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Read Your Way to Success

Strata Leadership Shares Book Recommendations to Change Your Life, Mindset

Article by Heide Brandes

Photography by Heide Brandes

Originally published in OKC City Lifestyle

As a full-service organizational development firm, Strata Leadership is devoted to providing character and competence-based solutions to equip leaders through training, coaching, development experiences and organizational development consulting. The Strata team comprises researchers, writers, trainers and coaches who utilize expertise formed through academic preparation and real experience.

Here are their recommendations on books you can read today to make life more mindful and successful.

Sleeping Giants by Dr. Nathan Mellor

Sleeping Giants provides practical insights into how ordinary people can choose to build lives that matter. Written by one of America's foremost leadership guides, Dr. Mellor provides behind-the-scenes access to authentic stories about life. Each page helps provide clarity about the factors, often hidden, that shape our understanding.

The Power of Moments by Chip Heath and Dan Heath

Many of the defining moments in our lives are the result of accident or luck—but why would we leave our most meaningful, memorable moments to chance when we can create them? The Power of Moments shows us how to be the author of richer experiences.

Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover

Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, Tara Westover was 17 the first time she set foot in a classroom. Her quest for knowledge transformed her, taking her over oceans and across continents, to Harvard and to Cambridge University. Only then would she wonder if she'd traveled too far if there was still a way home. 

Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck

World-renowned Stanford University psychologist Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D., discovered a simple but groundbreaking idea: the power of mindset. She shows how success in school, work, sports, the arts and almost every area of human endeavor can be dramatically influenced by how we think about our talents and abilities.