Books To Inspire In 2018
With the festive break firmly in full swing comes the perfect excuse to curl up with a mug of something warming in one hand and the books we’re reading in the other. Before you fall back on your usual genre, here are seven books that will motivate you to help reach your goals and inspire you to keep making more in 2018.
Adulting: How to Become a Grown-up in 468 Easy(ish) Steps by Kelly Williams Brown
Being a grown-up is more than the ability to wake up before 8 am and eat your lunch in a one-hour span — and Kelly Williams Brown is here to tell us all about it. With information that includes tips on house hunting to advice on time management, this quirky book takes us into the all too familiar role of what it’s truly like to be at the age where we’re expected to have our lives together (and how to get there if we don’t).
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink
Whether it’s the support from your friends or the number on your paycheck, we’re all motivated by different things — right? Daniel H. Pink dives into this concept and exposes the idea that we may be more similar than we think.
Leave Your Mark: Land Your Dream Job. Kill It in Your Career. Rock Social Media. by Aliza Licht
Effortless and downright real, fashion PR expert Aliza Licht gives life advice to all the driven women living in a contemporary working world. With a focus on communication and personal branding, Licht provides insight on how to advance your career and reminds us that we already have our greatest weapon — ourselves.
Yes Please by Amy Poehler
With her light-hearted and comical approach, Amy Poehler puts together a collection of stories, poetry, advice, and photography that will inspire you to live a life you love and be the type of person you want to love.
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
There’s no need to dwell on your latest decision when this book will give you insight on why you made it. As an international bestseller, psychologist Daniel Kahneman explains our minds and the two factors that drive it — our logic and emotion. Although we’re told to trust our gut feeling, this book looks into when we should, how we can control it, and what the benefits are for both types of thinking.
How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie
Life is a mixture of what you know — and who you know. Through this book, Carnegie tells us the secrets to creating solid relationships inside and outside the office. From getting people to see things your way to persuading them (without burning bridges), How to Win Friends & Influence People will not only help you climb the corporate ladder but also deepen friendships.
The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin
Follow Gretchen Rubin’s journey as she spends a year trying to discover the answer we all want to know — how to be and stay happy. With the combination of science, philosophy, and reality, this book will remind you to not only appreciate the little things in life, but to focus on them a lot more.
