February month is called "Why We Read: 70 Writers On Non-Fiction" by Greywoode. https://amzn.to/3ILxxdE

Overall rating: 3 out of 5 stars. Quick and very easy to read consists of a list of essays from a wide variety of prominent authors. I have selected a few of my favourites because I totally agree with their viewpoints. Do you also agree with me?

January book: ⁠https://amzn.to/3vI9buj⁠

"The Complete Guide to Self-Care: Best Practices for a Healthier and Happier You" by Kiki Ely."

There are 5 types of self-care described in this book.

1 - Physical Self-Care

2 - Intellectual Self-Care

3 - Emotional Self-Care

4 - Spiritual Self-Care

5 - Social Self-Care

January book: https://amzn.to/3vI9buj

"The Complete Guide to Self-Care: Best Practices for a Healthier and Happier You" by Kiki Ely."

In today's episode, there are three items I will touch on:

1. reflecting on my 2022
2. what my 2023 goals are and
3. revealing our January book

My word of the year is Create. Every year I choose a word of the year. It helps me to stay grounded and focused on a particular theme. A theme that is aligned with my goals for this year.

When I think about the word Create it is about bringing an idea or product into existence. Then I think about being creative and creativity. What is something I could be doing with my time that can help me to improve my creativity, improve myself and having fun at the same time? You probably guessed it – my first create for 2023 is I started the BookBites podcast. My other two goals for 2023 around the word Create are:

1. Create a new morning and night routine to improve my health and well-being
2. Create more quality time with my family and friends to improve my relationships with the ones I love and care about

January book: https://amzn.to/3vI9buj

"The Complete Guide to Self-Care: Best Practices for a Healthier and Happier You" by Kiki Ely."

I chose this book because it made perfect sense to start the new year right. I believe if you manage to look after yourself and your overall well-being, the rest will fall into the right place. Next week I will distil the key ideas and takeaways from the January book and turn them into nuggets of wisdom and actions while snacking at the same time.

BookBites is a podcast and blog on personal growth mind and body.

Purpose: Distil the key takeaways inspired from memoirs, self-development and business books and turn them into nuggets of wisdom and actions while snacking at the same time. It is my way of sharing my passion for reading and food in a unique and modern way, one thoughtfully curated at a time.

BookBites is a podcast for those who aspire to become a better leader, a better parent, a better version of themselves. This podcast is designed to inspire growth and impact so you can create your best year ever. This is primarily a business and self-development podcast. Episodes range from leadership, entrepreneurship, health, mindset and relationships.

I started this podcast because it serves three purposes for me:

1. I am obsessed with continuous improvement. My personal goal in life is to always stay curious, always learn and work on myself, to become the best version of myself
2. I love and gravitate towards the memoirs, self-development and business books section in a bookstore. There is so much wisdom I can access. I am paying it forward so I am sharing my learnings and wisdom to others who could also benefit.
3. To make this show more interesting I will introduce an end-of-week segment where I talk about what snacks I made and what I am munching on for the week.

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