Justin Gasbarre is a voracious reader of business books and one of our rock star members of the Actionable Book Club. We wanted to get to know Justin a little better through his passion for reading.
**What’s your all-time favourite book?**I have two favorite books – they are Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell and The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson!
**Has a book ever changed your life? If so, tell us about it…**Yes and that’s a loaded question for me. I think every book I read changes me in some way. Whether I notice it in the moment or not is another story, but I am a firm believer in learning, education and that reading changes a person’s perspectives and paradigms in business, relationships, sales and life and most times it’s a gradual, evolutionary change.
**Do you read books outside of the business/professional development genre?**I do. I am a huge sports fan so I love books, biographies and autobiographies about athletes, coaches, and sports teams! I also recently read The Martian by Andy Weir which was my first sci-fi book. It’s awesome, check it out!
**Kindle or traditional paper books… which do you prefer?**Paper books all the way!
**Tell us about your reading routine. (i.e. Time of day, favourite spot, snack, drink…)**I usually read first thing in the morning! I view reading just as I view working out, I like to do it early so that no matter what else happens throughout the day at least I got my reading in. I typically read at my desk in my home office.
**We’re all about action. How have you implemented an idea from one of the books you’ve summarized and how has it helped to transform your life?**I would say the book that has impacted me the most over the last few months was from Tim Grover’s book Relentless. What I took from it was to only compete with yourself; to have the discipline and focus to not worry about what others are doing and focus on what you can control and compete against your own potential!
**Finally, what are you reading at the moment?**I am currently reading Ageless Entrepreneur by Fred Dawkins–keep an eye out as it’s my next summary!–and I am also reading Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazzi.
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