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The new year is fast approaching, and many of us are probably feeling a subtle desire to make some sort of personal or professional improvement in the year to come. Whether you are interested in launching a new business venture or simply want to grow your existing entrepreneurial endeavors, this list of inspiring and informative books is for you. The 10 books on this list were all published in 2017. Each book has the ability to provide readers with insights that can be used to motivate personal or professional achievements in the year to come. 1. "Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked," by Adam Alter A recent study cited in  CNN  found that roughly 50 percent of respondents felt addicted to their phone. Popular platforms like  Facebook  and  Candy Crush  have developed interfaces that cause users to spend countless hours consuming content. The author of  Irresistible , an NYU professor named Adam Alter, deconstructs ho

Has anyone ever told you "You know, you only got that job because you're a woman." While I've never had it said to my face, I've spoken to plenty of women who have. They often feel the unspoken implication is "... and don't you forget it." In other words, they got a job they didn't deserve. They had a door opened for them because they were wearing a skirt. So what? There are plenty of people who got a job only because they were: the CEO's son the chairman's golfing buddy a major client's brother-in-law a roommate at Yale, Harvard, Wharton or Stanford experienced with Sarbanes-Oxley charming The truth of it is that men are hired for what they might be able to do. Women are hired only if they've proven themselves over and over again. I  wish  we lived in a world where advancement and accomplishment were solely based on merit or potential. We could move past conversations about gender, equity and access and focus on

 In a bind? Need some fast cash? We're talking here about small bursts of capital, not millions of dollars -- enough to satisfy your monthly obligations or get that nagging creditor to stop calling you. None of the 32 strategies listed here to get some money quickly will break the proverbial bank. Some are easier than others, but nearly all require very little to no capital. They are meant to get you through the difficult times. Some of these strategies will require you to be in certain locales, while others are location-independent, but it all boils down to being resourceful. We've all found ourselves in a tight spot at one point in our lives or another, but to the person who's committed, anything is possible. Much of this has to do with mindset. When you lack money, scarcity thinking sets in. The scarcity mindset is negative and thinks that there's never enough of whatever it is to go around. When you find yourself thinking like that, do everything in your power