How often do you find yourself stuck in a cycle of feeling zero motivation, confusion, and not satisfied? We constantly question our paths—"Am I in the right career?" "Did I handle that situation right?" "Do they really like me?" which is all because we need more self-improvement guidance.
So, self-help and self-improvement books give us insights and advice from experienced people to help us change our mindsets and start exploring our potential and abilities to become the best version of ourselves.
1. Atomic Habits by James Clear
“It’s your commitment to the process that will determine your progress." -James Clear
Atomic Habits is one of the best-selling self-improvement books out there. The book highlights how one can change his/her entire life by changing small daily habits that may seem unimportant; however, when realized and changed, one can see remarkable positive changes.
What makes us better humans are countless small decisions —like choosing to smile, calming ourselves in stressful moments, or practicing mindfulness through meditation—not just motivation.
Get the book now and learn more about Clear’s behavioral change theory:
- make it obvious
- make it attractive
- make it easy
- make it satisfy
Are you committing to changing your bad habits?
2. The Mountain Is You by Brianna Wiest
If you find yourself self-sabotaging, then this book is for you.
The book The Mountain Is You helps you to transfer unconscious behaviours like negative self-talk, avoidance, trauma, procrastination, fears, and insecurities to your consciousness, enabling you to see what’s holding you back from self-growth.
This book guides you through transforming negative behaviors into positive actions, empowering you to overcome obstacles and achieve true self-satisfaction.
The Mountain Is You is divided into 7 powerful chapters. Here are some of them:
- Recognize your triggers and overcome them.
- Build emotional intelligence.
- Let go of a past you've outgrown and outdated beliefs.
- Build a future that supports the person you want to be.
- Transform self-sabotage into self-mastery.
“To truly heal, you are going to have to change the way you think. You are going to have to become very conscious of negative and false beliefs and start shifting to a mindset that actually serves you.”: Brianna Wiest
3. That Little Voice in Your Head by Mo Gawdat
This book is written by the successful and inspirational Mo Gawdat, former Chief Business Officer at Google. Gawdat is also a podcast host, author, and co-founder of over 20 businesses, with experience in government technology and innovation, and an artist in his free time—someone worth taking advice from!
In That Little Voice in Your Head, Gawdat shares his journey back to happiness after losing his son. He provides insights on how to reshape our mental processes. With his knowledge of neuroscience, Gawdat makes it clear that our brains are actually predictable and can be reprogrammed to be happy again!
Mo Gawdat: “To fix a machine, first you need to find out what’s wrong with it. To fix unhappiness, you need to find out what causes it.”
Let’s turn our greed into generosity, our apathy into compassion, and invest in our happiness.
4. Why Are We Yelling? by Buster Benson
In this book, Benson teaches us how to argue productively—apparently, we are not taught how to argue effectively.
He believes that arguments can bring minds together; instead of engaging in unproductive disputes, we should delve deep into the roots of our disagreements to resolve them, as unresolved arguments tend to resurface repeatedly.
Benson connects arguments to anxiety and frustration, emphasizing the need to set aside our anxious feelings during discussions. One of his key points for improving arguments is to engage with our internal voices.
5. Healing Is the New High by Vex King
In this best-selling book, we learn how to obtain long-lasting satisfaction through inner healing rather than chasing external highs.
From King’s personal experience and yogic principles, he explores the idea of "shadow," which is basically the hidden aspects of ourselves such as emotional pain and traumas.
Instead of confronting our shadows with shame, we must do it with compassion through self-reflection, such as journaling.
This book is a must-have as it teaches us to obtain self-love, boundaries, emotional healing, self-discovery, and long-term inner peace.
Start your healing journey with our selection of journals that are perfect for self-reflection, cultivating mindfulness, and shadow work!
6. Concise 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene
This book delves deep into the art of manipulation that people use to gain power. Greene argues that the key to power often includes unethical actions—such as deceit, dishonesty, and exploitation.
Exploiting others, even family members and friends, to reach a high state of power. Robert Greene gives examples from royalty, con artists, and diverse cultures; for instance, a con artist who hypnotizes unsuspecting customers and a clever princess who seduces King Louis of France to gain influence. While the book can teach the dark art of manipulation, it also raises ethical concerns about the sociopathic behaviours exhibited by some characters.
Is Greene just describing human nature?
7. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson
This self-help book makes you rethink yourself and your reality, helping you through the process of self-improvement.
Sometimes we set unrealistic standards for ourselves—like staying in toxic workplaces or relationships due to societal expectations, values, and dreams.
Let's make ourselves the number one priority and find a meaningful purpose, rather than beating ourselves up to match up the societal bias standards that get us nowhere in life—care about what truly matters!!
Important keynotes in The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*uck:
- Be comfortable with being indifferent.
- True happiness comes from solving problems you actually enjoy.
- Change what you value and how you measure success to change how you see your problems.
- You are not always the right one.
I won't spoil everything—get the book now and start not giving a damn!
Highlight your path to self-improvement!
8. Things No One Taught Us About Love by Vex King
Things No One Taught Us About Love is a powerful life-changing guide to help us find self-love and appreciation. When we start loving ourselves, we start making better relationship choices, choosing people that bring value to our lives—we begin understanding the real meaning of love.
In this modern society, many people look at romantic relationships as a solution to their problems and a source of validation. When the unrealistic expectations are not met, the relationship ends up failing.
Society misguides us about love, making us believe it's external rather than within us.
The book helps break down the myths surrounding love and relationships with personal stories and expert advice.
9. The Mind-Body Method by Dr Anders Hansen
Dr. Andres Hansen, a Swedish psychiatrist, breaks down how our bodies and minds are connected through scientific studies.
He claims that exercising makes us smarter!
Basically, blood pumping helps our brain get more oxygen, which makes us think clearer and better.
Modern neuroscience has shown that fitness can improve us as a whole in our IQ levels, memory, health, moods, happiness, productivity, and success. The Mind-Body Method reveals several effective exercises to treat depression, anxiety, ADHD, and more!
10. Surrounded By Narcissists by Thomas Erikson
Surrounded by Narcissists is a follow-up to Surrounded by Idiots, offering insight on how to handle narcissistic individuals, whether they’re family, friends, or colleagues.
Erikson explains the psychology of narcissism, helping us recognize the traits and characteristics of a narcissist because sometimes we are forced to deal with narcissistic parents or bosses.
This self-help guide provides practical advice on setting boundaries and protecting ourselves from manipulation and toxic behaviour.
Start your self-improvement journey now with the help of these top 10 powerful guides. You'll discover that the key to success and happiness comes from knowledge that empowers us to start changing our bad habits. Learn how to deal with life challenges today!
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