51 BOOKS EVERY GYM OWNER SHOULD READ

For anyone who knows me in real life or follow me on the interwebz, it’s no secret I have a problem.

You see… I’m a junkie.

Every day I wake up and live a life of servitude to my addiction. It’s all consuming. It’s obsessive. And at times, it’s truly a burden for those close to me.

I’m a remorseless education junkie.

At this point in my life, I like to diversify my education portfolio. I go to at least one, often two, and occasionally three conferences per month. I hire coaches for myself (and the team) when I want more targeted help. I also value candid feedback about the various places I may be getting in my own way/ fucking up MFF (thanks MFFers!).

But my first love has always been, and always will be, books.

Over the past few years I’ve spiced up my consumption by integrating audiobooks. I’ve also trained my ear to understand two times, or even two and half, times speed.

One day soon, I will write a comprehensive article (or film a video??) on my personal approach to productivity. For today, I’ll simply tease you that I generally get through 8-12 books a month.

(REQUEST: Email me at mark@markfisherfitness.com if you have a preference as to how you want me to cover my approach to time management. I’m either going to create a course to drip feed it, film a 90 minute presentation I’ve done in the past for the team, OR write a mondo article. What should I do? Let me know what makes your heart sing.)

And although I’m going to keep you waiting with baited breath as to how I consume this much, today I’d like to share what I consume.

Below is my list of all time favey faves.* This list also includes all of the Mark Fisher Fitness full team reading assignment to date (with *).

Would love for you to leave a comment and let me know how many of these 51 books you’ve read. Any ones you would add? What else should I add to my list of favey faves?

Enjoy, let me know what you think, and for the love of all that’s holy, share this list with anyone you know who wants to kick business ass.

BOOKS!

Personal Development

Flow – Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Man’s Search For Meaning – Viktor Frankl

Thanks For the Feedback – Douglas Stone & Sheila Heen

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – Stephen R. Covey

The Four Agreements – Doug Miguel Ruiz

Getting Things Done – David Allen

Mindset – Carol S. Dweck

Daring Greatly – Brené Brown

How To Win Friends and Influence People – Dale Carnegie

General Business

Conscious Capitalism* – John Mackey

The Speed of Trust* – Stephen R. Covey

Peak – Anders Ericsson

Good to Great – Jim Collins

How To Make More Money In the Fitness Industry – Thomas Plummer

The Thank You Economy – Gary Veynerchuck

Essentialism* – Greg McKeown

A Whole New Mind – Daniel H. Pink

Traction – Gino Wickman

Leadership/Management

360 Degree Leadership* – John C. Maxwell

Leaders Eat Last – Simon Sinek

Leadership and Self Deception – The Arbinger Institute

Managing Oneself – Peter F. Drucker

First Break All the Rules – Gallup Press

Growing Great Employees – Erika Andersen

Drive – Daniel H. Pink 

On Becoming A Leader – Warren Bennis

The Hard Thing About Hard Things – Ben Horowitz

Principles – Ray Dalio

What Got You Here Won’t Get You There – Marshall Goldsmith

Business Culture

Crucial Conversations* – Kerry Patterson

Crucial Accountability* – Kerry Patterson

Tribal Leadership – Dave Logan & John King

Delivering Happiness – Tony Hsieh

The Advantage – Patrick M. Lencioni

The Anatomy of Peace* – The Arbinger Institute

Marketing

Influence – Robert B. Cialdini

Getting Everything You Can Out Of All You’ve Got – Jay Abraham

No BS Guide to Direct Response Marketing – Dan S. Kennedy

The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing – Al Ries

The Education of Millionaires – Michael Ellsberg

Viralnomics – Jonathan Goodman

Sales

To Sell Is Human* – Daniel H. Pink

Ultimate Sales Machine – Chet Holmes

SPIN Selling – Neil Rackham

The Little Red Book of Selling – Jeffrey Gitomer

Secrets of Closing the Sale – Zig Ziglar

Ultimate Sales Letter – Dan S. Kennedy

Finance

Simple Numbers – Greg Crabtree

Profit First – Mike Michalowicz

Networking

Never Eat Alone – Keith Ferrazzi

Time Management

Getting Things Done – David Allen

*That’s right. Favey faves. I just made that up. I am fucking awesome. Now go share this people you love. <3