The holidays are almost here and you may be scrambling to find a last minute gift for those on your list, or simply anticipating a bit of a break where you can rest, enjoy family, and rejuvenate yourself for the new year. Why not share the gift of a great book – or take the time to read one for yourself. Go ahead, you deserve it!
Our Reality-Based Leadership team has gathered a list of Cy’s favorite reads that will have a bit of something for everyone, from books on business leadership and change, to motivational and self-reflection topics, to great authors like Brene Brown and Simon Sinek. And, we didn’t forget a bit of great poetry!
We hope you enjoy.
Cy’s picks:
Seat of the Soul, by Gary Zukav
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment, by Eckhart Tolle
Loving What Is: Four Questions That Can Change Your Life, by Byron Katie
Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar, by Cheryl Strayed
A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of “A Course in Miracles”, by Marianne Williamson
Carry On, Warrior: The Power of Embracing Your Messy, Beautiful Life, by Glennon Doyle Melton
The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself, by Michael A. Singer
The Law of Divine Compensation: Mastering the Metaphysics of Abundance, by Marianne Williamson
Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action, by Simon Sinek
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything, by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don’t, by Jim Collins
Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith, by Anne Lamott
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom, by Don Miguel Ruiz
The Heart Aroused: Poetry and the Preservation of the Soul in Corporate America, by David Whyte
A Thousand Mornings: Poems, by Mary Oliver
Interested in reading Cy’s books? Check out Reality-Based Leadership and The Reality-Based Rules of the Workplace. For more from Cy, follow her on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram.
Joyce Ybarra says:
Really like that you have a book list! I love that some are new to me and will contribute to my continued personal development. Thank you for bringing the sensibility to dealing with these topics in life and work. Appreciate your passion and service to our human world!