David Senra

And so for a long time, like I think I was lying to myself, like, yeah, I want to balance life.

And it's just like, no, I'm not balanced.

I don't think I can be balanced.

I don't think I want to be balanced.

I want to be the best in the world at what I do.

And again, I narrowly define that.

I'm not trying to, you know, I think that the narrow definition is important.

And that's kind of what I think about all day.

That's what kind of drives me.

That is when I feel comfortable.

And maybe I'll change in the future, but like I am fundamentally uncomfortable not working towards some kind of professional goal.

All right, I read a ton.

I would say almost a book a week.

And the reason I read so much is because my philosophy towards reading is I want to see what worked for the winners that I love and what strategies they use.

And then I want to see what mistakes did they all make?

What were the common flaws that they all had?

And I just want to avoid that.

And so HubSpot asked me to put together a list of the books that have changed my life so far in 2025.

And I did that.

So I listed out seven books that made a meaningful difference in my life.