Reading List

PropelHer - Book Club

PropelHer’s Book Club is designed for ambitious women who value personal development. Each month PropelHer’s Book Club reads a different book. If you would like to join in you can find out more here.

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The reading list is a mixture of self-improvement, personal development, self-help and business books. The purpose is to help you understand yourself better, improve your skills, strengthen your mindset and live the successful life you deserve.

Below you will find the reading list of the books that have been read to date by PropelHer’s Book Club. Links will take you through to the UK version of Amazon. I’m an affiliate and will receive a small commission if you decide to buy.

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The Reading List of PropelHer’s Book Club

December 2024 – The 30-Day Money Cleanse: Take control of your finances, manage your spending, and de-stress your money for good by Ashely Feinstein Gerstley.

November 2024 – Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout by Cal Newport

October 2024 – The Confidence Kit: Your Bullsh*t-Free Guide to Owning Your Fear by Caroline Foran

September 2024 – Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong and the Surprising Science of Real Toughness by Steve Magness.

August 2024 – Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier by Arthur C. Brooks and Oprah Winfrey

July 2024 – Presence: Unlock your inner confidence to embrace life’s biggest challenges by Amy Cuddy

June 2024 – Hyperfocus: How to Work Less to Achieve More by Chris Bailey.

May 2024 – The Good Life: Lessons from the World’s Longest Study on Happiness byDr Robert Waldinger and Dr Marc Schulz.

April 2024 – F*ck Being Humble by Stefanie Sword-Williams

March 2024 – The Authority Gap by Mary Ann Sieghart

February 2024 – Self-Compassion by Kristin Neff, PhD

January 2023 – The Diary of a CEO by Steven Bartlett

December 2023 – Flip Thinking by Berthold Gunster

November 2023 – How to Own the World by Andrew Craig.

October 2023 – The Power of Neuroplasticity by Shad Helmstetter Ph.D.

September 2023 – Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover

August 2023 – The Fun Habit: How the Pursuit of Joy and Wonder Can Change Your Life by Mike Ruckert PhD

June 2023 – The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz

May 20223Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success by Adam Grant

April 2023 – Influence is Your Superpower: How to Get What You Want Without Compromising Who You Are by Zoe Chance

March 2023 – How To Fail: Everything I’ve Ever Learned From Things Going Wrong by Elizabeth Day

February 2023 – The High 5 Habit: Take Control of Your Life with One Simple Habit by Mel Robbins

January 2023 – Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport

December 2022 – Manifest: 7 Steps to Living Your Best Life by Roxie Nafousi.

November 2022 – Die with Zero: Getting All You Can from Your Money and Your Life by Bill Perkins

October 2022 – The Mountain is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage into Self-Mastery by Brianna Wiest

September 2022 – Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman

August 2022 – The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson

July 2022 – Surrounded by Idiots: The Four Types of Human Behaviour (or, How to Understand Those Who Cannot Be Understood) by Thomas Erikson

June 2022 – Burnout by Emily and Amelia Nagoski

May 2022 – Acting with Power: Why We Are More Powerful than We Believe by Deborah Gruenfeld

April 2022 – Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? by Dr Julie Smith.

March 2022 – You Are a Badass by Jen Sincero

February 2022 – The 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos by Jordan Peterson.

January 2022 – Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert

December 2021 – Know Your Worth: How to build your self-esteem, grow in confidence and worry less about what people think by Anna Mathur

November 2021 – I Know How She Does It: How Successful Women Make the Most of Their Time by Laura Vanderkam 

October 2021 – Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brené Brown.

September 2021 – Never Split The Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It by Chris Voss with Tahl Raz

August 2021 – The Psychology of Money: Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness by Morgan Housel

July 2021 – The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle

June 2021 – The 100-Year Life: Living and Working in an Age of Longevity by Lynda Gratton and Andrew Scott

May 2021 – 13 Things Mentally Strong Women Don’t Do: Own Your Power, Channel Your Confidence, and Find Your Authentic Voice for a Life of Meaning and Joy by Amy Morin

April 2021 – Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Perez

March 2021 – The Serendipity Mindset: The Art and Science of Creating Good Luck by Dr Christian Busch.

February 2021 – The Motivation Manifesto: 9 Declarations to Claim Your Personal Power by Brendon Burchard.

January 2021 – The Four Tendencies: The Indispensable Personality Profiles That Reveal How to Make Your Life Better by Gretchen Rubin.

December 2020 – Lift As You Climb: Women and the Art of Ambition by Viv Groskop.

November 2020 – Secrets of the Millionaire Mind by T. Harz Eker.

October 2020 – Grit: Why passion and resilience are the secrets to success by Angela Duckworth

September 2020 – What to Say When You Talk to Your Self by Shad Helmstetter

August 2020 – Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

July 2020 – Your Dream Life Starts Here: Essential and simple steps to creating the life of your dreams by Kristina Karlsson

June 2020 – The Urban Monk: Eastern Wisdom and Modern Hacks to Stop Time and Find Success, Happiness, and Peace by Pedram Shojai

May 2020 – The Power of Small: How to Make Tiny But Powerful Changes When Everything Feels Too Much by Aisling and Trish Leonard-Curtin

April 2020 – The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload by Daniel Levitin

March 2020 – Lean Out by Dawn Foster

February 2020 – Good Vibes, Good Life: How Self-Love Is the Key to Unlocking Your Greatness by Vex King

January 2020 – Your Best Year Ever: A 5-Step Plan for Achieving Your Most Important Goals by Michael Hyatt.

December 2019 – Everything is Figureoutable by Marie Forleo

November 2019 – Your Money or Your Life: 9 Steps to Transform your Relationship with Money and Achieving Financial Independence by Vicki Robin and Joe Dominguez

October 2019 – How Women Rise: Break the 12 Habits Holding You Back by Sally Helgesen and Marshall Goldsmith

September 2019 – Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-free Productivity by David Allen

August 2019The Chimp Paradox: The Mind Management Programme to Help You Achieve Success, Confidence and Happiness by Dr Steve Peters

July 2019 – An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones by James Clear

May 2019 – The Success Principles: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be by Jack Canfield

June 2019 – How to Own the Room: Women and the Art of Brilliant Speaking by Viv Groskop

April 2019 – The Charisma Myth: Master the Art of Personal Magnetism by Olivia Fox Cabane

March 2019 – The Sleep Revolution: Transforming Your Life, One Night at a Time by Arianna Huffington.

February 2019 – The Disease to Please: Curing the People-Pleasing Syndrome by Harriet B. Braiker, Ph.D.

January 2019 – Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person by Shonda Rhimes.

December 2018 – The Discomfort Zone: How to Get What You Want by Living Fearlessly by Farrah Storr

November 2018 – Money: Know More, Make More, Give More by Rob Moore

October 2018 – Ego is the Enemy: The Fight to Master Our Greatest Opponent by Ryan Holiday

September 2018 – Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Happier Life by Arianna Huffington

August 2018 – Winners: And How They Succeed by Alastair Campbell

June 2018 – Gravitas: Communicate with Confidence, Influence and Authority by Caroline Goyer.

May 2018 – Mindset: Changing The Way You Think To Fulfil Your Potential by Dr Carol Dweck

April 2018 – Playing Big by Tara Mohr

March 2018 – Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown

February 2018 – Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink

January 2018 – The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life To The Next Level by Gay Hendricks

December 2017 – Braving the Wilderness: The quest for true belonging and the courage to stand alone by Brené Brown

November 2017 – Originals: How Non-Conformists Move The World by Adam Grant

October 2017 – The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg

September 2017 – Nice Girls Don’t Get Rich by Lois P. Frankel, PhD.

August 2017 – The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results by Gary Keller with Jay Papasan

July 2017  – Talk Like TED: The 9 Public Speaking Secrets of the World’s Top Minds by Carmine Gallo

June 2017 – Unfinished Business: Women Men Work Family by Anne-Marie Slaughter

May 2017 – Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone To Take Action by Simon Sinek

April 2017 – The 10X Rule: The Only Difference Between Success and Failure by Grant Cardone.

March 2017 –  Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time by Keith Ferrazzi and Tahl Raz

February 2017 –  The Magic of Thinking Big by David J Schwartz PH.D

January 2017 – The Miracle Morning: The 6 Habits That Will Transform Your Life Before 8AM by Hal Elrod

December 2016 – Feminist Fight Club: An Office Survival Manual (For a Sexist Workplace) by Jessica Bennett

November 2016 – Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

October 2016 – The 48 Laws Of Power by Robert Greene

September 2016 – Get Rich, Lucky Bitch!: Release Your Money Blocks and Live a First Class Life by Denise Duffield-Thomas

August 2016 – How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie.

July 2016 – The 80/20 Principle: The Secret of Achieving More with Less by Richard Koch

June 2016 – Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell

May 2016 – Awaken The Giant Within: How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical and Financial Life by Tony Robbins

April 2016 – The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy

March 2016 – The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey

February 2016 – Nice Girls Don’t Get The Corner Office: Unconscious Mistakes Women Make That Sabotage Their Careers