Friends! I feel like y’all engage more during the work week and not on the weekends 😂🫠 sooo what’s a book y’all have read that was a must read or impactful to you?

Although it was fiction, I really enjoyed reading “The Alchemist”

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HAHAH I have noticed this as well. I need to add some of these books to my list. I really need to spend more time reading.

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“Mindset” - Carol Dweck

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I love this book. I swear I read it in like two days.

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OOOH I am adding this one to my list. Thank you for sharing.

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I hold The Alchemist near and dear to my heart, but I also raise to you Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl. And for my ladies out there, If Women Rose Rooted by Sharon Blackie.

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I'm currently reading One For The Blackbird, One For The Crow - an old one but I really like it - appreciate the effort of getting some weekend activity in this bowl

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Almost all my favorite books were written by Paulo Coelho! But Aleph stays on top. Planning to read every single one of his books.

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Mine is a non-fictional one written by Florence Given called Women Don't Owe You Pretty.

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If you enjoyed The Alchemist, I think you'll really like The Celestine Prophecy. I read it earlier this year. Great book!

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Okay! I’m reading Inner Glipse right now but I will check that out next!

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