Jesse Koepke

I know, I know. I’m almost 3 years late to this one. But as we all know, 2021 was the recovery year from COVID, so things got busy.

At the same time, I read a few influential books that I still think about all these years later.

So without further ado, here’s what I read in 2021.

1. 1/18/21: The E-Myth Revisited, by Michael E. Gerber
2. 1/30/21: Get to the Point!, by Joel Schwartzberg
3. 3/23/21: King Solomon’s Mines, by H.Rider Haggard
4. 5/2/21: The Fall of Reach, by Eric S. Nylund
5. 6/21/21: Sacred Marriage, by Gary Thomas
6. 7/23/21: We Need to Hang Out, by Billy Baker
7. 7/26/21: I will teach you to be rich, by Ramit Sethi
8. 8/6/21: The million-dollar, one-person business, by Elaine Pirfeld
9. 8/9/21: Shorter, by Alex Soojung- Kim Pang (didn’t finish, but felt I got what I needed)
10. 8/15/21: What the Most Successful People Do at Work, by Laura Vanderkam
11. 9/3/21: The Pumpkin Plan, by Mike Michalowicz
12. 9/4/21: What the Most Successful People Do on the Weekend, by Laura Vanderkam
13. 10/8/21: Free to Focus, by Michael Hyatt
14. 11/6/21: How to Defeat a Demon King in 10 Easy Steps, by Andrew Rowe
15. 12/18/21: The Hard Thing About Hard Things, by Ben Horowitz (60%)
16. 12/26/21: The Ride of a Lifetime, by Bob Iger

Favorite Books

E-Myth Revisited

No book has been more influential in how I run my business than this one. I love processes and systems, so Michael Gerber’s approach is right up my alley. Most businesses are started by technicians, and this book helps you lift your head up to think of the other aspects of running a business.

How to Defeat a Demon King in 10 Easy Steps

Fiction has been hard for me to get into lately, but Andrew Rowe’s book was a breeze. If you love fantasy, or have playing fantasy role-playing video games, there is some great humor in here for you.

The Ride of Lifetime

Bob Iger’s story of his career and decision making as CEO of one of the biggest entertainment companies in the world is fascinating. And as a huge Marvel, Star Wars, and Pixar fan, it was really cool to hear about the process of buying those companies.