FURTHER READING
CHAPTER 1
“SOMEDAY” CAN BE TODAY
Fields, Jonathan. How to Live a Good Life: Soulful Stories, Surprising Science, and Practical Wisdom.
Carlsbad, CA: Hay House, 2018.
Frankl, Viktor. Man’s Search for Meaning.
Boston: Beacon Press, 2006.
Robertson, Larry. The Language of Man: Learning to Speak Creativity.
Arlington, VA: Daymark Press, 2016.
Vanderkam, Laura. I Know How She Does It: How Successful Women Make the Most of Their Time.
New York: Portfolio, 2017.
CHAPTER 2
GETTING TO YOUR BEST WORK
Chernoff, Marc, and Angel Chernoff. Getting Back to Happy: Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Reality, and Turn Your Trials into Triumphs.
New York: TarcherPerigee, 2018.
Hendricks, Gay. The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level
. San Francisco: HarperOne, 2010.
Kaplan Thaler, Linda, and Robin Koval. Grit to Great: How Perseverance, Passion, and Pluck Take You from Ordinary to Extraordinary.
New York: Currency, 2015.
Palmer, Amanda. The Art of Asking: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help.
New York: Grand Central, 2015.
Strecher, Victor J. Life on Purpose: How Living for What Matters Most Changes Everything.
San Francisco: HarperOne, 2016.
CHAPTER 3
PICK AN IDEA THAT MATTERS TO YOU
Ferriss, Tim.
Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers.
New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016.
Gilbert, Elizabeth. Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear.
New York: Riverhead, 2016.
Godin, Seth. The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick).
New York: Portfolio, 2007.
Goins, Jeff. The Art of Work: A Proven Path to Discovering What You Were Meant to Do.
New York: HarperCollins Leadership, 2015.
Piver, Susan. The Wisdom of a Broken Heart: How to Turn the Pain of a Breakup into Healing, Insight, and New Love.
New York: Atria, 2010.
Sanders, Tim. Love Is the Killer App: How to Win Business and Influence Friends.
New York: Crown Business, 2003.
CHAPTER 4
CONVERT YOUR IDEA INTO A PROJECT
Bungay Stanier, Michael. Do More Great Work: Stop the Busywork, and Start the Work That Matters.
New York: Workman, 2010.
Duhigg, Charles. Smarter Faster Better: The Transformative Power of Real Productivity.
New York: Random House, 2016.
Dweck, Carol. Mindset: The New Psychology of Success.
New York: Ballantine, 2007.
McChesney, Chris, Sean Covey, and Jim Huling. The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals.
New York: Free Press, 2016.
Mohr, Tara Sophia. Playing Big: Practical Wisdom for Women Who Want to Speak Up, Create, and Lead.
New York: Avery, 2015.
CHAPTER 5
MAKE SPACE FOR YOUR PROJECT
Loehr, Jim, and Tony Schwartz. The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal.
New York: Free Press, 2003.
Moran, Brian P., and Michael Lennington. The 12 Week Year: Get More Done in 12 Weeks Than Others Do in 12 Months.
Hoboken,
NJ: Wiley, 2013.
Newport, Cal. Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World.
New York: Grand Central, 2016.
Sutherland, Jeff, and J. J. Sutherland. Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time.
New York: Currency, 2014.
CHAPTER 6
BUILD YOUR PROJECT ROAD MAP
Gallup and Tom Rath. StrengthsFinder2.0.
Washington, DC: Gallup Press, 2007.
Knapp, Jake, with John Zeratsky, and Braden Kowitz. Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 2016.
Mecham, Jesse. You Need a Budget: The Proven System for Breaking the Paycheck-to-Paycheck Cycle, Getting Out of Debt, and Living the Life You Want.
New York: Harper Business, 2017.
Timmons, Jacquette M. Financial Intimacy: How to Create a Healthy Relationship with Your Money and Your Mate.
Chicago: Chicago Review Press, 2009.
CHAPTER 7
KEEP FLYING BY ACCOUNTING FOR DRAG POINTS
Kashdan, Todd, and Robert Biswas-Diener. The Upside of Your Dark Side: Why Being Your Whole Self — Not Just Your “Good” Self — Drives Success and Fulfillment.
New York: Plume, 2015.
Scott, Susan. Fierce Conversations: Achieving Success at Work and in Life, One Conversation at a Time
. New York: Berkley Books, 2004.
Sutton, Robert I. The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn’t.
New York: Business Plus, 2010.
Ury, William. The Power of a Positive No: Save the Deal, Save the Relationship — and Still Say No.
New York: Bantam, 2007.
CHAPTER 8
WEAVE YOUR PROJECT INTO YOUR SCHEDULE
Becker, Joshua. The Minimalist Home: A Room-by-Room Guide to a Decluttered, Refocused Life.
New York: WaterBrook, 2018.
Covey, Stephen R., A. Roger Merrill, and Rebecca R. Merrill. First Things First.
New York: Free Press, 1996.
Pink, Daniel H. When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing.
New York: Riverhead Books, 2018.
Vardy, Mike. The Front Nine: How to Start the Year You Want Anytime You Want.
New York: Diversion Books, 2012.
CHAPTER 9
BUILD DAILY MOMENTUM
Allen, David. Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity.
New York: Penguin, 2015.
Clear, James. Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones.
New York: Avery, 2018.
Kleon, Austin. Show Your Work: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered.
New York: Workman, 2014.
Pressfield, Steven. The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles.
Self-published, 2012.
Rao, Srinivas. An Audience of One: Reclaiming Creativity for Its Own Sake.
New York: Portfolio, 2018.
Tracy, Brian. Eat That Frog! 21 Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time.
3rd ed. Oakland, CA: Berrett-Koehler, 2017.
CHAPTER 10
FINISH STRONG
Christensen, Clayton M., James Allworth, and Karen Dillon. How Will You Measure Your Life?
New York: Harper Business, 2012.
Heath, Chip, and Dan Heath. The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 2017.
Slim, Pamela. Body of Work: Finding the Thread That Ties Your Story Together.
New York: Portfolio, 2013.