Resources

Here's a list of resources I found helpful in case you want to try some of the things I did. I've read/watched/taken/listened to all the books/newsletters/courses/podcasts listed. If a link is an affiliate link, it's clearly marked (AL).

If you've read my project pages I apologise for repeating myself but I really I cannot stress enough, that, yes, you can learn anything. All you have to do is find the teacher and learning method that works best for you. What I'm saying is, I found these resources helpful and I think they are a good starting point. But if they don't work for you, please don't get discouraged. Keep on looking and try new teachers and methods. You've got this!

Books I found mind-blowing

• This one, of course: Refuse to Choose! by Barbara Sher. I also loved Live the Life you Love. If you prefer videos, Barbara's Ted talk "Isolation is the dream-killer, not your attitude" is amazing.
• Ask and It Is Given by Esther and Jerry Hicks. Create your own life. It works.
• Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman is one of the books I think everyone should read. Goleman explains how powerful emotions are and why emotional intelligence is so important.
• Charles C. Mann's 1491 is brilliant. Mann shares the latest theories about the Americas before the European invasion and its harrowing consequences. You should also read the book if you're an aspiring researcher in any field because he shows how personal and political biases not just influence but even create scientific "facts".
• In Search of Schrödinger's Cat by John Gribbin tells the story of Quantum Mechanics. This should be taught in schools!
• Fat Chance by Dr. Robert Lustig explains why sugar is so much worse for our bodies than we think. I changed my diet after reading it.
• So I can't actually recommend The Lucifer Effect by Philip Zimbardo because it was unfortunately written in a very dry style. I skipped and speed-read a lot. But the topic is important. The 1971 Stanford Prison experiment taught us how much we are influenced by the situations and roles we are in. Absolutely worth googling!

Author business

• Turning Pro by Steven Pressfield is a great kick in the pants if you want to turn your art into a profession.
• Check out Joanna Penn's website The Creative Penn and her podcast. Both are a well of information for Indie authors. Your Author Business Plan is great if you want to shift into a business mindset. All of Joanna's non-fiction books for authors are brilliant!
• Jane Friedman's website has posts for Indie and traditionally published authors. Her free newsletter Electric Speed is well worth your time.
• I'm looking forward to Kristine Kathryn Rusch's blog/newsletter every week. She'll teach you about the importance of copyright and yes, that is something you absolutely want to learn about.

Mindset

• I'm a big fan of Dana Wilde. She wrote the book Train Your Brain, has a podcast I love, and a free newsletter I read every day. Your best starting point, especially if you want to run your own business.
• Improv Wisdom by Patricia Ryan Madson is brilliant! She explains that improv is a method or even a way to live your life and I for one found her tips and exercises incredibly helpful every single day.
• Mel Robbins made a YouTube video about reframing fear as excitement.
• Heal your Body by Louise Hay is my constant companion. Whenever something's wrong in my body I use it to find out what's really wrong in my life so I can fix it.
• The 10-Day Anxiety Detox Plan by Lewis David works! The book also includes access to audio files and I'm still occasionally listening to the hypnotherapy recording. It's so relaxing. Mindfulness for Stress and Anxiety by Antonia Ryan (who read the hypnotherapy recording) was also helpful.
• Problems dealing with change? Read Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson, or watch a fifteen-minutes long animation on YouTube. "Keep looking for cheese" is also the perfect mantra for a Scanner.
• So, The One Thing by Gary Keller might seem wasted on a Scanner. However, it contains an exercise on page 144 that allows you to connect future goals to present actions. It's by far the best cure for procrastination I have ever encountered and works every single time for me. The exercise alone makes the entire book worthwhile.
• If you want to easily brainwash yourself into change, try paraliminals. They work and are super relaxing. Check out the mindtrx app.
• And then there's tapping, aka EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique). It's just downright brilliant and you can use it for anything: Anxiety, mindset, success, etc. My favourite teacher is Brad Yates who has a video on anything, including an introduction to tapping. His YouTube channel is a gold mine!

Financial Independence

• The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel is a fantastic place to start your FI journey. The book is entertaining and stuffed with valuable insights.
• Full disclosure: Not at all a big fan of Robert T. Kiyosaki and do not recommend any other of his products and courses. However, I found Rich Dad Poor Dad and Rich Dad's Cashflow Quadrant (if you want to run your own business) very helpful.
• I like to listen to So Money with Farnoosh Torabi.

Writing

• Story by Robert McKey. I keep going back to it.
• Same with It was the best of sentences, it was the worst of sentences by June Casagrande. I re-read it at least once a year.

Questions or Tips?