Owning Your Story Books | Summaries & Audio

Tell Me About Yourself

by Holley M. Murchison • 2017

Stop reciting your resume when someone says 'tell me about yourself.' There's a better script.

3.30

107

🎤 Self Presentation 📖 Personal Storytelling 🤝 Professional Networking ✂️ Applied Storytelling 💎 Authenticity At Work

Tell Me About Yourself 91%

Stop reciting your resume when someone says 'tell me about yourself.' There's a better script.

by Holley M. Murchison 2017

3.30

107 ratings

🎤 Self Presentation 📖 Personal Storytelling 🤝 Professional Networking ✂️ Applied Storytelling 💎 Authenticity At Work

Loud

by Drew Afualo • 2024

A blueprint for living loud, reclaiming 'mean,' and making misogyny face consequences.

4.29

26k+

🧠 Internalized Misogyny 💪 Body Neutrality 🎤 Reclaiming Your Voice 🏡 Self-Sufficiency 🚧 Setting Boundaries

Loud 90%

A blueprint for living loud, reclaiming 'mean,' and making misogyny face consequences.

by Drew Afualo 2024

4.29

26k+ ratings

🧠 Internalized Misogyny 💪 Body Neutrality 🎤 Reclaiming Your Voice 🏡 Self-Sufficiency 🚧 Setting Boundaries

The Storyteller's Secret

by Carmine Gallo • 2016

Master the three-act structure and emotional hooks that turn any story into a force for influence.

3.85

3k+

🏢 Business Storytelling 📖 Story Structure 🤝 Authentic Storytelling 🎨 Visual Storytelling 💪 Overcoming Adversity

The Storyteller's Secret 90%

Master the three-act structure and emotional hooks that turn any story into a force for influence.

by Carmine Gallo 2016

3.85

3k+ ratings

🏢 Business Storytelling 📖 Story Structure 🤝 Authentic Storytelling 🎨 Visual Storytelling 💪 Overcoming Adversity

How to Tell a Story

by Meg Bowles • 2022

Find your story's stakes, build its scenes, and deliver it so a room leans in.

3.86

3k+

🎤 Oral Storytelling 📖 Personal Narrative 🏗️ Story Structure 🎙️ Public Speaking 🎬 Scene Building

How to Tell a Story 90%

Find your story's stakes, build its scenes, and deliver it so a room leans in.

by Meg Bowles 2022

3.86

3k+ ratings

🎤 Oral Storytelling 📖 Personal Narrative 🏗️ Story Structure 🎙️ Public Speaking 🎬 Scene Building

T is for Transformation

by Shaun T. • 2017

Seven transformation rules from a fitness guru who had to put himself back together first.

4.22

2k+

📖 Motivational Memoir 💔 Trauma Recovery 🤗 Self-Acceptance 🚪 Comfort Zones 🧱 Resilience Building

T is for Transformation 89%

Seven transformation rules from a fitness guru who had to put himself back together first.

by Shaun T. 2017

4.22

2k+ ratings

📖 Motivational Memoir 💔 Trauma Recovery 🤗 Self-Acceptance 🚪 Comfort Zones 🧱 Resilience Building

Storyworthy

by Matthew Dicks • 2018

Find the hidden moments in your life and a structure to turn them into unforgettable stories.

4.26

8k+

🎤 Personal Storytelling 🗣️ Oral Storytelling ✍️ Memoir Writing 🏗️ Narrative Structure 🎙️ Public Speaking

Storyworthy 89%

Find the hidden moments in your life and a structure to turn them into unforgettable stories.

by Matthew Dicks 2018

4.26

8k+ ratings

🎤 Personal Storytelling 🗣️ Oral Storytelling ✍️ Memoir Writing 🏗️ Narrative Structure 🎙️ Public Speaking

Speak

by Tunde Oyeneyin • 2022

A Peloton instructor's blueprint for turning loss and self-doubt into an unstoppable voice.

4.30

12k+

🌿 Self-Acceptance 🔄 Career Reinvention 🌊 Embracing Uncertainty 🕊️ Grief And Resilience 🤝 Empathy In Action

Speak 89%

A Peloton instructor's blueprint for turning loss and self-doubt into an unstoppable voice.

by Tunde Oyeneyin 2022

4.30

12k+ ratings

🌿 Self-Acceptance 🔄 Career Reinvention 🌊 Embracing Uncertainty 🕊️ Grief And Resilience 🤝 Empathy In Action

Choose Your Story, Change Your Life

by Kindra Hall • 2022

Your brain is narrating your life without your permission. The process for becoming the author.

4.25

650

🗣️ Self-Talk 📚 Narrative Psychology 🔄 Cognitive Restructuring 🚧 Limiting Beliefs ✍️ Personal Storytelling

Choose Your Story, Change Your Life Summary

Choose Your Story, Change Your Life 89%

Your brain is narrating your life without your permission. The process for becoming the author.

by Kindra Hall 2022

4.25

650 ratings

🗣️ Self-Talk 📚 Narrative Psychology 🔄 Cognitive Restructuring 🚧 Limiting Beliefs ✍️ Personal Storytelling

Long Story Short

by Margot Leitman • 2015

Your life is a goldmine of stories. The practical guide to mining it and captivating any audience.

3.80

1k+

📖 Storytelling Techniques 🎤 Public Speaking ✍️ Personal Narrative 💼 Business Storytelling 😄 Humor Writing

Long Story Short 89%

Your life is a goldmine of stories. The practical guide to mining it and captivating any audience.

by Margot Leitman 2015

3.80

1k+ ratings

📖 Storytelling Techniques 🎤 Public Speaking ✍️ Personal Narrative 💼 Business Storytelling 😄 Humor Writing

Perfectly You

by Mariana Atencio • 2019

Why fitting in fails: a journalist's case for being real on camera and the career it built.

3.97

244

🗺️ Immigrant Memoir 💼 Career Journeys 🤝 Authenticity At Work 💪 Resilience Building 🌉 Bicultural Identity

Perfectly You 89%

Why fitting in fails: a journalist's case for being real on camera and the career it built.

by Mariana Atencio 2019

3.97

244 ratings

🗺️ Immigrant Memoir 💼 Career Journeys 🤝 Authenticity At Work 💪 Resilience Building 🌉 Bicultural Identity

The Stories We Tell

by Joanna Gaines • 2022

The story you tell about yourself is a first draft. Here is how to revise it.

3.48

12k+

🎤 Celebrity Memoir 📖 Self-Help Memoir 💭 Storytelling And Identity 🫂 Vulnerability 🧘 Mindfulness

The Stories We Tell 89%

The story you tell about yourself is a first draft. Here is how to revise it.

by Joanna Gaines 2022

3.48

12k+ ratings

🎤 Celebrity Memoir 📖 Self-Help Memoir 💭 Storytelling And Identity 🫂 Vulnerability 🧘 Mindfulness

Drawing Out the Dragons

by James A. Owen • 2011

An illustrator's hard-won proof: the life you want is built one difficult choice at a time.

4.50

440

🎨 Creative Careers 🖌️ Artistic Perseverance 🧭 Personal Agency 🔄 Reframing Failure 🎯 Long-Term Thinking

Drawing Out the Dragons 89%

An illustrator's hard-won proof: the life you want is built one difficult choice at a time.

by James A. Owen 2011

4.50

440 ratings

🎨 Creative Careers 🖌️ Artistic Perseverance 🧭 Personal Agency 🔄 Reframing Failure 🎯 Long-Term Thinking

On Being Human

by Jennifer Pastiloff • 2019

Silence the inner critic, drop the labels, and build a life you don't need to escape from.

3.91

4k+

🧠 Trauma Memoir 🧘‍♀️ Embodiment 💔 Vulnerability 📖 Narrative Identity 🤝 Chosen Family

On Being Human 89%

Silence the inner critic, drop the labels, and build a life you don't need to escape from.

by Jennifer Pastiloff 2019

3.91

4k+ ratings

🧠 Trauma Memoir 🧘‍♀️ Embodiment 💔 Vulnerability 📖 Narrative Identity 🤝 Chosen Family

Out with It

by Katherine Preston • 2013

She chased a cure for her stutter for decades; the real breakthrough came when she stopped chasing.

4.01

553

🗣️ Stuttering Memoirs 💬 Speech Therapy ❤️ Disability Acceptance 🌟 Disability Pride 🧠 Neurodiversity

Out with It 89%

She chased a cure for her stutter for decades; the real breakthrough came when she stopped chasing.

by Katherine Preston 2013

4.01

553 ratings

🗣️ Stuttering Memoirs 💬 Speech Therapy ❤️ Disability Acceptance 🌟 Disability Pride 🧠 Neurodiversity

The Storytelling Code

by Dana Norris • 2020

The craft rules for finding, shaping, and delivering a story that holds any audience, any setting.

4.01

163

📝 Storytelling Craft 🏗️ Narrative Structure 🎤 Public Speaking 🪞 Personal Storytelling 💼 Business Communication

The Storytelling Code 89%

The craft rules for finding, shaping, and delivering a story that holds any audience, any setting.

by Dana Norris 2020

4.01

163 ratings

📝 Storytelling Craft 🏗️ Narrative Structure 🎤 Public Speaking 🪞 Personal Storytelling 💼 Business Communication

Yesterday I Cried

by Iyanla Vanzant • 1998

Abused girl to spiritual teacher: the transformation that healed her and became her message.

4.26

3k+

🕊️ Spiritual Memoir 💔 Childhood Trauma 🔗 Generational Trauma 🚧 Self-Sabotage 🤲 Forgiveness Practice

Yesterday I Cried 89%

Abused girl to spiritual teacher: the transformation that healed her and became her message.

by Iyanla Vanzant 1998

4.26

3k+ ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Memoir 💔 Childhood Trauma 🔗 Generational Trauma 🚧 Self-Sabotage 🤲 Forgiveness Practice

Paris

by Paris Hilton • 2023

Her glamour was armor. Her brand was designed in solitary confinement at sixteen.

4.21

91k+

🧚 Celebrity Memoirs ⛓️ Institutional Abuse 📱 Influencer Culture 🩹 Trauma Healing 🧠 Neurodiversity

Paris 89%

Her glamour was armor. Her brand was designed in solitary confinement at sixteen.

by Paris Hilton 2023

4.21

91k+ ratings

🧚 Celebrity Memoirs ⛓️ Institutional Abuse 📱 Influencer Culture 🩹 Trauma Healing 🧠 Neurodiversity

Damaged Identities, Narrative Repair

by Hilde Lindemann Nelson • 2001

Who you are is jointly told. Oppression writes a degrading version; counterstories write the repair.

4.12

🧩 Narrative Identity 📜 Narrative Ethics ✊ Counter Storytelling 📢 Master Narratives 🪞 Internalized Oppression

Damaged Identities, Narrative Repair Summary

Damaged Identities, Narrative Repair 89%

Who you are is jointly told. Oppression writes a degrading version; counterstories write the repair.

by Hilde Lindemann Nelson 2001

4.12

50 ratings

🧩 Narrative Identity 📜 Narrative Ethics ✊ Counter Storytelling 📢 Master Narratives 🪞 Internalized Oppression

Notes to Self

by Emilie Pine • 2018

She was good at going hungry. It was the one thing she could control.

4.10

21k+

📖 Confessional Memoir ✊ Bodily Autonomy 🍽️ Eating Disorders 🩹 Sexual Assault Recovery 🫥 Body Shame

Notes to Self 89%

She was good at going hungry. It was the one thing she could control.

by Emilie Pine 2018

4.10

21k+ ratings

📖 Confessional Memoir ✊ Bodily Autonomy 🍽️ Eating Disorders 🩹 Sexual Assault Recovery 🫥 Body Shame

The Not So Subtle Art of Being a Fat Girl

by Tess Holliday • 2017

Too fat to model, she posted a photo anyway. That post launched a global movement.

3.54

880

🪞 Body Image ✊ Fat Positivity 👗 Plus-Size Experience 📢 Body Positivity Movement 🛡️ Abuse Survivors

The Not So Subtle Art of Being a Fat Girl Summary

The Not So Subtle Art of Being a Fat Girl 89%

Too fat to model, she posted a photo anyway. That post launched a global movement.

by Tess Holliday 2017

3.54

880 ratings

🪞 Body Image ✊ Fat Positivity 👗 Plus-Size Experience 📢 Body Positivity Movement 🛡️ Abuse Survivors

Transformational Speaking

by Gail Larsen • 2009

Forget scripts and tricks. Your most powerful talk comes from the life you've already lived.

4.02

157

🎤 Public Speaking 📖 Storytelling 🧬 Personal Storytelling 🎭 Stage Presence 👥 Audience Engagement

Transformational Speaking 89%

Forget scripts and tricks. Your most powerful talk comes from the life you've already lived.

by Gail Larsen 2009

4.02

157 ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 📖 Storytelling 🧬 Personal Storytelling 🎭 Stage Presence 👥 Audience Engagement

Body Work

by Melissa Febos • 2022

Personal writing threatens power. The stigma that silences women and queer writers is by design.

4.22

6k+

🖋️ Memoir Writing 🩹 Writing Therapy ✍️ Feminist Criticism 🔀 Intersectional Feminism 🧠 Trauma Studies

Body Work 89%

Personal writing threatens power. The stigma that silences women and queer writers is by design.

by Melissa Febos 2022

4.22

6k+ ratings

🖋️ Memoir Writing 🩹 Writing Therapy ✍️ Feminist Criticism 🔀 Intersectional Feminism 🧠 Trauma Studies

Be More Taylor Swift

by D.K. Publishing • 2022

Find your voice, face your fears, and embrace reinvention with wisdom drawn from Taylor Swift.

3.89

369

🌟 Celebrity Self-Help 🎨 Creative Living 🦁 Facing Fear 👯 Friendship Building 🔄 Personal Reinvention

Be More Taylor Swift 89%

Find your voice, face your fears, and embrace reinvention with wisdom drawn from Taylor Swift.

by D.K. Publishing 2022

3.89

369 ratings

🌟 Celebrity Self-Help 🎨 Creative Living 🦁 Facing Fear 👯 Friendship Building 🔄 Personal Reinvention

This Is How

by Augusten Burroughs • 2012

Positive thinking is a lie. The way through is honesty about what will never get better.

3.68

13k+

🚫 Anti-Self-Help 🎯 Radical Honesty 🌊 Emotional Acceptance 🍷 Addiction Recovery 🔍 Dealing With Shame

This Is How 89%

Positive thinking is a lie. The way through is honesty about what will never get better.

by Augusten Burroughs 2012

3.68

13k+ ratings

🚫 Anti-Self-Help 🎯 Radical Honesty 🌊 Emotional Acceptance 🍷 Addiction Recovery 🔍 Dealing With Shame

Year of Yes

by Shonda Rhimes • 2015

Rich, famous, and miserable. She said yes to whatever scared her for a year. Everything changed.

4.06

102k+

🌟 Celebrity Memoirs 🦁 Facing Fear 🌱 Authentic Living ⚖️ Work Life Balance 💬 Difficult Conversations

Year of Yes 89%

Rich, famous, and miserable. She said yes to whatever scared her for a year. Everything changed.

by Shonda Rhimes 2015

4.06

102k+ ratings

🌟 Celebrity Memoirs 🦁 Facing Fear 🌱 Authentic Living ⚖️ Work Life Balance 💬 Difficult Conversations

Believe It

by Jamie Kern Lima • 2021

Every retailer rejected her. Her skin condition became a billion-dollar idea. The rules she broke.

4.16

4k+

📖 Founder Memoirs 💼 Women In Business 🚫 Overcoming Rejection 🎯 Authentic Branding 🌱 Embracing Imperfection

Believe It 89%

Every retailer rejected her. Her skin condition became a billion-dollar idea. The rules she broke.

by Jamie Kern Lima 2021

4.16

4k+ ratings

📖 Founder Memoirs 💼 Women In Business 🚫 Overcoming Rejection 🎯 Authentic Branding 🌱 Embracing Imperfection

Girl, Wash Your Face

by Rachel Hollis • 2018

Your limiting beliefs are reversible lies. A personal, story-driven manual for unlearning them.

3.57

274k+

💪 Women's Empowerment ✝️ Christian Self-Help 🧠 Limiting Beliefs 🫂 Self-Compassion 🎯 Perfectionism

Girl, Wash Your Face 89%

Your limiting beliefs are reversible lies. A personal, story-driven manual for unlearning them.

by Rachel Hollis 2018

3.57

274k+ ratings

💪 Women's Empowerment ✝️ Christian Self-Help 🧠 Limiting Beliefs 🫂 Self-Compassion 🎯 Perfectionism

Unfiltered

by Lily Collins • 2017

Actress known for polished roles reveals the eating disorder and emotional abuse behind the camera.

3.84

11k+

🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🍽️ Eating Disorders 🪞 Body Image 💗 Self-Acceptance 🚩 Toxic Relationships

Unfiltered 88%

Actress known for polished roles reveals the eating disorder and emotional abuse behind the camera.

by Lily Collins 2017

3.84

11k+ ratings

🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🍽️ Eating Disorders 🪞 Body Image 💗 Self-Acceptance 🚩 Toxic Relationships

Untamed

by Glennon Doyle • 2020

She had the husband, the kids, the faith. Then she fell in love with a woman.

3.97

519k+

🫀 Emotional Courage 🔨 Deconstructing Norms 🧒 Inner Child Work 🌈 Queer Awakening ✊ Antiracism

Untamed 88%

She had the husband, the kids, the faith. Then she fell in love with a woman.

by Glennon Doyle 2020

3.97

519k+ ratings

🫀 Emotional Courage 🔨 Deconstructing Norms 🧒 Inner Child Work 🌈 Queer Awakening ✊ Antiracism

On Becoming Fearless...in Love, Work, and Life

by Arianna Huffington • 2006

Fear will never vanish. The skill is acting anyway, in every domain that counts.

3.47

2k+

💪 Women's Empowerment 🪞 Body Image 🤲 Self-Acceptance 💔 Vulnerability 🗣️ Authentic Leadership

On Becoming Fearless...in Love, Work, and Life Summary

On Becoming Fearless...in Love, Work, and Life 88%

Fear will never vanish. The skill is acting anyway, in every domain that counts.

by Arianna Huffington 2006

3.47

2k+ ratings

💪 Women's Empowerment 🪞 Body Image 🤲 Self-Acceptance 💔 Vulnerability 🗣️ Authentic Leadership

Master Your Success

by Thibaut Meurisse • 2020

You can't outsource your life. Taking it back requires owning everything that got you here.

4.48

189

🧭 Personal Responsibility 🎯 Self-Defined Success 🔓 Limiting Beliefs 💪 Emotional Resilience ✅ Goal Setting

Master Your Success 88%

You can't outsource your life. Taking it back requires owning everything that got you here.

by Thibaut Meurisse 2020

4.48

189 ratings

🧭 Personal Responsibility 🎯 Self-Defined Success 🔓 Limiting Beliefs 💪 Emotional Resilience ✅ Goal Setting

The Only Pirate at the Party

by Lindsey Stirling • 2016

Thrown off reality TV for being too weird, a violinist turned that weirdness into sold-out arenas.

4.14

6k+

🎻 Musician Memoirs 📹 Youtube Creators 🍽️ Eating Disorder Recovery 🎨 Creative Careers 🚫 Rejection Resilience

The Only Pirate at the Party 88%

Thrown off reality TV for being too weird, a violinist turned that weirdness into sold-out arenas.

by Lindsey Stirling 2016

4.14

6k+ ratings

🎻 Musician Memoirs 📹 Youtube Creators 🍽️ Eating Disorder Recovery 🎨 Creative Careers 🚫 Rejection Resilience

Aftermath

by Susan J. Brison • 2001

The self is made of story and connection. Violence shatters both. Rebuilding takes witnesses.

4.35

486

🧠 Philosophy Of Self 📚 Trauma Theory ✊ Feminist Philosophy 📖 Narrative Identity 🧩 Traumatic Memory

Aftermath 88%

The self is made of story and connection. Violence shatters both. Rebuilding takes witnesses.

by Susan J. Brison 2001

4.35

486 ratings

🧠 Philosophy Of Self 📚 Trauma Theory ✊ Feminist Philosophy 📖 Narrative Identity 🧩 Traumatic Memory

Say It Well

by Terry Szuplat • 2024

A White House speechwriter's method for speaking that moves people: be more yourself, not less.

4.17

483

🎤 Public Speaking ✍️ Speechwriting 😨 Overcoming Fear 📖 Authentic Storytelling ❤️ Emotional Persuasion

Say It Well 88%

A White House speechwriter's method for speaking that moves people: be more yourself, not less.

by Terry Szuplat 2024

4.17

483 ratings

🎤 Public Speaking ✍️ Speechwriting 😨 Overcoming Fear 📖 Authentic Storytelling ❤️ Emotional Persuasion

Glow in the F*cking Dark

by Tara Schuster • 2023

The unglamorous daily practices that rebuilt a life, from a hot mess who tried everything else.

3.91

3k+

📖 Self-Help Memoir 🩹 Trauma Healing 🧒 Reparenting 📓 Journaling 🧘 Body Neutrality

Glow in the F*cking Dark 88%

The unglamorous daily practices that rebuilt a life, from a hot mess who tried everything else.

by Tara Schuster 2023

3.91

3k+ ratings

📖 Self-Help Memoir 🩹 Trauma Healing 🧒 Reparenting 📓 Journaling 🧘 Body Neutrality

Self Matters

by Phillip C. McGraw • 2001

You didn't write the story you're living. Audit your past, reclaim yourself.

3.66

12k+

🎭 Authentic Self 🔒 Limiting Beliefs 💭 Internal Dialogue 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🔐 Emotional Closure

Self Matters 88%

You didn't write the story you're living. Audit your past, reclaim yourself.

by Phillip C. McGraw 2001

3.66

12k+ ratings

🎭 Authentic Self 🔒 Limiting Beliefs 💭 Internal Dialogue 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🔐 Emotional Closure

You Are More Than Magic

by Minda Harts • 2022

The mentorship Black and brown girls rarely get: self-advocacy, resilience, and owning your space.

4.45

🧭 Teen Girl Advice 🗣️ Self Advocacy 🎭 Imposter Syndrome 💬 Tough Conversations 🌱 Positive Self Talk

You Are More Than Magic 88%

The mentorship Black and brown girls rarely get: self-advocacy, resilience, and owning your space.

by Minda Harts 2022

4.45

11 ratings

🧭 Teen Girl Advice 🗣️ Self Advocacy 🎭 Imposter Syndrome 💬 Tough Conversations 🌱 Positive Self Talk

The Life Brief

by Bonnie Wan • 2024

A brand strategist turns the ad world's sharpest tool onto the fog of personal desire.

3.77

429

🧱 Life Design 🎨 Creative Process 🧠 Brain Dump ⛓️ Limiting Beliefs 🪞 Authentic Self

The Life Brief 88%

A brand strategist turns the ad world's sharpest tool onto the fog of personal desire.

by Bonnie Wan 2024

3.77

429 ratings

🧱 Life Design 🎨 Creative Process 🧠 Brain Dump ⛓️ Limiting Beliefs 🪞 Authentic Self

How to Be You

by Jeffrey Marsh • 2016

Permission to quit performing, trust your gut, and love the one person you've been ignoring: you.

4.17

887

💖 Self-Acceptance 🛑 Anti-Perfectionism 🌊 Emotional Awareness 🔮 Inner Wisdom 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Self-Help

How to Be You 88%

Permission to quit performing, trust your gut, and love the one person you've been ignoring: you.

by Jeffrey Marsh 2016

4.17

887 ratings

💖 Self-Acceptance 🛑 Anti-Perfectionism 🌊 Emotional Awareness 🔮 Inner Wisdom 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Self-Help

This Is Me Letting You Go

by Heidi Priebe • 2016

Perfect timing is a convenient lie: how to let go, forgive, and bet on yourself.

4.03

13k+

💔 Heartbreak Recovery 🧩 Self-Acceptance 🚪 Relationship Endings 📝 Personal Essays 🕊️ Forgiveness

This Is Me Letting You Go 88%

Perfect timing is a convenient lie: how to let go, forgive, and bet on yourself.

by Heidi Priebe 2016

4.03

13k+ ratings

💔 Heartbreak Recovery 🧩 Self-Acceptance 🚪 Relationship Endings 📝 Personal Essays 🕊️ Forgiveness

The Heart To Start

by David Kadavy • 2017

Procrastination isn't laziness. It's ego. The fix is embracing terrible first drafts.

4.16

1k+

🧱 Creative Blocks 💯 Perfectionism ⏳ Procrastination 🗣️ Inner Critic 🏔️ Self Actualization

The Heart To Start 88%

Procrastination isn't laziness. It's ego. The fix is embracing terrible first drafts.

by David Kadavy 2017

4.16

1k+ ratings

🧱 Creative Blocks 💯 Perfectionism ⏳ Procrastination 🗣️ Inner Critic 🏔️ Self Actualization

Why Your Life Sucks

by Alan Cohen • 2002

Letting everyone else steer leaves life hollow. Here is how to take the wheel back.

3.87

988

🦸 Personal Empowerment 🚧 Boundary Setting 🧠 Limiting Beliefs 🌿 Authentic Living ✨ New Age Spirituality

Why Your Life Sucks 88%

Letting everyone else steer leaves life hollow. Here is how to take the wheel back.

by Alan Cohen 2002

3.87

988 ratings

🦸 Personal Empowerment 🚧 Boundary Setting 🧠 Limiting Beliefs 🌿 Authentic Living ✨ New Age Spirituality

The Only Constant

by Najwa Zebian • 2024

Your body equates the familiar with safety, even when familiar hurts. How to reroute it.

4.22

639

🦋 Embracing Change 💗 Self-Compassion 🕊️ Radical Acceptance ✨ Authenticity 🌱 Emotional Resilience

The Only Constant 88%

Your body equates the familiar with safety, even when familiar hurts. How to reroute it.

by Najwa Zebian 2024

4.22

639 ratings

🦋 Embracing Change 💗 Self-Compassion 🕊️ Radical Acceptance ✨ Authenticity 🌱 Emotional Resilience

The Little Locksmith

by Katharine Butler Hathaway • 1943

A bedridden girl, a visibly different woman: she bought a Maine house and rebuilt herself.

3.67

1k+

🩻 Disability Memoir ✍️ Writing Life 🦴 Embodied Difference 🪟 Creative Solitude 🕊️ Self-Acceptance

The Little Locksmith 88%

A bedridden girl, a visibly different woman: she bought a Maine house and rebuilt herself.

by Katharine Butler Hathaway 1943

3.67

1k+ ratings

🩻 Disability Memoir ✍️ Writing Life 🦴 Embodied Difference 🪟 Creative Solitude 🕊️ Self-Acceptance

You're Never Weird on the Internet

by Felicia Day • 2015

A home-schooled gamer's path from World of Warcraft addiction to running her own media company.

4.07

51k+

🖥️ Internet Culture 🎮 Gaming Culture 🎯 Perfectionism ✊ Feminist Memoir 👩‍💻 Female Creators

You're Never Weird on the Internet Summary

You're Never Weird on the Internet 88%

A home-schooled gamer's path from World of Warcraft addiction to running her own media company.

by Felicia Day 2015

4.07

51k+ ratings

🖥️ Internet Culture 🎮 Gaming Culture 🎯 Perfectionism ✊ Feminist Memoir 👩‍💻 Female Creators

The Book of Mistakes

by Skip Prichard • 2018

What if you stopped chasing someone else's definition of success and started designing your own?

4.16

734

🎨 Life Design 🧠 Mindset Shift 🌊 Abundance Thinking 🤝 Inner Circle 🔥 Comfort Zone

The Book of Mistakes 88%

What if you stopped chasing someone else's definition of success and started designing your own?

by Skip Prichard 2018

4.16

734 ratings

🎨 Life Design 🧠 Mindset Shift 🌊 Abundance Thinking 🤝 Inner Circle 🔥 Comfort Zone

The Way of Integrity

by Martha Beck • 2021

Your unhappiness is a lie you're living. A single honest question can dissolve it.

4.17

11k+

🧩 Inner Wholeness 🧠 Cultural Conditioning 💬 Radical Honesty 🌑 Shadow Work ❓ Self-Inquiry

The Way of Integrity 88%

Your unhappiness is a lie you're living. A single honest question can dissolve it.

by Martha Beck 2021

4.17

11k+ ratings

🧩 Inner Wholeness 🧠 Cultural Conditioning 💬 Radical Honesty 🌑 Shadow Work ❓ Self-Inquiry

The Light We Carry

by Michelle Obama • 2022

When the world feels too big, shrink it: resilience lessons from a former First Lady.

4.27

100k+

📖 Political Memoirs 🌱 Everyday Resilience 💛 Vulnerability 👥 Adult Friendships 💎 Self Worth

The Light We Carry 88%

When the world feels too big, shrink it: resilience lessons from a former First Lady.

by Michelle Obama 2022

4.27

100k+ ratings

📖 Political Memoirs 🌱 Everyday Resilience 💛 Vulnerability 👥 Adult Friendships 💎 Self Worth

Brag Better

by Meredith Fineman • 2020

The loudest get the recognition. How the quietly competent can learn to claim theirs.

3.56

951

📣 Self-Promotion 🗣️ Office Communication 📈 Career Advancement 👤 Imposter Syndrome 🏷️ Personal Branding

Brag Better 88%

The loudest get the recognition. How the quietly competent can learn to claim theirs.

by Meredith Fineman 2020

3.56

951 ratings

📣 Self-Promotion 🗣️ Office Communication 📈 Career Advancement 👤 Imposter Syndrome 🏷️ Personal Branding

Feeding the Soul (Because It's My Business)

by Tabitha Brown • 2021

Her body failed, her career vanished, she looked into a camera and spoke from the heart.

4.42

8k+

💖 Self-Acceptance 🕊️ Forgiveness 🙏 Gratitude Practice 🙅 People Pleasing 🛀 Self-Care For Women

Feeding the Soul (Because It's My Business) Summary

Feeding the Soul (Because It's My Business) 88%

Her body failed, her career vanished, she looked into a camera and spoke from the heart.

by Tabitha Brown 2021

4.42

8k+ ratings

💖 Self-Acceptance 🕊️ Forgiveness 🙏 Gratitude Practice 🙅 People Pleasing 🛀 Self-Care For Women

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