Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2025-07-22
Books mentioned on #2353 - Shaka Senghor
Shaka Senghor served 19 years in prison for murder. Today he is a writer, entrepreneur, and resilience expert.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
-
Invictus
Invictus by William Ernest Henley is a stirring 19th-century English poem of resilience, courage, and unbroken spirit that famously concludes with the bold declaration that humans are the masters of their fate and the captains of their souls.
Discussed“I would read uh the poem Invictus. Like that poem always just kind of brought me back like you're the master of your own fate. You know what I'm saying? You're the you're the captain of your soul.”
Where to get it
-
As a Man Thinketh
As a Man Thinketh is a classic self-development essay by James Allen that emphasizes the immense power of thought in shaping personal character, circumstances, and destiny.
Discussed“There's a book called As a Man Think of by James Allen. It's about 60s something pages. I would literally my my my version of that was so dog here, but I would like literally just open it up and any page was about if you master your thinking, you can master your environment.”
Where to get it
-
Black Gangster
Discussed“So he had these all these street books like Dope Fiend and you know uh Black Gangster and it was like all this kind of underbelly uh Iceberg Slim Pimp all these stories were stories I had read early on and these guys they were like me like Donald Go served time in prison.”
Where to get it
-
What You Do Is Who You Are
What You Do Is Who You Are by Ben Horowitz is a prominent business and leadership book that examines corporate culture, accountability, and the actionable lessons drawn from both historical figures and unconventional modern environments.
Discussed“And Ben actually wrote this book called What You Do is Who You Are. And in the book, he talked about some of our conversations around culture. And it kind of gave them a framework to really understand how these lessons I learned in prison could really be applied in corporate.”
Where to get it
