So you might remember from my 101+ goal list I put that I was going to read at least fifty different personal and professional development books by September of 2020.
I decided that I would share the list of books that I have (Yes–I think I already have fifty books for this particular challenge, if not a few extra).
So with out further ado (and in no particular order), my list of personal and professional development books that I will read (or potentially re-read) are (I’ve included some autobiographies, and one or two non-fiction science books as well):
1. Black Hole Focus by Isaiah Hankel Finished and reviewed
2. Rewire Your Habits: Establish Goals, Evolve your habits, & improve your relationships, health and finances and free time by Zoe McKey Finished, but I haven’t written the review yet
3. Minimalist Money Makeover by Michelle Moore Finished, and while a short review has been posted on amazon, I haven’t expanded it for the blog yet.
4. The No Spend Challenge Guide: How to stop spending money impulsively, pay off debt fast, and make your finances fit your dreams by Jen Smith Finished, and again while I posted a short review on amazon, I haven’t expanded it for the blog yet.
5. Minimalist Living: Declutter your home, schedule, and digital life for simple living (and discover why less is more) by Aston Sanderson Just finished this book tonight.
6. Self Talk: How to train your brain to turn negative thinking into positive thinking & practice self love by Aston Sanderson
7. Tame Your Emotions by Zoe McKey
8.The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod
9. The happiness advantage by Shawn Achor
10. Am I making myself clear by Cornelia Dean
11. Escape the ivory tower by Nancy Baron
12. Kiss that Frog by Brian Tracy and Christina Tracy Stein
13. The Science of Intelligent Achievement by Isaiah Hankel
14.Spirit Junkie by Gabrielle Berstein
15. Judgement Detox by Gabrielle Berstein
16. Science Blogging: The Essential Guide. Edited by Christie Wilcox, Bethany Brookshire & Jason G. Goldman
17. Hiding in the bathroom by Morra Aarons-Mele
18. The Little book of Hygge by Meik Wiking
19. Introvert Survival Tactics by Patrick King
20. T is for Transformation by Shawn T
21. Tribe of Mentors by Timothy Ferriss
22. The Scientist’s Guide to Writing by Stephen Heard
23. Write Science in Plain English by Anne Green
24. The Science Writer’s Handbook edited by Thomas Hayden & Michelle Nijhuis
25. A Field Guide for Science Writers Edited by Deborah Blum, Mary Knudson, and Robin Henig
26. 7 Habits of highly effective people by Stephen Covey
27. The confidence code by Katty Kat & Claire Shipman
28. You 2.0 by Ayodeja Awosika
29. Thrive by Arianna Huffington
30. The Renaissance Soul by Margaret Lobensteine
31. Refuse to Choose by Barbara Sher
32. Find Your Passion by Henri Junttila
33. I thought it was just me (but it wasn’t) by Brene Brown
34.What color is your parachute? 2018: A practical manual for job hunters & career changers by Richard N. Bolles
35. Manage your day to day: build your routine, find your focus, & Sharpen your creative mind. Edited by Jocelyn Glei
36. Raise your vibration by Kyle Gray
37. Sugar Free: 8 weeks to freedom from sugar and carb addiction by Karen Thomson
38. Fat Chance by Robert Lustig
39. Tools of Titans by Tim Ferriss
40. Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher
41. The #1 Goal by Thibaut Meurisse
42. Living beyond self doubt by Som Bathla
43. Mini Habits for weight loss by Stephen Guise
44. Losing my virginity by Richard Branson
45. Warrior Goddess Training by Heathenish Amara
46. High Performance Habits by Brendon Burchard
47. The Journal Writing Superpower Secret by Michail Forrest
48. Moon Power by Simone Butler
49. How to win friends & Influence people by Dale Carnegie
50. The Hard truth about soft skills by Peggy Klaus
51. Side Hustle by Chris Guillebeau
52. Wicca & Living Wicca by Scott Cunningham
53. You Started your blog now what: A sassy zen girl guide
54. How to make money blogging by Bob Lotich
55. Girl Boss by Sophia Amoruso
56. Confidence Hacks: 99 small actions to massively boost your confidence by Barrie Davenport
57.Unleash your inner money babe by Kathrin Zenkina
58. Journaling your writing dreams to life by Jennifer Blanchard
59. Make Your mark: The creative guide to building a business with impact. Edited by Jocelyn Glei
60.Unlocking Potential by Michael Simpson
61. The 10 habits of highly successful women Edited by Glynnis Macnicol & Rachel Skylar
62. Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook by Gary Vaynerchuk
63. 925 ideas to help you save money, get out of debt and retire a millionaire by Devin D. Thorpe
64. The Anger diet by Brenda Shoshanna
65. The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson
66. Unwind: 7 principles for a stress free life by Michael Olpin & Sam Bracken
67. Journey to the Dark Goddess: How to return to your soul by Jane Meredith
68. Fearless Social Confidence by Patrick King
69. Think & Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
70. Never Too Late: Your roadmap to reinvention (without getting lost along the way) by Claire Cook
71.The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown
72. Maximize Your potential: Grow your expertise, take bold risks & build an incredible career. Edited by Jocelyn Glei
73. Choose the life you want: The mindful way to happiness by Tal Ben-Shahar
74. Reboot your life: Energize your career & life by taking a break. By Catherine Allen, Nancy Bearg, Rita Foley, & Jaye Smith
75. Barking up the wrong tree (the surprising science behind why everything you know about success is (mostly) wrong) by Eric Barker
76. Why Buddhism is true by Robert Wright
77. The Forgiveness Diet: The ultimate guide to weight loss mediation by Latoya Wilson
78. The power of positive energy by Andrian Teodoro
79. At the water’s edge: Fish with fingers, whales with legs & how life came to ashore but then went back to sea by Carl Zimmer
80. A new history of life: the radical new discoveries about the origins an devolution of life on earth by Peter Ward & Joe Kirschvink
81. Time Management & Productivity by Bill Myerson
82. The Critical Mind by Zoe McKey
83. Drive Your Destiny by Scott Allan
84. The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin
85. The Science of breaking out of your comfort zone by Peter Hollins
86. Happy Woman, Happy World by Beate Chelette
87. Reach: A new strategy to help you step outside your comfort zone, rise to the challenge, & build confidence by Andy Molinsky
88. The Art of thinking in systems by Steven Schuster
89. The complete guide to vision boards by Christine Kane
90. I Love Myself So…: A guide to creating a life you love by Cory Jenkins
So I have a total of 90 books that I’m hoping to read before September 28, 2020. I’m off to a good start–I’ve gotten five finished (though I still need to write and post reviews over several of them). So that means I only have 85 more to go. One nice thing about the kindle–I can go between a couple of books at once, which is what I’ve been doing. But if I stick with trying to read one book a week I think I will still be able to finish these off.
This may just be the year that I break out of this funk that I’ve been in and actually have an idea of what it is I want to do with my life.
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