You are a Badass by Jen Sincero:
The perfect mantra for any twenty-something with a potent mixture of skills, debt, self-confidence and "WTF is going on with my life". So basically me... and almost all other millennials.
You are a Badass candidly tackles the issues in life that most millennials are facing daily... money, relationships, faith and fitness, just to name a few. These issues are tackled via bite-sized, quirkily titled("Your Brain is Your Bitch") chapters, that suck you in.
I couldn't really do it much justice, so I won't even attempt. Go buy it, or check it out from the library(those places are godsends, by the way), as long as you read it is fine by me.
Delivering Happiness by Tony Hsieh:
Welp, it looks like you can add Tony Hsieh to my growing list of badass dudes that I may have a man crush on. Seriously, it was rather eye opening how much awesome stuff he has done.
Delivering Happiness is one part documentary of Tony Hsieh, one part Zappos corporate culture, and one part science of happiness.
In the documentary section, Tony goes over some of his unsuccessful(earthworm farm and magic tricks), mildly successful(button printing and pizza selling) and uber successful(LinkExchange and Zappos). Interestingly enough, Tony thought his earthworm farm would make him insanely rich, while LinkExchange started as just a side project.
It is easy to assume that a company, like Zappos, had a smooth ride en route to being acquired by Amazon for a billion dollars. However, Tony candidly points out that that is not the case... he actually sold his penthouse apartment in San Francisco to keep the company afloat for just a few more months.
Alas, another book that my attempts at capturing its epic-ness would be futile, so go read it!
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