Recommended CI book list

I personally recommend the list of books below for those on their own Courageously Imperfect journey. I’ve read every one and will continue to add to this list as I read more, so check back often!

BOOKS BY AUTHOR OR CATEGORY

By Brene Brown, Ph. D., LMSW:

• I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn’t) – Telling the Truth About Perfectionism, Inadequacy, and Power

• The Gifts of Imperfection – Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are (Your Guide to a Wholehearted Life)

• Rising Strong – The Reckoning. The Rumble. The Revolution.

• Daring Greatly

• Dare to Lead – Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.

By F. Remy Diederich:

• Stuck: How to Overcome Your Anger and Reclaim Your Life

By John Miller:

• QBQ! The Question Behind the Question: Practicing Personal Accountability at Work and in Life

By Tony Stoltzfus:

• The Invitation: Transforming the Heart Through Desire Fulfilled

• Leadership Coaching: The Disciplines, Skills, and Heart of a Christian Coach

• Coaching Questions: A Coach’s Guide to Powerful Asking Skills

By Patterson, Grenny, Maxfield, McMillan, and Switzer:

• Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High (2nd Edition).

• Crucial Accountability: Tools for Resolving Violated Expectations, Broken Commitments, and Bad Behavior.

• Influencer: The New Science of Leading Change (2nd Edition).

By Marshall Goldsmith:

• Triggers: Creating Behavior That Lasts — Becoming the Person You Want to Be.

• What Got You Here Won’t Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful.

• How Women Rise: Break the 12 Habits Holding You Back From Your Next Raise, Promotion, or Job.

By Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend:

• Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life (Updated and Expanded Edition).

• Beyond Boundaries: Learning to Trust Again in Relationships.

• Necessary Endings: The Employees, Businesesses and Relationships We All Have to Give Up to Move Forward
  

NOTE: Cloud and Townsend influenced the authors of the book below. It’s related to personal and internal boundaries, so I’m including it in this section:

• Cook, Alison, Ph.D. and Miller, Kimberly, M.Th., LMFT. Boundaries for Your Soul: How to Turn Your Overwhelming Thoughts and Feelings Into Your Greatest Allies.

By Leeana Tankersley:

• Begin Again – The Brave Practice of Releasing Hurt and Receiving Rest.

• Brazen: The Courage To Find the You That’s Been Hiding.

By Kyle Idleman:

• Gods At War: Defeating The Idols That Battle For Your Heart.

• AHA: The God Moment That Changes Everything.

• Not A Fan: Becoming A Completely Committed Follower of Jesus.

By Cy Wakeman:

• The Reality-Based Rules of the Workplace: Know What Boosts Your Value, Kills Your Chances, and Will Make You Happier.

• Reality-Based Leadership: Ditch the Drama, Restore Sanity to the Workplace, and Turn Excuses into Results.

• No Ego: How Leaders Can Cut the Cost of Workplace Drama, End Entitlement, and Drive Big Results.

By Laurie Beth Jones:

• Jesus, Life Coach: Learn from the Best.

• Jesus, CEO: Using Ancient Wisdom for Visionary Leadership

By Byham, William, Ph.D., and Cox, Jeff:

• Heroz: Empower Yourself, Your Coworkers, Your Company.

• ZAPP! The Lightening of Empowerment: How to Improve Quality, Productivity, and Employee Satisfaction.

By Lisa Terkeurst:

• Unglued: Making Wise Choices in the Midst of Raw Emotions

• Made to Crave: Satisfying Your Deepest Desire with God, Not Food

• Uninvited: Living Loved When You Feel Less Than, Left Out, and Lonely

• Good Boundaries and Goodbyes: Loving Others Without Losing Who You Are

Related to the Enneagram:

• Carver, Liz and Josh Green: What's Your Enneatype? An Essential Guide to the Enneagram: Understanding the Nine Personality Types for Personal Growth and Strengthened Relationships

• Chestnut, Beatrice. The Complete Enneagram: 27 Paths to Greater Self-Knowledge.

• Cron, Ian Morgan and Stabile, Suzanne. The Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self Discovery.

• Gadd, Ann. The Enneagram of Eating: How the 9 Personality Types Influence Your Food, Diet, and Exercise Choices.

• Heuertz, Christopher. The Sacred Enneagram: Finding Your Unique Path to Spiritial Growth.

• Palmer, Helen: The Enneagram Advantage - Putting the 9 Types To Work in the Office

• Palmer, Helen: The Enneagram in Love & Work

• Stabile, Suzanne. The Path Between Us: An Enneagram Journey to Healthy Relationships.

Autobiographies and Memoirs:

• Cleveland, Ashley. Little Black Sheep – a Memoir.

• Gillies, Julie K. From Hot Mess to Blessed: Hope to Propel Your Soul and the Promises That Change Everything.

• Ivey, Jamie. If You Only Knew: My Unlikely, Unavoidable Story of Becoming Free.

• Knapp, Caroline. Drinking: A Love Story.

• Obama, Michelle. Becoming.

• Strayed, Cheryl. Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail.

• Vargas, Elizabeth. Between Breaths: A Memoir of Panic and Addiction.

More Books

• Cashman, Kevin. The Pause Principle: Step Back to Lead Forward.

• Chamine, Shirzad. Positive Intelligence: Why Only 20% of Teams and Individuals Achieve Their True Potential and How You Can Achieve Yours

• Chan, Francis. Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God.

• Dolan, Gabrielle and Naidu, Yamini. Hooked: How Leaders Connect, Engage, and Inspire with Storytelling.

• Dweck, Carol, Ph.D. Mindset: The New Psychology of Success.

• Fleming, Karrie. The Leader’s Guide to Emotional Agility (Emotional Intelligence): How to Use Soft Skills to Get Hard Results.

• Greene, Bob and Winfrey, Oprah. Making the Connection: Ten Steps to a Better Body and a Better Life.

• Heath, Chip and Dan. Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard.

• Holiday, Ryan. The Obstacle is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph.

• Johnson, Spencer, M.D. Who Moved My Cheese? An A-Mazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life.

• Johnson, Vic. You Become What You Think About: How Your Mind Creates The World You Live In.

• Kotter, John and Rathgeber, Holger. Our Iceberg is Melting: Changing and Succeeding Under Any Conditions.

• Lamont, Anne. Bird By Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life.

• Maltby, Tammy. Confessions of a Good Christian Girl: The Secrets Women Keep and the Grace that Saves Them.

• Senek, Simon. Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action.

• Schneider, Bruce D. Energy Leadership: Transforming Your Workplace and Your Life from the Core.

• Scott, Kim. Radical Candor: Be A Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity.

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