mental toughness reading plan

12-Month Mental Toughness Reading Planย 


There exists a business model that provides book summaries for executives. Basically, the cliff notes, so you donโ€™t have to waste your time going through the entire book?!?

Yikes! What is this, 9th grade?

Getting the summary of a book is not even close as actually reading it. It’s like trying to take an exercise pill to supplant working out. Get your Mental Strength reading plan together!

Reading is a process, not a destination.

The process of the mind goes when actually reading is amazing. Different parts of the brain are activated with different topics like facts or stories. We slow down when reading, create pictures in our head, imagine scenarios, have flashbacks, reflect, etc. One moment of reading a book can lead to that one idea or inspiration. You canโ€™t create this process through a summary or notes.

Besides, we actually only remember one or two keys from any book anyways. Itโ€™s the process of reading that creates the change.

Donโ€™t cheat yourself with a summary! Read the freakinโ€™ entire book or at least digest an audiobook.

Besides, if youโ€™re a leader or coach, then you are paid to read!

Here is your 12-month mental toughness reading plan for executives. This is the list of books that I buy for all of my executives that Iโ€™m coachingโ€ฆ Do you have a must-read book? Email me your suggestions, I’d be happy to check them out and make another list.


MONTH/BOOKย  |ย  MENTAL GAME READING PLAN |ย  ย PURPOSE


January/ย Manโ€™s Search For Meaningย –ย  Viktor Franklย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  INSPIRATION

February/ On Fireย ย  –ย  ย John O’Learyย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย PERSPECTIVE

March/ย  The Winner Withinย  –ย  Pat Rileyย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย LEADERSHIP

April/ How The Mighty Fall –ย  Jim Collinsย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย LEGACY

May/ Legacyย  ย –ย  ย James Kerrย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย CULTURE

June/ The Forgotten Highlander: ย –ย  Alistar Urquhartย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย PERSPECTIVE

July/ Living With A Sealย  –ย  Jesse Itzlerย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย EFFORT

August/Crucial Conversations –ย  Patterson, et al.ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  COMMUNICATION

September/ Extreme Ownership:ย ย –ย  Jocko Willinkย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย LEADERSHIP

October/ The Power of Habit –ย  Charles Duhiggย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  HABITS

November/ Siddhartha –ย  Herman Hesseย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย SPIRITUALITY

December/ The Greatest Salesman in the World –ย  Og Mandinoย  ย PHILOSOPHY


Mental Toughness is simple, it’s just not easy. Having a Mental Toughness reading plan means taking certain steps toward becoming the BEST at getting BETTER.ย 


Dr. Rob Bell is a Sport Psychology Coach. His company DRB & associates isย based in Indianapolis. ย Some clients have included: Indy Eleven, University of Notre Dame, Marriott, and Walgreens. Check out all the books on Mental Toughnessย