Everyone has his or her favorite books and here is a short list of a few I’d like to recommend. I’ve selected them from a variety of topics that may speak to you depending on where you are.

Start Where You Are, A Guide to Compassionate Living
By Pema Chodron
A beautiful book that offers down-to-earth lessons on how to work with ourselves to create more joy, well-being and confidence in our lives. It is written in short essays, so it is easy to read in short snippets or to skip around.

Fifth Discipline, The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization
By Peter Senge
This classic provides a solid foundation for understanding organizations. The concepts are bound to bring up new ideas and insights as you consider your own organization.

Difficult Conversations, How to Discuss What Matters Most
By Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, Sheila Heen
A pragmatic “how-to” book that walks you through a step-by-step process for how to have your toughest conversations with more success and less stress. Filled with examples, it provides a helpful framework for preparing for approaching emotionally-based conversations and issues.

The Wisdom of the Enneagram: The Complete Guide to Psychological and Spiritual Growth for the Nine Personality Types
By Don Riso and Russ Hudson
This book is one of the most comprehensive resources on the Enneagram (pronounced "any-a-gram"), a well-established paradigm of nine fundamental personality types and their complex interrelationships.

Simple Living Guide
By Janet Luhrs
Known as a “sourcebook for less stressful, more joyful living” this resource book provides a wonderful introduction into a variety of ways to live more deliberately in the areas of time, money, work, families, cooking, clutter, and travel (among others). I’ve come back to it again and again over the years.

Transitions
By William Bridges
For anyone in a professional or personal life transition, this book provides a valuable way at looking at the transition process and steps to maneuver through the different stages more successfully.