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As we close out the year and the hustle and bustle of the holidays gets going, you might be making holiday wish lists and/or plans for next year.
Part of my plan this year was to read or listen (yes, that counts) to a minimum of one business or personal growth book per month. To help motivate me, I have rounded up some ladies for our Book Bites book club on Telegram. (Email info@authorsallies.com to join us.)
Investing a little time in personal development can help in a few ways.
Communication skills improvement
Leadership enhancement
General business knowledge
Updates on industry trends
Boost your creativity
I typically listen to podcasts or business books while working on things like emails, repetitive posting, bookkeeping, cleaning my house, walking, cooking dinner and driving. Even if you have minimum free time, using bits and pieces of your time can allow you to listen to at least one book throughout the month.
These are the books we did in Book Bites this year. [I'm including my Amazon affiliate link for each book if you would like to check them out.] Some are on Kindle Unlimited and, wherever possible, I use my local library. Be sure to check the author's website for any free bonus materials and worksheets to go with the books. I find those to be extremely helpful. In addition, I suggest that if you find a book you really resonate with, consider both an audio and hard copy so you can make notes in the book itself and easily go back and read or listen to a chapter if it resonates with you.
Atomic Habits by James Clear
Tiny Habits by BJ Fogg
Worthy by Jamie Kern Lima
Free Time by Jenny Blake
Chill and Prosper by Denise Duffield Thomas
$100m Offers by Alex Hormozi
Everything is Figureoutable by Marie Forleo
You Are a Badass at Making Money by Jen Sincero
Compound Effect by Darren Hardy
The 10x Rule by Grant Cardone
How Not to Give a F*ck at Christmas by Sarah Knight - We went lighter for the holidays with this one and the following as they are shorter novella style.
The Santa Bet by Tracy Krimmer (this was especially fun as she joined us to be able to discuss it)
We are currently building our list for next year so if you have any recommendations and/or you'd like to join us, let me know.
Are you on Goodreads? Let's hook up.
Cheers to another great year of reading.
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Rebecca Paciorek is an Online Business Manager specializing in assisting authors, coaches, and speakers in their business growth through traditional and digital means.
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