Author Archives: schoultz

Why this book: A good friend and currently active-duty SEAL officer and I agreed to read some literature related to our chosen profession.  I had read Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried and liked it, and attended a lecture at which … Continue reading →

Why this Book:  My literature reading group selected it as a companion piece to The Paris Wife, since both are about Hemingway’s experiences living in Paris during the 1920s. The Paris Wife is a novel based on the experiences of … Continue reading →

Why this Book:   My reading group had selected The Paris Wife and A Moveable Feast to read for our next selection.  Hemingway wrote The Sun Also Rises during his time living in Paris described in these two books.  A member … Continue reading →

Why this book: Selected by my literature reading group, along with Moveable Feast, Hemingway’s own version of life during the time described in The Paris Wife.  A few of us also are reading The Sun Also Rises, the novel Hemingway wrote … Continue reading →

Why this book: Suggested by one of the members of my literature reading group, who had read it in college, was intrigued, wanted to read it again, and wanted to discuss it with this group.  Toni Morrison is a very … Continue reading →

Why this book: Bounce was selected by my All American Leadership reading group as a good follow up to our last book, Mindset by Carol Dweck.  Many of us felt that Dweck’s book needed more depth and we decided that … Continue reading →

Why This Book: I often speak about developing a “tribal culture” as an ideal that leaders should strive for.  I recently assumed the role of president of my Toastmasters Club and have begun referring to our club as  a “tribe,” and … Continue reading →

Why this book: I attended a workshop on high performance athleticism at the Naval Special Warfare Center and several of the coaches referred to this book and its ideas.  It seemed that most in the room had read it. I … Continue reading →

Why this book: I was asked to speak at Mark Divine’s Unbeatable Mind Academy Retreat and chose to speak on this topic. I was inspired by that famous scene from the movie City Slickers,  and was intrigued to find that … Continue reading →