Every powerful woman you admire didn’t just stumble into success; she learned, studied, and absorbed ideas that shaped the way she thought, acted, and led.
Reading gives you access to other people’s wisdom, mistakes, and breakthroughs without having to live them all yourself. It teaches strategy, mindset, confidence, and courage. All the things you need to stop playing small and start owning your life.
These 7 books are books every woman should read to become successful because they’ll teach you how to love yourself, take control, speak up, and make big moves.
1. No Bullshit Guide to Self-love by Avuma Flatela
This is my favourite book of all time. Mostly because I wrote it, but also because I wrote it specifically for you. This is the only self-love book you need in this lifetime. It is short, practical, and straightforward. It is not just a book; it is a guide. In the book, I walk you through exactly how to fall madly in love with yourself.
But if you are not ready for change. If you are not ready to commit to yourself and become the love of your life. Do not buy the book. Because I didn’t write the book to entertain you, you can’t just read it and not make changes in your life. But if you are ready, then by all means give me your money.
In fact, if you are reading this before my birthday (3rd January 2026), use the code BIRTHDAY to get 25% off the book.
2. The Mountain is You by Brianna Wiest
Sometimes our lack of success is not due to external circumstances. Sometimes, it is not that we lack money, time, support, or other resources. The problem usually lies with us. Our thoughts, beliefs, and habits are usually the obstacles in our way.
In this book, Brianna helps us stop our self-sabotaging patterns. She teaches us how to face ourselves and transform our lives by getting out of our own way. She does this by helping us identify our destructive behaviours and the underlying beliefs causing them. Unlearning those beliefs and replacing our destructive behaviours with healthier ones.
3. Radical Candor by Kim Scott
Radical Candor is one of those books every woman should read to become successful because it teaches you the skill most people avoid: saying the truth directly without being an asshole. Kim Scott’s whole message is simple: being a powerful woman means caring about people and challenging them when needed. Not one or the other. Both.
As women, we often struggle with being direct and honest. And this invites bad leadership. This book will teach you how to communicate effectively without making people hate you.
4. Daring Greatly by Brené Brown
Daring Greatly by Brené Brown is a powerful book about how embracing vulnerability can transform the way you live, love, parent, and lead. Brown argues that vulnerability isn’t weakness. It’s the birthplace of courage, connection, creativity, and wholehearted living.
Through personal stories and research, she explains how shame and fear hold us back, and how choosing to dare greatly helps us show up fully in our relationships, careers, and personal growth.
5. I Know How She Does It by Laura Vanderkam
This is the book that made me stop telling myself that I don’t have enough time. Laura studies how successful women actually use their time (not how they think they use it). And it’s wild how much space appears once you see a real, honest breakdown.
When I first tracked my own week (because the book guilt-tripped me into it), I realized that I had way more time than I believed. I just wasn’t using it intentionally.
Laura believes that with small shifts and intentional planning, you can build a life that feels productive. And get far more done than you ever realized was possible.
6. Girls Who Invest by Simran Kaur
Simran Kaur wrote this book because too many women feel intimidated by investing, not because we’re incapable, but because no one ever bothered to explain it to us without making us feel stupid.
Simran covers everything from the basics of the stock market to building long-term wealth. And she does it in very simple and understandable terms.
What I love is how practical it is. She’s not selling the fantasy of becoming an overnight millionaire. She’s teaching you how to build confidence, understand the game, and make your money grow in the background while you live your life.
7. Becoming by Michelle Obama
I read this book when I was 15, and it changed something in me forever. As I was reading Michelle’s memoir, I realized that her life began the same way as everyone else’s. She was just a girl trying her best. There was nothing that she had that everyone didn’t, and there was no early indicator that when she grew up, the whole world would know her name.
This made me realize something important. Nobody is special. And my fate was not determined by where I was born or the level of wealth I was born into. It is determined by what I choose to do with the opportunities that I have.
I highly recommend this book to every book that wants to be successful. I want them to believe that they can go on to change the world in unimaginable ways.
You can’t just read these books and expect your life to magically change. Reading is only the start. The real work comes when you actually apply what you learn.
Thank you so much for reading.