Keith Thorn’s No Mud: No Lotus uses the metaphor of mud to describe difficult life experiences such as grief, loss, burnout, and depression, which often precede healing or renewal. He argues that cultural habits encourage avoiding pain, but meaningful change requires fully experiencing discomfort rather...

You Are Not Broken by Melinda Zappone is an inspiring self-help book that shares helpful tips on how we can heal from emotional and psychological trauma. Zappone introduces the Toolbox Approach, which is an effective way to deal with the emotional traumas we are holding...

Clement Decrop’s The Idea Space presents a detailed framework linking consciousness, perception, and the structure of reality through the concept of an “idea space.” This space encompasses thoughts, sensations, and awareness as an immeasurable, continuously changing domain where consciousness selects content. The author introduces three...

Float Your Boat by Umar Siddiqui presents a framework for engaging with therapy from the perspective of someone living with schizoaffective bipolar disorder. He organizes his approach around three principles: acceptance, persistence, and resistance, applied at three levels. Siddiqui frames therapy as assessment rather than...

Licensing for Leverage by Mitch Russo offers a practical guide for entrepreneurs seeking to transform their intellectual property into sustainable revenue streams. Drawing on his extensive career in building and scaling businesses, Russo lays out a structured path for identifying hidden assets and converting them...

Pain, trauma, and personal setbacks hinder us from reaching our full potential. So, how do we continue to pursue success and fulfillment in the face of life's unexpected challenges? Author Elizabeth Morse is an emotional regulation coach who founded the company Right Brain University. According...

In this ever-evolving world, how do you stay grounded in your roots and utilize your unique abilities to ensure the steady progress of humanity for all? According to author Laurie Benson, hope is a fundamental key asset for pursuing growth and change. In Resilient Activism,...

Mastering Land Use Politics, by professional strategist Patrick Fitzgerald Fox, is, as the title suggests, a guide that aids land developers in achieving success and forming lasting relationships in the industry. From facing unfounded public scrutiny to spiteful opponents, Patrick has seen it all, and...

Innovation moves companies forward and requires them to compete effectively. Robyn M. Bolton’s book, Unlocking Innovation: A Leader’s Guide for Turning Bold Ideas Into Tangible Results, illustrates this with a three-year model showing the characteristics of how innovation is introduced and grown in an...

An outstanding book on coaching from both a theoretical and practical perspective is Triple Win Leadership Coaching: The Coach’s Guide to More Impact, More Coaching, and More Clients by Will Linssen. The book is full of strategies and tips supported by real coaching stories that...