If you know me, you know I’ve always got a book tucked away in each room of my home!
This has been a great encouragement in pushing myself to read more often because no matter the place, when inspiration strikes, I love that I’m able to pick up a book at arms length and delve right in.
You may think that by having so many different books on the go I would be mixing up the lessons and stories. But that’s not the case!
I try to only have one open book at a time in each of my favourite genres. That way, my mind can stay on track with which is which, since the storyline is just so different for each!
But enough from me – let’s introduce my first fave of the moment:
What I just Downloaded on my Kindle:
Great leaders are driven to win. Yet career wins can come at great cost to your health, relationships, and personal well-being. Why does it seem impossible to both win at work and succeed at life?
With clarity, humor, and plenty of motivation, Win at Work and Succeed at Life gives you
• an understanding of the historical and cultural forces that have led to overworking
• 5 principles to rethink work and productivity from the ground up
• simple but proven practices that enable you to slow down and reclaim your life
Successful Women Lead Businesses:
In Believe IT, Jamie Kern Lima, founder of IT Cosmetics, shares the wild but true story of how a once struggling waitress turned her against-the-grain idea into an international bestselling sensation, eventually selling the company for over a billion dollars and becoming the first female CEO of a brand in L’Oréal’s 100+ year history.
Faced with self-doubt, body-doubt, God-doubt, down to her last few dollars and told “No one is going to buy makeup from someone who has your body,” Jamie reveals for the first time what really went down, how she almost didn’t make it, how she learned to trust herself, and the powerful lessons you, too, can use to go from underestimated to unstoppable.
Mindset:
In this groundbreaking book, designer Ingrid Fetell Lee explores how making small changes to your surroundings can create extraordinary happiness in your life.
Drawing on insights from neuroscience and psychology, she reveals how the seemingly mundane spaces and objects we interact with every day have surprising effects on our mood and how we can harness the power of our environment to live fuller, healthier and more joyful lives.
Interior Design:
Beautiful design isn’t just pleasant to look at; it improves the quality of our lives.
In Live Beautiful, EyeSwoon creator Athena Calderone taps into her international network of interior decorators, fashion designers, and tastemakers to reveal how carefully crafted interiors come together. She also opens the doors to two of her own residences.
Spiritual:
In our daily pursuit of joy through people, adventures, and success, we often come up empty and gasping for air. Always needing more.
After the crushing loss of both her first and her second beloved husbands, author Heidi McLaughlin desperately needed joy that was sustainable and fresh. Fresh Joy takes you by the hand and guides you through honest and raw stories, biblical truths, and practical steps to help you find and grow deep, fulfilling, and lasting joy.
I will hold myself to a standard of grace, not perfection.
Grace, Not Perfection takes this message from a daily planner to an inspirational book that encourages women to simplify and prioritize. Designed with Emily Ley’s signature aesthetic, this book gives women tangible ways to simplify their lives to give space to what matters most. With a focus on faith, Emily reminds readers that God abundantly pours out grace on us–and that surely we can extend grace to ourselves.
Mornings can be tough. Sometimes, a hearty breakfast and strong cup of coffee just aren’t enough.
Instead, much-loved author Paul David Tripp aims to energize Christian readers with the most potent encouragement imaginable: the gospel. 365 devotional readings, each beginning with a compelling, gospel-centred tweet (in 140 characters or less), are followed by an extended meditation on a key thought for the day, to inspire reflection and prayer.
Health & Wellness:
Sara Panton, co-founder of the premium essential oil company vitruvi, shares her knowledge of botanicals and wellness practices to help you live more naturally and elevate the simple moments of your day.
The book guides you through ways to customize your beauty, body, and home routines–turning them into easy yet sophisticated wellness experiences. Learn how to create a custom face oil for your skin type; do a facial lymphatic massage; make a Mediterranean-inspired botanical foot soak; and blend unique essential oil diffuser aromas for your home.
From the trusted, influential, and famously trend-setting website comes the first ever Well+Good cookbook.
Founders Alexia Brue and Melisse Gelula have curated a collection of 100 easy and delicious recipes from the luminaries across their community to help you eat for wellness. These dishes don’t require a million ingredients or crazy long prep times. They are what the buzziest and busiest people in every facet of the wellness world—fitness, beauty, spirituality, women’s health, and more—cook for themselves.
Featuring over 100 recipes, “This Kitchen is for Dancing” shares Karlene’s journey toward healthier living through nutrient-packed, never-complicated menus that simply refuse to skimp on flavor.
Too busy to cook? Don’t know where to start? Can’t figure out how to keep everybody in your household happy at the dinner table? Karlene shares all her tricks and tips, from how to shop and stock a pantry, to step-by-step instructions for planning and cooking your week’s meals on a Sunday afternoon.
Organizing:
Having less stuff is the key to happiness.
Do you ever feel overwhelmed, instead of overjoyed, by all your possessions? Do you secretly wish a gale force wind would blow the clutter from your home? If so, it’s time to simplify your life! The Joy of Less is a fun, lighthearted guide to minimalist living:
• Part One provides an inspirational pep talk on the joys and rewards of paring down.
• Part Two presents the STREAMLINE method: ten easy steps to rid your house of clutter.
• Part Three goes room by room, outlining specific ways to tackle each one.
• Part Four helps you get your family on board and live more lightly and gracefully on the earth.
At home or on the go, you don’t have to live like a minimalist to feel happy and calm.
The Home Edit mentality is all about embracing your life–whether you’re a busy mom, a roommate living with three, or someone who’s always traveling for work. You just need to know how to set up a system that works for you. Clea and Joanna are here to remind you that “it’s okay to own things” in the quest for pretty and smart spaces. With The Home Edit Life, you’ll soon be corralling phone cords, archiving old photos, arranging your phone apps by color, and packing your suitcase like a pro.
Productivity & Performance:
In Essentialism, Greg McKeown, CEO of a Leadership and Strategy agency in Silicon Valley who has run courses at Apple, Google and Facebook, shows you how to achieve what he calls the disciplined pursuit of less.
Being an Essentialist is about a disciplined way of thinking. By applying a more selective criteria for what is essential, the pursuit of less allows us to regain control of our own choices so we can channel our time, energy and effort into making the highest possible contribution toward the goals and activities that matter.
Just six habits can make the difference between massive success and a dead-end job.
High Performance Habits makes it clear that by building up positive habits you can make a huge change in your life. It is harder than you might think but making a daily effort to incorporate each of the six habits recommended by Brendon Burchard will be the start of your self-growing period. Do you want to be extraordinary? Do you desire more than anything else to be capable of reaching the peak of the professional world? If your answer is Yes to any of the above questions, this book is for you.
Unable to overcome debilitating fatigue and depression, bestselling author and personal devel-opment expert Ben Angel set out on a 90-day mission to find and conquer the root of his rut.
The result of his journey is Unstoppable, a highly revealing book where Ben gives you a look into the world of nootropics, wearable devices, and nutrition and delivers a guide to help you reduce stress, increase focus, improve physical performance, and eliminate your fears.
So my fellow bookies, have any of these titles, covers, or synopses caught your eye? Or maybe a few are familiar?
Let me know in the comments which ones you’re clicking to buy now!
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