Book Recommendations
Books are an important way to broaden our horizons and develop ourselves. This is a small selection that are well worth reading.
Leadership & Women’s Leadership
Start with Why:
How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
Simon Sinek
The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership
Jim Dethmer et al.
Dare to lead:
Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.
Brené Brown
The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever
Michael Bungay Spanier
Tribes: We need you to lead us
Seth Godin
Wolfpack:
How to Come Together, Unleash Our Power and Change the Game
Abby Wambach
Playing Big:
For Women Who Want to Speak Up, Create, and Lead
Tara Mohr
Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
Sheryl Sandberg
Productivity & Habits
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
Cal Newport
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
James Clear
Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything
BJ Fogg
Start Finishing: How to Go from Idea to Done
Charlie Gilkey
Personal Development
The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level
Gay Hendricks
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
Don Miguel Ruiz
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
Brené Brown
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
Eckhart Tolle
The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself
Michael A. Singer
Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges
Amy Cuddy
Creativity
Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
Ed Catmull et al.
Eat, Sleep, Innovate: How to Make Creativity an Everyday Habit Inside Your Organization
Scott D. Anthony et al.
The War of Art: Break Through Your Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles
Steven Pressfield
Create or Hate: Successfull People Make Things
Dan Norris
The Creative Habit: Learn it and use it for Life
Twyla Tharp
Let The Elephants Run: Unlock Your Creativity And Change Everything
David Usher
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
Elizabeth Gilbert
Marketing & Branding
This Is Marketing: You Can’t Be Seen Until You Learn to See
Seth Godin
Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen
Donald Miller
Stories That Stick: How Storytelling Can Captivate Customers, Influence Audiences, and Transform Your Business
Kindra Hall
The Brand Gap: How to Bridge the Distance Between Business Strategy and Design
Marty Neumeier
Contagious: Why Things Catch On
Jonah Berger
Marketing: A Love Story: How to Matter to Your Customers
Bernadette Jiwa
SThe 1-Page Marketing Plan: Get New Customers, Make More Money, And Stand Out From The Crowd
Allan Dib
Zag: The Number One Strategy of High-Performance Brands
Marty Neumeier
Purpose & Life-Design
Finding Your Own North Star: Claiming the Life You Were Meant to Live
Martha Beck
Find Your Why: A Practical Guide for Discovering Purpose for You and Your Team
Simon Sinek
Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life
Bill Burnett et al.
The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho.
I included Amazon links to make it easier for you to find the books (I am not an affiliate). However, if you purchase physical books, please support your local independent bookstore!