It’s 2023 and we’re with you in approaching this year with openness, joy, and love. There’s always something to improve on and learn, so here’s a list of books we compiled from various suggestions and book summaries that you’ll want to read (ok, or browse?):   For Your Abundance   “We Need to Talk About Inflation: 14 Urgent Lessons from the Last 2,000 Years” by Stephen D. King (quoted from Financial Times) Inflation is here to stay. The former HSBC group chief economist follows a history of misunderstandings and judgments to explain how we got here, and what policymakers need to do next.   “I Will Teach You to Be Rich” by Ramit Sethi (quoted from Intelligent.com) A New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller now in its second edition. The book is aimed toward those just beginning their financial journeys, such as college graduates and newlyweds, but there are tips and tricks applicable to all. Sethi lavishes readers with an abundance of easy-to-integrate money management tools. The book also contains motivational stories of how readers of the first edition used its advice to avoid debt and create wealth. “Broke Millennial” by Erin Lowry (quoted from  Intelligent.com) Written with an audience of 20- and 30-somethings in mind, “Broke Millennial” by Erin Lowry uses real talk and true stories to address tricky money matters and situations. The book provides practical advice on financial matters such as student loan debt, splitting bills with friends, and communicating financial health with new partners. If you like books with a conversational and humorous tone, you’ll enjoy “Broke Millennial,” which was a Washington Post Color of Money Book Club pick. “Spend Well, Live Rich: How to Get What You Want with the Money You Have” by Michelle Singletary (quoted from Intelligent.com) No nonsense, practical financial advice is abundant in Michelle Singletary’s “Spend Well, Live Rich: How to Get What You Want with the Money You Have.” She draws on lessons imparted from her hardworking grandmother to give readers seven money mantras, such as “Keep it simple” and “Cash is better than credit.” Although the book contains pearls of wisdom for all ages, it’s most appropriate for those just beginning their financial journeys. Singletary is a syndicated columnist for the Washington Post and has won several journalism awards. Healthy Body and Healthy Relationships The Good Life: Lessons From the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness by Bob Waldinger (quoted from New York Times)   If you’re going to do one thing this year to ensure your own health and happiness, the authors maintain, find the time to nurture and develop relationships. To help get you started, Dr. Waldinger and I have created this challenge — seven simple exercises, starting with taking today’s quiz. Dr. Waldinger and Dr. Shultz have coined a term for the process of assessing and treating the health of our relationships: “social fitness.” It’s just as crucial as physical fitness, said Dr. Waldinger, who added that neglected relationships can atrophy, like muscles. “Our social life is a living system, and it needs exercise,” he said. “It’s a choice you make to invest in, week by week, year by year — one that has huge benefits.” Closer to Love: How to Attract the Right Relationships and Deepen Your Connections by Vex King (quoted from Barnes and Noble) From the author of Good Vibes, Good Life comes a guide to finding love by first finding and nurturing your true self. Building healthy, sustainable relationships with others requires individuals to truly love ourselves and be able to recognize our own desires and needs. In this book, Vex King helps us develop these relationships with ourselves, and in turn others, with wisdom, thoughtful self-practice, and easy-to adopt-habit builders. Boundless: Upgrade Your Brain, Optimize Your Body & Defy Aging by Ben Greenfield (quoted from Amazon) What if the ability to look, feel, and perform at peak capacity wasn’t the stuff of lore but instead was within easy reach? In a perfect world, you would be able to have it all: complete optimization of mind, body, and spirit. In Boundless, the New York Times bestselling author of Beyond Training and health and fitness leader Ben Greenfield offers a first-of-its-kind blueprint for total human optimization. To catapult you down the path of maximizing cognition, mental clarity, and IQ, you will discover: • How to rewire your skull’s supercomputer (and nine ways to fix your neurotransmitters) • The twelve best ways to heal a leaky brain • Eight proven methods to banish stress and kiss high cortisol goodbye • Ten foods that break your brain, and how to eat yourself smart • How to safely utilize nootropics and smart drugs, along with eight of the best brain-boosting supplement stacks and psychedelics • The top nutrient for brain health that you probably aren’t getting enough of and so much more! Boundless guides you every step of the way to becoming an expert in what makes your brain tick, your body work, and your spirit happy. You can flip open the book to any chapter and discover research-proven, trench-tested techniques to build muscle, burn fat, live longer, have mind-blowing sex, raise robust children, and much, much more!   Happy reading! #