April Edition
Ooops – I missed a blog day yesterday so must get two done today!
Starting with an easy one first, my sister Beth had a special request when I said I was back blogging, she has asked “I’d love a post about some of your favourite podcasts, good short courses etc, that would be great!” Yippeee – these are some of my favourite things so I’m excited to share and it being a long Easter weekend in Coronavirus times – I thought you all might be looking for some recommendations!
Reading:
I love, love, love reading! I highly recommend getting signed up on https://www.goodreads.com/ – it is free and you can set yourself a reading challenge (mine is 52 books this year, one per week), track all the books you read, write reviews and read other people’s reviews. It is also a good place to save a list of all the books you want to read so it is easy to find when it comes time for a new book. I have the app on my phone and it is super easy to use and at the end of the year you can get an awesome little summary like this;
Ok – lets start with my favourite self help books to check out. I read most of these via Audible while I am walk/running each day. It has been an awesome way to go out and exercise!
Non-Fiction Recommendations:
- The Resilience Project byHugh van Cuylenburg
- Atomic Habits by James Clear
- Rising Strong by Brene Brown
- The Barefoot Investor for Families by Scott Pape
- Take Control of your Life by Mel Robbins
Fiction Recommendations:
- The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
- Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
- Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate
- The Bronze Horeseman by Paullina Simons
- After the Flood Kassandra Montag
Podcast Recommendations:
- Straight & Curly
- Ladies we Need to Talk
- No Filter with Mia Freedman
- Interview with Andrew Denton
- How I Built This
TV/Movie Recommendations
- The Handmaids Tale (TV) – awful but interesting concept and gripping tv
- Big Little Lies (TV)
- The Marriage Story (Movie
- Ride Like A Girl (Movie – my favourite from last year!)
- The Goldbergs (TV – our favourite show to watch as a family – especially if you grew up in the 80’s!)
Short Course Recommendations
- Thriving through COVID-19: ENGAGE e-course + Group Coaching + Biz Planning Bundle I would highly, highly recommend Jules and her coaching for all businesses or those looking to start a business – now is a great time!
- Peak Persona (I’ve done several of these now and love them – am doing ‘Role & Soul’ later this month)
- Writey-oh! In May: An Ecourse for Bloggers and Online Writers (I think I am going to sign up for this?)
- Lynda (for almost any or any type of learning!)
- The Best TED Talks
I’d love it if you have some recommendations to share too?
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