Any other avid readers out there? I’m back today with a new goal of mine: 12 Books in 12 Months!
Me Time with a Book:
I’ve always loved reading, but as I’ve gotten older, responsibilities started mounting up, and two kids joined our ranks, I’ve had to be much more intentional about carving out “me time,” which also includes time to read. I enjoy many different genres including, but not limited to, mysteries, Christian-fiction, historical fiction, fantasy (Harry Potter & Twilight, anyone?), and adventure when I’m reading just for fun. There’s nothing better than curling up with a hot cup of coffee and an extra-soft blanket, and getting swept away in a good book! Here lately; however, I’ve found a lot of joy and motivation from reading more inspirational and business-related books!
New Years Goals: A Year of Books for Moms & Teacher-Preneurs:
At the beginning of each year, I like to set new goals for the year. These aren’t generally big goals, but rather smaller “short-term” goals if you will to help me reach bigger goals. One of the goals I sent for myself this year is to read one book a month (at least). I’m not just a book lover but also a book collector! I’m constantly buying new books or adding books to my list when someone suggests one, so I already had quite the stack that needed to be read. I looked over my yearly goals and chose 12 books that I felt like would fit in nicely with my goals for 2019, and I’m going to work my way through these 12 over the course of the year. You can see which books I chose below:
12 Books in 12 Months:
Some of these books are teacher-related, some are business-related, and some are related to lifestyle, motherhood, and even finances. A few of these I’ve read before and felt like I needed to read them again, and ALL of them come highly recommended by a lot of really important people. The complete list with their affiliate links are below:
1. Grace Not Perfection, by Emily Ley
2. A Simplified Life, by Emily Ley
3. Girl Wash Your Face, by Rachel Hollis
4. Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell
5. Building a Storybrand, by Donald Miller
6. Female Chauvinist Pigs, by Ariel Levy
7. She Wins, You Win by Gail Evans
8. Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki
9. The Slight Edge, by Jeff Olson
10. You’re a Bad*** at Making Money, by Jen Sincero
11. What Got You Here Won’t Get You There, by Marshall Goldsmith
12. Teaching With Love and Logic, by Fay & Funk
A Few Extras:
13. Hanging In: Strategies for Teaching the Students Who Challenge Us the Most, by Benson
14. Walking With God in the Season of Motherhood, by Kruger
15. Awakened, by Angela Watson
16. Think and Grow Rich, by Napoleon Hill
17. The Whole30 Guide: The 30-Day Guide to Total Health and Food Freedom, by Melissa & Dallas Hartwig
The plan is a review each one on my Instastories as I read through it, so if you’re interested in following along with my instastory book reviews, be sure to follow me (@whitneyslp) on Instagram! (I’ll save the books to my highlights in case you want to go back to them!)
First up, Grace Not Perfection, by Emily Ley! (I’ve read this one before, but this time I’m going all in with my highlighter!!)
Have you read any amazing business-related or life-style/self-help books lately? Or have you read any of these? I’d love to hear what you think of these 12 Books in 12 Months: A Year of Books for Moms and Teacher-Preneurs.
