This book is a good read for the minimalist who loves lists. The Index Card makes a simple and comforting promise: Everything you need to know about managing your money can be summed up in ten rules that fit on one four-by-six-inch index card. This theory was born when the book’s co-authors tried it themselves and posted a photo of the result, which quickly went viral in 2013. The simple advice in the book could help you manage your money well. Andre on Amazon is a fan, “Simple advice is …
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Emotional Agility: Get Unstuck, Embrace Change and Thrive In Life and Work
This is not your usual “self-help” title. It’s full of science and it’s eminently practical. I will level with you, there’s probably not going to be a better book featured in our discount section all year. Susan David’s Emotional Agility is a powerful work designed to help you better manage your emotions. There’s no positive thinking nonsense – this stuff works and won’t drive you insane. The Harvard Business Review awarded this concept the “ground breaking idea of the year” and I can’t agree …
48-Hour Start Up
Fraser Doherty MBE, of all things, is going to help you keep your New Year’s resolution of getting richer. How? By teaching you everything you need to know to launch a new business in a single weekend. What could be easier than that? Of course, he’s not guaranteeing your business will be a profitable one (many business ideas aren’t, after all, great) but it’s a really good way to get over all your fears and doubts and get things moving. Your business isn’t a business until it starts selling …
Finding Your Own North Star
Martha Beck’s Finding Your Own North Star: Claiming The Life You Were Meant To Live feels like a book which is perfectly timed for discounting. It’s the first week of the New Year and many of us are seeking better, happier, healthier lives; Martha claims to be able to offer us a clear path to them. Of course, things aren’t that simple but the advice within is sensible and can help you if you’re feeling confused and lacking in direction. It’s a practical step-by-step process that should lead …
Prince Charming Isn’t Coming: How Women Get Smart About Money
If you’re a procrastinator who hopes your finances will work themselves out, Prince Charming Isn’t Coming might be the right book for you. Contrary to what the title may suggest, it isn’t an outdated cautionary tale about the dangers of pinning your financial hopes on a man. Instead, the metaphorical “Prince” represents any cure-alls that you might fantasize about (“I’ll finally get that raise soon” or “Maybe I’ll inherit money from my aunt”) instead of paying your credit card bill right …
How To Build Self-Discipline
I like to think that I have some self-discipline, after all, I blog everyday, right? However, it’s probably a skill that we all could use a bit more of and Martin Meadows’ introduction to the topic is very well done. It’s also under a buck to buy on Amazon this week so if you’re hoping to keep your New Year’s resolutions this might be an excellent time to pick it up. It’s clear, straightforward and well-worded. There are much worse ways to part with a dollar. You can learn How To Build …
The Startup Way
Eric Ries is one of the new gurus of management and leadership and it seems that as we head to the New Year that his The Startup Way: How Modern Companies Use Entrepreneurial Management to Transform Culture and Drive Long-Term Growth might be essential reading for those looking to get a boost on the corporate ladder in 2019. Fortunately, whilst the full title of this is long-winded the rest of the book is not, and I found it to be full of useful tips on becoming a better manager and leader. …
How To Manage Your Money When You Don’t Have Any
Many of us tried a consultation with our financial gurus on the internet, tv & books, but we still find it difficult to follow what they actually want us to do. Some might say we need an investment to have the golds and diamonds they promised us, some of us even couldn’t make enough to play the investment games they teach. How To Manage Your Money When You Don't Have Any is simply for people who want to keep their heads above ground not wanting to be drowning in debt. For those who has …
inGenius: A Course On Creativity
This book is like a shot in the arm for your brain power. Tina Seelig is a top-level consultant and Stanford University educator and she works with some of the world’s biggest companies to instill creativity at all levels. You see, creating things and being successful is not a matter of luck or innate talent – it can be taught. This book is your guide to unleashing your full potential and it’s based firmly in scientific, measured fact and not “wishing for it from the universe” nonsense. It’s …