Along with the sunshine and re-emergence of friends, patios, bikes and park-hangs typically comes a desire to shed your winter skin. The start of summer before the lazy hazy days hit is the best time to make new goals and start anew. Pick up one of these five brand new motivational books for your next shore-side lounge and leave the beach with a new outlook and can-do attitude.
Grit by Angela Duckworth
For the burnt-out working soul wondering “what it’s all for,” this book could be a welcome boost to help you stay the course. Psychologist Angela Duckworth shares research on grit and her hard-earned experience journeying through teaching, business consulting, and neuroscience, which led to the hypothesis what really drives success is not genius but a blend of passion and long-term perseverance.



