Hey Shelf Improvers!

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Welcome back to the podcast! 🎧 Hope you're loving our dive into The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People as much as we are. You've stuck with us through Part 1, and today we're moving into Part 2 - where things really start to shift from knowing the habits to living them in your daily world.

Just a quick heads-up - in this episode I reference some other great conversations we've had that pair beautifully with Covey's ideas. If you missed them, here they are:

👉 Jen Sincero:How to Be a Badass https://open.spotify.com/episode/2KorzTtMWVcjebpApltMxM?si=pw2k67aMR0Spm8QFMpbvIA

👉 Eat That Frog (overcoming procrastination) https://open.spotify.com/episode/1kMWIRF12jpEfgYF7HI6Of?si=ae5iEfUWRaiwGjov5Khh5w

👉 Who Not How (shifting mindset on how work gets done) https://open.spotify.com/episode/7LVZaPdrGQlcLCsfJbcJro?si=75OctR-7QPK4OIOLIhJ9ew

👉 The 12 Week Year (planning with purpose) https://open.spotify.com/episode/6XzDwCV8wuJpUokTldm14U?si=sVV_zz9xRyqs-lzq8ssHRQ

Enjoy the episode -let's get into Part 2 and unpack how these habits start shaping who we choose to become! 🚀

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Holly & Anna X

Hey Shelf Improvers!

Happy New Year ✨ A fresh chapter, a clean page… but what does a new year actually mean for you?

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For me, this one feels extra special. We're on Book 40 and I'm stepping into my 40th year. There's something powerful about that alignment. This year carries the energy of the Fire Horse. Bold. Forward-moving. No tiptoeing. Just momentum and intention.

And yet… we're still in winter. Maybe you're not sprinting yet. Maybe you're thawing. Reflecting. Still in a gentle hibernation. If that's you, this episode is your permission slip. That pause isn't procrastination. It's preparation.

This month, we're diving into a true classic: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey.

This isn't about hustle or overnight success. It's about alignment. Principles. Becoming effective from the inside out. The kind of habits that quietly change how you show up in your work, your relationships, and your life.

In this episode, we start unpacking why these habits have stood the test of time, and how they can help you move into this year with clarity, confidence, and purpose… whether you're ready to bolt forward or still warming up.

New year. New habits. Let's begin.

🎙️ In today's episode, we're covering the Intro and Part 1- Paradigms & Principles:

• Inside-out

• The 7 Habits - An Overview

💬 Got thoughts? We'd love to hear them! Join the conversation in our WhatsApp group (link below)—trust us, it's basically therapy.

📚 Not reading along in real time? No worries! We've covered 30+ amazing books. Pick one that resonates and jump in anytime.

💛 Our community is always open—it's never too late to join. Connect with like-minded people, raise your vibes, and get inspired. Links below!

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Holly & Anna X

Hey Shelf Improvers!

Well thats it! The end of our last book of 2025! We have absolutely loved reading and listening books with you this year. We hope you have enjoyed them to. In Jan 2026 we will be starting book No. 40 'The 7 Habits of highly success people' by Stephen R. Covey. So grab that book over the christmas holidays and join us for a fresh year of habits and growth. Wishing you all a wonder festive time of year and we will leave you with the final chapters of 'The 5 Love Languages'

🎙️ In today's episode, we're covering Final Chapters:

• Chapter 7 - Love Language #4 Acts of Service

• Chapter 8 - Love Language #5 Physical Touch

• Chapter 9 - Discovering your Primary Love Language

• Chapter 10 - Love Is a Choice

• Chapter 11 - Love Makes the Difference

• Chaper 12 - Loving the Unlovely

💬 Got thoughts? We'd love to hear them! Join the conversation in our WhatsApp group (link below)—trust us, it's basically therapy.

📚 Not reading along in real time? No worries! We've covered 30+ amazing books. Pick one that resonates and jump in anytime.

💛 Our community is always open—it's never too late to join. Connect with like-minded people, raise your vibes, and get inspired. Links below!

🔗 Join us here: 📱 WhatsApp & email updates: Shelf Improvement Community 📘 Facebook: Shelf Improvement Podcast 📩 Email: [email protected] 📸 Instagram: @shelfimprovementbookclub

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Enjoy the episode, and we'll catch you in Jan!

Love

Holly & Anna X

Hey Shelf Improvers!

Hows your month going? Have you been getting into the love languages? is yours affirmations?? Listen in to find out if yours is quality time or receiving gifts??

🎙️ In today's episode, we're covering Chapters 5 & 6:

• Chapter 5 - Love Language #2 Quality Time

• Chapter 6 - Love Language #3 Receiving Gifts

💬 Got thoughts? We'd love to hear them! Join the conversation in our WhatsApp group (link below)—trust us, it's basically therapy.

📚 Not reading along in real time? No worries! We've covered 30+ amazing books. Pick one that resonates and jump in anytime.

💛 Our community is always open—it's never too late to join. Connect with like-minded people, raise your vibes, and get inspired. Links below!

🔗 Join us here: 📱 WhatsApp & email updates: Shelf Improvement Community 📘 Facebook: Shelf Improvement Podcast 📩 Email: [email protected] 📸 Instagram: @shelfimprovementbookclub

💡 Support our new Instagram page! Like, follow, share, and tag us when you post about your reads—we appreciate it more than you know!

Enjoy the episode, and we'll catch you next week!

Holly & Anna X

Hey Shelf Improvers!

How are we here! 12th Month of the Year! Happy December Everyone! and you know what that means :) a New Book!

This month we're diving into 'The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman' the simple secret to deeper connection: we all give and receive love differently. Whether it's words, quality time, gifts, acts of service, or touch, this book helps you understand your partner's (and your own!) love language so you can strengthen your relationship in the most meaningful way. A quick, eye-opening read that can transform the way you love and feel loved

This book is not just for lovers it works if your single, and can help with relationships with friends, family, work colleagues and children.

🎙️ In today's episode, we're covering Chapters 1 - 4:

• Chapter 1 - What Happens to Love After the Wedding

• Chapter 2 - Keeping the Love Tank Full

• Chapter 3 - Falling in Love

• Chapter 4 - Love Language #1 Words of Affirmation

💬 Got thoughts? We'd love to hear them! Join the conversation in our WhatsApp group (link below)—trust us, it's basically therapy.

📚 Not reading along in real time? No worries! We've covered 30+ amazing books. Pick one that resonates and jump in anytime.

💛 Our community is always open—it's never too late to join. Connect with like-minded people, raise your vibes, and get inspired. Links below!

🔗 Join us here: 📱 WhatsApp & email updates: Shelf Improvement Community 📘 Facebook: Shelf Improvement Podcast 📩 Email: [email protected] 📸 Instagram: @shelfimprovementbookclub

💡 Support our new Instagram page! Like, follow, share, and tag us when you post about your reads—we appreciate it more than you know!

Enjoy the episode, and we'll catch you next week!

Holly & Anna X

Hey Shelf Improvers!

What a book! another one complete! What did you think? we loved it.

🎙️ In today's episode, we're covering the Final Chapters 7,8 & 9:

• Chapter 7 - If We Cant Be Friends

• Chapter 8 - Learning From Your Ls

• Chapter 9 - The Entitlement Trap

Next Month we will start a new book "The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman". Its the #1 New York Times bestseller, We'll discover the secret that has transformed millions of relationships worldwide. Whether your relationship is flourishing or failing, Dr. Gary Chapman's proven approach to showing and receiving love will help you experience deeper and richer levels of intimacy with your partner--starting today and it includes the Couple's Personal Profile assessment so you can discover your love language and that of your loved one.

💬 Got thoughts? We'd love to hear them! Join the conversation in our WhatsApp group (link below)—trust us, it's basically therapy.

📚 Not reading along in real time? No worries! We've covered 30+ amazing books. Pick one that resonates and jump in anytime.

💛 Our community is always open—it's never too late to join. Connect with like-minded people, raise your vibes, and get inspired. Links below!

🔗 Join us here: 📱 WhatsApp & email updates: Shelf Improvement Community 📘 Facebook: Shelf Improvement Podcast 📩 Email: [email protected] 📸 Instagram: @shelfimprovementbookclub

💡 Support our new Instagram page! Like, follow, share, and tag us when you post about your reads—we appreciate it more than you know!

Enjoy the episode, and we'll catch you next week!

Holly & Anna X

Hey Shelf Improvers!

oooo its s goodun, lots of debate, love it :)

🎙️ In today's episode, we're covering Chapters 5 & 6:

• Chapter 5 - Evolve or Die

• Chapter 6 - Power of Perception

💬 Got thoughts? We'd love to hear them! Join the conversation in our WhatsApp group (link below)—trust us, it's basically therapy.

📚 Not reading along in real time? No worries! We've covered 30+ amazing books. Pick one that resonates and jump in anytime.

💛 Our community is always open—it's never too late to join. Connect with like-minded people, raise your vibes, and get inspired. Links below!

🔗 Join us here: 📱 WhatsApp & email updates: Shelf Improvement Community 📘 Facebook: Shelf Improvement Podcast 📩 Email: [email protected] 📸 Instagram: @shelfimprovementbookclub

💡 Support our new Instagram page! Like, follow, share, and tag us when you post about your reads—we appreciate it more than you know!

Enjoy the episode, and we'll catch you next week!

Holly & Anna X

Hey Shelf Improvers!

How are you finding this book?

🎙️ In today's episode, we're covering Chapters 3 & 4:

• Chapter 3 - Constructing Your Crew

• Chapter 4 - Knowing Your Value

💬 Got thoughts? We'd love to hear them! Join the conversation in our WhatsApp group (link below)—trust us, it's basically therapy.

📚 Not reading along in real time? No worries! We've covered 30+ amazing books. Pick one that resonates and jump in anytime.

💛 Our community is always open—it's never too late to join. Connect with like-minded people, raise your vibes, and get inspired. Links below!

🔗 Join us here: 📱 WhatsApp & email updates: Shelf Improvement Community 📘 Facebook: Shelf Improvement Podcast 📩 Email: [email protected] 📸 Instagram: @shelfimprovementbookclub

💡 Support our new Instagram page! Like, follow, share, and tag us when you post about your reads—we appreciate it more than you know!

Enjoy the episode, and we'll catch you next week!

Holly & Anna X

Hey Shelf Improvers!

Welcome November! Lets Welcome a New Book :)

This month we're diving into the mindset of a true mogul. In Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter, Curtis Jackson shares the lessons that took him from the streets of Queens to building a global empire. It's raw, practical, and packed with insights on resilience, self-belief, and the power of reinvention.

If you're ready to sharpen your hustle, think bigger, and turn setbacks into strategy—this is your book. 💪

🎙️ In today's episode, we're covering Chapters 1 & 2:

• Intro

• Chapter 1 - Finding Fearlessness

• Chapter 2 - Heart of A Hustler

💬 Got thoughts? We'd love to hear them! Join the conversation in our WhatsApp group (link below)—trust us, it's basically therapy.

📚 Not reading along in real time? No worries! We've covered 30+ amazing books. Pick one that resonates and jump in anytime.

💛 Our community is always open—it's never too late to join. Connect with like-minded people, raise your vibes, and get inspired. Links below!

🔗 Join us here: 📱 WhatsApp & email updates: Shelf Improvement Community 📘 Facebook: Shelf Improvement Podcast 📩 Email: [email protected] 📸 Instagram: @shelfimprovementbookclub

💡 Support our new Instagram page! Like, follow, share, and tag us when you post about your reads—we appreciate it more than you know!

Enjoy the episode, and we'll catch you next week!

Holly & Anna X

Hey Shelf Improvers,

Welcome back everyone to another Shelf Improvement Podcast, bonus session with a very special guest today. Today's guest is an unstoppable force. Passion and purpose. I met him in Belfast. He's called Mighty Pete Lonton. I absolutely love his name, mighty Pete.

He's a bestselling author. "Be Heard to Be Rich: Listen to your Inner Genius"

He's a TEDx speaker, podcast host, mentor, entrepreneur, and property investor. But most of all, he's a man on a mission. As the host of the Fire in the Belly podcast, Pete helps people unlock their potential and become the mightiest version of themselves. I absolutely love this word. I could keep saying mighty all day.

He's faced life's toughest challenges losing both parents, battling burnout and struggling with depression only to rise stronger, wiser, and more determined than ever. With his signature energy and deep intuitive questions, Pete will have you rethinking what truly fuels your fire.

If you would like to follow/connect with Pete you can in the following ways:

FB @petelonton

Insta @mightypetelonton

mightypete.com

Fire In The Belly Podcast

💬 Got thoughts? We'd love to hear them! Join the conversation in our WhatsApp group (link below)—trust us, it's basically therapy.

📚 Not reading along in real time? No worries! We've covered 30+ amazing books. Pick one that resonates and jump in anytime.

💛 Our community is always open—it's never too late to join. Connect with like-minded people, raise your vibes, and get inspired. Links below!

🔗 Join us here: 📱 WhatsApp & email updates: Shelf Improvement Community 📘 Facebook: Shelf Improvement Podcast 📩 Email: [email protected] 📸 Instagram: @shelfimprovementbookclub

💡 Support our new Instagram page! Like, follow, share, and tag us when you post about your reads—we appreciate it more than you know!

Enjoy the bonus episode, and we'll catch you next week!

Holly & Anna X