If we are able, we should all be reading everyday. It is a simple and healthy way to stimulate our minds and continue our life long journey of education. It is why we consider it one of the core routines and hope that we can inspire you to integrate it into yours, if you do not already!
If you’ve been around here for a while you know what kind of books we’re into – just check out this post from last year on what books we were reading. Yes, we finished all of them. Business, personal development and biographies of people we really love and admire are what you’ll find on our shelves. There is, of course, a limit to how much you can be inspired by before everything starts sounding the same. That is why we always switch it up and find ways to feed our personal interests. It can’t be all business all the time.
Mornings are jam packed around here and as much as I love the idea of reading within the first couple hours of the day, it is just not realistic. The next best time for us to kick back and open the fold of a book is at night. About an hour before the lights go off we both get into bed and read. Sometimes we ask Siri to play an instrumental mix and other times we just read in silence…silence is a rare occurrence for us. Once we’re nestled in with our current read we’re dialed into those pages for at least 30 minutes. It seems like a lot, I know. But when you’re consuming something of interest the time flies by. And so does the list of finished reads.
With a seemingly endless collection of books it is hard to choose “what’s next”. So we always keep a solid list to choose from. Here’s what Danielle and I have on our reading list.
WHAT’S ON DANIELLE’S BOOKSHELF
Why We Cook Lindsay Gardner
Business Made Simple Donald Miller
Made for Living: Collected Interiors for All Sorts of Styles Amber Lewis
The Alter Ego Effect: The Power of Secret Identities to Transform Your Life Todd Herman
Eight Dates: Essential Conversations for a Lifetime of Love John Gottman Ph. D.
The Enneagram in Love: A Roadmap for Building and Strengthening Romantic Relationships Stephanie Barron Hall
Live Beautiful Athena Calderone
WHAT’S ON MICHAEL’S BOOKSHELF
The Marathon Don’t Stop: The Life and Times of Nipsey Hussle by Rob Kenner
No Pain, No Gaines by Chip Gaines
Business Made Simple Donald Miller
Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day How to Focus on What Matters Every Day by Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky
Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don’t Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don’t by Simon Sinek
Business Made Simple Donald Miller
The Alter Ego Effect: The Power of Secret Identities to Transform Your Life Todd Herman
We’re constantly adding books to our personal library as well as our shared library at the Clark + Aldine Studio to ensure we have plenty of inspiration around us. We want to foster a love of reading, self-education and growth amongst our team and frequently purchase multiple copies of books for our team too. It’s kind of like a small book club. Yeah, we’re cool.
Need a reading partner to hold you accountable? Look no further…we are here for you.
Much love
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