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  • February Reading List: 4 Best Books I Read in February 2025

    February Reading List: 4 Best Books I Read in February 2025

    I put down more books than I can count this past month. That led to a February reading list of only high-quality books that I plan to re-read. Putting down books is one of my reading goals this year. In addition, I have a goal to read at least one book per month. The books…


  • January Reading List: 5 Best Books I Read in January 2025

    January Reading List: 5 Best Books I Read in January 2025

    One of my primary reading goals in 2025 is to start a ton of books and then stop reading said books that do not pique my interest early in the book. I have come to realize over many years that there are too many books that I will never get to read if I grind…


  • 2024 Reading List: My 51 Best Books of 2024

    2024 Reading List: My 51 Best Books of 2024

    What a reading year in 2024! I read 51 books this past year spanning book categories of Energy, the American Revolution, Finance and Investing, Entrepreneurship, Fiction, the Civil War, Philosophy and Stoicism, Self Help, Parenting, Sports, and New Orleans. I certainly grew from reading each of these books in my best books of 2024 list.…


  • December Reading List: 4 Best Books I Read in December 2024

    December Reading List: 4 Best Books I Read in December 2024

    Holiday travel mixed in with work travel allowed me to knock out four books in my December reading list. Book categories included parenting, sports, stoicism, and the American Revolution. Two of the books, The Daily Dad: 366 Meditations on Parenting, Love, and Raising Great Kids and The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and…


  • November Reading List: 4 Best Books I Read in November 2024

    November Reading List: 4 Best Books I Read in November 2024

    November was a fun reading month where I spent time on the road for business and pleasure consuming some of these November reading list books. I read Leadership Strategy and Tactics: Field Manual over the Thanksgiving holidays. Before the holidays, All I Want To Know Is Where I’m Going To Die So I’ll Never Go…


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