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Motivational and self-improvement books
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items These inspirational books offer motivation, encouragement, and uplifting stories to inspire personal growth and positive change.
For David Goggins, childhood was a nightmare -- poverty, prejudice, and physical abuse colored his days and haunted his nights. But through self-discipline, mental toughness, and hard work, Goggins transformed himself from a depressed, overweight you...
Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds a book by David Goggins
“Making my bed correctly was not going to be an opportunity for praise. It was expected of me. It was my first task of the day, and doing it right was important. It demonstrated my discipline. It showed my attention to detail, and at the end of the d...
Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...and Maybe the World a book by William H McRaven
A Running Press mini abridgement of the most groundbreaking guidebook of all time.
How to Win Friends & Influence People (Miniature Edition): The Only Book You Need to Lead You to Success a book by Dale Carnegie
An outstanding book that leads you to the different dimensions of positivity. The author has suggested some fundamental psychological facts about our life. All seven habits suggest in the book is really awesome. If you will follow all these minutely ...
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: 30th Anniversary Edition a book by Sean Covey, Stephen R Covey, and Jim Collins
In his mega bestseller, Thinking, Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman, world-famous psychologist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, takes us on a groundbreaking tour of the mind and explains the two systems that drive the way we think.
Thinking, Fast and Slow a book by Daniel Kahneman
The Alchemist is a novel that combines an atmosphere of medieval mysticism with the voice of the desert -- dreams, symbols, signs, and adventure follow Santiago and the reader like echoes of ancient wise voices. With this symbolic novel Coelho states...
The Alchemist a book by Paulo Coelho
Fantastic, deep, universal truths when you're ready to hear them. This is an easy read front-to-back, but it doesn't feel meant necessarily to be taken in as a traditional "book". It's more a collection of proverb-like, concise observations about art...
The Creative Act: A Way of Being
Best book I've read on this topic. Really changes your thinking on all sorts of health topics. I've followed Peter Attia's podcast for a while, but this is an excellent summary of all his best knowledge on health. He gave me a new goal and word - hea...
Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity a book by Peter Attia and Bill Gifford
The Secret is perhaps best summarized in an entirely separate work, the Strangest Secret, which is an audio presentation by Earl Nightingale where he demands “you must control your thoughts.” Rhonda Byrne then explains by controlling your thoughts an...
The Secret a book by Rhonda Byrne
Louise’s key message in this powerful work is: “If we are willing to do the mental work, almost anything can be healed.” Louise explains how limiting beliefs and ideas are often the cause of illness, and how you can change your thinking…and improve t...
You Can Heal Your Life a book by Louise Hay
“The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts.” After reading this book I realized that there was a wealth of wisdom from some of the greatest minds in history; all I had to do was take the time to meet them through books. Excellent first boo...
Meditations - Marcus Aurelius - A Modern Translation for 2023 & Beyond a book by Marcus Aurelius and Stan Edwards
"People do not attract that which they want, but that which they are." Really short book packed with massive value, this is not one of does books you read once and forget, this one should be shared and re-read every year to stay on track with your th...
As a Man Thinketh a book by James Allen and Mint Editions
We can all learn from what Randy has to say. I can't believe that's all I have to say but it is. The book can speak for itself.
The Last Lecture a book by Randy Pausch and Jeffrey Zaslow
It has a number of eye openers and will broaden one’s vision to see how little things matter so much.
A combination of lucid explanation with vivid (and often funny) real-world examples, the book sets out to explain nothing less than why human being...
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference a book by Malcolm Gladwell
This book tells us to look optimistically at things and more importantly...stress. haha!
Lastly, the book opens up the true purpose of life beneath our trials and struggle.
And that we should value EVERY PIECE of our life :)
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff . . . and It's All Small Stuff: Simple Ways to Keep the Little Things from Taking Over Your Life a book by Richard Carlson
The deepest of bows to you for having the courage and perseverance involved in throwing yourself wholeheartedly into this adventure of a lifetime. May every breath you take in mindfulness, in your everyday life, make you smarter, wiser, more compassi...
Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life a book by Jon Kabat-Zinn
Highly inspirational and at the same time a basic read to mindfulness. It’s like taking the “power of now” and turning it to a delightful novel.
Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives (Anniversary) a book by Dan Millman