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Holiday Gift Guide | CEO Reading List

by D'Arcy Benincosa

Readers are Leaders.

Reading develops critical thinking.

Reading builds empathy.

Reading makes us more creative

Reading sparks imagination

Reading reduces stress

Reading makes memory stronger

Make no mistake about it, if you want to be an extraordinary CEO, reading needs to be part of your daily routine. But more than that, as a CREATIVE CEO, you should always be refining your storytelling skills, your imagination, and your vocabulary.

Here are some of the best non-fiction books that have helped me tap into wisdom and strength each day as I build my business along with some fiction books that open a world of possibilities and happiness.

Non-Fiction:

The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks

We Should All Be Millionaires by Rachel Rodgers

The War of Art by Steven Pressfield

Atomic Habits by James Clear

Effortless by Greg McKeown

Fiction:

A Knight in Shining Armor by Jude Devereaux

(steamy British time travel novel)

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

(please don’t watch the movie!)

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

(always a classic and I reread it almost every year)

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Women Who Run With Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estés

Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding

Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover

Want to do more CEO gift shopping? I curated a few more CEO favorites this year!

CEO Home Edition – My Favorite Home Decor

The CEO Wind Down – My Favorite Self-Care Items

CEO Style – Shop My Fashion and Beauty Favorites

What did I miss? Are there any other curations you’d like me to share? I loved putting this list together for you and hope it adds value to your life and maybe inspires some beautiful gifts for your loved ones this holiday season.

Xo,

D’Arcy