The Good Stuff
Books – Finding Yourself / Life Design:
Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life, by Bill Burnett
Finding Your Own North Star: Claiming the Life You Were Meant to Live, by Martha Beck
How to Be Everything: A Guide for Those Who (Still) Don’t Know What They Want to Be When They Grow Up, by Emilie Wapnick
Hero on a Mission: The Power of Finding Your Role in Life: The Path to a Meaningful Life, by Donald Miller
Renaissance Soul: How to Make Your Passions Your Life – A Creative and Practical Guide, by Margaret Lobenstine
Refuse to Choose!: Use All of Your Interests, Passions, and Hobbies to Create the Life and Career of Your Dreams, by Barbara Sher
Wishcraft: How to Get what You Really Want, by Barbara Sher
It’s Only Too Late If You Don’t Start Now: How to Create Your Second Life at Any Age, by Barbara Sher
I Could Do Anything If Only I Knew What It Was: How to Discover What You Really Want and How to Get It, by Barbara Sher
Books – Habit Formation
Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones, by James Clear
Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything, by B.J. Fogg
Books – Out of the Box
Reality Transurfing. Steps I-V, by Vadim Zeland
Books – Develop Self Agency
Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself, by Melody Beattie
Books – Spiritual Rejuvenation
Bitten by a Camel: Leaving Church, Finding God, by Kent Dobson
Post-Traumatic Church Syndrome: One Woman’s Desperate, Funny, and Healing Journey to Explore 30 Religions by Her 30th Birthday, by Reba Riley
Tech Tools:
Chat GPT: This is a free web-based tool, or advanced language model by OpenAI, that excels at rapidly generating coherent text, engaging in natural conversations, and providing information on diverse topics. Many people use it for content creation, correspondence help, and virtual assistance. Others use it for tutoring, writing help, and personal tasks. It is a great time-saver. In a life coaching context, it is perfect for generating journaling prompts, researching solutions, and exploring ideas.
Podcasts:
The RobCast Podcast by Rob Bell: topics include spiritual and personal growth, creativity, authenticity, and other ideas that liberate and elevate the mind and soul.
The Codependummy Podcast by Marissa Esquibel: great information for anyone raised, reinforced, and rewarded to put the needs of others above their own. End the misery and exhaustion of being needless and wantless in order to please others. Learn to undo that wiring, get to know yourself, and start taking up space!
YouTube – Microlearning:
Tech Sessions, by Cyber-Seniors: tutorials on tech basics like how to use smartwatches, shop with Instacart, clear a cache.
Yoga with Adrienne: practice self-care for free at home! Try the easy “Restorative Yoga” videos that are gentle and relaxing.