Master Mentors: 30 Transformative Insights from Our Greatest Minds

Has a book ever tried to do this before? Taking 30 different books, covering widely differing topics, and distilling them down to the ‘big ideas’?It seems so obviously brilliant, it’s shocking if it isn’t already a thing. Either way, I’m thankful to have discovered Master Mentors. I’m interested in bettering myself as a person, and that includes as a husband, father, friend, and leader. It’s not always easy for me to pick a book to invest my time on. I see the bestseller lists and that’s usually how I pick them. It’s as if Scott Miller looked at the bestseller lists too and just cherry picked the best ones for this book!After reading master mentors, I’m actually going further down the rabbit hole on a few of the people featured in the book, especially Seth Godin and Eric Barker.

Scott has written this book to share moments of wisdom from his personal and direct experience with this sampling of "master mentors." This easy to read, easy to pick up and read a chapter book shares insight you may never expect, or even hear in typical interviews; from learning to appreciate your ability to pick up your own fork, to being a high-level executive who is committed to her customer having a great podcast and interview process (what an insight from Stephenie McMahon of WWE fame) anyone and everyone willing to learn will benefit from this book. I am looking forward to future volumes. Thanks for this collection Scott!

Are you a collector of books just waiting for a long beach vacation where you can dive in and try to cram in as many books as you can? (This is partly me as I am currently reading poolside!)@Scott Jeffrey Miller has put together an in-depth collection of 30 transformational life lessons in Master Mentors, very similar to the Chicken Soup for the Soul series: easy reading with golden nuggets. I love the cadence of Scott’s writing from his choice of words to being so transparent, real, pointed, and captivating. I sometimes even have to look up a new word like “libelous”. Grab your daily inspiration in an amount that will make a positive impact and not make you late to start your day! (Assuming you read in the morning like I do).Each chapter brings you to an insight and reflection question in the course of 30 lessons from OnLeadership podcast guests that would otherwise take hours upon hours to read. This book can be a stepping off point for you to further engage with the masters included in this volume. Highly recommend and look forward to volume 2!!

WARNING - reading this book will exponentially grow your future reading list with incredible and inspiring thought leaders! You may refer to the author as your BFF when you are telling other people about the book, because that’s what it feels like reading it…. and your mindset will likely be challenged, validated, and restored - you’ve been warned!Reading this book felt like I was having bite size conversations with a close friend sharing the details of a great book or a podcast that they had just listened to! You know how that goes:“Oh my gosh have you read this book? It’s amazing! I learned so much…(insert honest, funny, conversational reflections)”This book felt like it was a choose your own adventure, where you could pick it up anywhere, read for a few minutes, get some amazing insights and thought-provoking questions, and then flip to a chapter 20 pages later and do the same thing. As a busy professional, I absolutely loved it!And extra bonus! You know when you finish a book and you feel that sense of dread because it’s done and you want more? Each of the chapters references an episode on his podcast where he interviewed the Master Mentor - so you can dig into the content even more!I truly enjoyed this first book of the series, love tuning into the podcast, and can’t wait for the next one! Thank you Scott Miller!

I received an advanced copy of this book and I had the pleasure to discuss this book with the author. The lessons learned from gaining insight from Scott Miller’s podcasts, and outside discussions with the incredible mentors featured in these pages, will be so transformational. I highly recommend grabbing this book and diving in. It was so nice to have bite-sized bits to digest each day for 30 days of reading and learning enjoyment!

An enjoyable read filled with engaging personal stories, inspirational insights and thought provoking end chapter questions. For me this book was a refreshing way to gain insight into my own leadership and mentoring style and re-energize my goal of being more intentional. Reading a few chapters each morning was an uplifting, positive way to start my day. I would have liked a few more chapters.

Scott's latest (and perhaps greatest) work offers massively valuable ideas and choices to anyone who has some version of a leadership role - which, by the way, is everyone.Whether the reader needs an effectiveness accelerant or a life/work restart, he or she will be "locked in" after the first chapter.Great podcast leaders know how to translate guest greatness into something beyond the interview - and that's what Scott has done brilliantly in this book. Very hard to put down!

With so much focus on mentoring today (including in my dissertation) Master Mentors is a great addition to the Covey Leadership library. Stories about recognizable and unknown (to me) master mentors makes this an excellent and inspiring read. Got it the day it came out and reading it certainly benefited me and my own mentoring journey.

Listen to the podcast weekly and this book was equally as brilliant. Looking forward to volume 2 in the near future.