I hope this list of the best Self-help books Allows you to choose which one calls you the most attention or which one suits you more depending on your current circumstances.
Some of them are the Personal motivation books Most recommended and best-selling internationally. They are recommended for both men and women and their authors are recognized worldwide.
I have sometimes heard some people say that Books of improvement or personal development They do not serve or they are from sells motorbikes, but I am not at all in agreement.
The Motivational and personal growth books Can help you:
- Improve your self-esteem .
- Coaching: reading a book sometimes works as a coaching process.
- Improve as a person or as a professional.
- Overcoming specific problems: Overcome fears , Overcome anxiety , Overcome couple breaks , To control stress , public speaking ...
- Reflect.
- Motivate you in a bad stage of your life.
- Improve financially.
- Learn from other vital areas: many books condense what their authors have learned in much of their lives.
Those on this list are written by professionals and people who have a lot of life experience. If it should be specified that they are not useful if you read them without reflection or without the will to act. Then they will have served no purpose.
I recommend that you see the entire list, since some of them will give you great benefits on a personal level.
Finally and before you start, I encourage you to leave in the comments other books that you liked and that are not in the list. I am interested in your opinion and I will never be able to read all of them.
If you like reading in general, you may also be interested This list of books of all genres or This one of titles of psychology .
1-Your wrong zones-Wayne Dyer
In my opinion the best self-help book I've read so far. Maybe if you read it a couple of times you avoid many psychological problems in your life.
Read a summary here.
2-Emotional Intelligence-Daniel Goleman
This sentence summarizes the main idea that the author wants to convey:
Emotional intelligence emerges as a much stronger predictor of who will be most successful, because how we control ourselves in our personal relationships, determines how well we get when we get work.
In my fundamental opinion and will give you a knowledge that will be worth for life and all areas.
You can read his summary here .
3-Making Friends and Influencing People-Dale Carnegie
I have already said several times in this blog: in my opinion is the best book Of social skills Written until today. Not only will it help you to improve your personal relationships, but to be influential and improve in business.
read here a summary.
4-The Alchemist-Paulo Coelho
Of course I could not miss this novel so entertaining. Not only will it make you spend great moments of reading, but you probably will not forget them because it is very inspiring.
5-The Knight of the Rusty Armor-Robert Fisher
For me it is a great story, entertaining and that teaches values necessary for life.
You can read here His summary.
6-Good luck-Alex Trías and Fernando Rovira
It is a fable that reveals the keys to Good Luck and prosperity for both life and business.
Very entertaining and I recommend it without hesitation.
7-The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People-Stephen R. Covey
The author uses anecdotes designed to make us reflect on each of our acts and on how to access change. The result is the development of one's character, integrity, honesty and human dignity necessary to transform our work and intimate universe into something authentic, unique and non-transferable.
8-The Art of War-Sun Tzu
Its author wrote it 2000 years ago but his wisdom is still valid today.
You can read a summary here.
9-Who has taken my cheese? -Spencer Johnson
A fable for both children and adults, simple and ingenious and can be applied to all areas of life.
10-Think and Grow Rich-Napoleon Hill
It will not make you rich just by thinking and acting, but it will leave you with a good idea of how people who achieve great economic achievements think. In my opinion is the book on improving the most ambitious economy written to date.
Read a summary here .
11-Out of Series. Why Some People Succeed and Others Do not - Malcolm Gladwell
Explore the curious stories of the great football players; Dive into the peculiar childhood of Bill Gates; Looking for what made the Beatles the best rock band; And wonders what distinguishes pilots crashing planes from those who do not. Through their journey through the world of"out-of-the-way", the best, the brightest and most famous, convince us that our way of thinking about success is wrong.
12-The Art of Happiness-Dalai Lama
A unique opportunity to learn from the Dalai Lama.
The main message is that happiness does not come to us without doing anything, but is an art that demands will and practice.
13-Blink: Intuitive Intelligence-Malcolm Gladwell
The author investigates how the first impressions work, how they influence us, why some people are very good at making quick decisions under pressure and others are a disaster, and how this kind of skill can be improved.
14-Man in search of meaning-Viktor E. Frankl
Its author is a psychiatrist who spent time in a Nazi concentration camp. Its main message is that to go forward it is necessary to seek a meaning to life. Those who find it prosper, those who do not stay in the way.
15-Power without limits-Tony Robbins
The main message of the author is this: the essential problem of personal development is not in the circumstances, but in our vital attitude. We usually ask life a low price, limiting our ambitions, being prey to frustration or the fear of going further.
16-The Power of the Now-Eckhart Tolle
A very spiritual book with the goal of getting out of suffering and achieving peace by focusing on the now.
You can read here a summary of this book.
17-The Story of My Life-Helen Keller
The author tells her experiences, what she has learned and the most important events of her life.
Helen Keller was deafblind, yet graduated from Harvard University and is one of the most influential writers in history.
18-Heal Your Body-Louise L.Hay
It defines the new mental models that can cause us to begin to change today, replacing the restriction imposed on us by negative thoughts for healing and the liberation bestowed on us by love of ourselves.
19-The Diary of Anne Frank-Anne Frank
I think it is a real good fortune for this manuscript to survive. An authentic jewel and a real luck that its author left his work to humanity.
20-How to Suppress Worries and Enjoy Life-Dale Carnegie
Another great work by Carnegie, this time focused on eliminating stress and worries.
21-The monk who sold his Ferrari-Robin Sharma
It tells the story of a lawyer who gets tired of his life, leaves everything and is going to lead a life of monk.
Very inspiring and with great teachings, easy to read and I also recommend it.
22-Rich Dad, Poor Father-Robert Kiyosaki
It's actually a business book, but it will teach you how to learn the basics to improve finances in your life. Therefore, you will avoid falling into financial problems and if you do it even better to improve your economy.
23-The Richest Man in Babylon-George S Clasonay
This is another business book although it is very didactic and entertaining. In the end we should not be deceived: financial well-being influences our happiness.
24-Chicken Soup for the soul-Jack Canfield
A great inspiring read, for business people and for people who simply need some motivation.
25-Destroy this Daily-Keri Smith
Keri Smith encourages the owners of this newspaper to commit"destructive"acts by boring their pages, adding photos to draw on or painting with coffee, with the intention of experiencing the true creative process. Very good if you like creativity or want to promote it.
26-Antiphagile-Nassim Taleb
It is not in itself a self-help book in itself, but it will help you to have the mindset to benefit from shocks, uncertainties and stress. It can be said that it follows the philosophy of"what does not kill me, makes me stronger".
27-Develop a prodigious mind-Ramón Campayo
When I read this book I spent less time studying and at the same time my grades went up.
It will help you a lot of time and teach skills that are not taught in school.
28-The Power of Intention-Wayne Dyer
Another great book by this author, this time focused on the human ability to use intention to achieve great achievements.
29-The ratio gills: If you change your mind, you change your life-Mario Alonso Puig
This author I really like because it explains aspects of Positive Psychology providing scientific data and always giving good explanations. He is a very good professional trained and I also feel very honored.
In this book focuses on achieving fullness and happiness.
30-Overcoming adversity-Luis Rojas Marcos
The author is one of the best psychiatrists worldwide and in this book shows a hopeful message, in which self-esteem, self-control, optimism and positive thinking are the pillars of resilience.
31-The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success-Deepak Chopra
32-Reinventarse-Mario Alonso Puig
Another great book by this author, in this case focused on the need to change to face obstacles, such as the current global financial crisis. It focuses on resilience, the quality that allows us to recover the state in which we were before the coup.
33-Living is an urgent matter-Mario Alonso Puig
It offers the necessary support to face the challenges that arise in our lives, providing us with joy, enthusiasm, tranquility and confidence. A revealing and close work that thoroughly deals with the world of stress, teaches us how to manage it properly and encourages us to control the reins of our destiny, because, in a change in appearance insignificant, true happiness hides.
34-The surprising truth about what motivates us-Daniel H. Pink
A book about our human nature, our behavior and, especially, what it is that stimulates us to do what we do.
35-The Peaceful Warrior-Dan Millman
It tells the story of a young athlete who is injured and has to follow a path of overcoming. In addition, we make a reflection on the change that would be to focus on the moment and live the now.
36-Everything you can imagine: Create the life you want-Wayne Dyer
This book is meant to help you realize all your desires through the greatest gift that has been given to us: the imagination. Dr. Wayne W. Dyer explores that unknown region of the subconscious by which you will be able to discover your natural ability to convert what you actually imagine, change your perception of yourself and your reality, and readjust your life So that you can find your true vocation.
37-Men are from Mars, the women of Venus-John Gray
An excellent book for those who, living as a couple or with a desire to do so, want to give and get the most out of their love.
38-Success. An Outstanding Guide-Robin Sharma
It will help you find and make the most of your potential to live a better life, by reflecting and acting.
39-How to overcome anxiety: The ultimate work to overcome stress, fobiass and obsessions-Enrique Rojas
It offers us the keys to understand and learn to focus on the treatment of one of the main contemporary affections: anxiety.
40-The Ugly Ducklings: Resilience. An unhappy childhood does not determine life-Boris Cyrulnik
This book I like because it conveys an idea with which I strongly agree: that events do not matter, but the interpretation we make of them. Having a hard childhood can make you weaker or stronger, depending on the meaning you give.
42-Mobbing: Self-help manual. Addresses psychological harassment at work- Inaki Pinuel
This book I wanted to add because it addresses one of the most pressing problems for workers; The mobbing .
43-You can heal your life
The basic proposal of the book is that everyone can change their lives, be healthier and be happier if they change their thoughts.
44-The power of habits
It focuses - from a scientific point of view - on the importance of habits to affect our lives
45-Meditations
It is a stoic work of Marcus Aurelius. Very interesting to reflect, mature and learn to lead a balanced adult life.
46-A path without footprints ( The Road Less Travelled)
The author does not try to give quick formulas to overcome a mental disorder or difficulty. It shows that self-discipline is basic to success and personal development.
It promotes acceptance of vital difficulties and focuses on how to coexist with those realities.
47-The deceit of Icarus
It deals with the beliefs we have acquired in society, questions them and proposes others that will allow us to go further.
What if we are guided by principles like?: It is better to cure than to prevent. Is your moment. You can. Stand out among the others. He is flying higher than ever.
48-The 4-hour workweek
Do you feel stuck? Do not you like your work and can not leave it? Do you have a routine life?
You may find yourself in what in the United States is known as the"rat race." You have entered a lifestyle that you have to maintain, because if you change something you will fall into ruin or you will not be able to continue paying what you have now.
This book will give you a new perspective to have a different life. It will also teach you a new perspective on what it is to be rich.
49-Mindfulness in everyday life
Recommended if you want to lead a life in which you go the most time, without worrying so much about the past, future or possible problems that may arise.
fifty- The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership
Recommended if you want to learn to be a good leader, to lead a team and to develop good personal relationships.
51-Just One Thing-Gary Keller
When I read this book I had productivity problems and solved them thanks to their ideas. It will help you get more things in less time and focus on what is truly important.
52-The power of being vulnerable-Brené Brown
Your main idea is that being vulnerable can give you benefits and make you happier. People usually close and believe that vulnerability is a weakness, but it can become a stronghold if used in the right way.
53-You're A Crack! -Jen Sincere
It helps to create proper beliefs and change negative thoughts about oneself. It is motivating to change and propose a new life.
54-A Life With Purpose: What Am I On Earth For? -Rick Warren
You can give a more important meaning to your life. You do not have to live it without more and accept what you have touched or what others tell you to do. You can have a purpose that motivates you and helps you to be happier.
55-The Long Road Towards La Libertad-Nelson Mandela
It is the autobiography of Nelson Mandela . In my opinion reading biographies and autobiographies is one of the best ways to learn. It is as if you had accompanied the protagonist in some of the most important episodes of their lives. In addition, in some ways you"stick"some of the Personality traits Of the protagonist who helped him to become who they were.
On the other hand, it will allow you to know the difficulties that had to happen. It is often forgotten that people who have achieved great success have had to go through great difficulties.
56-Losing Virginity-Richard Branson
Richard Branson is one of the great leaders of our era. He has built great businesses and always valued the people who work with him and his clients.
Your autobiography will help you understand the way you think it takes to achieve such a success. You will also know the difficulties that had to happen.
57-Elon Musk: The entrepreneur who anticipates the future
Elon Musk Is the great inventor and entrepreneur of our time. It can be equated to Edison.
He has managed to create an electric car company, something that was considered impossible, and build reusable rockets, which is a great impetus for humanity to colonize new planets. Here you can meet Some of the books he has learned the most.
What other self-help or personal development books do you recommend?