The Sports Leadership Podcast - Episode 3

In Episode 3 of The Sports Leadership Podcast, Mark and Kevin discuss the best books they read in 2016 and the overall importance of reading to leadership.

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Among the books discussed on the episode were Ryan Holiday's "The Obstacle is the Way" and "Ego is the Enemy".

Mark broke down his full list of books over on Medium. You can also find him on GoodReads. 

Other books mentioned on the show (full lists below SoundCloud embed):

Kevin:

  1. 5 Gears, Jeremie Kubicek & Steve Cockram

  2. 5 Voices, Jeremie Kubicek & Steve Cockram

  3. The Culture Code, Clotaire Rapaille

  4. Captivology, Ben Parr

Mark:

  1. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, Mark Madson

  2. The More of Less, Joshua Becker

  3. The Inevitable, Kevin Kelly

  4. Presence, Amy Cuddy

  5. Extreme Ownership, Jocko Willinick & Leif Babin

  6. Resilience, Eric Greitens

  7. The Power of Full Engagement, Jim Loehr

Kevin's Full List

  1. The Obstacle is the Way, Ryan Holiday

  2. Ego is the Enemy, Ryan Holiday

  3. 5 Gears, Jeremie Kubicek & Steve Cockram

  4. 5 Voices, Jeremie Kubicek & Steve Cockram

  5. The Culture Code, Clotaire Rapaille

  6. TED Talks, Chris Anderson

  7. Strong and Weak, Andy Crouch

  8. Captivology, Ben Parr

  9. Strategic Storytelling, Dave McKinsey

  10. No Brand is an Island, Robert Smith

  11. The Innovators, Walter Isaacson

  12. The Advantage, Patrick Lencioni

  13. The War of Art, Steven Pressfield

  14. Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t, Steven Pressfield

  15. The Hard Thing About Hard Things, Ben Horowitz

  16. The Exceptional Presenter, Timothy Koegel

  17. Leaders Eat Last, Simon Sinek

  18. Originals, Adam Grant



Mark's Full List

  1. The Art of Work, Jeff Goins

  2. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, Mark Madson

  3. The Unlimited Self, Jonathan Heston

  4. The Art of War: The Denma Translation, Sun Tzu

  5. The Effective Executive, Peter Drucker

  6. The 47 Laws of Power,  Robert Greene

  7. Mastery, Robert Greene

  8. Total Money Makeover, Dave Ramsey

  9. Love Yourself Like You're Life Depended on it, Kamal Ravikant

  10. Cool, Calm, Collected, David De Las Morenas

  11. Confidence Hacks, Barrie Davenport

  12. The Richest Man in Babylon, George Clason

  13. The Inevitable, Kevin Kelly

  14. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, Marie Kondo

  15. The More of Less, Joshua Becker

  16. The Only Rule is  it Has to Work, Ben Lindbergh & Sam Miller

  17. Steal Like an Artist, Austin Klein

  18. Eat That Frog, Brian Tracy

  19. David and Goliath, Malcolm Gladwell

  20. Thinking in New Boxes, Luc de Brandere & Alan Ivy

  21. The Art of Fielding, Chad Harbach

  22. Presence, Amy Cuddy

  23. Extreme Ownership, Jocko Willinick & Leif Babin

  24. Resilience, Eric Greitens

  25. Cicero, Anthony Everitt

  26. Manage your Day to Day, Jocelyn Glei

  27. The Obstacle is the Way, Ryan Holiday

  28. Ego is the Enemy, Ryan Holiday

  29. Strength Finder 2.0, Tom Rath

  30. On the Shortness of Life, Seneca

  31. Growth Hacker Marketing, Ryan Holiday

  32. The Enchiridion, Epictetus

  33. Create or Hate: Successful People Make Things, Dan Norris

  34. Hustle, Jesse Tevelow

  35. De-Clutter Your Mind, SJ Scott & Barrie Davenport

  36. You Must Write a Book, Honoree Corder

  37. The Book of Alpha, David De Las Morenas

  38. Trust Me I'm Lying, Ryan Holliday

  39. How Google Works, Eric Schmidt

  40. The Power of Habit, Charles Duhigg

  41. Emotional Intelligence, HBR Must Reads

  42. Managing Yourself, HBR Must Reads

  43. Meditations, Marcus Aurelius

  44. The Power of Full Engagement, Jim Loehr

  45. Manvotionals, Brett McKay

  46. Quiet, Susan Cain

  47. All Marketers are Liars, Seth Godin

  48. Zorba the Greek, Nikos Kazantzakis

  49. Man's search for Meaning, Viktor Frankl

  50. Unmarketing, Scott Stratten

  51. Brands Win Championships, Jeremy Darlow

  52. Contagious, Jonah Berger

  53. The Long Tail, Chris Anderson

  54. The 4-Hour Workweek, Timothy Ferriss

  55. Deep Work, Cal Newport

  56. The Miracle of Mindfulness, Thich Nhat Hanh

  57. Letters from a Stoic, Seneca

  58. It's Not What You Sell, It's What You Stand For, Roy Spence

  59. #AskGaryVee, Gary Vaynerchuck

  60. Discourses and Selected Writings, Epictetus

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    Mark Hodgkin