Resources
Can't wait to speak to Anna in person and get started on your path of discovering your best self? Here are some key resources for to get you on your way.
The Finnish Line
I have borrowed the title for my observations from Ellen Ruppel Shell's book The Job. Serendipitously, when I picked it up for the first time, the sentence I saw was: "Finns value frankness and disdain flattery and boosterism". You can take the girl out of Finland, but you cannot take Finland out of the girl!
The Finnish Line
Bookshelf
For many, reading on the topic you are working on speeds up the coaching journey and allows them to reach even higher peaks than they thought possible. Here are my top picks:
David Burns: Feeling Good
This is the primer and practical guide into Cognitive Behaviour Therapy techniques that I have used on myself and my clients for the past 13 years. David Burn’s highly accessible style helps you to understand how your mindset might be working against you and offers pragmatic solutions to try.
Brene Brown: Daring Greatly
Her work (which includes some kickass Ted talks) is focussed on vulnerability and feelings, how we experience it and how we can engage with it more skillfully. "Experiencing vulnerability isn’t a choice—the only choice we have is how we’re going to respond when we are confronted with uncertainty, risk, and emotional exposure." Her latest book "Dare to Lead" is also a pretty awesome and another easy read too.
Susan Cain: Quiet
This is a great insight about introverts’ struggle in the world dominated by extroverts. If you find yourself wondering how you can make an impact if you prefer listening to speaking and dislike self-promotion, you should read this book.
Mark Williams and Danny Pennman: Mindfulness – a practical guide
If you find that the thoughts race in your head, you are stressed or anxious, struggling to keep up with the constant demands of the modern way of living, this book is for you. The weekly programme has a set of straightforward and powerful exercises that can easily be incorporated into your daily routine. This book really changed my life!
Megan Devine: It's OK That You're Not OK
Sadly, all of us will experience death and loss in our lives but even more sadly, we are not very good at meeting people who are grieving. Megan Devine draws on her professional experience as counsellor and her personal experience following the sudden death of her partner to articulate a more compassionate way of grief support. This book helps to dive into the most uncomfortable feelings of loss and helplessness.