This week’s Sunday Scaries look a little different.
I’m part of a Kindle Flash Sale hosted by Robbie Samuels, so instead of a philosophical life story I’ve somehow tied to your Sunday Scaries…we’re going practical.
👉 If your brain is already spinning, you might as well give it something worth chewing on.
Here are seven books (including mine 😉) that can help you redirect that energy into something more productive.
1️⃣ Start With the Scary Stuff [Scary Good — Angie Callen]
I mean, let’s not bury the lead. 🤷
If your Sunday Scaries are coming from misalignment, and you’re plagued by that nagging feeling that something just isn’t right, this is the pick for you.
💡 Resource for your Sunday Scaries: getting honest about what you actually want…and taking action are the only ways to get out of the rut.
2️⃣ Small Experiments Beat Big Overthinking [Innovation at Work — Melissa Dinwiddie]
You’ve heard me say a million times here in the Sunday Scaries and on No More Mondays that you don’t have to jump off a cliff to explore change. Small actions can add up.
That’s why Melissa’s book was an obvious grab for this list. Her whole approach is built around micro-experiments — small, low-risk ways to get unstuck without blowing up your life.
If your Sunday Scaries come from feeling stuck, this is the nudge you need.
🎤 We’re also going live on LinkedIn this Tuesday to talk about this — join us at noon MT!
💡 Resource for your Sunday Scaries: make progress without the pressure of perfection.
3️⃣ Half Your Dread Is Just Exhaustion [Better Sleep for the Overachiever — Anne Bartolucci]
Hot take: half of what we call Sunday Scaries is just exhaustion wearing a costume.
When you’re running on fumes, everything feels more daunting, more urgent, and more catastrophic than it actually is.
Fix the sleep, and you’d be amazed how much of the dread just… dissolves.💤
💡 Resource for your Sunday Scaries: a functioning brain starts with actual rest.
4️⃣ The Thing They Told You to Dial Back Is Actually Your Superpower [Empathy Is Not A Weakness — Loren Sanders]
Way to just lay it all out there in the title, Loren. 🤩
This one goes deeper than the headline. It’s a reminder that the qualities we’re sometimes told to dial back at work are actually the ones that make us better at it.
If you’re trying to fit into a culture that doesn’t feel like you, or you know you can’t be you in it, this one is worth the read!
💡 Resource for your Sunday Scaries: showing up as yourself isn’t a liability.
5️⃣ You Have More Blind Spots Than You Think [You’re Not Playing with a Full Deck — Stephen Shapiro]
I love opening up a flash sale page and seeing a recent conversation (and friend) staring me right in the face!
If you caught Stephen on No More Mondays recently, you already know why this made the list.
Not only is he just a fantastic human — who was really fun to interview — his whole premise is that we’re all working with blind spots we don’t even know we have.
💡 Resource for your Sunday Scaries: awareness alone can change everything…you might not be as stuck as you think.
6️⃣ Your Brain Is Not Always Telling You the Truth [MindShifting: Stop Your Brain From Sabotaging Your Happiness and Success — Mitch Weisburgh]
The title says it all, honestly.
If your Sunday Scaries are mostly happening between your ears —newsflash: they are! — this is the book that helps you get out of your own way.
Success is 20% skill and 80% mindset, if you ask me. Who wouldn’t want to get our brain on board with the message!
💡 Resource for your Sunday Scaries: your brain is not always telling you the truth.
7️⃣ Your Story Deserves to Be Out in the World [LAUNCH Your Book! — Robbie Samuels]
Robbie is the generous human behind this entire flash sale, and his process was incredibly helpful to me during the Scary Good launch, so this recommendation comes from experience, not just courtesy. 😊
If part of your Sunday Scaries is that quiet nagging of “I should really do something with this idea…” — this is your sign, and this is your resource.
💡 Resource for your Sunday Scaries: your story deserves to be out in the world.
Instead of trying to fix your Sunday Scaries this week, maybe just redirect them.
One book. One chapter. One shift in perspective at a time.
📚 Sometimes all we need is the permission from what we read on a page.
Your Friend and Coach,
Angie
