The Shelf
What we read.
The books that formed us. Thirteen of them we print ourselves, with room to write in every margin. The rest are the ones we hand to every athlete who asks where to start.
The Classics Collection
Thirteen we print.
From Allen and Seneca to à Kempis and Epictetus. Every volume carries the notes behind the page, the gold marked in the margin, and room on every page to write your own.
Vol. I
As a Man Thinketh
James Allen
Vol. II
How to Live on 24 Hours a Day
Arnold Bennett
Vol. III
The Strenuous Life
Theodore Roosevelt
Vol. IV
An Iron Will
Orison Swett Marden
Vol. V
Character Building
Booker T. Washington
Vol. VI
The Way to Wealth
Benjamin Franklin
Vol. VII
Of the Shortness of Life
Seneca
Vol. VIII
The Greatest Thing in the World
Henry Drummond
Vol. IX.i
Admonitions Profitable for the Spiritual Life
Thomas à Kempis
Vol. IX.ii
Admonitions Concerning the Inner Life
Thomas à Kempis
Vol. IX.iii
On Inward Consolation
Thomas à Kempis
Vol. IX.iv
Of the Sacrament of the Altar
Thomas à Kempis
Vol. X
The Enchiridion
Epictetus
Start here
For athletes, 13 to 15.
Chop Wood Carry Water
Joshua Medcalf
The best book on the mental game you'll ever read. A story about patience, process, and becoming great.
On Amazon
The Energy Bus
Jon Gordon
Ten rules for fueling your life with positive energy. Short, powerful, and written for people who do things.
On Amazon
Training Camp
Jon Gordon
What separates good from great. A story about the habits, mindset, and heart that make champions.
On Amazon
The Hard Hat
Jon Gordon
The Hard Hat
Jon Gordon
The true story of the ultimate teammate. A book about what it means to show up for the people next to you.
On Amazon
Mindset
Carol Dweck
The science behind why some people get better and others stay stuck. Growth mindset isn't a cliché. It's a skill.
On Amazon
With Winning in Mind
Lanny Bassham
An Olympic gold medalist's mental performance system. Underrated and incredibly practical.
On Amazon
Go deeper
For everyone.
Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor Frankl
A Holocaust survivor's proof that purpose can sustain you through anything. Will change how you see suffering.
On Amazon
Meditations
Marcus Aurelius
A Roman emperor's private journal on how to live. Two thousand years old and still the best self-help book ever written.
On Amazon
Atomic Habits
James Clear
The playbook for building systems that actually stick. If you only read one modern book on habits, make it this one.
On Amazon
Mere Christianity
C.S. Lewis
A logical, beautiful case for faith and moral truth. Whether you're a believer or a skeptic, Lewis will make you think.
On Amazon
The Screwtape Letters
C.S. Lewis
A masterclass in understanding your own weaknesses, disguised as fiction. Brilliant and unsettling.
On Amazon
Letters from a Stoic
Seneca
Practical wisdom on time, anger, friendship, and death. Reads like advice from the wisest person you've ever met.
On Amazon
Grit
Angela Duckworth
Talent is overrated. Passion plus perseverance over the long game is what actually predicts success.
On Amazon
Can't Hurt Me
David Goggins
Raw, uncomfortable, and real. Goggins will make you question every excuse you've ever made.
On Amazon
The Infinite Game
Simon Sinek
Stop playing to win. Start playing to keep playing. This book is why our podcast exists.
On Amazon
The Angel in the Marble
Harrison Schertzinger
Harrison's first book, written before he turned 21: see what you could be, then remove everything that isn't it.
Reading is training
Log the pages like the reps.
In the app, reading is logged the same way as a run or a wall ball session: book by book, minute by minute. The mind gets trained on purpose too.