Food for the athletes mind…

One of my OSU coaches recently asked for a reading list to feed her athletes minds. Here’s what I sent her. Might be some food for thought for you and your teams too…

1. BBTL pre arrival read. Day at a time. Will seed the next reads.
2. Man’s Search for Meaning, Frankl
3. Mindset, Dweck
4. Mastery, Leonard
5. The Obstacle is the Way, Holiday
6. Grit, Duckworth
7. Peak, Ericsson
8. Talent is overrated, Colvin
9. The Champions Mind, Afremow
10. A Failure of Nerve, Friedman
11. Flow, Csikszetmihalyi
12. The Warrior Ethos, Pressfield
13. Legacy, Kerr
14. Obedience to Authority, Milgram
15. 12 Rules for Life, Peterson
16. Road Less Traveled, Peck
17. Endure, Hutchinson
18. Founding Mothers, Roberts
19. Lost in Transition, Smith
20. Change your Questions Change your life, Adams
21. The Power of Now, Tolle
22. The Hard thing about Hard Things, Horowitz
23. Can’t hurt Me, Goggins
24. Season of Life, Marx
25. The Universe Next Door, Sire
26. The Question of God, Nicholi
27. Left to tell, Ilibigiza
28. Up from Slaver, Washington
29. How to Speak and How to Listen, Adler
30. Now, Discover your Strengths, Buckinghams
31. Learned Optimism, Seligman
32. Influence, Caldini
33. Emotions Revealed, Ekman
34. How to think like Leonardo DaVinci, Gelb
35. The Tipping Point, Gladwell
36. Captivating, Eldredge
37. Unbeatable Mind, Divine
38. The Relationship Cure, Gottman
39. Extreme Ownership, Jacko
40. The Culture Code, Coyle
41. Biography/Autobiography of someone you admire/want to learn from
42. History. Greek. Jewish. America. My big three
43. Reread above.

What you reading, friend? What are some of your favorite books feeding your heart, mind, and very soul? Slow down. Reflect. Read. Write. Rinse and repeat.

Live hard. Love harder…