Bringing important books to your attention in an accessible way. These personal development books are best sellers that give a unique and helpful perspective on life as we know it.

How to be free to focus

Are you free to focus?

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For a while I’ve been able to work on one thing whilst having several other things floating around my head. We’ve all tried multi-tasking but perhaps I’ve stretched that to my limit.  It no longer works for me. There are too many incomplete…

Book Review- The Life-changing magic of tidying by Marie Kondo

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(First published in TODAY Magazine, no longer online) I bought this book around the start of 2018 when I try to face the new year and make decisions about what I’d like to do the next twelve months. Like many of you, I acquire stuff. At…

Book Review – Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod

(First published in TODAY Magazine, no longer online) I approach this review with some ambivalence. Like many of you I am exploring ways to live my best life and fulfil my potential. On the other hand, we can ask too much of ourselves…

Book Review – Daring Greatly by Brené Brown

DARING GREATLY How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent and Lead By Dr. Brené Brown In this bestselling book Brené uses decades of human research to dispel the myth that vulnerability is a weakness.…

Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg

FACEBOOK’s Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg has received a lot of criticism for her book ‘LEAN IN’. It offers advice for working women who are expecting to have children, whether they return to work or not.  In many ways it is…