Looking for a great book to read?
Below you can check out the 12 books that were handpicked, by Charelle Griffith, for PropelHer’s Book Club. PropelHer’s Book Club is the ultimate book club for ambitious women who want to read non-fiction books to support personal development and professional success.
January 2019 – Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person by Shonda Rhimes.
We started off the year by reading Year of Yes. This book follows Shonda’s journey as she committed to saying yes to everything (even if it scared her) and challenges you think about what your life would be like if you said yes more often.
February 2019 – The Disease to Please: Curing the People-Pleasing Syndrome by Harriet B. Braiker, Ph.D.
Being a people-pleaser can be detrimental to your success, which was why in February we read The Disease to Please. It shared top tips on how to turn your people-pleasing behaviour around.
March 2019 – The Sleep Revolution: Transforming Your Life, One Night at a Time by Arianna Huffington.
In an attempt to be successful many people will sacrifice sleep. Arianna believes this is the wrong attitude to have and in her book, The Sleep Revolution, attempts to help us all prioritise our sleep and get a good night sleep.
April 2019 – The Charisma Myth: Master the Art of Personal Magnetism by Olivia Fox Cabane.
Many people assume that charisma is something you have or you don’t. However, Olivia wanted to challenge that option and in The Charisma Myth sets out to teach you how to be charismatic.
May 2019 – The Success Principles: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be by Jack Canfield.
Leading Success Coach Jack Canfield believes that anyone can be successful if they follow his principles. With 67 principles and at over 500 pages long The Success Principles isn’t for everyone, but is filled with solid advice to help anyone to get from where they are to where they want to be.
June 2019 – How to Own the Room: Women and the Art of Brilliant Speaking by Viv Groskop.
More people fear public speaking than dying, yet speaking in public can drastically improve your professional success. In How To Own The Room, Viv sets out to help every woman learn how to become a brilliant speaker whether that means being able to give a toast or a TED Talk.
July 2019 – Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones by James Clear
Our habits will make us or break us. We all know it but breaking old habits and forming new habits can be very difficult. In Atomic Habits, James providers readers with a clear and simple formula to ensure you break habits for good and new habits stick.
August 2019 – The Chimp Paradox: The Mind Management Programme to Help You Achieve Success, Confidence and Happiness by Dr Steve Peters
Learning to master your mind to key for success and happiness, but most of us don’t actually understand how it works. In The Chimp Paradox, Steve helps you to understand the different ways your brain works and teaches you to tame your Chimp.
September 2019 – Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-free Productivity by David Allen
Productivity is a skill most people want to improve. There is always more to do. In Getting Things Done, David walks you through his productivity formula that he has used with 1:1 clients so you too can become more productive in work and life.
October 2019 – How Women Rise: Break the 12 Habits Holding You Back by Sally Helgesen and Marshall Goldsmith.
We all know we have good and bad habits. In How Women Rise, the reader is shown the 12 habits that have a detrimental impact on a woman’s professional success so you can avoid practising those actions yourself.
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
Money plays a major role in everyone’s lives, however, when was the last time you properly took a look at your relationship with money. In Your Money or Your Life, Vicki and Rob outline a 9-step programme to financial independence whilst also getting you to reconsider your relationship between life and money.
December 2019 – Everything is Figureoutable by Marie Forleo.
Amazing things happen when we believe in ourselves and our capabilities. In Everything is Figureoutable, Marie encourages the reader to embody her three-word mantra and go after their biggest dreams.
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If you liked the look of the books in this list then you should definitely consider joining PropelHer’s Book Club in 2020.
