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Books That Built My Business (and Me)
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items I've read a bunch of books over the years on money mindset, personal development, strategies and more to help me on my business journey. These are some of my top recommendations
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Sections
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🧠 Identity, Confidence & Self-Worth
💰 Money, Wealth & Rewriting the Rules
🏗️ Business Strategy, Systems & Execution
🧩 Mindset, Healing & Getting Out of Your Own Way
🎨 Creativity, Courage & Self-Expression
📖 Memoirs That Shift Perspective
🧠 Identity, Confidence & Self-Worth
Books that helped me stop shrinking, stop self-sabotaging, gain confidence and believe in myself and my skills
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Such a great story of never giving up on your dreams. The journey Jamie went through to become the first female CEO of L'Oreal is crazy. So much perseverance and determination. Great read!
Believe IT
This was the first money mindset book I ever read, and it was a great starting point to understanding how to change my relationship with money.
You Are a Badass: Stop Doubting Greatness
The second book in the Badass series and a continuation on money mindset, through personal essays and stories. Looking at money in a different way as success starts to happen
You Are a Badass at Making Money: Mindset
I was challenged to read this one after going through a massive spiral into self doubts. This book definitely helped me reframe how I viewed myself and my life
Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It
If you're a perfectionist, this one is for you. This one helped me see how perfect the imperfections in life really are
The Gifts of Imperfection: 10th Anniversary Edition
Why being vulnerable is a skill everyone needs, and how to use vulnerability in life to connect and heal. Truly a great read if you struggle with sharing who you truly are to others
Daring Greatly: Courage to Be Vulnerable
💰 Money, Wealth & Rewriting the Rules
Books that changed the way I looked at money, in both business and in my personal life. These shaped my relationship with wealth going forward.
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I know it might sound crazy, but this was a very different approach to money mindset and wealth through theoretical physics. The first chapter or two is a bit dry, but once you get past it, it's really fascinating!
A Happy Pocket Full of Money: Expanded Edition
I read this on a cruise and loved the look on old ladies faces seeing the cover! 🤣 It's all about how to see money through a new lens a why creating wealth isn't as hard as you may think.
Rich As F*ck: More Money Than You Know
This book taught me how to create more abundance in my life and how I was blocking wealth subconsciously. I was able to clear some mindset blocks after reading this!
Get Rich, Lucky Bitch!: Release Money Blocks
Great frameworks with a 6 week plan to creating financial habits that lead to wealth.
I Will Teach You to Be Rich: No Guilt, No Excuses
I'd been following Tori on Tiktok for years and I loved her approach to creating wealth as a woman. She destroys the patriarchy viewpoint on money and wealth and makes it super easy for women to understand. A must read for all women
Financial Feminist: Master Money & Build Life
🏗️ Business Strategy, Systems & Execution
Books that helped me build systems and strategies to increase production and growth in business.
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This was the very first “business” book I ever read, and it's still one I flip through often. It's all about how every action you take compounds over time into something huge
The Compound Effect: Jumpstart Income & Life
If you've ever struggled with procrastination, this book gives you great suggestions for breaking through. I loved the concept of "eat that frog" to get things done
Eat That Frog! Fourth Edition: 21 Ways
A great read on the benefits to focusing on one thing at a time and how it helps build to your ultimate goals faster
The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth
I loved this book! It taught me how to form habits and how to actually keep them. I still refer back to it often!
Atomic Habits: Easy Way to Build & Break Habits
🧩 Mindset, Healing & Getting Out of Your Own Way
Books that helped with the inner work required to sustain and grow a business, especially as a soloprenueur.
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After following Nicole on Tiktok, I really loved her approach to helping. This book was an in-depth look through self healing and repairing destructive patterns.
How to Do the Work: Recognize Patterns & Heal
A good read if you're going through hard times in life and want to find happiness and peace in yourself again
The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself
This was an interesting viewpoint on how to let life "happen" by surrendering to whatever comes, even if it wasn't what you thought.
I really appreciated this different take on enjoying the journey of life
The Surrender Experiment: My Journey
🎨 Creativity, Courage & Self-Expression
Learning how to get out of the comfort zone and create even before you feel ready
I loved this one! I struggled with rejection and never taking chances because of it, but this story showed how taking chances in asking for things you want leads to a better life. Loved it
Rejection Proof: How I Beat Fear & Became Invincible
This one is a little "woo"," but if you like that sort of thing, you'll love this one. Take a chance on being creative and acting on your creative thoughts
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
A great read for understanding how to use your creativity for new things, even if nothing is ever new
Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things About Creativity
I'm not a huge fan of Marie, but her book shares some great insights on knowing that no matter what the problem, you can figure it out
Everything Is Figureoutable
📖 Memoirs That Shift Perspective
Some of the best books I read had nothing to do about business, but were personal autobiographies of overcoming obstacles.
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The story of Nike founder, Phil Knight and how the brand came to be. From years of near ruin to global brand, this is a crazy story of never giving up your dream
Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
How Shonda Rhimes changed her entire life in one year by saying “Yes” to ever opportunity that came, no matter what
Year of Yes: Dance It Out & Be Yourself
An incredible story of overcoming hardship and never giving up on yourself. I had no idea Viola went through what she went through in life. Great read.
Finding Me: A Memoir
A fascinating biography on a fascinating celeb.
Greenlights
The journey through addiction, prison and rebuilding a life worth living
High Achiever: True Story of One Addict
Surprisingly a fantastic audiobook from Kevin Hart. Some amazing life lessons and golden nuggets to take from this
The Decision: Overcoming Today's BS for Success