Hey everybody! I’m Sarah Waple, and I’m not here with a Midweek Motivation—I’m here with your Fast Tip Friday.
This one’s a little different, and honestly, kind of fun. It happened to me recently because I’m deep in the thick of Pokémon obsession at my house. One day, I was out looking for Pokémon cards for my son at a Barnes & Noble. They told me a shipment was coming in, so I had some time to kill. I wandered around—and ended up having an experience I highly recommend.
It reminded me of something I think we’ve lost a bit of in the age of internet shopping:
Go spend some time in a bookstore.
Whether it’s your local shop, a used bookstore, or even a chain like Barnes & Noble—whatever you’ve got nearby—just go. Bookstores are full of more than just books. There’s inspiration, creativity, ideas, and energy waiting to be discovered.
That day, I picked up a book called 1,000 Little Things Happy, Successful People Do Differently by Marc and Angel Chernoff (hope I’m saying that right!). And honestly? It’s fantastic.
So here’s your early book recommendation—something Charlie always loved doing around the holidays. This book is simple, digestible, and packed with reminders and action steps. There are countdowns, lists like “12 things to stop doing” or “what to do before you die” or “what to quit if you want to be happy.”
For me, it’s exactly what I needed right now. Sometimes life gets heavy. Sometimes we feel stuck or overwhelmed. And we think the only way to improve is to grind harder or push more—but that’s not always true.
We don’t always need to beat ourselves up to grow. We don’t need to pour in a million hours to improve. Sometimes, we just need helpful tools to point us in the right direction.
Maybe therapy’s not for you. Maybe you’re just looking to focus inward for a while.
Books can help.
And this one? I really recommend it. It might be exactly what you need as we wrap up this year and start thinking about what kind of energy we want to bring into the next.
So that’s your Fast Tip Friday for this week. Let us know what you think—and have a great one.