51: Top Recommended Books for Biz Building (by past guests!)

I’ve had some AMAZING guests on this podcast, and I’ve asked each and every one of them to recommend a book (or two or more).

I’ve shared these in the show notes for each episode, but I’ve never collected them all in one place…. until today.

In this episode, I’ve put together ALL of the book recommendations that have come up on this podcast (some of them multiple times).

Some books are business-specific, some are self-improvement, some are focused on spirituality or advocacy. But they are all books that the incredible guests of this podcast believe will make a difference for you.

In the episode, I share a description of each book (straight from the book’s publisher or book website), so be sure to have a listen to learn more about each book.

Here’s the list:

• Untamed by Glennon Doyle
  Recommended by: Chris Emmer + Nancy Shadlock + Jess Gupta

• Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans
  Recommended by: Jenna Starkey and Keltie Maguire

• When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chödrön
  Recommended by: Jenna Starkey

• The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer
  Recommended by: Jenna Starkey

• Find Your F*ckyeah by Alexis Rockley
  Recommended by: Chris Emmer

• The Compound Effect: Jumpstart Your Income, Your Life, Your Success by Darren Hardy
  Recommended by: Nesha Frazier

• Brand Brilliance by Fiona Humberstone
  Recommended by: Illiah Manger

• How to Style Your Brand by Fiona Humberstone
  Recommended by: Illiah Manger

• Atomic Habits by James Clear
  Recommended by: Mariah Tomkinson

• You Are a Badass at Making Money by Jen Sincero
  Recommended by: Mariah Tomkinson

• Braving the Wilderness by Brené Brown
  Recommended by: Reina Pomeroy

• Frindle by Andrew Clements
  Recommended by: Megan Dowd

• You Are a Badass by Jen Sincero
  Recommended by: Nancy Shadlock

• The Gene Keys by Richard Rudd
  Recommended by: Nancy Shadlock

• Start with Why by Simon Sinek
  Recommended by: Laura Clise

• So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
  Recommended by: Laura Clise

• More Than Enough: Claiming Space for Who You Are No Matter What They Say by Elaine Welteroth
  Recommended by: Jen Hatzung

• More Myself by Alicia Keys (audiobook recommended — she narrates herself!)
  Recommended by: Jen Hatzung

• Getting (More of) What You Want by Margaret Neale and Thomas Lys
  Recommended by: Alex Dickinson

• Emotional Sobriety: From Relationship Trauma to Resilience and Balance by Tian Dayton, Ph.D.
  Recommended by: Amy Deland

• The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
  Recommended by: Natalie Wong

• Do the Work by Steven Pressfield
  Recommended by: Natalie Wong

• Ask for More by Alexandra Carter
  Recommended by: Natalie Wong

• Toilet Paper Entrepreneur by Mike Michalowicz
  Recommended by: Natalie Wong

• Profit First by Mike Michalowicz
  Recommended by: Natalie Wong

• Fix This Next by Mike Michalowicz
  Recommended by: Natalie Wong

• Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski, PhD and Amelia Nagoski, DMA
  Recommended by: Nikki Innocent

• Women Who Run with Wolves by Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés
  Recommended by: Chris Emmer

• My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinem
  Recommended by: Micah Larsen

• Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
  Recommended by: Micah Larsen

• Essentialism by Greg McKeown
  Recommended by: Keltie Maguire

• The Four Agreements by don Miguel Ruiz
  Recommended by: Wendy O’Beirne

• Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb
  Recommended by: Jess Gupta

• Clockwork by Mike Michalowicz
  Recommended by: Michele Caruana

• Superfans by Pat Flynn
  Recommended by: Michele Caruana

• Pumpkin Plan by Mike Michalowicz
  Recommended by: Cachet Prescott

You all KNOW I love a good quote, so here’s my favorite quote about books.

Stephen King said:

“Books are a uniquely portable magic.”

I completely agree. The words in many of these books have the power to completely change your business and life if you read them, absorb them, and (most importantly) put what you’ve learned into practice.

I hope you will.

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