One thing I love to do over Christmas and New Year’s is sneak in some extra reading.

There’s definitely less “down” time now with our 3 kiddos…

But when the little ones are finally tuckered out from all the excitement, Dad will be flipping pages (in between a few rare cat naps) on the couch.

I know I’m not alone on this.

So if you’re looking for some top notch holiday reading material…

Here’s a few books I highly recommend: 

(I’ve shared a couple of these before, but there’s also bunch you’ve probably never heard of)

"Biz Biographies”

Am I Being Too Subtle – Sam Zell (construction billionaire)

Right Away and All At Once – Greg Brenneman (great biz turnaround story)

Leading – Alex Ferguson, former manager of Manchester United

The Billionaire Who Wasn't – Chuck Feeney (but only the first half is good)

Covert Cows – Steve Robinson (cool story of the Chick Fil A marketing success)

Cyrus the Great by Xenophon – History + leadership

How to Live an Extraordinary Life – Anthony Pompliano

Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future – Ashley Vance 

(I haven’t read the latest Elon book by Walter Isaacson, but one of our clients is currently loving it) 

Biz Strategy / Tactics

Sell Like Crazy – Sabri Suby

Start to Scale – Verne Harnish 

The Star Principle – Richard Koch

Zero to One – Peter Thiel

The Ultimate Sales Machine – Chet Holmes

Mindset Books 

The Alchemist – Paulo Coelho

The Magic of Thinking Big – Dr. Schwartz

Psycho Cybernetics – Dr. Maltz

Vivid Vision – Cameron Herold 

The Big Leap – Gay Hendricks

Reframe Your Brain – Scott Adams (the Dilbert cartoon guy)

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So, there ya go...

19 new books to get you inspired and level up your thinking over the holidays.

You can’t go wrong with any of these titles.

Pick one or two that appeal to you…

And I guarantee you’ll enter 2025 full of exciting new ideas.

Success Loves Speed,

Craig

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