Jill’s Reads

A collection of books that have made me think , rethink, build, change my mind, try something different - or simply entertain me.

From business strategy and marketing to mindset, leadership, relationships, and a little Disney magic.

Person with brown hair tied in bun reading a magazine or book while standing against a brick wall.
“We keep moving forward—opening up new doors and doing new things—because we’re curious.”
— Walt Disney
Book cover for "Fix This Next" by Mike Michalowicz, featuring a yellow background with black and red text.

Why certain things need to be fixed in your business.

Book cover titled 'This Is Marketing' by Seth Godin with the subtitle 'You Can't See Until You Learn to See'.

Marketing starts with understanding people.

My Current Top 10 Reads!

The books I come back to again and again.

Cover of the book titled "Atomic Habits" by James Clear, with the subtitle "Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results" and mentions over 25 million copies sold.

Small changes really do compound.

Book cover titled 'Profit First' with crossed-out words 'RENT,' 'UTILITIES,' 'SUPPLIES,' 'PAYROLL,' and 'TAXES'; subtitle states 'Transform your business from a cash-eating monster to a money-making machine'; orange banner indicates 'Revised and Expanded'; author is Mike Michalowicz.

A smarter way to think about business and money.

Book cover titled 'Buy Back Your Time' by Dan Martell, with a blue background and clock hands incorporated into the text.

Time is the biggest business bottleneck.

Cover of the book titled 'Blue Ocean Strategy' with a blue ocean wave background and a yellow starburst indicating over 4 million copies sold worldwide. Authors' names are W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne.

A way to think about standing out instead of blending in.

Book cover titled 'Built to Sell' by John Warrillow, with a subtitle 'Creating a Business That Can Thrive Without You,' featuring an illustration of a blue sneaker.

Changes how you think about building a business.

Book cover of 'The Ride of a Lifetime' by Robert Iger, featuring a portrait of Robert Iger in a suit with a neutral background.

Leadership, decisions and Disney.

Book cover of 'The One Thing' by Gary Keller with a white background and black text, highlighting the title and author, and mentioning 3 million copies sold worldwide.

A reminder that focus changes everything.

Book cover for 'Rising Strong' by Brené Brown with subtitle 'How the Ability to Reset Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead'.

Getting back up matters in business and life.

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An organized infographic with various categories including build a better business, marketing and brand, sales and influence, leadership and strategy, money and wealth, focus and habits, mindset and perspective, confidence and reinvention, women and ambition, relationships and psychology, and creativity with Disney. Each category contains bullet points or titles related to its theme.