Looking for your next great read? My Top 5 Picks of 2025
With Christmas right around the corner, life is starting to feel a little busier, in that festive, chaotic, wonderful way December always brings. 🧑🎄
Personally, I’m counting down the days until we fly to Florida later this week for the holidays. I am SO looking forward to sun, sand, palm trees, and a chance to reset. 🏖️
I’ve always been a big reader, and these days I’m mostly an audiobook listener, usually during my morning walks and what feels like constant driving to my son’s never-ending soccer training.
This year, I came across some incredible books that have really shifted how I think, work, and live. So I wanted to share the top 5 books that made the biggest impact on me in 2025. Maybe they’ll inspire you too!
1. The Let Them Theory — Mel Robbins
I loved, loved, loved this book. And I just love everything about Mel Robbins and how she has a way of getting straight to the heart of what holds people back…without judgment.
This book especially helped me realize that you can only control yourself and your own actions – and to stop trying to control other people. The key phrase is: Let Them.
Let them do what they want.
And let me take the actions that are within my control – either to change my situation or to accept it with more peace.
Bonus: even my son says this to me now since he was “forced” to listen to it in the car with me. A good way to subtly influence my kids by playing these audiobooks during car rides. 😉
2. The Five Types of Wealth — Sahil Bloom
Transformational. This book put into words something I’ve believed for a long time: wealth is so much more than money.
Sahil shares the five types of wealth:
- Financial Wealth
- Social Wealth (relationships, community)
- Physical Wealth (health, energy)
- Time Wealth (freedom, flexibility)
- Mental Wealth (clarity, peace, emotional resilience)
What I loved most is how it reframes success into something holistic. This is the kind of wealth I want to build, and what I always encourage others to build too.
3. Main Street Millionaire — Codie Sanchez
This book was a game changer for me. It reminded me so much of The Cashflow Quadrant by Robert Kiyosaki — where the real opportunities exist on the right side of the quadrant: business owners + investors.
Business buying has been on my radar all year because of this book, and I even submitted an LOI earlier this month (still being negotiated, but I think we are too far apart on my valuation price vs. what the Seller wants).
Storage also fits into this same category – commercial real estate is evaluated as a business, and I’ve always treated my entire real estate portfolio that way.
This book reminded me to see how aligned I already am with this path.
4. The Gap and The Gain — Dan Sullivan & Dr. Benjamin Hardy
This one was a mindset shift that I really needed. Instead of focusing on the distance between where I am and where I want to be (the Gap), I’ve learned to measure progress by how far I’ve already come (the Gain).
This mindset has been especially grounding in a year full of pivots, growth, and new opportunities.
5. The Spontaneous Fulfillment of Desire — Deepak Chopra
An old favourite, and I reread it again this year.
It’s the perfect blend of spiritual grounding and scientific explanation — reminding me that everything I need to create an abundant life is already within me.
It’s one of those books that never loses its impact, no matter how many times I return to it.
As we wrap up 2025, I’m grateful for every lesson, challenge, and breakthrough these books helped unlock.
👉 What did you read this year that you loved? I’m building my reading list for my vacation and for 2026. I’d love to hear your recommendations. Just hit reply and share!
Until next time,
Happy Investing!
~ Elizabeth
