Ben and Molly are giving you a peek into their summer reading plans and recommendations! Please note, the links below contain affiliate links, meaning if you end up purchasing that book we may get a few pennies to put into our lunch fund but it’s absolutely no extra cost to you! Let us know in the comments what is on your summer reading list!!
Ben’s First Pick – An Unhurried Leader
An Unhurried Leader : The Lasting Fruit of Daily Influence by Alan Fadling
Ben is enjoying this book because of chapter topics like “Leading from Abundance” and taking time to slow down and not wearing “busy” as a badge of honor. Developing positive influence and friendship and how to unhurry your life. Learn more about An Unhurried Leader on Amazon.
Molly’s First Pick – Atomic Habits
Atomic Habits : An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear
Molly heard James Clear on a podcast talking about his book as well as going around the internet being recommended by many people as his different approach to creating new habits and breaking bad ones. Molly especially wants to focus on habits surrounding her morning routine and is looking forward to the tools in this book. Atomic Habits over on Amazon.
Ben’s Second Pick – The Advantage
The Advantage : Why Organization Health Trumps Everything Else In Business by Patrick Lencioni
Organizational health is so important. The 4 disciplines model to follow, a strong cohesive leadership team, create clarity, over-communicate clarity, reinforce clarity. What are we about? What do we aspire to be? And what do we want others to know about? Learn more about Lencioni’s book on Amazon.
Carey Neiuwhof’s recommended reads that gave Ben the idea for this podcast episode and the book above is found here. 12 Leadership Books Every Leader Should Read.
Molly’s Second Pick – Diverse Authors
Molly has been trying to broaden her genre exposure and author range to learn more, experience more and gather different perspectives. Amazon’s First Read program has been a great way to showcase diverse authors and give you a sneak peek at books. You just sign up and on the first of each month a selection of books gets emailed to you and you can pick one ebook for free OR one of the hardcover options for under $10. Sign up and learn more about Amazon First Reads Here.
This month Molly is reading The Blue Period which follows a young Pablo Picasso in the historical fiction book. Last month’s book was The Mask Collectors which she mentions in the podcast was an oddly interesting mystery about a pharmaceutical company and Sri Lankin exorcism rituals.
Another recommendation from Molly if you’re having trouble getting back into reading listen to Laura Tremaine’s first podcast episode on 10 Things To Tell You all about how she reads and her reading habits! When Do You Read?
Ben’s Last Pick – The Cost Of These Dreams
The Cost Of These Dreams : Sports Stories And Other Serious Business by Wright Thompson
Ben’s fun read for summer! This great book from Ben’s favorite ESPN writer Wright Thompson. Deep dives into sports nerd-dom and learning really in depth stories of famous athletes. Get it on Amazon here!
Molly’s Last Pick – A Lineage of Grace
A Lineage of Grace : Five Stories of Unlikely Women Who Changed Eternity by Francine Rivers
Francine Rivers is a Christian fiction writer and this book goes into 5 stories of ladies in the bible and how their story is so impactful especially as they are all in the lineage of Jesus. It goes into the stories of Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, Bathsheba, and Mary. Molly loves this book because it reads like historical fiction. Get A Lineage of Grace on Amazon.
