Looking back at 2024 - Favorite books
I love listening to and reading books. These are my favorites from 2024 - the first batch are general and the second batch are focused on coaching. Each one had three or more takeaways I could apply to my life. I have posted about some separately and will post about others in the coming year.
What books or content did you enjoy most this year?
Favorite Books I Read in 2024:
Teams Unleashed: How to Release the Power and Human Potential of Work Teams by Phillip Sandahl and Alexis Phillips (Oct 2019)
Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection, Charles Duhigg (Feb 2024)
Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-being by Martin E. P. Seligman (Feb 2012)
Your Brain's Not Broken: Strategies for Navigating Your Emotions and Life with ADHD by Tamara Rosier PhD (Sept 2021) - loving this, great metaphors
Surrounded by Idiots: The Four Types of Human Behavior and How to Effectively Communicate with Each in Business (and in Life) (The Surrounded by Idiots Series) by Thomas Erikson (Jul 2019)
The How of Happiness: A New Approach to Getting the Life You Want by Sonja Lyubomirsky (Dec 2007)
Golden: The Power of Silence in a World of Noise by Justin Zorn and Leigh Marz (May 2022)
Up Home: One Girl's Journey by Ruth J. Simmons (Sep 2023)
Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout by Cal Newport (Mar 2024)
Can You See Me? by Libby Scott and Rebecca Westcott (Feb 2021)
Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well by Amy C. Edmondson (Sep 2023)
How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing by KC Davis LPC (Apr 2022)
Ask: Tap Into the Hidden Wisdom of People Around You for Unexpected Breakthroughs In Leadership and Life by Jeff Wetzler (May 2024)
To Be Loved: A Story of Truth, Trauma, and Transformation by Frank G. Anderson MD (May 2024)
The Way of Integrity: Finding the Path to Your True Self (Oprah's Book Club), Martha Beck (Apr 2021)
I took a deep dive into coaching this year as I prepared for the Board Certified Coach (BCC) exam in the spring and the Associate Certified Coach (ACC) Credential exam in the fall (for more, see my posts on how I prepared for the BCC and ACC exams). In the beginning of the year I read more general coaching books whereas towards the end of the year I focused on Internal Family Systems, Teams, and Trauma.
2024 Coaching Books Highlights
The Secret Thoughts of Successful Women: And Men: Why Capable People Suffer from Impostor Syndrome and How to Thrive In Spite of It by Valerie Young (Oct 2011)
Transcending Trauma: Healing Complex PTSD with Internal Family Systems by Frank G. Anderson (May 2021)
No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model by Richard C. Schwartz PhD (Jul 2021)
Our Polyvagal World: How Safety and Trauma Change Us by Stephen W. Porges PhD and Seth Porges (Sep 2023)
Changing to Thrive: Using the Stages of Change to Overcome the Top Threats to Your Health and Happiness by James O. Prochaska and Janice M. Prochaska (Sept 2016)
Sitting in the Fire: Large Group Transformation Using Conflict and Diversity by Arnold Mindell (Sep 2014)
Coaching A to Z: The Extraordinary Use of Ordinary Words by Haesun Moon (Mar 2022)
Becoming an ICF Credentialed Coach: The Journey to ACC, PCC, and MCC - Practice Insights from ICF Assessors by Jonathan Passmore and Judit Ábri Von Bartheld (Sep 2024)
The Complete Handbook of Coaching Third Edition by Elaine Cox, Tatiana Bachkirova, and David Ashley Clutterbuck (Sep 2018)
Energy Leadership: The 7 Level Framework for Mastery In Life and Business 2nd Edition by Bruce D Schneider (Aug 2022)
Becoming a Professional Life Coach: The Art and Science of a Whole-Person Approach, Patrick Williams Ed.D. and Diane S. Menendez Ph.D. (Apr 2023)
Co-Active Coaching, Fourth Edition: The proven framework for transformative conversations at work and in life by Karen Kimsey-House, Henry Kimsey-House, Phillip Sandhal, and Laura Whitworth (Jul 2018)
Systems Inspired Leadership: How to Tap Collective Wisdom to Navigate Change, Enhance Agility, and Foster Collaboration by Frank Uit de Weerd and Marita Fridjhon (Oct 2021)
Becoming a Coach: The Essential ICF Guide 1st ed. by Jonathan Passmore and Tracy Sinclair (Nov 2020)
How You Learn Is How You Live: Using Nine Ways of Learning to Transform Your Life by Kay Peterson and David A. Kolb (Apr 2017)
