What books I read in 2020?

Hey,

we're nearly at the end of the year which is the prime time for all sorts of wrap ups and this year I was called to share my favourite reads with you!

Before I do that I wish to share a few other thoughts though!

Over the past few years I've gone back into reading, big time! I used to love reading as a kid, borrowing multiple books from the library and then reading, for sometimes hours on end it felt like...

And now, reading has returned to be one of my staple routines. In 2020 I read over 50 books - and while that might sound like a big ask, I can assure it's actually not that challenging as it might seem like...

I read nearly every day, between 15 to 30 minutes (sometimes during the weekend I might read for longer). I enjoy reading in the morning as it allows me to jot down notes in my journal as I go (that's why my reading some times takes longer as I keep going back on the pages, looking for that one thing that sounded so good...) and sometimes I also read in the evening as I wind down from my daily stuff.

One thing I'd like to say here is that reading is a choice: it's a choice how you wish to spend your time. I personally don't watch TV so the time I 'save' from this activity gives me time elsewhere... I actually go into more detail about TV and programming, someone else grabbing your consciousness, in my latest podcast episode 94 of Good Vibes Only - it's been released this week so do tune in for more insights into why I love reading. 

Oh and by the way, in that episode I also share one of my fav books from the year - The 4 Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz, so it's definitely worth a listen! You can find Good Vibes Only from Spotify, Apple and Soundcloud. Happy listening!

And now, let's dive into my reading 'list' - I've categorised them pretty freely to make it slightly easier on the eye. 

Have fun...and please share your favourite reads in the comments!

xo Anna 

"Work" related books

Tony Robbins: Awaken the Giant Within

Seth Godin: Purple Cow

Seth Godin: The Practice

Gino Wickman: Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business

Michael E. Gerber: The E-Myth Revisited (re-read)

Jeff Walker: Launch

Rob Biesenbach: Unleash the Power of Storytelling

Donald Miller: Building a StoryBrand

Brene Brown: Dare to Lead

Books focused on money & wealth creation

Tony Robbins: Unshakeable – Your Guide to Financial Freedom

Denise Duffield Thomas: Chillpreneur

Harv Eker: Secrets of the Millionaire Mind

David Cameron Gikandi: A Happy Pocket Full of Money

Spiritual / brain / mind / consciousness

Don Miguel Ruiz: The Four Agreements

David R. Hawkins: Power vs. Force

Ryan Holiday: Stillness is the Key

Pema Chodron: Start Where You Are

Gregg Braden: The Spontaneous Healing of a Belief

Peirce Penney: Frequency: The Power of Personal Vibration

Neale Donald Walsch: Conversations with God I, II and III

Paulo Coelho: The Alchemist (re-read)

Eckhart Tolle: The Power of Now (re-read)

Eckhart Tolle: A New Earth

Deepak Chopra: Metahuman

Anna Wise: Awakening the Mind

Joe Dispenza: Becoming Supernatural (re-read)

Dawson Church: Mind to Matter

Other amazing books that didn’t neatly fit in the above categories

Glennon Doyle: Love Warrior

Peta Kelly: Earth is Hiring

Radha Agrawal: Belong

Bessel van der Kolk: The Body Keeps the Score

Kahlil Gibran: The Prophet

Robin Sharma: The 5am Club (re-read)

Yasmin Boland: Moonology: Working with the Magic of Lunar Cycles

Workbooks / Journals that are my companion

Elena Brower: Practice You: A Journal

Annie Chen: The Attachment Theory Workbook

Lucia Capacchione: Recovery of Your Inner Child

Yasmin Boland – Moonology 2020 diary (my daily diary)

Moleskine notebooks

Oracle cards – I'm a huge fan of these

Rebecca Campbell: Work Your Light

Rebecca Campbell: Starseed

Colette Baron-Reid: Mystical Shaman

Meggan Watterson: The Divine Feminine

Yasmin Boland: Moonology