July Resource Roundup 📚

What to read, listen to, and watch, in one place.

Here’s the next monthly Resource Roundup — the best of what I’ve been listening to, reading, and watching in July.

I hope there’s something here that sparks your curiosity.

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In case you missed it.

We’re all busy and there’s a lot to read, so…

Here’s a roundup of what I shared on Business/Women on the five Wednesdays in July:

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Serendipity in your business

When setbacks happen in your business

On passion

Own being the expert

What founders can learn from an A-list film director

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📚 Three books currently on deck.

”The Bombshell: A Novel” — by Darrow Farr

“John and Paul: A Love Story in Songs” — by Ian Leslie

“Open to Desire: The Truth About What the Buddha Taught” — listening to the audiobook narrated by the author, Mark Epstein (link above to the e-book)

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📝 Worth reading.

“What is fractional leadership, and why is it booming now?” — by Sara Daw via Fast Company (“The traditional C-suite model isn’t for everyone.)

This is a guest post on The Hyphen by Emma Gannon written by Bree Groff and is potentially life-changing (it had an impact on me).

The "Most Days" theory

I wrote about this topic back in March in “On the benefits of (good) stress” and both are worth a read.

The Paradox of Resistance

A poem by David Whyte (suggestion: read it out loud, slowly).

Midsummer Prayer

Read Suleika Jaouad’s weekly musing and then scroll down to the prompt — an excerpt from Magsamen’s and Ross’s book Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us.

Shades of Blue (and Something New)