In 2022, I completed 25 books!
7 of them were used in the Fearless Journeys community:
- How to Get Ahead by Zak Slayback
- The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
- The HBR Guide to Crafting Your Purpose by John Coleman
- Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki
- The Go-Giver by Bob Burg and John David Mann
- EntreLeadership by Dave Ramsey
- Clarity by Steve Cesari
4 other self-growth style books:
- Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman
- The Power of Moments by Chip Heath & Dan Heath
- The Everyday Hero Manifesto by Robin Sharma
- The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday
2 other books I completed this year, and were actually started in 2021:
- The Greatest Salesman in the World by Og Mandino
- The Innocents Abroad by Mark Twain
6 biographies / memoirs:
- American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House by Jon Meacham
- American Muckraker by James O’Keefe
- Benjamin Franklin: An American Life by Walter Isaacson
- Breaking History by Jared Kushner
- The Reagan I Knew by William F. Buckley, Jr.
- Vacuuming in the Nude by Peggy Rowe
1 book on religious history:
- The Book that Made Your World by Vishal Mangalwadi
5 captivating novels:
- Last Summer Boys by Bill Rivers
- One Second After by William Forstchen
- The Terminal List by Jack Carr
- True Believer by Jack Carr
- Savage Son by Jack Carr
Favorites?
If you’re asking for my favorite books from 2022, it’s really tough to say because it’s rare I read a bad book (choose wisely, my friends!). I would seriously recommend ANY or ALL of the books above. But here are 5 (in no particular order) that stand out as the most impactful:
- Breaking History by Jared Kushner
- Clarity by Steve Cesari
- The Go-Giver by Bob Burg and John David Mann
- The Greatest Salesman in the World by Og Mandino
- The Innocents Abroad by Mark Twain
What’s next?
At the end of 2022, I remain in the middle of two other books, The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel, which we just began as the book selection for January & February for the Fearless Journeys community.
Earlier this year, I also started a longer classic novel, The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky. I read a good chunk of it, but put it down to focus on other reading I needed to do, so I hope to get back to it soon and finish it in 2023.
We also are slated to read Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin for our March/April book selection of the Fearless Journeys community. Learn more how to join us by going to FearlessJourneys.org. Visit the “Learn” page for more about our global community book club.