You’re invited to

BOOK CLUB

with Dr. Daya grant and micha shaw

Is your goal to read more books this year?

Are you curious about mindset, human performance, and unlocking your potential?

What we’re about

Each month, we’ll dive into a new book that inspires, challenges, and expands our understanding of human potential. From sport psychology to neuroscience, and personal development to peak performance, we’ve carefully chosen our selections to spark meaningful discussions and insights.

Who can join?

This book club is for anyone—athletes, coaches, professionals, or anyone curious about the power of mindset. You don’t need to be an athlete to join; you just need a desire to learn and grow.

How it works

  1. Pick Your Month
    Check out our reading list below and sign up for the monthly discussion that interests you most.

  2. Read the Book
    Dive into the book on your own time, then join us for a live, virtual discussion.

  3. Share & Connect
    Engage in meaningful conversations with a diverse group of people who share your curiosity and passion for growth.

NOTE #1: Book Club is completely free! We want this to be accessible to every curious go-getter out there.

NOTE #2: Remember, you can always check out books (even e-books) from your local library.

2025 Calendar

Stillness is the Key by Ryan Holiday

5:30pm PST
Zoom (link will be shared when you RSVP)

January 30

“Throughout history, there has been one quality that great leaders, makers, artists and fighters have shared. The Zen Buddhists described it as inner peace, the Stoics called it ataraxia and Ryan Holiday calls it stillness: the ability to be steady, focused and calm in a constantly busy world.


Drawing on a wide range of history's greatest thinkers, Holiday shows us how crucial stillness is, and how it can be cultivated in our own lives today. Just as Winston Churchill, Oprah Winfrey and baseball player Sadaharu Oh have done, we can all benefit from stillness to feed into our greater ambitions - whether building a business or simply finding happiness, peace and self-direction.


Stillness is the key to the self-mastery, discipline and focus necessary to succeed in this competitive, noisy world.”

Meditation For Fidgety Skeptics by Dan Harris

Date and Time TBD
Zoom

February

“This book will get you to meditate. Minus the pan flutes.

ABC News anchor Dan Harris used to think that meditation was for people who collect crystals, play Ultimate Frisbee, and use the word namaste without irony. After he had a panic attack on live television, he went on a strange and circuitous journey that ultimately led him to embrace a practice he'd long considered ridiculous. Harris discovered that meditation made him more focused and less yanked around by his emotions. According to his wife, it also made him significantly less annoying. He wrote about his experiences in the bracingly candid and extremely funny memoir 10% Happier, which became a number one New York Times best seller and landed Harris in the entirely unexpected position of being one of meditation's most vocal public proponents.”

The Art of Bouncing Back by Darlene “Coach Dar” Santore

Date and Time TBD
Zoom

March

“Find out how world-class athletes and leaders survive defeat and come back even stronger―and how you can, too―with the blueprint from the coach who helps set them up for success

With apologies to Benjamin Franklin, there are actually three things in life that are certain: Death, taxes, and the fact that sometimes, life will throw you a gut punch. Coach Dar has seen a fair share of calamitous situations in her 25+-year career, from major league players suffering slumps and season-ending injuries to executives floundering professionally and experiencing financial devastation―plus her own setbacks like three strokes before the age of 45 and the loss of both of her parents.

As a mental skills coach whose clients have included professional athletes, top CEOs, and world leaders, Coach Dar specializes in helping the best of the best get up and get going again after suffering serious setbacks. In The Art of Bouncing Back, she shares these proven strategies and techniques for the first time ever so you can ensure the obstacles and setbacks you face quickly morph into setups for your next success.”

Good For A Girl: A Woman Running in a Man's World by Lauren Fleshman

Date and Time TBD
Zoom

April

“One of the most decorated collegiate athletes of all time and a national champion as a pro, Lauren Fleshman has grown up in the world of running. But every step of the way, she has seen how our sports systems—originally designed for men and boys—fail women and girls. Girls drop out of sports at alarming rates once they hit puberty, and female collegiate athletes routinely fall victim to injury, eating disorders, or mental health struggles as they try to force their way past a natural dip in performance for women of their age.

Written with heart and verve, Good for a Girl is Fleshman’s story of falling in love with running, being pushed to her limits and succumbing to injuries, and fighting for a better way for female athletes. Drawing on not only her own story but also emerging research on the physiology and psychology of young athletes of any gender, Fleshman gives voice to the often-silent experience of the female athlete and argues that the time has come to rebuild competitive sports with women at their center.”

Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl

Date and Time TBD
Zoom

may

“This seminal book, which has been called “one of the outstanding contributions to psychological thought” by Carl Rogers and “one of the great books of our time” by Harold Kushner, has been translated into more than fifty languages and sold over sixteen million copies. “An enduring work of survival literature,” according to the New York Times, Viktor Frankl’s riveting account of his time in the Nazi concentration camps, and his insightful exploration of the human will to find meaning in spite of the worst adversity, has offered solace and guidance to generations of readers since it was first published in 1946. At the heart of Frankl’s theory of logotherapy (from the Greek word for “meaning”) is a conviction that the primary human drive is not pleasure, as Freud maintained, but rather the discovery and pursuit of what the individual finds meaningful. Today, as new generations face new challenges and an ever more complex and uncertain world, Frankl’s classic work continues to inspire us all to find significance in the very act of living, in spite of all obstacles.”

The Ultra Mindset by Travis Macy

Date and Time TBD
Zoom

june

“Travis Macy has summited glacial peaks in the French Alps, rappelled into limestone caves in China, and raced through parched deserts in Utah. In 2013 he famously won the Leadman Series, a combination of nearly 300 miles of high-altitude trail running and mountain biking over the course of five epic endurance races. Macy achieved all of these victories without elite professional training or even exceptional strength, speed, or flexibility. His secret? A precise outlook he calls the "ultra mindset", a set of simple principles for daily life that includes embracing fear, rewriting the stories we tell ourselves, and mastering the art of asking for help.

By practicing these principles in all areas of life, anyone can successfully achieve goals that might have otherwise seemed impossible.”

July

“We all strive to find flow, when our skills, expertise, and mindset are aligned and we can perform, unimpeded, at the highest level. George Mumford calls this being “unlocked”—a state anyone can achieve at any time. A psychologist trained in the field of mindfulness and personal development expert, Mumford has decades of experience helping a wide range of individuals—from CEOs and NBA superstars to the chronically underrepresented, those experiencing homeless and fighting addiction—contend with the challenges and opportunities inherent in life. Now, in this life-changing guide, he shares his wisdom with all of us, no matter our background or socioeconomic status, brilliantly guiding us on a path to discovering and harnessing our own individual potential.”

How Champions Think: In Sports and in Life by Dr. Bob Rotella

Date and Time TBD
Zoom

August

“Acclaimed sports psychologist Bob Rotella has advised everyone from professional golfers to NBA superstars to business executives on how to flourish under pressure and overcome challenges. “Rotella’s philosophy is astonishingly simple…his success rate…is phenomenal” (The New York Times). Now, for the first time, he’s distilled his decades of in-depth research and practical experience into a potential-unlocking guide for everyone, from businesspeople to athletes to parents.

Most psychology is focused on trying to make abnormal people normal. Bob Rotella’s work is to make normal people exceptional. “Intriguing and persuasive” (Publishers Weekly), How Champions Think takes readers inside the minds of winners in many fields. It explores how to keep the mind from holding you back, whatever your physical gifts or other talents. It’s about how to make a commitment, how to persevere, how to deal with failure. It’s about how to train your mind to create a self-image that promotes confidence and accomplishment.”

Finding Focus: Own Your Attention in an Age of Distraction by Zelana Montminy

Date and Time TBD
Zoom

September

“We’re living in a constant state of distraction, racing through life feeling hollow and disconnected—from our loved ones, our passions, even ourselves. The endless noise is numbing, and constant digital “connection” only deepens our isolation. We’re scrambling to keep up, but at what cost?
 
The truth is that your mind is wired for focus, and you have the power to take it back. In Finding Focus, renowned behavioral scientist Dr. Zelana Montminy tackles one of the most critical challenges of our time, unveiling a science-backed roadmap for reclaiming your attention—not to boost productivity, but to reconnect with what truly matters. This isn’t another set of quick-fix tips; it’s a radical shift in how you engage with the world.”

October

“In Legacy, best-selling author James Kerr goes deep into the heart of the world's most successful sporting team, the legendary All Blacks of New Zealand, to reveal 15 powerful and practical lessons for leadership and business.

Legacy is a unique, inspiring handbook for leaders in all fields, and asks: What are the secrets of success - sustained success? How do you achieve world-class standards, day after day, week after week, year after year? How do you handle pressure? How do you train to win at the highest level? What do you leave behind you after you're gone?”

november

“Coexisting but conflicting needs create self-sabotaging behaviors. This is why we resist efforts to change, often until they feel completely futile. But by extracting crucial insight from our most damaging habits, building emotional intelligence by better understanding our brains and bodies, releasing past experiences at a cellular level, and learning to act as our highest potential future selves, we can step out of our own way and into our potential.

For centuries, the mountain has been used as a metaphor for the big challenges we face, especially ones that seem impossible to overcome. To scale our mountains, we actually have to do the deep internal work of excavating trauma, building resilience, and adjusting how we show up for the climb. In the end, it is not the mountain we master, but ourselves.”

December

“For decades the practice of manifestation has been widely dismissed as self-involved, materialistic pseudoscience. But as neuroscientist and recognized compassion leader Dr. James Doty reveals, manifestation introduces us to different possibilities, and it lays the groundwork for a kinder, better world.
 

Doty grounds us in the practices that change our brain structures: attention, meditation, visualization, and compassion. This mind magic allows us to move through the world in ways that help us see clearly—reclaiming our agency, realizing our dreams, and reaching out to help others along the path.

Where previous works about manifestation have focused narrowly on outward success and individual benefit, Mind Magic delivers an openhearted call to make manifestation part of a deeper contribution to healing the problems we face today.”

Hi! We’re Daya & Micha.

We connected online during the pandemic, quickly discovered our mutual love of books, and decided to tackle our ever-growing reading lists together - and now, we’re inviting you to join our party!

We’re both mental performance coaches, athletes, and moms.

We’re in love with everything related to human performance and the mind, and one of our shared core values is CURIOSITY.

We also happen to run a business together, called Mindful Sports Collective - an online meditation community for athletes.

We’re excited to meet you - and pursue knowledge together.

With joy,

Daya & Micha