Ever not brush your teeth, take a shower, drink water… in a day? If you have, how does that make you feel? Most likely…you feel like CRAP!
Personal development is like water, taking a shower, or brushing your teeth.. it is essential to life, to growth, to opening up the doors to endless possibilities.
No matter what you do, you must incorporate daily personal development into your life. If you have ever hung out in the personal development section of the major bookstores, you may have been overwhelmed with the extensive number of volumes related to the subject..
So, if you are a mother,or a father, personal development will assist you in becoming better as an individual, and help to enhance your relationship with your children.
If you are married or have a partner.. when both partners are engaged in personal development, the relationship is undoubtedly deeper, empowered, and full of more engagement and when disputes arise, you will absolutely see a shortened time in recovery.
As an business owner, personal development is essential to your long term success! It will assist you in learning how to become better, create better solutions, dig deeper into your inner soul, and assist you in becoming more clued into your authentic passions .
I have yet to meet one successful entrepreneur that has not tapped into the power of personal development.. and honestly.. there are tons of great content out there.. so much so, that I feel like I will need to do a follow up version 2-100 of this list.
Our library is extensive, and ever growing. In my honest opinion, you can never have too much personal development. I am sure many of you have an extensive library as well. So do share your favorites below.
One interesting fact that Jim Rohn shared with me, was that every home valued at over 300k has a library in it.. I would say, that is a clue!
So here is my first draft of my Top 13 Personal Development Books:
- Get Motivated! -By Tamara Lowe
- The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership-By John C. Maxwells
- Rich Woman -By Kim Kiyosaki
- Rich Dad’s Cash Flow Quadrant- By Robert Kiyosaki
- The Richest Man in Babylon—By George S. Clayson
- You Were Born Rich- By Bob Proctor
- The Have it All Woman- By Susan Sly
- Who Moved My Cheese-Dr. Spencer Johnson
- The Slight Edge- By Jeff Olson
- Think And Grow Rich- By Napoleon Hill
- How to Win Friends and Influence People- Dale Carnegie
- The Prayer of Jabez for Women Darlene Wilkinson
- ANYTHING BY JIM ROHN!!!!!
So have you read any of these books? If so, tell more about the impact that they have made on your life. What books books are your reading right now? Do you prefer to read books or purchase the audios? Also, I would love the see your top 13 personal development book. Be Sure To Leave To Leave A Comment Below.
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. I look forward to hearing from you and growing with you.
To your Infinite Potential,
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Hey Sye,
Those books that you have listed there are absolutely fantastic and I have read most of the ones that you have listed there.
Here are my Top 10 Favorites:
1) Rich Dad Poor Dad -Robert Kiyosaki
The Game -Neil Strauss
2) Change Your Thoughts-Change Your Life -Wayne Dyer
3) Awaken The Giant Within -Anthony Robbins
4) The Success Principles -Jack Canfield
5) Thresholds Of The Mind -Bill Harris
6) 7 Habits of Highly Effective People -Stephen Covey
7) As A Man Thinketh -James Allen
9) Attract Money Now -Joe Vitale
10) Something Goods Gonna Happen -Paul Oberson
Keep up the great work
See you at the top,
Michael Stead
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I would have to say that the one that stands out the most to me is Jim Rohn. I have returned to his stuff year after year, time after time.
Even one of my children could can still remember Jim’s phrase: “Don’t just get through the day — get *from* the day.”
Live. Learn. Grow. Influence.
Lee
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Hey Sye – love your list of books here. I have also gone over and joined that group you suggested. It is becoming increasingly hard to keep up with all my reading so I now like to try to balance it out with using audio so I can listen to it when I’m walking. Great for clearing the mind.
I have a massive library here full on PD books, and I couldn’t believe I don’t have some that are on your list! Will be adding them this week, hope some come in audio form
Awesome post, will be sure to share
cheers
Nat
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Sye-
This is a great list of books! I too love anything by Jim Rohn…
One of my favorites is the Prayer of Jabez.
One of my most recent favorites is “Crush It!” by Gary Vaynerchuk!
Will be adding some of the books you suggested on my reading list.
- Natasha
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Hi Sye,
you are what you read, so thank you for sharing this amazing list. I happen to write about my lessons from Robert Kiyosaki’s “Cashflow Quadrant” on my blog. When reading “The Cashflow Quadrant”, I was unable to follow my traditional S-quadrant business for a while because it violated the core values about working and money that were drummed into me. This book and a lot of others on your list are really awesome (for example “Rich Woman” and “The Slight Edge”).
Take care
Oliver
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Sye,
I recently finished Cash Flow Quadrant. Once I finished it, I brought my 9 year old son into my office and showed him the Quadrant.
That book changed how I view earning money, and has facilitated my current state of being psychologically unemployable. No more E Quadrant!
One audiobook I’m going through is Napoleon Hill’s “Law of Success in 17 Lessons”. I recommend picking that up with your next Personal Development purchase!
To Your Success,
Yemi Ogunbase
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Personal Growth is the BOMB! Most of the books you have listed, I have read, except the books directed toward women. Though I am sure those would have some good nuggets for men also. Some of my favs,
Rich Dad Poor Dad – Robert Kiyosaki (Cashflow Quadrant as you listed rocks!)
Business of the 21st Century – Kiyosaki
The Magic Of Thinking Big – Dr. Schwartz
Think and Grow Rich – Napoleon Hill
The Ultimate Gift and The Ultimate Life
Currently reading The Millionaire Next Door and Centurion Principles.
Great post.
Ron
“Empty your purse to fill your mind and your mind will fill your purse.” – Benjamin Franklin
Hey Sye – I absolutely LOVE Crush It, that is something I totally run by in business. I have only read it in the past few months.
Other books I have here are pretty much all the Hicks books, Eckhart Tolle is another favourite, Rich Dad Poor Dad, and of course the Secret. I’m an avid reader of Think Big Magazine for those kinda down times when I want to read some personal development stuff but not up to anything real heavy if you know what I mean!
I do want to read Awaken The Giant Within, I have heard some great things about that book! But definitely Crush It has inspired me into everyday action!
cheers
Nat
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Out of all Kiyosaki’s books, I like his first the best. It’s not “Rich Dad Poor Dad” but a lesser-known book called “If You Want to be Rich and Happy Don’t Go to School.”
It’s longer and more in depth than his later books, and is a really good examination of how the education system fails people.
From the comments I am reading here this is a very good list of books. I will have to read some of them thanks for the post.
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Awesome post thanks for sharing those list of personal development books. There many advantage for personal development in our daily life.
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This looks like an amazing list. Some of my all-time favorite books happen to be in your list as well. I think reading personal development books are really healthy. They are always a great read. After reading these books, you’ll always be a little smarter and more inspired about life.