Spark: How to Lead Yourself and Others to Greater Success by Angie Morgan, Courtney Lynch, and Sean Lynch “Sparks are people who recognize that they don’t have to accept what’s given to them…A Spark is also a moment when you realize that you have the ability to be a part of the solution you seek…When... The post Book Review—Spark: How to Lead Yourself and Others to Greater Success appeared first on The Books and Business Blog ..read more

5 Lessons Learned from Shoe Dog: A Memoir By the Creator of Nike. A business book recommendation. Shoe Dog is Phil Knight’s memoir about the rise of the Nike shoe company. It is one of my favorite memoirs and makes my list of the Top 10 books I recommend. There are many significant stories in... The post Book Review-Shoe Dog by Phil Knight appeared first on The Books and Business Blog ..read more

Binge-Worthy Business Books To Read Right Now Starting a business is hard. It can be difficult to find support. Sometimes you just need to know that someone else has gone before you and somehow, made it work.  If you’re a solopreneur, business biographies are one tool you should have in your toolbox of resources. Reading... The post 7 Binge-Worthy Business Memoirs to Read Right Now appeared first on The Books and Business Blog ..read more

Binge-Worthy Business Books To Read Right Now Starting a business is hard. It can be difficult to find support. Sometimes you just need to know that someone else has gone before you and somehow, made it work.  If you’re a solopreneur, business biographies are one tool you should have in your toolbox of resources. Reading about the hard work, perseverance, and commitment that it takes to build a successful business can inspire and encourage you in your own businesses. And you can learn from other people's mistakes so that you don't have to make those mistakes yourself. Want to save this p ..read more

50 Ways to Read More Books In 2021 50 Ways to Read More Books Wanting to read more books is one goal frequently set at the beginning of each year. It ranks up there with losing weight, eating better, exercising more, and saving money. But reading more can be a challenge. You have a bazillion things to do every day. There are dishes to wash, errands to run, emails to answer, children clamoring for your attention. Sometimes it doesn’t feel productive to sit down with a book.  And when you do have time to sit down and read, well, then you have to decide what book you should read next. And y ..read more

The 7 Best Home Organization Books The benefits of an organized home (and home organization books) cannot be denied. We recently moved from Washington state to Missouri for my husband’s job. After we sold our home in Washington, we spent about 3 weeks staying in hotels and living in temporary housing until we could close on our new home. Then, after we moved into our new house, it took a few more weeks for all of our belongings to be delivered and to get everything unpacked. The chaos of being unorganized was hard. And we are a really laid-back, take-things-as-they-come family. The value of h ..read more

3 Productivity Books You Can Read In Less Than One Hour Tell Your Time: How To Manage Your Schedule So You Can Live Free by Amy Lynn Andrews Tell Your Time by Amy Lynn Andres I’ve always been a little leery of short books. It seems longer books would have more information, making them “better” books. But Amy Lynn Andrews changed my mind with Tell Your Time.  Tell Your Time is a very short book, with zero fluff. It is probably my favorite and the most practical of all the time management books I have read. And I’ve read a lot of books about time management. You can finish this book in les ..read more

100 Questions Every First-Time Home Buyer Should Ask by Ilyce R. Glink ***Updated November 9, 2020 We didn’t have a copy of this book when we bought our first house, but we recently sold our first home and bought our second. 100 Questions Every First-Time Home Buyer Should Ask proved to be helpful in both the selling and buying process. We used it as sellers to remember the questions and concerns first-time home buyers have and to make sure our house presented as well as it could. We used it as buyers because the buying process can be overwhelming whether you’re buying your first home or your ..read more

Beautifully Organized: A Guide to Function and Style In Your Home by Nikki Boyd A homemaking book recommendation. Beautifully Organized by Nikki Boyd “… A beautiful, happy, organized home is obtainable no matter the size of your home or the size of your budget.” I loved reading through this book so much! Beautifully Organized is a gorgeous book, one that is a pleasure to read. It’s a white hardcover with teal endsheets, thick, glossy pages, and sharp, clear images. Beautiful photography. The decor style is clean and classic, with lots of neutrals. But while her decorating style is beauti ..read more

The Martha Rules: 10 Essentials for Achieving Success as You Start, Build, or Manage a Business by Martha Stewart I’ll be honest. It took me a bit to get into this book. The writing is practical, maybe a bit sterile, much like Martha herself (or at least, my impression of her). There’s no warm, fuzzy chatter in The Martha Rules. Having said that, the book has some expert advice and unique insights that you don’t see in other business books. What are The Martha Rules? There’s 10 rules. Each rule gets its own chapter, and Martha uses stories from her life and her business to illustrate each ru ..read more