January Reading Round-Up: Disruption
Annette Garsteck Annette Garsteck

January Reading Round-Up: Disruption

January 2026 reading round-up exploring career management, leadership, and navigating disruption through audiobooks that sharpen thinking and professional judgment.

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My Word for 2026: Exponential
Annette Garsteck Annette Garsteck

My Word for 2026: Exponential

Resolutions tend to focus on outcomes. A guiding word focuses on orientation. It shapes how I think, how I move, and how I decide…especially when things feel busy or uncertain.

For me, that shift has made all the difference.

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The Books That Stayed With Me This December
Annette Garsteck Annette Garsteck

The Books That Stayed With Me This December

December was a heavy reading month for me; I finally finished several that had been sitting on my personal development shelf for a while. And by read, I mainly mean listened.

Two books I’m still thinking about are by Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin Hardy.

These two books have inspired me to add a few options to my word-of-the-year target list… more to follow on that in late January.

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