John Teichert Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

John Teichert

John’s Recent Reads – Freedom by Sebastian Junger Considerations about freedom during a 400-mile trek along the railroad lines of the mid-Atlantic. "In any society, leaders who aren’t willing to make sacrifices aren’t leaders, they’re opportunists" #sacrifice #leadership https://t.co/F4m6cyL3UA

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John’s Recent Reads – The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin. A brilliantly thoughtful and insightful book about creativity and innovation: “Failure is the information you need to get where you’re going.” #innovation #creativity #culture #artist https://t.co/ZXhVX2jStW

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John’s Recent Reads – The Soul of a New Machine by Tracy Kidder. My favorite thought: “For even the most potentially interesting jobs to be meaningful, there must be managers who are willing to throw away the management handbooks and take some risks.” https://t.co/xOTAlw2Eyd https://t.co/FgZQaO4Uhr

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John’s Recent Reads – The Abolition of Man by C.S. Lewis. Lewis lays out the arguments for universal values. “I am very doubtful whether history shows us one example of a man who, having stepped outside traditional morality and attained power, has used that power benevolently.” https://t.co/BeyuBiAcPI

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John’s Recent Reads – Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville. A re-read on the uniqueness of America (consider recent gloomy survey from the WSJ). “Only patriotism and religion can carry, over a long period, the whole body of citizens toward the same goal.” #america https://t.co/RWeLtBYM8s

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John’s Recent Reads – Winning the War in Your Mind: Change your Thinking, Change your Life by Craig Groeschel. https://t.co/S5m3ZXPNW7 https://t.co/Orod08XtLB

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🎆 Repost alert! 🎇 The most inspirational book I’ve read in several years. 📚 John’s Recent Reads America, A Redemption Story: Choosing Hope, Creating Unity Author: Senator Tim Scott https://t.co/l51cRUJjkK https://t.co/MyQavayKfe