In this episode of Reframe the Game, Host Kent Games shares twenty books every athletic trainer should read as you develop in your career as an athletic trainer. The books are divided into four categories: books to help with discipline; books to help explore yourself; books to help you think differently; and books to open your mind. A complete list of books and authors can be found below:

Books to Help with Discipline

• Extreme Ownership: How US Navy SEALS Lead and Win – Jocko Willink and Leif Babin
• The Dichotomy of Leadership: Balancing the Challenges of Extreme Ownership to Lead and Win – Jocko Willink and Leif Babin
• Can’t Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds – David Goggins
• Chop Wood, Carry Water: How to Fall in Love with the Process of Becoming Great – Joshua Medcalf
• Pound the Stone: 7 Lessons to Develop Grit on the Path to Mastery – Joshua Medcalf

Books to Help Explore Yourself

• Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life with the Heart of a Buddha – Tara Branch
• The Power of Self-Compassion – Laurie Cameron (Audible Only)
• The Greatest You: Face Reality, Release Negativity, and Live Your Purpose – Trent Shelton
• The Mask of Masculinity: How Men Can Embrace Vulnerability, Create Strong Relationships, and Live their Fullest Lives – Lewis Howes
• The Illusion of Money: Why Chasing Money is Stopping You from Receiving It – Kyle Cease

Books to Help You Think Different

• Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World – David Epstein
• The Infinite Game – Simon Sinek
• The Things No One Else Can Teach Us: Turning Loses into Lessons – Humble the Poet
• The Buddha and the Badass: The Secret Spiritual Art of Succeeding at Work – Vishen Lakhiani
• Limitless: Upgrade Your Brain, Learn Anything Faster, and Unlock Your Exceptional Life – Jim Kwik

Books to Open Your Mind

• The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences have Extraordinary Impact – Chip and Dan Heath
• Inquire Within – In-Q
• Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals – Oliver Burkeman
• How the Word is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America – Clint Smith
• Mind Platter, The Nectar of Pain, and Sparks of Phoenix – Najwa Zebian

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