October 2024: Our Book Recommendations
📚 5 Book recommendations to check out this month
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 October book recommendations.
If you’ve read any of these books before? Let us know in the comments.
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Finance pick: The Simple Path to Wealth: Your Roadmap to Financial Independence and a Rich, Free Life
Many money experts will tell you that investing is the key to wealth. However, very few people can actually explain how investing works. Fortunately, there’s JL Collins, a trusted guide in the financial industry.
The Simple Path to Wealth is a powerful tool that covers key topics like debt management, the importance of “F-you Money,” and how to invest wisely in any market condition. He explains why simple strategies outperform complex investments, outlines wealth-building phases, and demystifies retirement accounts and financial planning.
With a simple and humorous approach, Collin will help you confidently take control of your financial future.
Self-help pick: Choosing to Prosper Triumphing Over Adversity, Breaking Out of Comfort Zones, and Achieving Dreams
With the end of the year approaching, maybe you feel like life’s circumstances have pushed you further away from your dreams. Or perhaps you feel like you’re so close to getting what you want, but your fears are holding you back. If you’re not living the life you want, now is the ideal time to pick up a copy of “Choosing to Prosper.”
By sharing her personal journey, renowned entrepreneur and finance leader, our very own Bola Sokunbi will help you believe in yourself by tackling imposter syndrome and mental health challenges. Her book will also give you actionable advice to help you navigate the complexities of modern life, career, and entrepreneurship, focusing on breaking barriers and reaching extraordinary goals.
Career pick: The 5AM Club: Own Your Morning. Elevate Your Life
How do you typically start your days? Does it involve pushing the snooze button multiple times until you have only 10 minutes to get dressed, groom yourself, gulp down a cup of coffee, and race off to work?
What if your morning could be different and more productive? Could starting your day with more intention lead to more success? Robine Sharma believes so.
In The 5 Am Club, he reveals how dedicating just one hour each morning can help reduce stress, enhance focus, ignite creativity, boost productivity, and bring balance to your life.
Fiction Pick: The Nightingale: A Novel
When we think about war, we often picture men strapping on a uniform and heading onto the battlefield. However, women’s roles in war have often been overlooked. The novel The Nightingale, a #1 New York Times bestseller and a Wall Street Journal Best Book of the Year, follows the lives of two sisters in German-occupied France.
Kristine Hannah illuminates their perilous journeys toward survival and freedom. With grace and insight, The Nightingale celebrates the strength of the human spirit and the enduring power of women in the face of unimaginable adversity.
Business pick: Company Of One: Why Staying Small Is the Next Big Thing for Business
What is your idea of success? Does it involve creating a huge company with employees worldwide? While having a huge company is aspirational, it isn’t the only way to succeed as a business owner. Sometimes, all you need is yourself.
In Company of One, Paul Jarvis presents an innovative business strategy centered on being better, not bigger. By staying small, entrepreneurs gain the freedom to focus on meaningful pursuits and avoid the stress of growth-focused business models.
Which book will you choose to start the fall season?
Do any of these books pique your interest? Let us know in the comments!
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Happy reading!