Travis has worked with companies to rework their leadership, and he found that the best way to provide leadership tips is to highlight the ways bad leaders lead. He formed 15 ways leaders do that make them suck, so he made a book called "How To Suck As A Leader". This is a fun, quick read on leadership, and one of my favorite books I've read this year.

I don't go in-depth into the 15 ways, but I do focus on one health and my experience working on that. How can I show that to my team? One of the ways I've found is to run to work and do crazy challenges like sign up for a 100-mile race in May of 2026.

Where to get the book:

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Alex Hormozi's, owner of Aquisition, had one of the largest book launch events in history! He showed millions of people the action of what he's teaching with his new book on how to model a product and have it generate $100 million in sales. He didn't have a pre-order sale before this event, which would have boosted his sales. But Alex spent millions on marketing to get people to this event, and it worked. Btw, if he didn't self-publish the book, a good chunk of marketing would be covered by the publisher. This wasn't the case. On the first day, he sold roughly 2.7 million copies, and then the next day, he got to 3 million copies sold! That's insane!

Book launch event video:

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Medium article:

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Why have I been incognito? In 2025, I made a lofty goal to run a 32 miler every month, so 12. Last year, I ran my first ultramarathon (anything above 26.2 miles), and I decided for that first one to run a 32 miler before work. This year, I'm turning up the notch. I've already ran five 32 milers so far - the highest being 60 miles. These 32 milers have taken a good chunk of my time with training (upwards to three hours on some days) and going to the races or doing a 32 miler around my house.

In this episode, I discuss three books that helped me become an ultramarathoner. Any distance longer than 26.2 miles or a marathon. The three books are Shut Up and Run by Robin Arzon, Never Finished by David Goggins, and Endure by Cameron Hanes.

Medium article:

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It Ends With Us movie is based on the bestselling novel by Colleen Hoover. The main message of the movie and book is to bring awareness to domestic abuse. If you need help, here's the domestic abuse hotline: ⁠https://www.thehotline.org/. In this episode, I'll discuss this movie more, the rift between the cast, and whether the movie glorifies domestic abuse (spoiler: I don't think it does). Medium article of the movie review: https://medium.com/@johnnysbookreviews/it-ends-with-us-movie-review-b9406035c2ab I write daily on books, lessons I applied from books to my life, and life on Medium: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://medium.com/@johnnysbookreviews ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Storygraph account: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/johnnysbookrev⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For daily updates on what I read check out my Instagram, Facebook, or Goodreads: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/johnnysbookreviews/?hl=en⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/58859323

Hardest Geezer is Russ Cook's journey of running the length of Africa. He started in Cape Agulhas, South Africa, ran through rainforests, Sarah Desert, and couldn't pass through Algeria, and then finished at Ras Angela, Tunisia. There were many challenges with this journey, and Russ was able to do it. In this episode, I'm discussing this book in more detail.

Medium article for the Hardest Geezer:

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In this episode, I'll discuss the 10 books I'll come back to each year. I cant stop and won't stop reading these books. These books changed my life. Highly recommend reading these books if you haven't read them.

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