The 4 Books to Read This Summer to Set Up Your Next 6 Months for Success

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It’s easy to get stuck in a cycle of constant busyness, packing too much into our days, spinning our wheels without making real progress. We fall into the trap of trying to do everything for everyone, leaving little room for ourselves. With the summer weeks ahead, it’s time to do something for you.

In this quick dip, Rachel and Sarah share four books that are essential reading over the summer break. Books that teach us how to focus on what truly matters, tune into the present, manage our emotional tone, and reduce unnecessary stress.

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More episodes of You Are Not a Frog:
- How to Say F**k it and Become Ridiculously Relaxed (even about stuff that REALLY matters) – Episode 130, with John C Parkin
- How to Thrive in a High-Stress Job When You’re Neurodivergent – Episode 178, with Matthew Bellringer
- How to Avoid Burnout on Repeat – Episode 160, with Dr Claire Ashley

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About the guests

Dr Sarah Coope is a former GP and executive coach with a focus on conflict resolution and burnout prevention. She’s also now the head of training at Wild Monday.

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Reasons to listen

For the essential books to read this summer that can help improve focus, mindfulness, and personal growth
To learn practical strategies for prioritising tasks and making impactful choices in both work and life
To explore the transformative power of mindfulness and how to create space for clearer thinking and emotional balance

Episode highlights

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The essentials

00:03:21

Rediscovered

00:09:30

Essentialism

00:18:29

Time to Think

00:23:07

Deeper Mindfulness

Episode transcript

[00:00:00] Rachel: Welcome to a summer Quick dip with a difference. I’m joined by Dr. Sarah Coope. Sarah, [00:00:04] Sarah: Yeah. Great. Thank you. Rachel. Yes, so I’m working with you now as head of training at Wild Monday. I’m a former GP and an executive coach with a real interesting conflict resolution and burnout prevention as well. [00:00:14] Rachel: Great to have you with me. The reason we got Sarah with us on this quick dip is I thought, what do people wanna know over the summer? And I don’t know about you, but when I’m going away on…