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###### ✦ Smart & Pretty — Favorites

# *Things I  genuinely* *love.*

No paid placements, no filler. Every single thing here has   
actually made a difference in my life or work — and I'd   
recommend it to my best friend.

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######  ✦ Current obsession

### changed everything.

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# Big Magic

Elizabeth Gilbert — Creative Living

### my take ✦

##### *"I've read this four times. Every time I feel stuck or small or like my ideas aren't worth pursuing, I come back to this book. It's the permission slip I never knew I needed."*

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## Currently on my *nightstand.*

The Ones I Actually Finished   
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obsessed ✦

Creative Living

### Big Magic

Elizabeth Gilbert

"The book that made me stop apologising for wanting to create things."

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life-changing ✦

Mindset

### You Are a Badass

Jen Sincero

"Read this when I was broke and scared. Still read it when I forget who I am."

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game changer ✦

Business

### Profit First

Mike Michalowicz

"Fixed my relationship with money and my business finances in one read."

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do the work ✦

Creativity

### The Artist's Way

Julia Cameron

"Morning pages changed how I think. Truly. Non-negotiable in my routine."

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felt seen ✦

Memoir

### Untamed

Glennon Doyle

"I ugly-cried and underlined every other page. You know the type."

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stop shrinking ✦

Leadership

### Playing Big

Tara Mohr

"The antidote to every time you've made yourself smaller in a room."

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