Here is a list of the best Personal Development books, some I have read myself, some that I did research on, and all have great reviews!
- You Are a Badass®: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life (2013)
- Good Days Start With Gratitude: A 52 Week Guide To Cultivate An Attitude Of Gratitude: Gratitude Journal (2017)
- The Compound Effect (2012)
- I Am That Girl: How to Speak Your Truth, Discover Your Purpose, and #bethatgirl (2014)
- Outwitting the Devil: The Secret to Freedom and Success (2012)
- Personal Development Simplified: An easy to follow guide to personal development for beginners. Identify and break negative patterns. Become a better version of yourself. Guaranteed. (2017)
- Personal Development for Smart People: The Conscious Pursuit of Personal Growth (2009)
- You Are a Badass & You Are a Badass at Making Money 2 Books Collection Set (2018)
- The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change (2013)
- Unlimited Memory: How to Use Advanced Learning Strategies to Learn Faster, Remember More and be More Productive (2016)
- The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are (1) (2010)
- Colour Meditations: With Guide to Colour Healing (1949)
- Summary & Analysis of Girl, Wash Your Face: A Guide to the Book by Rachel Hollis (2018)
- Personal Development for Life and Work (2010)
- The Side Hustle: How to Turn Your Spare Time into $1000 a Month or More (2019)
You Are a Badass®: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life (2013)
YOU ARE A BADASS IS THE SELF-HELP BOOK FOR PEOPLE WHO DESPERATELY WANT TO IMPROVE THEIR LIVES BUT DON’T WANT TO GET BUSTED DOING IT.
Good Days Start With Gratitude: A 52 Week Guide To Cultivate An Attitude Of Gratitude: Gratitude Journal (2017)
Good Days Start With Gratitude is a 52 week guide to cultivate an attitude of gratitude! It is a self exploration journal designed to focus on being thankful for what we have, the big things in life, as well as the simple joys. Each well designed weekly spread contains an inspirational quote, space to write 3 things you are thankful for each day of the week, and a weekly checkpoint.
The Compound Effect (2012)
No gimmicks. No Hyperbole. No Magic Bullet. The Compound Effect is a distillation of the fundamental principles that have guided the most phenomenal achievements in business, relationships, and beyond. This easy-to-use, step-by-step operating system allows you to multiply your success, chart your progress, and achieve any desire. If you’re serious about living an extraordinary life, use the power of The Compound Effect to create the success you want.
I Am That Girl: How to Speak Your Truth, Discover Your Purpose, and #bethatgirl (2014)
In a crazy, media distracted world the important questions often get lost like: What’s your passion? What’s your purpose? Who do you want to be? Alexis Jones has built a career listening to and helping girls around the world figure out those questions in order to inspire them to think for themselves, to speak their truth, to discover their purpose, and to dream HUGE! Alexis believes that you’re not broken nor do you need to be fixed.
Outwitting the Devil: The Secret to Freedom and Success (2012)
Using his legendary ability to get to the root of human potential, Napoleon Hill digs deep to reveal how fear, procrastination, anger, and jealousy prevent us from realizing our personal goals.
Personal Development Simplified: An easy to follow guide to personal development for beginners. Identify and break negative patterns. Become a better version of yourself. Guaranteed. (2017)
The first section of this book will help you gain insight into what personal development is. In the second section, we dive straight into identifying negative patterns such as (Limiting Beliefs, Illusions of Action, Scarcity Mindset, Negative Mindset, SDHD and more) that we may have inherited due to years of negative mental conditioning.
Personal Development for Smart People: The Conscious Pursuit of Personal Growth (2009)
Despite promises of “fast and easy” results from slick marketers, real personal growth is neither fast nor easy. The truth is that hard work, courage, and self-discipline are required to achieve meaningful results—results that are not attained by those who cling to the fantasy of achievement without effort. Personal Development for Smart People reveals the unvarnished truth about what it takes to consciously grow as a human being.
You Are a Badass & You Are a Badass at Making Money 2 Books Collection Set (2018)
You Are a Badass & You Are a Badass at Making Money 2 Books Collection Set. Description:- You Are a Badass at Making Money: Master the Mindset of Wealth YOU ARE A BADASS AT MAKING MONEY is the book you need if you’ve spent too much time watching money land in your bank account and then roll through your fingers.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change (2013)
One of the most inspiring and impactful books ever written, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People has captivated readers for 25 years. It has transformed the lives of presidents and CEOs, educators and parents—in short, millions of people of all ages and occupations across the world. This twenty-fifth anniversary edition of Stephen Covey’s cherished classic commemorates his timeless wisdom, and encourages us to live a life of great and enduring purpose.
Unlimited Memory: How to Use Advanced Learning Strategies to Learn Faster, Remember More and be More Productive (2016)
And You’re About to Learn How to Use His Memory Strategies to Learn Faster, Be More Productive and Achieve More Success Most people never tap into 10% of their potential for memory.
The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are (1) (2010)
When our embarrassments and fears lie, we often listen to them anyway. They thwart our gratitude, acceptance, and compassion—our goodness. They insist, “I am not worthy.” But we are worthy—of self-discovery, personal growth, and boundless love.
Colour Meditations: With Guide to Colour Healing (1949)
The main section of this book is a series of 31 Colour Meditations which, if followed for just 15 minutes each day, will help develop the meaning of colour, and assist the student in applying the power of self healing, to overcome negative conditions. Also included is a guide to the various methods of colour healing.
Summary & Analysis of Girl, Wash Your Face: A Guide to the Book by Rachel Hollis (2018)
This is a summary and analysis of the book and not the original book. If you’d like to purchase the original book, please paste this link in your browser: http://amzn.to/2BrrARdLifestyle blogger Rachel Hollis has built a career out of being honest about how she’s trying to live her best life.
Personal Development for Life and Work (2010)
Personal Development for Life and Work is designed to help students recognize the importance of soft skills, critical thinking skills, and a strong work ethic in today’s workplace.
The Side Hustle: How to Turn Your Spare Time into $1000 a Month or More (2019)
Make Money and Live BetterThe Side Hustle is for people who want or need to earn some extra money outside of their day jobs. Maybe you need a few extra dollars to make ends meet. Maybe you want to pay off debt.Maybe you want to save for a rainy day or for your children’s education. Maybe you just want to treat yourself to a nice vacation or a new car without feeling guilty about it.
Best Personal Development Books: The Ultimate Collection
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Reflective Goal Setting: An Applied Approach to Personal and Leadership Development
Author(s): Cheryl J. Travers
ID: 3355597, Publisher: Palgrave Pivot, Year: 2022, Size: 2 Mb, Format: pdf
Typical and Atypical Child and Adolescent Development: Emotions, Temperament, Personality, Moral, Prosocial and Antisocial Development
Author(s): Stephen von Tetzchner
ID: 3381341, Publisher: Routledge, Year: 2022, Size: 4 Mb, Format: pdf
Leveling Up: 12 Questions to Elevate Your Personal and Professional Development
Author(s): Ryan Leak
ID: 3624511, Publisher: Thomas Nelson, Year: 2022, Size: 1 Mb, Format: epub
Please note that this booklist is not errorless. Some books are absolutely hot items according to Chicago Tribune, others are composed by unknown authors. On top of that, you can always find additional tutorials and courses on Coursera, Udemy or edX, for example. Are there any other relevant resources you could recommend? Leave a comment if you have any feedback on the list.