📚 If you only read 3 books in 2020 + My latest software obsession

Hi Friends! 

Long time no talk . . . it is great to be back :) This message was drafted "July 16" 😂  and you know how it goes sometimes, especially in #2020: a week passed, then two, then I fell into the pit of sleep-deprivation despair (see also: nightly bespoke fireworks as I shared in episode 245: Radical Reimagining—Everything Is Up For Grabs).

And then I started to sleep, and lean deeper into the pause, while re-airing the entire Penney & Jenny series on frequency and intuition in August.

And then!

I started cooking up an entirely new-but-related direction (more on that in the coming months) . . . because what's the point of writing a book called Pivot if you're not going to read the tea leaves of change, energy, and creativity and pivot! 

As I said in March, we all got pivoted this year—big time—and if you're not questioning everything, now's the time! It's also the time to VOTE. Please, pretty please, do that if you haven't already (or register if you plan to go in person). 

One of the strangest things that happened for me during this #2020pocalpse is that I stopped reading books. Books are oxygen for my soul, and ever since I was a kid I've read at least one a week (minimum). They are my teachers, best friends, inspiration, recharging station, and refuge.

But with the business challenges resulting from halting all travel and all speaking gigs, raising a puppy during this time who just turned one! gratuitous pic below, and adjusting to a whole-new-NYC, I have not had the energy or focus to read beyond my daily hold-it-in-my-hands NYT and weekly New Yorker. This is the equivalent of saying "I haven't had time to eat." It does not compute! 

This last week was the first time I tore through a book in months, and it truly massaged my brain—even the cover speaks to my book-loving spirit! I have avoided all books with the T-word in the title these last four years, but this one (and another brilliant gem called On Tyranny) escaped my filter. Read on below to get the book I just mentioned, and all my best recs this week :) 

I am sending love, hugs, and high fives to all of you for making it this far into this crazy year, and deep breaths as we approach the election here in the U.S.

I have a special interview with Seth Godin launching that very day — and it has nothing to do with politics if you need a place to rest and recharge! I can't recommend his new book The Practice: Shipping Creative Work highly enough! You can pre-order now :) 

Before we get on to this week's round-up . . . here's my proud dog-mama Ryder pic (and my Amazon recs for his favorite things if you also brought a furry friend into your home this year!) What a joy . . . they are truly angels in fur coats :)

Now onto this week's round-up of resources . . . 

That's it for now . . . THANK YOU for reading and listening, for your support, and for being part of this adventure with me. I am grateful for you every day!

❤️  With Love, 

Jenny