January 2024: Our Book Recommendations
Five book recommendations from finance to fantasy
Are you looking for a good book to start off the new year?
If so, we’ll help you find that perfect book with our list of recommendations!
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.
Got a favorite book to share? Be sure to let us know in the comments!
Ready to find your next favorite book? Let’s dive in!
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Finance pick: Clever Girl Finance: Learning How Investing Works, Grow Your Money by Bola Sokunbi.
This book empowers women with the knowledge to make sound investment choices. You can learn to be financially savvy without an advanced finance degree!
Learning How Investing Works, Grow Your Money will help you unlock the potential to build substantial long-term wealth, regardless of your income level.
Navigate through essential insights, discover the common pitfalls to evade on your journey to becoming a successful investor, and gain much more along the way!
Career pick: Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office: Unconscious Mistakes Women Make That Sabotage Their Careers by Lois P. Frankel.
An oldie but goodie, Lois’s classic book, Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office, examines what typically stops women from gaining success. She also shares key tips to help women achieve what they desire in their career.
Business pick: She Means Business: Turn Your Ideas into Reality and Become a Wildly Successful Entrepreneur by Carrie Green.
In the book, She Means Business, Carrie teaches you how to transform your passion and dreams into a profitable business venture. She focuses on mindset and self-belief, crucial elements in navigating the entrepreneurial journey.
Fiction pick: The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store: A Novel by James McBride.
The story takes place in 1972 in the neighborhood of Chicken Hill, Pennsylvania. A unique area filled with African Americans and Jewish immigrants. Within the pages of The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store are stories of struggle, triumph, and the importance of love and community.
Personal development pick: Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person by Shonda Rhimes
As the creator and producer behind some of today’s most groundbreaking T.V. shows, Shonda has created bold and outspoken characters that are near opposites of her introverted personality.
She led a somewhat sheltered life as a mom, a career woman, and someone who experiences anxiety. Until one day, she started saying yes to things that scared her. Her book, Year of Yes, will take you through her journey of experiencing life to the fullest and conquering her fears.
Books offer abundant insight, wisdom, and information to help you grow your finances, career, business, and mindset.
By leveraging these books, you can move to the next level of success in your personal and professional life.
If you’re committed to helping yourself grow by reading, remember to be on the lookout for our book recommendations for next month.
In the meantime, you can stay motivated and learn other financial tips and tricks from our entirely FREE financial courses.
Happy reading!