Self-Study Library
You’re ready to jump-in and reflect a bit on your own! Grab a worksheet, read a guide, or peruse a few of my favorite books, videos, and mindfulness resources.
Worksheets
My gift to you. Find a worksheet that draws you in and click it. No cost. No email. No teaser. Only JB Coaching goodness — created for you to reflect on your life and leadership so you can move into your days with greater self-awareness and a new perspective. Enjoy!
Guides
Welcome to your comprehensive self-study guides, curated from common coaching topics to get you one step ahead. You’ll enjoy self-guided content + reflections to empower personal growth and professional development at your own pace. Enjoy the process!
Recent Entries - Inner Growth Rhythms Blog
Book Recommendations
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![Book cover of 'The Top Five Regrets of the Dying' featuring dandelion illustration.]()
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!["The Alchemist" 25th Anniversary Edition book cover by Paulo Coelho, featuring a red and gold design with sunburst and bird motifs.]()
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![Cover of "The Book of Joy" featuring close-up portraits of two smiling elderly men facing each other, one wearing glasses. Text includes authors "Dalai Lama," "Desmond Tutu," and "Douglas Abrams."]()
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![Cover of 'Emotional Agility' by Susan David featuring colorful abstract designs and quotes from authors Susan Cain and Arianna Huffington.]()
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![Book cover of 'The Big Leap' by Gay Hendricks, features a fish jumping between two bowls.]()
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![Colorful abstract book cover of "Untamed" by Glennon Doyle, featuring the text "Over 1 million copies sold," "Reese's Book Club," and "#1 New York Times bestseller."]()
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![Book cover of "Into the Magic Shop" by James R. Doty, MD, featuring a series of open doors leading into clouds and a quote by Abraham Verghese.]()
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![Cover of the book "The Third Door" by Alex Banayan, featuring bold white text on a black background and a silhouette of a person standing in a spotlight forming the letter 'O'. It includes a "National Bestseller" badge and the subtitle: "The Wild Quest to Uncover How the World's Most Successful People Launched Their Careers."]()
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![Book cover of "Energy Leadership: The 7 Level Framework for Mastery in Life and Business" by Bruce D Schneider, Second Edition, published by Wiley.]()
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![Book cover of "Positive Intelligence" by Shirzad Chamine, featuring a silhouette with thought bubbles and a plus sign.]()
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![Book cover of 'You Are a Badass' by Jen Sincero, featuring a yellow background with bold black and green text.]()
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![Cover of the book 'The Soul of Money' by Lynne Twist, featuring a large brushstroke circle and text about transforming your relationship with money and life.]()
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![Book cover of 'The Long Game' by Dorie Clark, featuring a yellow background with rows of circles and a single 'X', and the subtitle 'How to be a long-term thinker in a short-term world'.]()
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![Cover of "Seven and A Half Lessons About the Brain" by Lisa Feldman Barrett with a colorful fractal design.]()
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![Book cover of 'The Extended Mind' by Annie Murphy Paul featuring colored powder explosion design.]()
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![Cover of 'The Psychic Pathway' by Sonia Choquette featuring abstract red flowers and text about reawakening the soul's voice.]()
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![Book cover of 'Wherever You Go, There You Are' 10th Anniversary Edition by Jon Kabat-Zinn, featuring a sandy landscape background.]()
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![Book cover of 'The Power of Now' by Eckhart Tolle, labeled as a New York Times bestseller. Features a gradient background, author's name, and a badge indicating over 5 million copies sold.]()
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![The cover of "The Healing Organization" book by Raj Sisodia and Michael J. Gelb, showing a blue-green gradient background with a small plant illustration. The subtitle reads, "Awakening the Conscience of Business to Help Save the World."]()
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![Cover of the book "My Stroke of Insight" by Jill Bolte Taylor, Ph.D., featuring colorful brain illustration.]()
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![Book cover of 'The Spontaneous Fulfillment of Desire' by Deepak Chopra, featuring floral and bird designs on a blue background.]()
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![Cover of the book 'Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Change, 4th Edition' by William Bridges and Susan Bridges. Features a butterfly and text about organizational change.]()
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![Cover of the book 'When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing' by Daniel H. Pink. Features a red, yellow, and green circle design with the author's name at the top and subtitle text below the title.]()
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![Cover of Richard Feynman's book, "What Do You Care What Other People Think?" featuring a black-and-white photo of a man in a classroom gesturing, with a chalkboard in the background.]()
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![Make Time Book Cover]()
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![Crisis Proof Leadership]()
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![Mindset Book Cover]()
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![Spiral-bound notebook with panda design, black pen, gray cloth]()
Panda Planner
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![Book cover of "Coaching A-Z: The Extraordinary Use of Ordinary Words" by Haesun Moon, featuring a cute illustrated potato character.]()
Affiliate Disclosure: The book links above are affiliate links, which means if you choose to make a purchase, a commission is paid to JB coaching. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. This commission comes at no additional cost to you. We only recommend books we have read and believe they will be useful to you as a leader. Only purchase them if you feel you want them and they will be beneficial to your growth.
Articles + Videos
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![Leading people when they know more than you do article]()
Leading People When They Know More Than You Do
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![How will you measure your life]()
How Will You Measure Your Life?
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![Why Success Doesn’t Lead to Satisfaction]()
Why Success Doesn’t Lead to Satisfaction
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![The Feedback Fallacy]()
The Feedback Fallacy
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![Stop Over-Apologizing at Work]()
Stop Over-Apologizing at Work
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![How to Tell an Employee They’re Not Ready for a Promotion]()
How to Tell an Employee They’re Not Ready for a Promotion
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![Article illustration with abstract design featuring tin can phones, clouds, paper airplanes, and geometric shapes, representing communication and listening.]()
What Great Listeners Actually Do
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![Designing Work People Love Article Cover Image with Illustrated Bees and Hearts]()
Designing Work That People Love
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![Having a Growth Mindset Article]()
What Having a "Growth Mindset" Actually Means
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![Organizational Change Article]()
Don't Just Tell Employees Organizational Changes Are Coming - Explain Why
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![Paper art of a blue pyramid with a cloud on top and several paper clouds nearby, under the title 'Take Ownership of Your Future Self' by Benjamin Hardy.]()
Take Ownership of Your Future Self
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![A speaker on a TED stage with a presentation slide titled "What if I...?" showing columns labeled DEFINE, PREVENT, REPAIR with numbered lists. The video is titled "Why you should define your fears instead of your goals" by Tim Ferriss at TED2017.]()
Why You Should Define Your Fears Instead of Your Goals
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![Squirrel on a pile of nuts with yellow background, accompanying text reads: 'Stop Doing Your Team’s Work for Them' by Martin G. Moore, November 25, 2021.]()
Stop Doing Your Team's Work For Them
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![A person speaking on a TED stage with large red TED letters in the background. A small table with a water bottle is next to the speaker. A large blackboard on wheels is also present.]()
How to Build (and Rebuild) Trust
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![Businessman in suit standing in wet cement while using a smartphone, with construction worker in hard hat kneeling nearby, against a tiled wall.]()
The Focused Leader
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![A person standing on a TED Talk stage with the large red TED letters in the background.]()
The Gift and Power of Emotional Courage
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![Human hand with colorful sticky notes on each fingertip against a purple background.]()
How to Stop Overthinking and Start Trusting Your Gut
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![A woman speaking on stage with a microphone headset, wearing a dark shirt, and gesturing with her hands. The image is from a video player interface with a play button in the center.]()
The Power of Vulnerability
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![A person speaking on stage with a headset in front of a blue screen displaying text, during a presentation or TED Talk.]()
The Surprising Habits of Original Thinkers
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![Person sitting at a table with a book and a mug, wearing glasses and a black shirt, with text overlay indicating name and profession.]()
Coaching A to Z: The Extraordinary Use of Ordinary Words by Dr. Haesun Moon
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![How to Give Tough Feedback That Helps People Grow]()
How to Give Tough Feedback That Helps People Grow
Mindfulness
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![Square breathing diagram with four steps labeled around a square: "Inhale," "Pause," "Exhale," "Pause." Each step includes a counting sequence of "2...3...4." At the center is a logo containing geometric shapes.]()
Square Breathing
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![Black book cover titled 'Loving Kindness' with subtitle 'A meditation practice creating goodwill and kindness toward oneself and others' in white text, next to a black pencil.]()
Loving Kindness Meditation PDF
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![Orange Circle Headspace App]()
Headspace App
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![I Am App Cover Image]()
I Am App
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![Black notebook with "Forgiveness: A 21-day exercise to release old burdens" written in white text, alongside a black pencil.]()
21-Day Forgiveness Exercise
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![Breathing App Cover Image]()
The Breathing App
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![Chopra App]()
Chopra
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![Person holding glasses, writing on a notebook, sitting outdoors on a wooden table with a laptop.]()
9 Ways to Help Calm a Racing Mind
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![Text reading "Loving Kindness for Beginners" and "Meditation with Chris Germer" over a background of snowy trees at sunrise.]()
Loving Kindness for Beginners Audio
When was the last time you found yourself trying to create change by pushing harder or doing something faster or with more intensity? You may have found it shifted things a bit in the short-term, but what about change for the long-term. My guess is the pattern has or will show up again.
Creating lasting change starts with awareness. Awareness of how your current mindset is working for you and, quite possibly, against you. You’ve evolved and old ways of thinking, feeling, and acting may no longer be in alignment with who you are today.
It is time to stop doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. The change you’re seeking will not come from hoping!
Use the guide to press pause and expand your awareness around how you currently see things and how you might want to shift your mindset to create lasting change.