This is the second episode of a two part series where I’m sharing the top 13 self-leadership books that have changed my life and the trajectory of my business. If you haven’t already, go back and listen to last week’s episode! It’s linked below. Now, I talk about this a lot, but as coaches who are truly committed to our own craft, we can only go and grow with clients to the degree that we are willing to evolve with ourselves first. I understand that if I haven't had an insight or a breakthrough in my own personal journey in a specific area, then I will never see or be able to reflect that same gap in a client. In this episode, I’m sharing some of the top books that have helped me unlock new insights, deeper learnings and levels of self awareness and spiritual development in the realm of relationships, overcoming resistance, and money mindset. Again, if you pick up one of these books, I'd love to hear from you! I truly believe that these books have the possibility to change your life, and I hope you enjoy them. 

Topics:

• The reminder that it doesn't require anyone else in our lives to be different in order for us to create a different experience of life

• Why shifting your relationship to habits is the number one key that will support you in creating consistency and other lessons from Atomic Habits 

• Learning to recognize the synchronicities and similarities of your desires and how they are aligned to connect the why with the want using insights from Worthy

• Knowing that we continually upper limit when we’re committed to our own growth and how to overcome them using resources from The Big Leap

• Why The Four Agreements is one of Catherine’s favorite, most highly recommended books and the importance of not taking everything and everyone so darn personally 

• How Drop the Ball teaches us to (re)design the partnership/marriage that we want, that works for both parties 

• The necessity of tuning into your body's knowing and internal wisdom to increase trust in yourself for easier decision making from The Body Keeps the Score

• How Living Nonviolent Communication shows us that we have to first connect with ourselves and our own tragically unmet needs to create authentic intimacy in our relationships

Episode Resources:

• Listen: 13 Self-Leadership Books that Changed My Life (Part 1)

• Listen: Dreaming and Manifesting for Sensitive Empaths Living in a Loud World

• Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear

• Worthy: Boost Your Self-Worth to Grow Your Net Worth by Nancy Levin

• The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level by Gay Hendricks

• The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz

• Drop the Ball: Achieving More by Doing Less by Tiffany Dufu

• The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk M.D.

• Living Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg

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