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20+ Books To Read In Your 20s
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items As an entrepreneur who is now in my 30s, here is my list of books that I wish I read in my 20s. These personal development books will help set you up for success in life, no matter the path you choose.
Sections
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People Skills 🗣️
Success Mindset 🧠💡
Building Habits 🔨
Emotional Intelligence 😶🌫️🧐
Leadership 🙏
Relationships
People Skills 🗣️
As a natural introvert, these books were so powerful for me to learn how to build skills in communicating with others! Learning how to have confidence in talking to anyone is such a valuable skill that some people never acquire.
This is the first personal development book that I ever read, and this is one that I revisit every single year to fine tune my people skills. The people skills found in this book will help you unlock a version of yourself that you’ve never met befor...
How To Win Friends & Influence People
John Maxwell is probably THE best leadership author, but this book allows us an insight on how great leaders connect with others. He does a great job portray how to connect at a higher level and gives us applicable tools that will help us connect bet...
Everyone Communicates Few Connect
This book will grab your attention from the very first page! I flew through this book because of the incredible stories used to portray the skills and mindset we should employ when talking to others.
Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know
This book really helped me start to understand human nature and applying practical techniques that built my confidence in social settings.
How to Have Confidence & Power in People
Success Mindset 🧠💡
The difference between a successful person & an unsuccessful person is their mindset. The good news is that this mindset can be built with intention. These books will help you build a great mindset that will attract success in all areas of your l...
There’s 2 mindsets in this world: growth mindset & fixed mindset. If you’re reading these recommendations, you clearly have a growth mindset. This book will help you maximize that mindset and create success in all areas of your life.
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
I’ve ALWAYS been a BIG thinker but this book taught me that we can always think BIGGER! There is so much power in dreaming big, but this book will give you the tools to either build up that mindset or how to maximize results to live out our BIG dream...
The Magic of Thinking Big by David J. Schwartz
This book does a phenomenal job of portraying what GRIT is, why it’s valuable, and how to get it! We all have GRIT inside us, but do you use it?
Grit Book - Angela Duckworth
Our minds will either elevate us to success or limit us to only achieve what we believe we can. We must win the war in our minds before we ever win the battles of life!
Winning the War in Your Mind: Change Thinking
Building Habits 🔨
We all rise and fall based on the daily habits we have! Learn how to make your habits work in your favor every single day with these powerful books!
This book helped me learn how to create new healthy habits by providing a practical framework based on the idea that small, incremental changes can lead to remarkable results. Learning how to habit stack has elevated my dad game and daily productivit...
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
One of my favorite books because of the power it gives me in achieving small wins on a daily basis. Quit worrying about what we can’t control that is weeks ahead and focus on winning each moment today and you will win the day! Win enough days and we...
Win the Day: 7 Habits to Stress Less & Achieve
I love the use of historical stories to give us contextual proof that these habits work and will work for us if applied correctly. Every time I read this book, I catch new things that I missed before. Phenomenal read!
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Understanding why we do what we do each day helps us be intentional on the forming of new habits. Love this book.
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do
Emotional Intelligence 😶🌫️🧐
Real leaders are not led by their emotions! This isn’t an easy thing to learn but these books will give you the tools to build your emotional intelligence and take back control of your life.
I just finished reading this book and it gave me my power back after dealing with some life stuff. Let them is such a powerful theory to allow others to make their own decisions, but Mel Robbins goes the next step to help you use that power you gain ...
The Let Them Theory: Life-Changing Tool
To be honest, I didn’t think I would enjoy this book as much as I did. This book really puts things into perspective and helps us understand that there are no perfect people and our imperfections are what make us special. The most freeing thing you c...
The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go & Be You
We have the choice to believe our thoughts and understanding that our thoughts don’t always have our best interests in mind allows us to choose the right choice. Take back control of your mind with the practical skills in this book.
Don't Believe Everything You Think
Whether you read this book or not, I HIGHLY recommend taking the EQ assessment. In a world where IQ is glorified, this book gives us an insight on why EQ is actually more important than one’s IQ.
Emotional Intelligence 2.0: Bradberry, ...
Leadership 🙏
Leading others comes naturally for some, but true leaders study how to become better leaders. These books are a great starting point to give you the tools to lead others with real skills and not just from a position of status.
This is THE leadership handbook in my opinion. Any book by John Maxwell will up your leadership, but this book will always be the first recommendation I have for anyone looking to improve their leadership skills.
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership
This book does a great job of understanding why some organizations do better than others by detailing all elements of the leadership challenge. For a team to be successful, its leaders need to understand the true purpose of their organization, and us...
Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together
We don’t need permission to be leaders! This book is a MUST for anyone that feels like they are stepping out of the shadows and want to be a leader now. It takes courage but this book will help empower you to become the leader you always knew you cou...
Dare to Lead: Brave Work, Tough Talks
As someone without a military background, this was a phenomenal insight on how Navy Seals build their leaders.
Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead
Relationships
While these books have personally helped me in my marriage, they have value in ALL the relationships in our lives. Learn how to be a better spouse, sibling, friend, or family member with these relationship books.
This book forever changed the way I view relationships. While it is technically a marriage book, you can fill the love tank of all of your relationships using this book. Learn to show people love the way they feel love and not the way we feel love.
Love Languages
This book changed everything for my marriage. Men and women need different things to feel whole. This book helps you understand what your spouse needs and how to give it to them. This book will transform your marriage if you both read it!
The Love She Most Desires; The Respect He Needs
I’m currently re-reading this book as a new parent and recommend this book for anyone looking to set boundaries in their lives. While it’s not always easy, it will be worth it!
Boundaries Updated & Expanded Edition
This book really helped me understand the nuances of human emotions and experiences, and provided a framework for understanding and communicating them effectively.
Atlas of the Heart
Ever wonder how people that come from the same situations are so different? This book will open your eyes to how people, including yourself, are wired. Being comfortable with who you are allows you to allow others to be who they are.
Wired That Way by Marita & Florence Littauer