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Self-Improvement, Mindset, Productivity & Business Books That ACTUALLY Level Up Your Life

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This is my go-to bookshelf for reinvention. Every book here has helped shape how I think about success, money, mindset, and growth—from building discipline and self-belief to understanding business and creating real change. Whether you’re just starti...
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Productivity

Want to manage your time and are task-oriented? Read these books to keep you on track!
 
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It gives you great advice on how to start and maintain great habits and eliminate bad ones!
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
 
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All about learning how to focus while being productive.
Slow Productivity: Accomplishment Without Burnout
 
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Productivity doesn’t have to be hard! Ali gives you great tips and advice as to how to enjoy work, even on the most mundane tasks.
Feel-Good Productivity: Ali Abdaal
 
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This book is popular because it gives you a new perspective on how you perceive yearly goals and offers a more efficient way to tracking your habits to reach your goals in a matter of 12 weeks.
The 12 Week Year: Achieve More in 12 Weeks

Mindset

These are the books I have read / am currently reading that I believe has helped me improve my self-development so far. I hope for you to experience the same!
 
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The best book on mastering how not to care or worry about the the opinions of others so you can let go and do the things you’ve always wanted to do!
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
 
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Mindset is everything. Read if you want to develop a mindset that will lead you to success.
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
 
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This book makes you self-reflect on what it is you truly desire in life and how focus is critical in creating the future you want.
The Art of Focus: Reinvent Yourself
 
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This book talks about the power of positive thinking and how it can lead to better outcomes in life instead of focusing on lack.
The Gap and The Gain: A Guide to Happiness
 
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This book talks about how we have so much power in how we perceive ourself and our self-image and how that has an effect in our day to day life.
Psycho-Cybernetics: Updated & Expanded
 
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This book goes into great detail about how to embrace self-compassion and self-care so that you can pursue YOUR true happiness!
The Courage to Be Disliked: A Japanese Phenomenon
 
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This book is recent and very popular for a reason. Mel Robbin’s talks about how we need to learn how to let go of things out of our control and how we can break free from the constant worrying we have about people and situations.
The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool
 
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A classic book on how to communicate with others, network and genuinely build influence. This is great for those who want to get better at communicating with people.
How to Win Friends & Influence People
 
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This book teaches you how to find your Ikigai and zone of genius. By doing so you’ll be able to align your passions with your work and values.
Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to Happiness
 
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A really long book but it really goes into depth about what it takes to alter our reality into anything we want. We have the power to change our reality.
Reality Transurfing Steps I-V by Zeland & Dobson

Business & Money

I love learning about business, so I take the time to read books on them. Many of these books go into subtopics such as Money/Business mindset, How to get leads, How to build offers, Copywriting and more. 

 
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Here, Naval, a famous entrepreneur and investor, gives you his knowledge about how to develop long-tern happiness as a skill, and shares his philosophical thoughts on how wealth is built in this era.
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: Wealth & Happiness
 
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2nd Book of the “$100M” Series By Alex Hormozi - Was released last year; really good at getting you to think outside the box on how to get leads / customers.
$100M Leads: Get Strangers to Buy
 
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1st Book of the “$100M” Series By Alex Hormozi - Really great introductory book on how to create offers for people to actually be interested in buying.
$100M Offers: Create Irresistible Offers

Best Bookstores

 
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You can’t go wrong with bookstores! I always love to buy my books here.
Barnes & Noble