LIVE MORE BETTER BY READING EVERYDAY

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