While there are many courses and tutorials online, learning from a book is still one of the best ways to greatly improve your skills. Below I have selected top Personal Growth books.
1. The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth: Live Them and Reach Your Potential (2014)
Are there tried and true principles that are always certain to help a person grow? John Maxwell says the answer is yes. He has been passionate about personal development for over fifty years, and for the first time, he teaches everything he has gleaned about what it takes to reach our potential. In the way that only he can communicate, John teaches . . . This third book in John Maxwell’s Laws series (following the 2-million seller The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership and The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork) will help you become a lifelong learner whose potential keeps increasing and never gets “used…
2. I Never Knew I Had a Choice: Explorations in Personal Growth (2017)
Honest and inspiring, I NEVER KNEW I HAD A CHOICE: EXPLORATIONS IN PERSONAL GROWTH, 11th Edition, will motivate you to focus on your personal growth and create real change. The text covers a broad range of key topics, including personal style of learning, the effects of childhood and adolescence experiences on current behavior and choices, meeting the challenges of adulthood and autonomy, and many other issues related to personal growth and development. The warm yet research-based discussion of significant dimensions of life will help you examine the choices you’ve made, expand…
3. Create Your Life Book: Mixed-Media Art Projects for Expanding Creativity and Encouraging Personal Growth (2017)
What is holding you back? Where do you want to go? Let go of the past! Use these expressive exercises to help you . Let go of limiting beliefs, find courage, feel gratitude, heal pain, and develop self-love as you . Each themed chapter presents four to five two-part projects. First, you will explore a common issue that hampers creativity and/or positive self-worth. The second portion is a . Just a few of the explorations: Adding rich variety to the messages and art inspiration, some of the project outlines have been contributed by Tamara's guest teachers: Roxanne…
4. The Man in the Mirror: Solving the 24 Problems Men Face (2014)
The Man in the Mirror has established itself as a cornerstone in men’s literature since its 1989 release. Winner of the prestigious Gold Medallion Award and appearing on the bestseller list eighteen times, it has helped thousands of men understand the person who stares back at them from the glass each morning and know what to do about his twenty-four most difficult problems. Written by a foremost Christian men’s leader, this powerful book invites men to take a probing look at their identities, relationships, finances, time, temperament, and most important, the means to bring…
5. 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. This long-suppressed parable, once considered too controversial to publish, was written by Hill in 1938 following the publication of his classic bestseller, Think and Grow Rich. Annotated and edited for a contemporary audience by Rich Dad, Poor Dad and Three Feet from Gold coauthor Sharon Lechter, this book–now available in paper–is profound, powerful, resonant, and rich with insight. …
6. Positive Psychology: A Workbook for Personal Growth and Well-Being (2019)
Edward Hoffman and William C. Compton’s Positive Psychology: A Workbook for Personal Growth and Well-Being offers students a wealth of different activities to make concepts in positive psychology come alive. Based on scientific, psychological research that supports learning, activities include self-reflection and interviews with the reader’s family and friends. The workbook can be used with the core text written by the same authors, Positive Psychology: The Science of Happiness and Flourishing, Third Edition, or as a supplement to other core texts. #366,574 in Books…
7. The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself (2007)
What would it be like to free yourself from limitations and soar beyond your boundaries? What can you do each day to discover inner peace and serenity? The Untethered Soul offers simple yet profound answers to these questions.Whether this is your first exploration of inner space or you’ve devoted your life to the inward journey, this book will transform your relationship with yourself and the world around you. You’ll discover what you can do to put an end to the habitual thoughts and emotions that limit your consciousness. By tapping into…
8. The Worn Out Woman: When Life is Full and Your Spirit is Empty (2004)
For the growing number of women who want to drop out because they are stressed out, this easy read provides practical solutions. Women can immediately apply these tools and strategies for limiting commitments, identifying gifts, dealing with emotions, nurturing the spirit, burying anxieties, facing the past, celebrating accomplishments, developing a support network, and protecting dreams. The Worn-Out Woman will help the reader trade in a life of running on empty for a life that is meaningful and fulfilling. She will find and recapture her passion, finally realizing the great potential God gave her….
9. The Battle: A mother’s guide to conquer anxiety, depression and self doubt (2018)
It is time to transform your life. The Battle addresses the issues everyone is afraid to talk about: Anxiety, depression, and self-doubt as a mother. If you are silently suffering while tackling everyone else’s problems, it’s time to talk. If you are exhausted and sick of living life by default, then it is time to start your journey with someone who has been there, won the battle and is now changing lives. With personal stories and proven action steps, you too can live a life you love. Step out of your comfort zone and delve into these issues with honesty, bravery, and humor as you transform and learn to enjoy…
10. Applied Sport Psychology: Personal Growth to Peak Performance (2014)
Applied Sport Psychology was written to introduce readers to psychological theories and techniques that can be used to enhance performance and personal growth of sport participants from youth to elite levels. The four-part organization covers learning, motivation, and social interaction; mental training for performance enhancement; implementing training programs; and enhancing health and well-being. This edition reflects the latest research, practice, and anecdotal examples in applied sport psychology. Applied Sport Psychology is particularly well suited as a text for classes in applied sport psychology and…
11. Get Out of Your Own Way: Overcoming Self-Defeating Behavior (1996)
Practical, proven self help steps show how to transform 40 common self-defeating behaviors, including procrastination, envy, obsession, anger, self-pity, compulsion, neediness, guilt, rebellion, inaction, and more. #5,138 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #71 in Self-Esteem (Books) #23 in Popular Psychology Psychotherapy #6 in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Would you like to ?If you are a seller for this product, would you like to ?…
12. The Growth Mindset: a Guide to Professional and Personal Growth (The Art of Growth) (Volume 9) (2017)
If you’ve ever wanted to experience personal and/or professional growth, but haven’t been able to find practical ways to develop and implement this vital knowledge, this book has the inside track information you’ve been searching for! Co-written by a personal growth researcher and life coach, and a top business executive who also teaches and trains “soft” business skills, this book bridges the gap between personal and professional growth as well as scaffolding theory with concrete plans of action to ensure you are successful in your growth…
13. How People Grow: What the Bible Reveals About Personal Growth (2004)
All growth is spiritual growth. Authors Drs. Cloud and Townsend unlock age-old keys to growth from Scripture to help people resolve issues of relationships, maturity, emotional problems, and overall spiritual growth. They shatter popular misconceptions about how God operates and show that growth is not about self-actualization, but about God’s sanctification. In this theological foundation to their best-selling book Boundaries, they discuss:•?What the essential processes are that make people grow•?How those processes fit into a biblical understanding of spiritual…
In the tradition of Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird, a critically acclaimed National Book Award finalist shares inspiration and practical advice for writing a memoir. Writing memoir is a deeply personal, and consequential, undertaking. As the acclaimed author of five Are you tired of books that contribute nothing to your growth? Tired of books making big promises, without ever delivering? There are countless books out there filled with well-intended advice that are not at all helpful. Instead, they waste your precious time and lead you nowhere. If you’re looking for personal development books that can Books shelved as personal-growth: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen R. Covey, How to Win Friends an Personal development is such a nebulous topic. In reality every single book on this (now 200+ title) list is a great personal development book. For the sake of this list, my choices for this section all revolve around books that are more about igniting passion and giving ideas rather than a step-by
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Chakra Therapy: For Personal Growth & Healing
Author(s): Keith Sherwood
Publisher: Llewellyn Publications, Year: 8 Sept 2002, Size: 2 Mb, Download: epub
ID: 2402782
The Big Book of Tarot: How to Interpret the Cards and Work with Tarot Spreads for Personal Growth
Author(s): Joan Bunning
Publisher: Weiser Books, Year: 2019, Size: 16 Mb, Download: epub
ID: 2394793
Be Happy!: 35 Powerful Methods for Personal Growth & Well-Being
Author(s): Rebecca Ray
Publisher: Rock Point, Year: 2018, Size: 5 Mb, Download: epub
ID: 2209012
Enneagram: The Secret Way to Find Your Personality Type and Strengthen Relationships to Achieve Spiritual Growth and Self-Discovery (Bonus: A Test on How to Find Your Personality Type)
Author(s): Owen Grahart
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Year: 2018, Size: 640 Kb, Download: epub
ID: 2272044
Built for Growth: How Builder Personality Shapes Your Business, Your Team, and Your Ability to Win
Author(s): Chris Kuenne, John Danner
Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press, Year: 2017, Size: 2 Mb, Download: epub
ID: 1707743
Adult Personality Growth in Psychotherapy
Author(s): Mardi J. Horowitz
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Year: 2016, Size: 910 Kb, Download: pdf
ID: 1551599
Holistic Tarot: An Integrative Approach to Using Tarot for Personal Growth
Author(s): Benebell Wen
Publisher: North Atlantic Books, Year: 2015, Size: 16 Mb, Download: epub
ID: 1401554
Mindfulness-integrated CBT for well-being and personal growth : four steps to enhance inner calm, self-confidence and relationships
Author(s): Bruno A. Cayoun
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, Year: 2015, Size: 2 Mb, Download: pdf
ID: 1445787
Lucid Dreaming, Plain and Simple: Tips and Techniques for Insight, Creativity, and Personal Growth
Author(s): Robert Waggoner, Caroline McCready
Publisher: Conari Press, Year: 2015, Size: 850 Kb, Download: epub
ID: 1497580
Please note that this booklist is not definite. Some books are really record-breakers according to Chicago Tribune, others are drafted by unknown writers. 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? Drop a comment if you have any feedback on the list.