Mental Growth: Reading List

This is the running shelf behind the James Derek Media project. These are books I’ve read or I’m actively working through that shaped how I think about discipline, environments, and building a life with integrity. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

📘 The Compound Effect – Darren Hardy

Book cover of The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy.
The Compound Effect explains how small, consistent actions stack over time into big results in money, habits, and life.

The Compound Effect is all about how small, consistent decisions stack over time into massive results. Hardy breaks down success into tiny daily choices, tracking, and momentum—no hype, just boring, repeatable habits that quietly change your life. It’s a great fit for the Raw Takes mindset: control what you can control every day, and let the math of consistency handle the rest.  

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📙 Crucial Accountability – Kerry Patterson et al.

Book cover of Crucial Accountability by Patterson, Grenny, Maxfield, McMillan, and Switzler.
Crucial Accountability – Book Cover

Crucial Accountability gives you a step-by-step playbook for dealing with broken promises, missed expectations, and off-track behavior without blowing up relationships. It teaches you how to prepare for, hold, and follow up on tough conversations so things actually change instead of simmering under the surface. This is the “how to hold the line with people” manual that pairs perfectly with any system built on integrity and standards.  

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