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About Tom

 

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My LinkedIn profile is HERE.


Roles I enjoy:

  • Leadership Coach
  • Teacher of Engineering, Design Thinking, Making
  • Community Organizer
  • Maker / Inventor
  • Musician
  • Speaker
  • Athlete
  • Husband
  • Father
  • Brother
  • Son
  • Friend
  • Student of Life

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My Projects

Take a look at some of my projects HERE.

Books I Like

[spiritual]
  • There's a Spiritual Solution To Every Problem by Dr. Wayne Dyer
  • The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
  • A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle
  • Beyond Belief - The Secret Gospel of Thomas by Elaine Pagels
  • The Passion Test by Janet and Chris Atwood
[fiction]
  • Peter and the Star Catchers [series] by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
  • Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
  • The Martian by Andy Weir
  • Freedom (TM) by Daniel Suarez
  • Daemon by Daniel Suarez

[non-fiction]

  • The Measure of a Man by Sidney Poitier
  • The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
  • Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
  • The Horse Boy by Rupert Isaacson
  • Blink by Malcolm Gladwell
  • 1776 by David McCullough
  • Manhunt by James Swanson
  • Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin
  • Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
  • Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
  • Extreme Ownership - How Navy SEALS Lead and Win by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin
  • Creating Innovators: The Making of Young People Who Will Change the World by Tony Wagner
  • In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick
  • How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character by Paul Tough
  • Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen by Christopher McDougall
  • The Water is Wide by Pat Conroy
[personal development]
  • Way of the Peaceful Warrier by Dan Millman
  • Power vs. Force by David Hawkins
  • Awaken The Giant Within by Tony Robbins
  • Beyond Success by Brian Biro
  • How To Think Like Leonardo da Vinci by Michael Gelb
  • Nonviolent Communication: Create Your Life, Your Relationships, and Your World in Harmony with Your Values by Marshall Rosenberg PhD
  • The Heart's Code by Dr. Paul Pearsal

[business]

  • TRIBES by Seth Godin (anything by Seth is a must read)
  • The Go Giver by Bob Burg and John David Mann
  • Made To Stick by Chip Heath and Dan Heath
  • The Long Tail by Chris Anderson
  • FREE: the future of a radical price by Chris Anderson
  • DRIVE: the surprising truth about what motivates us by Dan Pink
  • A Whole New Mind by Dan Pink
  • The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni
  • Death by Meeting by Patrick Lencioni
  • The Three Signs of a Miserable Job by Patrick Lencioni
  • Linchpin by Seth Godin
  • Freakonomics by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner
  • The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman
  • The Four Hour Work Week by Tim Ferris
  • Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki

Magazines I Like

  • Make
  • Fast Company
  • Wired

Musicians/bands I like

  • Peter Gabriel
  • Bruce Hornsby
  • Bruce Molsky
  • Sam Bush
  • James Taylor
  • BB King
  • Bonnie Raitt
  • Tim O'Brien
  • Doc Watson
  • Steve Winwood
  • U2
  • Beausoleil
  • Enya
  • The Chieftans
  • Tony Furtado
  • Eric Clapton
  • Santana

Radio/podcasts I like

  • Unlocking Us with Brene Brown
  • Wait Wait Don't Tell me
  • This American Life
  • Fresh Air with Terry Gross
  • Planet Money
  • Freakonomics
  • Embeded (NPR)
  • Akimbo (Seth Godin)
  • Radio Lab
  • Revisionist History with Malcolm Gladwell
  • Serial
  • The Daily (New York Times)
  • Post Reports (Washington Post)
  • Prof G
  • At the Table (Patrick Lencioni)
  • Working Genius Podcast (Patrick Lencioni)

TV/web shows I like

  • Ted Lasso (series)
  • Fantastic Fungi (documentary)
  • Star Wars (movies and live action series)
  • TED talks
  • Mythbusters
  • Dirty Jobs
  • Mark Rober