As you head out on summer vacation, consider this list of books to shift your perspective:
Business/Leadership
Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein
Upstream: The Quest to Solve Problems Before They Happen by Dan Heath
Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World by General Stanley McChrystal
Reflective/Spiritual
Courage: The Joy of Living Dangerously by Osho
The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down by Haemin Sunim
Power vs Force: The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior by David R. Hawkins
Inspirational
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand
Can’t Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds by David Goggins
Deliberate Discomfort by Jason Van Camp
Endurance: My Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery by Scott Kelly
Physical/Mental/Emotional Well-being
Stealing Fire: How Silicon Valley, the Navy SEALs, and Maverick Scientists Are
Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work by Steven Kotler & Jamie Wheal
What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience and Healing by Oprah Winfrey and Dr. Bruce D. Perry
8 Weeks to SEALFit by Mark Divine
The Future of Nutrition by T. Colin Campbell, PhD
Physical Intelligence: Harness Your Body’s Untapped Intelligence to Achieve More, Stress Less and Live More Happily by Claire Dale & Patricia Peyton
Fiction/Non-Fiction
A History of Tea by Laura C. Martin
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown
The Big Picture: On the Origins on Life, Meaning and the Universe Itself by Sean Carroll
Jamie Ramsden is a certified executive leadership coach and founder of Adastra Consulting (www.adastraleadership.com). A former Chief Executive, Jamie has been coaching C-Suite and Senior executives around the world for over fifteen years.