Recommended self-development books
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'Believe it' by Jamie Kern Lima
Jamie Kern Lima is resilience personified! Be inspired by her persistence and courage in the face of overwhelming rejection.
This book is Jamie's rags to riches story of starting a cosmetics company in her living room, which went on to be sold to L'Oreal for over a billion dollars. Yes - billion, with a 'B'.
Favourite quote: "We aren't who other people say we are, we're who we believe we are."
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'Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds' by David Goggins
From impoverish and abused child; to overweight pest control worker; to Navy SEAL; to extreme endurance athlete and "The Fittest (Real) Man in America”.
Read about David Goggins' mind over body, self-discipline techniques to push past fear and pain to achieve what you want.
Favourite quote: "I don't stop when I'm tired, I stop when I'm done."
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'The Courage to be Disliked' by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga
Conversations between a Japanese philosopher and a young (and skeptical) student about the theories of Alfred Adler, founder of Individual Psychology.
This book teaches why it's "not your task" to be liked or live your life according to other people's expectations.
Favourite quote: “A healthy feeling of inferiority is not something that comes from comparing oneself to others, but from one’s comparison with one’s ideal self.”
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'Train Your Brain for Success' by Roger Seip
The main promise of this book is learning how to read faster, study better and remember with ease, BUT it's also jam packed with excellent self-development strategies.
Roger Seip offers tips on goal setting, advice for staying in the moment and an assessment of your current desire to learn, willingness to change and teach-ability scores.
Favourite quote: "The more clearly you can picture the results you want, the more likely you are to deliver the performance that produces those results.”
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'What Happened to you?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing' by Oprah Winfrey and Dr Bruce Perry
Powerful stories from Oprah Winfrey's life and Dr Bruce Perry's 30 years of experience as a clinical psychiatrist.
These conversations emphasise the importance of shifting trauma recovery approach from 'what's wrong with you?' to 'what happened to you?'.
Favourite quote: "We elicit from the world what we project into the world; but what you project is based on what happened to you as a child."
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'The Body is Not an Apology' by Sonya Renee Taylor
A guide to unapologetically accepting and loving yourself and your body. 'The Body is Not an Apology' calls readers to practice "radical self-love" of their own and other people's bodies, regardless of any differences.
Favourite quote: “We practice self-acceptance when we have grown tired of self-hatred but can’t conceive of anything beyond a paltry tolerance of ourselves.”
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'Judgement Detox' by Gabrielle Bernstein
With the tagline of "Release the beliefs that hold you back from living a better life", Judgement Detox is an ideal companion for your Emotion Code healing journey.
Gabby honestly assesses her own struggles with judging herself and others. This book invites readers to follow a process of mindfully acknowledging our own judgement, without judgement.
Favourite quote: "I forgive my past, I release the future and I honour how I feel in the present.”
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'Untamed' by Glennon Doyle
Lessons from Glennon Doyle's battle to free herself from people pleasing, and learning to trust her inner knowing of what is best for herself.
A booked filled with advice and inspiration to begin living a brave, confident and 'untamed' life.
Favourite quote: "Brave does not mean feeling afraid and doing it anyway. Brave means living from the inside out."
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'You2 (squared)' by Price Pritchett
An excellent (and short) read. You2 offers mindset tips for rapid improvements and life success - an alternative to making slow, incremental progress.
The ultimate guide to working smarter, not harder.
Favourite quote: “If you must doubt something, doubt your limits”
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