I love to read. In reading I find answers, solutions, escape, inspiration, adventure, solace…
I think that reading was probably the main thing that helped me through my career transition. Well, reading, and then taking action. I turned to books for answers to the many questions I had. When I was feeling desperate, I’d wander around bookshops in my lunch break, dipping into any that caught my eye. They always seemed to be books to do with stress, being busy, feeling overwhelmed, how to be happy, how to change career, how to find your passion.
There are a few books I got my hands on that particularly resonated with me and had significant impact on the next stage of my life. They’re listed below, as a source of inspiration if you too are looking for some answers (or at least words of comfort or advice).
I’ve also included books I’ve read more recently on mindset, confidence and being yourself.
You can read a post which goes into a bit more detail on these books, here: Best 6 books to help with career change
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Books on career change & deciding how you want to live your life
What Colour is Your Parachute by Richard Nelson Bolles
The 4-Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss
This Year Will Be Different by Monika Kanokova
Working Identity by Herminia Ibarra
The Element by Sir Ken Robinson
Can We Live Here by Sarah Alderson
Books on mindset: confidence, facing fear and taking action
Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway by Susan Jeffers
How To Stop Worrying And Start Living by Dale Carnegie
Unlimited Power and Awaken The Giant Within by Tony Robbins
Lucky B*tch and Get R*ch Lucky B*tch by Denise Duffield-Thomas
Be Your Own Life Coach by Fiona Harrold
F**k It by John C. Park
The Chimp Paradox by Prof. Steve Peters
Books on being yourself, being bold, being creative
Quiet by Susan Cain
Girl Boss by Sophia Amoruso
How To Be A Girl by Caitlin Moran
The Girl With The Lower Back Tattoo by Amy Schumer
Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
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