April 2024: Our Book Recommendations
5 Book recommendations to check out for April
Spring is here, and it’s a great time to dive into a new book!
Don’t know which book to choose? We’ve got you covered.
Every month, you’ll receive team CGF’s top picks of books to help you improve your finances, advance your career, practice self-care, or get lost in a fantasy world.
Here is our list of April book recommendations.
If you’ve read any of these books before? Let us know in the comments.
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Finance pick: Girls That Invest: Your Guide to Financial Independence through Shares and Stocks
If investing seems utterly overwhelming, then Simran Kaur’s book will put your mind at ease. Within the pages, Kaur explains the principles of investing that you can use in any market.
Girls that Invest will teach you how to understand the stock market, find the right investment strategy, and put together an investment portfolio.
Self-help pick: The 5 AM Club: Own Your Morning. Elevate Your Life
If you’re looking to radically change your life to help you reduce stress, unleash creativity, and achieve optional prodigality, then The 5 am Club is the book for you.
Author Robin Sharma has worked with numerous successful people, and in her book, she shares the wisdom and insights she’s learned throughout her career.
Career pick: Women Don't Ask: The High Cost of Avoiding Negotiation--and Positive Strategies for Change by Linda Babcock
Most women aren’t taught to ask for what they want, especially within their careers. One major example that Linda Babcock covers in her book is the mistake many women make of not negotiating their salaries. As a result, women miss out on millions of dollars, and men end up getting paid four times more than women with the same qualifications.
If you want to get ahead in your career but need the skills and confidence to negotiate your way to the top, then Women Don’t Ask is the book for you. Reading this book will help you learn how to negotiate, develop your negotiating style, and overcome any fears holding you back.
Business pick: Million Dollar Women: The Essential Guide for Female Entrepreneurs Who Want to Go Big
Ready to take your business to the next level? Learn the fundamentals of networking and how getting the right support can help you build a million-dollar business with Million Dollar Women. From fundraising to finding the team and mentors, this book walks you through it all.
Fiction pick: Miss Pearly's Girls: A Captivating Tale of Family Healing
Miss Pearly’s Girls is a heartfelt story about what happens when a family reconnects after choosing to be separated for so many years. When Miss.Pearly Bell becomes terminally ill, she helps four daughters reunite with one another. However, a family reunion isn’t exactly peaceful.
When the sisters come together, they are forced to face the problems from their pasts. Are the sisters strong enough to rebuild their family, or has coming together just made things worse?
Whether you want to start a business, get lost in a good story, or improve your finances, these book recommendations will help guide you.
Which book are you considering starting? Let us know in the comments!
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Happy reading!