The latest installment of the bank's summer reading list released this week, and features titles ranging from a coffee table ...

But sometimes, that means we are so focused on the areas we feel we need to improve that we don’t always take the time to assess our current skills and strengths and how we can best leverage them.

A consistent theme in my articles has been how publishing a book is one of those strategies. At my company, I train authors on how to take one step further and leverage their “bestseller” status.

J.B. Maverick is an active trader, commodity futures broker, and stock market analyst 17+ years of experience, in addition to 10+ years of experience as a finance writer and book editor.