Inspiring Books for Productivity and Leadership

No matter the season of life you’re in, there’s always opportunity for growth. Luckily, we can benefit from scientific research and others’ experiences to help navigate improvements in our lives. Whether you want to level up your personal life, family, or business, there are so many resources out there that can help motivate, encourage and give insight into how to do so. Here are just a few of our favorites!

Atomic Habits by James Clear

Clear’s philosophy that with consistent effort, we can improve in small, incremental ways debunks the idea that “massive success requires massive action.” It takes the idea of success from something nebulous and futuristic to attainable and concrete. He breaks down the acquiring of new habits and the breaking of bad ones into small, actionable behaviors that a reader can implement today. With space specifically for habit tracking, Golden Coil’s Weekly Layouts are perfect tools to implement what you’ll learn in this book.

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Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen

Known as the “Bible of business and personal productivity,” this book has been around for more than fifteen years, and its methods are still going strong. If you’re looking for a deep-dive, no-frills book on organization and productivity, this is the book for you. What it lacks in aesthetics and organization philosophy, it makes up for in detailed and useful organizational systems.

Dare to Lead by Brene Brown

Modern-day vulnerability guru, Brene Brown, brings her research and inspiring insights to the business sector. In Dare to Lead, Brown attempts to dispel certain myths we carry as a society about what leadership actually looks like and what it takes to step into brave leadership ourselves.

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The 5 AM Club: Own Your Morning. Elevate Your Life.

Have you always wanted to be a morning person, but could never quite get past hitting the snooze button? In this international bestseller, author Robin Sharma helps groggy mortals unlock the secret weapon to success. He not only makes a convincing case for the benefits of rising early, but also helps readers create an effective morning routine that can set them up for daily and long-term success.

Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life by Dave Evans and Bill Burnett

Whether you consider yourself a designer or not, this book teaches that everyone can be, and they can put those skills to use toward the most important project of all—their lives. The two authors, one the Executive Director of the Design Program at Stanford and the other an entrepreneur, use design thinking to help anyone, from new graduates to retirees, create a life that is meaningful and fulfilling. Rather than cookie-cutter solutions, their method is personalized, innovative, and practical.

We also reached out to the Golden Coil Community, and here are some recommendations you loved:

  • WOLFPACK: How to Come Together, Unleash our Power, and Change the Game by Abby Wambach

  • The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups by Daniel Coyle

  • The Advantage by Patrick Lencioni

  • W1nning by Tim S. Grover

  • The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey

  • Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin

Hopefully you can find something inspiring and useful in these suggestions!

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