For many, it’s tough to figure out what to do or how to process what’s happening coming out of 2020 and looking to the year ahead. Here are a few books that have been meaningful to me. Perhaps one of them will help you in this season:
Find Your Way: Unleash Your Power and Highest Potential
By: Carly Fiorina
Right now, it can be tough to form a long-term plan, and maybe having a long-term plan doesn’t make sense. Carly Fiorina has done some amazing things, and she didn’t set out with a plan to do any of them exactly. She shares her wisdom about navigating life in a meaningful way even if you don’t have a set plan. In a time when so much has changed and continues to change, her journey and insights may inspire and encourage you.
https://www.amazon.com/Find-Your-Way-Unleash-Potential/dp/1496435699
Just Listen: Discover the Secret to Getting Through to Absolutely Anyone
By: Mark Goulston
The events of 2020 highlighted how intensely we need tools for navigating conversations with people who are stressed, anxious, uncertain, sad, angry, or even belligerent to build trust and move things in a positive direction. Goulston’s insights have helped me in all areas of my life where other people are involved — from relating to my wife Hannah, to parenting, to negotiating real estate deals, to deeping my relationships with all of you. I found it so useful that I read it four times in the last year.
https://www.amazon.com/Just-Listen-Discover-Getting-Absolutely/dp/0814436471
The Compound Effect: Multiply Your Success One Simple Step at a Time
By: Darren Hardy
For many, it’s difficult to figure out how to live well in this time. Living well is mostly made of thousands of small decisions that have a large impact when they’re multiplied together. Regardless of what’s happening around us, we can make choices that can set us up for a better tomorrow, and Darren Hardy shares some wonderfully practical ways to do just that. If you’re looking to start today on generally improving your tomorrows, this is a fantastic read.
https://www.amazon.com/The-Compound-Effect-Darren-Hardy/dp/B07MWCVQ1T
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
By: James Clear
January is a time of year when many of us think about habits we’d like to develop or that we’d like to break, and by February we often find that we just couldn’t hack it. A good habit is like a super power because it moves you toward good things automatically, and the skill of developing good habits that stick is like the ultimate super power because you can use it to turn on other super powers and turn off super destroyers in your life. This is another one I read multiple times because it was so helpful to me.
https://www.amazon.com/Atomic-Habits-Proven-Build-Break/dp/0735211299