Baz Porter® · Sovereign Leadership Architect

Books by Baz Porter

Two books carry Baz Porter’s name. One is his own, written for leaders who built the life and still feel the gap. The other is a collection where he writes beside other authors. Read a free sample, pick the one that fits, and buy it where you like to buy books.

Cover of Die Empty Live Full by Baz Porter: a phoenix with wings spread above the title Cover of Jim Britt’s Cracking the Rich Code, Vol. 12, Special Edition, with Baz Porter named as featured co-author

Book one · March 2025

Die Empty Live Full, a Part 4 international bestseller

Book two · March 2024

Contributing author to the international bestseller Cracking the Rich Code, Vol. 12

Cover of Die Empty Live Full by Baz Porter

Book one · By Baz Porter

Die Empty Live Full

The Warrior’s Guide to Playing All-In and Leaving Nothing Behind

Author
Baz Porter, sole author
Published
March 2025
Formats
Kindle, paperback, hardcover
ISBN
979-8-3143-9231-7
Status
Part 4 international bestseller

Die Empty Live Full starts where most success stories stop: at the breaking point. It is written for people who did everything success asked of them and still feel the gap.

Baz writes from his own breaking point and from the decision he made to stop half living. The opening chapter, The Breaking Point: When Survival Isn’t Enough, sets out what that moment looks like and what comes after it.

Ten chapters take you from that breaking point through the stories we tell ourselves about who we are. They then work through four disciplines: results, attitude, mastery and systems. The closing chapters turn to the cost of proving your worth, the boundaries that break old family patterns, and the legacy you leave.

“Your breaking point isn’t the end. It’s the doorway. On the other side? A life that is truly yours.”

Baz Porter®, Die Empty Live Full

What you will find in it

  • Purpose, identity and the stories that keep capable people stuck
  • Resilience and how to use hard seasons without being defined by them
  • Execution: results, attitude, mastery and systems in plain language
  • Boundaries, legacy and what it means to leave nothing behind

The free sample opens with the first chapter, The Breaking Point. This book is written for educational and motivational purposes and is not a substitute for professional medical, financial or psychological advice.

What readers say about Die Empty Live Full

“I spent twenty years building a life that looked successful to everyone else. This book made me question how much of it I was actually enjoying. There were parts I had to read twice because they hit so close to home.”

Sarah Karen

“I’ve read plenty of books about success, but this one felt different. Baz talks about the pressure we put on ourselves and what it costs us. The chapter on proving your worth really stayed with me. I wish I’d read it ten years ago.”

James Short

“What struck me was how much of myself I’d given away trying to keep everyone happy. I thought I was being strong. This book helped me look at my boundaries and ask some questions I’d been avoiding for years.”

Rebecca Hammer

“I read the first chapter and had to put the book down. Not because it was bad, because it was so accurate it was uncomfortable. Baz writes like he has been inside your head for years.”

Mike Ashabraner

“This book cracked something open in me that I had been keeping locked for years. The first chapter alone is worth more than most full coaching programmes I have paid for.”

April Wyett

“I have read hundreds of leadership books. This is the only one that made me feel seen, not as a professional, but as a human being who had been running on empty for far too long.”

Jim Bridgham

Reader comments are personal experiences. They are not a promise of any outcome.

Book two · Contributing author

Jim Britt’s Cracking the Rich Code, Vol. 12

Special Edition: 21 Top Thought Leaders Share Their Strategies for Living a Rich, Fulfilling Life

Baz Porter’s role
Contributing author, featured co-author on the cover
Lead authors
Jim Britt, with Kevin Harrington and co-authors
Foreword
Brian Tracy
Endorsement
Tony Robbins
Published
March 2024, Cracking the Rich Code, LLC
ISBN
979-8-8691-1418-1
Status
International bestseller

Cracking the Rich Code is a collection of contributions from many authors. The cover defines rich as enriching any area of your life, and each author writes about how they approach that.

Baz is one of the contributors in Volume 12. This is not a book by him alone. It is the place to read him alongside other voices on building a rich and fulfilling life.

Who it suits

  • Readers who like several perspectives in one book
  • Readers who want to meet Baz’s writing beside other authors first
  • Anyone drawn to the foreword by Brian Tracy
Cover of Jim Britt’s Cracking the Rich Code, Vol. 12, Special Edition

What readers and the foreword author say

“In Cracking the Rich Code, Baz delivers some applied wisdom and inspiration for leaders searching for lived experience.”

Brian Tracy, foreword author

“This book is filled with stories by people who have achieved ‘success’ yet have had to overcome tremendous obstacles to get there.”

Kathleen M.

“Impressive value in each chapter. A really high-caliber read by top-end leaders.”

Nathalie

Reader comments are personal experiences. They are not a promise of any outcome.

Two ways in

Choosing where to begin

Start with Baz’s own voice

Pick Die Empty Live Full if you want one author, one argument, and a book you can read from start to finish. Read the free sample first to see if the voice suits you.

Read the Free Sample

Start with a collection

Pick Cracking the Rich Code, Vol. 12 if you want Baz alongside other authors, each with a short contribution on living a rich and fulfilling life.

Get Cracking the Rich Code, Vol. 12

Each book stands on its own. There is no order to follow.

About the author

Portrait of Baz Porter, Sovereign Leadership Architect

Baz Porter® is a Sovereign Leadership Architect, a British Army veteran and the founder of Baz Porter LLC. He writes for leaders who built the life they wanted and still want it to feel like theirs.

About Baz

Author profiles

Pick up the first page

Start with a free chapter of Die Empty Live Full, or go straight to the book you want. Either way, the choice is yours and the reading is complete in itself.

The thinking behind the books

The books tell the story and the work. The Manifesto sets out the philosophy underneath both. It is a separate read, and you do not need it to choose a book.