Books that will change how you see the world.

The following is a list of books that have shaped Inspired Home Office into what it is today. I’ll bet you even own some of these must-reads.

All of these links go to Powells.com, the biggest, coolest independent bookstore in the US. Full disclosure: if you buy any of the books below, I receive 7% of the sale (about $0.25). You’re welcome to purchase without using my link as well.

Creativity

• The Path of Least Resistance: Learning to Become the Creative Force in Your Own Life
  Robert Fritz

Space

• Apartment Therapy: The Eight Step Home Cure
  Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan
• Clear Your Clutter with Feng Shui
  Karen Kingston
• Use What You Have Decorating
  Lauri Ward

Time “Management”

• In Praise of Slowness: Challenging the Cult of Speed
  Carl Honore
• Crazybusy: Overstretched, Overbooked, and about to Snap! Strategies for Handling Your Fast-Paced Life
  Edward M Hallowell
• Do It Tomorrow and Other Secrets of Time Management
  Mark Forster

Business

• The E Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It
  Michael Gerber
• The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
  Malcom Gladwell

ADD and Psychology

• Delivered from Distraction: Getting the Most Out of Life with Attention Deficit Disorder
  Edward M Hallowell
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  Loving What is: Four Questions That Can Change Your Life
  Byron Katie
• Authentic Happiness: Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment
  Martin Seligman

Spirituality

• An Altar in the World: A Geography of Faith
  Barbara Brown-Taylor
• Gratefulness: The Heart of Prayer
  Brother David Steindl-Rast

• The Sufi Book of Life: 99 Pathways for the Modern Dervish
  Neil Douglas-Klotz
• The Wisdom of the Enneagram: The Complete Guide to Psychological and Spiritual Growth for the Nine Personality Types
  Don Richard Riso
• Woman’s Retreat Book: A Guide to Restoring, Rediscovering and Reawakening Your True Self – In a Moment, an Hour, or a Weekend
  Jennifer Louden
• Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man and Life’s Greatest Lesson
  Mitch Albom
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Other Great Resources

Get rid of stuff

freecycle.org
craigslist.org
Goodwill valuation guide
IRS fair market value
eBay
Who Gets Grandma’s Yellow Pie Plate

Business Tools

Aweber.com
TimeTrade
Sendspace
SurveyMonkey
MeetingWizard
LetterMeLater
FreeConferenceCall.com
Free Watermark
istock photo

Money

Mark Silver, Heart of Business
Get Rich Slowly
CNNMoney Debt reduction calculator
Alternatives to Quickbooks

Time

Waverly Fitzgerald, Living in Season
Anne Forbes, Wheels of Time and Place
Leo Baubuta, ZenHabits

Self-employment and marketing

Mark Silver, Heart of Business
Marissa Bracke, Can-Do-Ology
Molly Gordon, The Accidental Entrepreneur
Sharon Roemmel, Practically Enlightened Business

Tax/Legal

Nolo.com
taxgirl.com

Containers for organizing

Amazon
Better Office Products
The Container Store
Filexec
JAM Paper and Envelope
Organize.com
PaperMart

Website resources

Allison Rice at Allie Creative
Wendy Cholbi at wendycholbi.com
bluehost.com