https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-are-the-top-3-books-that-changed-the-way-you-thought-and-lived-your-life-and-why <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>My top 3 are:<br /><br />1. Extreme Ownership by Jocko Wilinick - This was actually the first book I had read for enjoyment for a long time. I was escorting the wing CC around base and he recommended it for me and I bought it initially as a gesture. I ended up reading it and it definetly changed the way I thought about leadership at every level.<br /><br />2. The total money makeover - My cousin gave me this book and it changed the way I viewed and spent money. It taught me to change my spending habits and think about where my money was going. I&#39;m currently reading &#39;Die with zero&quot; as well<br /><br />3. The Tao - The Tao seems like it was written for me. Reading the Tao has helped me to calm down, go with the flow and embrace the uncertainty of life. Sat, 18 Sep 2021 03:30:03 -0400 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-are-the-top-3-books-that-changed-the-way-you-thought-and-lived-your-life-and-why <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>My top 3 are:<br /><br />1. Extreme Ownership by Jocko Wilinick - This was actually the first book I had read for enjoyment for a long time. I was escorting the wing CC around base and he recommended it for me and I bought it initially as a gesture. I ended up reading it and it definetly changed the way I thought about leadership at every level.<br /><br />2. The total money makeover - My cousin gave me this book and it changed the way I viewed and spent money. It taught me to change my spending habits and think about where my money was going. I&#39;m currently reading &#39;Die with zero&quot; as well<br /><br />3. The Tao - The Tao seems like it was written for me. Reading the Tao has helped me to calm down, go with the flow and embrace the uncertainty of life. A1C Chris Pointer Sat, 18 Sep 2021 03:30:03 -0400 2021-09-18T03:30:03-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-are-the-top-3-books-that-changed-the-way-you-thought-and-lived-your-life-and-why?n=7278936&urlhash=7278936 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>About Face- Col. David Havkworth<br /> This I have re-read multiple times! There is so much in this book that a young leader ( like my self) can learn from. My current biggest take away is the similarity between the transition to a peacetime army that he went through and currently.<br />The dichotomy of Leadership- Jocko Wilink<br />This to me is the “leadership field manual for dummies “<br />Starship Troopers-Robert Heinlein<br /> A great novel, but a lot of leadership points. As well as being on the army NCO reading list SPC Private RallyPoint Member Sat, 18 Sep 2021 05:13:35 -0400 2021-09-18T05:13:35-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-are-the-top-3-books-that-changed-the-way-you-thought-and-lived-your-life-and-why?n=7279476&urlhash=7279476 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>1. Stranger in a Strange Land - I read this when I had about 5 years time in service. For the remaining 15 years my one authorized religious medallion was a simple silver disk with the word &quot;Grok&quot; printed on it. The book&#39;s concept of truly understanding others resonated with me then, and still does.<br /><br />2. Little Women - for no other reason than it is the first novel to lay the foundations of a lifelong love of reading.There are many more that have since built and strengthened that love, but this one was the first to really set everything else up. I have read so *many* great books, most of which I would have never done if not actually enjoying reading.<br /><br />3. I&#39;m going to cheat on the last one. It&#39;s not a book, but... The U.S. Constitution. It is amazing as a legislative document. It is awesome as an organizational document. It is even wonderful for an amateur lexicographer. What that did - and the amazingly concise way it did it - is a marvel even today. I look at the brevity of the Constitution, and then compare it to the modern bills which are THOUSANDS of pages long, and I am just in awe. Plus, it is my belief that it is impossible to be a &quot;good&quot; citizen (well-informed, acting in the interest of the nation, taking responsibility for self *and* nation; not necessarily just &quot;following rules&quot;) without reading and understanding this document. SFC Casey O'Mally Sat, 18 Sep 2021 09:21:22 -0400 2021-09-18T09:21:22-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-are-the-top-3-books-that-changed-the-way-you-thought-and-lived-your-life-and-why?n=7279525&urlhash=7279525 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>1. Starship Trooper by Heinlein (book not movie) teaches us about leadership. Though set in future as science fiction, leader qualities are shown. <br /><br />2. The Art of War by Sunzi. <br /><br />3. The Hobbit by Tolkien. Showed me how even a small, lone person can be make a big difference when he breaks out of his shell. LTC Private RallyPoint Member Sat, 18 Sep 2021 09:58:09 -0400 2021-09-18T09:58:09-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-are-the-top-3-books-that-changed-the-way-you-thought-and-lived-your-life-and-why?n=7280101&urlhash=7280101 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut. Started me on a path as a free thinker.<br /><br />Economics in One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt. Taught me that economics is human behavior, not math, and that it&#39;s easier to understand than most would want you to know.<br /><br />The Federalist Papers/The Anti-Federalist Papers, various authors. Affirmed the genius of our Constitution and illustrated that the Anti-Federalist were completely justified in their fears as every prediction of misinterpretation and abuse has come to pass just not as quickly as they thought. MSG Private RallyPoint Member Sat, 18 Sep 2021 14:22:34 -0400 2021-09-18T14:22:34-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-are-the-top-3-books-that-changed-the-way-you-thought-and-lived-your-life-and-why?n=7282842&urlhash=7282842 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Dune and for that matter all of Frank’s books. Charismatic leaders can be dangerous and same with people who seek power…<br /><br />After that “The Charisma Myth” and “be obsessed or be average” are major influences on my being SGT Private RallyPoint Member Sun, 19 Sep 2021 21:37:25 -0400 2021-09-19T21:37:25-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-are-the-top-3-books-that-changed-the-way-you-thought-and-lived-your-life-and-why?n=7301042&urlhash=7301042 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>My top three are:<br />1) The Bible. It teaches a lot about how human nature works and how little it has change. It teaches about selfless leadership.<br />2) Atlas Shrugged by Ann Rand. It taught me to think that there are limits on the power of government.<br />3) The Art of war, strategic planning should not be clear to your enemy, deception is as important as proper deployment. LTC David Brown Mon, 27 Sep 2021 23:39:37 -0400 2021-09-27T23:39:37-04:00 2021-09-18T03:30:03-04:00