Why am I passionate about this?

I’m the founder of Intentionality Inc., a speaker and high-performance coach, and a master breathwork facilitator. I help world-changing leaders implement the Intentionality® methodology to find new levels of fulfillment and growth in their creative endeavors, relationships, and overall well-being. I have been dubbed "the Business Mystic'' because of my unique ability to awaken consciousness in business and inspire CEOs and leadership teams to have a more expansive human experience. I love books that emphasize ancient wisdom but also have practical applications for modern-day living and weave the universal aspects of spirituality into personal development. I hope these books are as thought-provoking to you as they were to me!


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Intentionality: A Groundbreaking Guide to Breath, Consciousness, and Radical Self-Transformation

By Finnian Kelly,

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What is my book about?

My book reveals a feelings-first approach to living and leadership that can help you heal, create inner peace, and live…

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The books I picked & why

Book cover of When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times

Finnian Kelly Why did I love this book?

I loved this book because it encourages moving toward painful situations when it can be quite easy to do the opposite, especially when we are tangled in chaos. I loved the guidance to lean in and surrender to turn negative patterns or past traumas into something positive, resulting in growth and transformation.

With my deep interest in spirituality, this profound read encouraged me to choose love over fear and provided solace ‘when things fall apart.’ It is an excellent read for those grieving. 

By Pema Chödrön,

Why should I read it?

8 authors picked When Things Fall Apart as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Pema Choedroen reveals the vast potential for happiness, wisdom and courage even in the most painful circumstances.

Pema Choedroen teaches that there is a fundamental opportunity for happiness right within our reach, yet we usually miss it - ironically, while we are caught up in attempt to escape pain and suffering.

This accessible guide to compassionate living shows us how we can use painful emotions to cultivate wisdom, compassion and courage, ways of communication that lead to openness and true intimacy with others, practices for reversing our negative habitual patterns, methods for working with chaotic situations and ways to cultivate…


Book cover of The Power of Intention: Learning to Co-Create Your World Your Way

Finnian Kelly Why did I love this book?

This book was special to me because it redefined what intention meant compared to how we usually describe it. Expressing intention as energy and creation rather than success and work shows how beautiful and all-encompassing it can be.

I could tune into my inner belief systems and see how I could manifest and affirm more positive goals for myself and invest more authentically into my relationships with others. Intention is such a powerful word, and Dyer gives practical ways of conceptualizing and applying it daily.

By Wayne W. Dyer,

Why should I read it?

3 authors picked The Power of Intention as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

'Change the way you look at things and the things you look at will change.'
Wayne Dyer

For years Wayne Dyer has been researching the power of intention, the energy that surrounds all of us. He tells us how we can train ourselves to tune into this energy and step beyond our minds and egos. When we do this we become what Dyer calls 'Connectors' and make ourselves available to the energy of success.

Connectors are the people whom everyone sees as lucky, the people who get all the breaks. They don't say, 'With my luck, everything will go wrong,'…


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The Essence By John Pasquet,

The Bible is the greatest mystery novel ever written. It begins in the Old Testament with seemingly random accounts of ancient people in far away places with strange customs. There’s the prophecy of a coming Hero who will conquer the villain and restore peace to the land. The mystery reaches…

Book cover of The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself

Finnian Kelly Why did I love this book?

This book hooked me from the start with the title. It elevated my understanding of consciousness and helped me uncover and let go of any thoughts or habits that did not benefit me.

Singer highlights what the inward journey can look like at any point in time and how to find clarity through meditation and mindfulness techniques. I specifically loved his emphasis on the illusion of the ego and how misleading it can be when we attach it to our identity.

By Michael A. Singer,

Why should I read it?

19 authors picked The Untethered Soul as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Who are you? When you start to explore this question, you find out how elusive it really is. Are you a physical body? A collection of experiences and memories? A partner to relationships? Each time you consider aspects of yourself, you realize that there is much more to you than any of these can define. In this book, spiritual teacher Michael Singer explores the question of who we are and arrives at the conclusion that our identity is to be found in our consciousness, the fact of our ability to observe ourselves and the world around us. By tapping into…


Book cover of Deep Clearing: Balance Your Emotions, Let Go Of Inner and Outer Negativity, Shift To Higher Consciousness: A Radical Inner Process

Finnian Kelly Why did I love this book?

I thoroughly enjoyed this book because it shifted my outlook with actionable tools that helped me in my healing journey and self-perception. Applying the spiritual principles of awareness, acceptance, direct experience, and witnessing that Ruskan outlines helped me ‘do the work’ without the fight or flight mechanism that can sometimes hijack us when facing pain or discomfort.

This author has really outlined the purpose of our emotions and how to relate to them as an energy.

By John Ruskan,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Deep Clearing as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

THERAPIST RECOMMENDED! Learn a superb holistic self-therapy process for complete inner healing. Release painful feelings and destructive NEGATIVE EMOTIONS. Clear depression, anxiety, trauma, and emotionally-based physical health issues. Make yourself impervious to outside negative forces by clearing inner negativity. Open your heart and start to genuinely love yourself.
Drawing upon his 25 years as a holistic psychotherapist, John Ruskan presents a brilliant self-therapy system for complete inner healing and well-being. Based on a unique synthesis of Eastern meditation-mindfulness principles and Western humanistic psychological insights, the DEEP CLEARING program will empower you with a feeling-based, holistic, inner process that will clear…


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A Last Serenade for Billy Bonney By Mark Warren,

In this deeply researched novel of America's most celebrated outlaw, Mark Warren sheds light on the human side of Billy the Kid and reveals the intimate stories of the lesser-known players in his legendary life of crime. Warren's fictional composer and Santa Fe journalist, John Blessing, is assigned to report…

Book cover of The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom

Finnian Kelly Why did I love this book?

This book does an incredible job of using ancient Toltec wisdom to unravel self-limiting beliefs and instead embark on the path of enlightenment. As someone who has done the deep work to uncover beliefs that didn’t serve me, I felt this book empowered me to take on a new approach to life very simply and straightforwardly.

His examples helped me understand the agreements, and I felt he did a great job of combining ancient wisdom with modern-day living.

By Don Miguel Ruiz,

Why should I read it?

20 authors picked The Four Agreements as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

In The Four Agreements, bestselling author don Miguel Ruiz reveals the source of self-limiting beliefs that rob us of joy and create needless suffering. Based on ancient Toltec wisdom, The Four Agreements offer a powerful code of conduct that can rapidly transform our lives to a new experience of freedom, true happiness, and love.

•  A New York Times bestseller for over a decade
•  Translated into 46 languages worldwide
 
“This book by don Miguel Ruiz, simple yet so powerful, has made a tremendous difference in how I think and act in every encounter.” — Oprah Winfrey

“Don Miguel Ruiz’s…


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Intentionality: A Groundbreaking Guide to Breath, Consciousness, and Radical Self-Transformation

By Finnian Kelly,

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What is my book about?

My book reveals a feelings-first approach to living and leadership that can help you heal, create inner peace, and live life with true purpose, even amidst a culture driven by logic, productivity, and perpetual high-stress environments. Rich with targeted breathing exercises, real-life examples from my experience in the military and running multimillion-dollar companies, and step-by-step instructions for mindful living, I guide you on how to truly feel and experience Intentionality to recode your mind and realize your power. 

Through this process, you will understand the core makeup of your emotional operating system, let go of social conditioning, master your built-in superpower of breath, recode your mind, and elevate your consciousness. 

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