The bookshelf

Books that earned a place here.

Not an endless recommendation engine. A small shelf of books that are useful for failure, goals, resilience, faith, and becoming more capable.

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Failing Forward

John C. Maxwell

Read this when a mistake feels like a verdict. The useful idea is right in the title: failure can become material for the next attempt.

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Simple Steps to Impossible Dreams

Steven K. Scott

For the gap between a big ambition and Tuesday morning. Break the impossible-looking thing into something you can actually do.

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Unbreakable

Thom Shea

A discipline-and-standards book for the seasons when motivation is not going to carry the load for you.

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Unbroken

Laura Hillenbrand

A story of survival, resilience, and redemption under circumstances that make most ordinary setbacks look different.

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The Bible

For faith, wisdom, perspective, and questions that are bigger than productivity or motivation.

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A lifetime reading list.

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John Maxwell — A Lifetime “Must Read” Books List

The list is organized around Spiritual Life, Leadership, Marriage & Family, and Personal Growth.

Spiritual LifeLeadershipMarriage & FamilyPersonal Growth
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