May 2024: Our Book Recommendations
5 Book recommendations to check out this May
We know you’re always looking for your next good read, so we have some great 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.
Here is our list of May book recommendations.
If you’ve read any of these books before? Let us know in the comments.
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Finance pick: Money Honey: A Simple 7-Step Guide For Getting Your Financial Sh*t Together
Everyone experiences a lack of motivation for budgeting and saving money. Fortunately, Rachel Richards can help you overcome your financial slump with her book Money Honey. This page-turner is filled with fun and helpful advice for managing your finances.
Self-help pick: No Excuses!: The Power of Self-Discipline
So many people believe that success stems from luck or exceptional talent, yet so many people are able to attain their goals through a straightforward approach: self-discipline!
"No Excuses!" demonstrates how you can succeed across three vital domains: personal aspirations, professional and financial objectives, and overall well-being.
Career pick: Fearless and Free: How Smart Women Pivot and Relaunch Their Careers by Wendy Sachs
Do you consider yourself an overthinker? Are you someone who is constantly weighing the pros and cons so much that you hesitate and never go for what you want?
However, what if you had the guts to take risks? What if you followed the start-up mentality and, instead of getting stuck in analysis paralysis, just went for what you wanted?
If this sounds like the person you want to be, reading "Fearless and Free” will help you go from thinking to doing. It's all about building confidence, selling your story, honing your skills, and building your network without sounding like you’re showing off.
Fiction Pick: Hello Beautiful: A Novel by Ann Napolitano
If you’re a fan of the book Little Woman, you’ll fall in love with Hello Beautiful. This story follows William Waters, who grows up in a tragic home where his parents barely acknowledge his existence. However, things change when he goes to college and meets Julia Padavano, the sunshine in his once-gloomy life.
Julia introduces William to a new group of friends who become family. Just as things are going great, William’s past comes to haunt him, putting his new life and friends in jeopardy. Will William's bonds with his new family be enough to survive the drama of his past?
If you’re looking to get lost in a story of unconditional love and forgiveness, this a book you won’t want to put down.
Business pick: Girl Code: Unlocking the Secrets to Success, Sanity, and Happiness for the Female Entrepreneur by Cara Awill Leyba
Girl Code isn't your typical business manual. It's more like a GPS for female entrepreneurs, working women, and even those juggling a day job with a side hustle.
This book isn't about building some mega-corporation or mastering complex finance systems. Instead, it's about boosting your self-belief, rediscovering your purpose, kicking jealousy to the curb, and understanding the power of connection. Because when you really think about it, that's what life and business are truly about.
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!