Book reviews for coaches
Coaching books worth your time, reviewed honestly.
Original reviews of books on coaching, habits, identity and change, written by a practising coach. No hype, no filler: who each book is for, what it gets right and where it falls short.
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How I review
Straight answers before you spend your money
Read first, reviewed second
I only review books I have actually read, and I say who each one is for, and who should skip it.
Strengths and weaknesses
Every review covers what works and what doesn’t, so you can decide quickly whether a book is worth your time.
My own words
Nothing is copied from publishers or from Amazon. Every review is written from my own notes and judgement.
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Atomic Habits
Atomic Habits
by James Clear
An honest review of James Clear's Atomic Habits from someone who has used habit stacking and systems over goals since 2020, and a simple way to choose between audio, Kindle and paperback.
Designing Your Life
Designing Your Life
by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans
A review of Bill Burnett and Dave Evans's Designing Your Life, which applies design thinking to career and life decisions, with its main tools and who it suits.
The Coaching Habit
The Coaching Habit
by Michael Bungay Stanier
A review of Michael Bungay Stanier's The Coaching Habit, a short practical guide to coaching through seven questions, and who will get the most from it.
About the shelf
Written by a coach who reads to apply.
I’m Ot. I’m a coach and hypnotherapist, and I keep detailed notes on the books I read. This site is where those notes become reviews that other coaches, and people curious about coaching, can use.