a majority of individuals in a group privately reject [...]
In the illuminating book, Mistakes were Made…But Not by Me, social psychologists Carol Tavris and Elliott Aronson explain “why we justify foolish beliefs, bad decisions and hurtful acts”. The premise of the book is that "as soon as people make a decision, whether reasoned or impulsive, they will change their attitudes to conform to that [...]
Dr. David Burns has written a book that is chock full of wisdom when it comes to living a good life. His book, Feeling Good – The New Mood Therapy, has a life-changing premise – the human brain was designed to survive, not to thrive. In other words, your brain helps keep you alive but [...]
Dr. Gabor Maté has written a must-read book, When the Body Says No - The Cost of Hidden Stress. The book presents overwhelming research that concludes that all the baggage that we have buried deep within our brains has a huge cost. Maté explains that this cost is often in the form of a wide range [...]
Anjuli Sherin has written a magical book, Joyous Resilience, that builds on all the literature on the virtues of being resilient by suggesting that it is normal and preferable to desire pleasure and play as well. She defines joyous resilience as “the magical, powerful force that emanates from an inner locus of nurturance, protection and [...]
