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What do you think are the best personal and business development books?
I have learned a lot from reading books on personal and business development and there are hundreds of books I have read. Below is a selection of my favorites please check them out and then email me your 3 favorite books on personal and business development. I would love to hear your recommendations and I am sure other readers will too.
When I receive your email I will post them along with your name so the world knows the books that inspire you.
Your friend on the journey, David
My list is in no particular order
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Life Changing Skills, Thought Transformation, Conscious Living
The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success
by Deepak Chopra (success creation) – a short and yet detailed book that gives you easy to understand steps to enhance your life by best selling author Dr. Chopra – click on title for details
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As A Man Thinketh
by James Allen (power of thought) – one of the classic foundational books on how to use correctly the power of your mind to live the life of your dreams – if you have not read this book you need to, it is a life changer – click on title for details
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The Law of Attraction
by Esther and Jerry Hicks (manifesting intentions) – one of the first best selling books on the law of attraction – a must read if you are keen to learn more – click on title for details
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Way of the Peaceful Warrior
by Dan Millman (inner peace) – this bestselling book was made into a movie – the movie was good but I preferred the book – click on title for details
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How to Stop Worrying and Start Living
by Dale Carnegie (stress management) – this classic best selling book thought us the concept of living one day at a time and about never going to sleep angry. It has easy to follow steps and is worth every moment you invest in reading it – click on title for details
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Creative Visualization
by Shakti Gawain (visualization exercises) – this is another classic that predates many of the modern books on visualization – it is filled with short chapters to help teach you the keys of effective visualization – click on title for details
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Unlimited Power
by Tony Robbins (achievement and NLP) – these are two of the best selling books by one of the world’s most influential personal and business development coaches – click on title for details
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Learned Optimism
by Martin Seligman (optimism & how to change your life) – this bestselling book is based on twenty years of research from the field of social psychology that shows us how scientifically we can change our life for the better – click on title for details
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The Power of Your Subconscious Mind
by Dr. Joseph Murphy (mind control) – this is another classic book that contains a lot of information how to use the power of your subconscious mind to change every area of your life from relationships to work and beyond for the better – click on title for details
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The Seven Day Mental Diet
by Emmet Fox (thought change) – this tiny and short book is a mini seminar in words that teaches you how to take control of your mind in one week – click on title for details
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The Power of Positive Thinking
by Dr. Norman Vincent Peale (positive thinking) – one of the pioneering books on the topic of the power of positive thinking – click on title for details
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Get the Life You Want: The Secrets to Quick and Lasting Life Change
By Richard Bandler (thought change) – this book is one of the latest books by one of the geniuses behind the field of NLP – if you read this book and use the techniques included you can learn how to change your life on your own – click on title for details
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Productivity, Time Management, Personal Effectiveness, Business Development
Behind the Cloud
By Marc Benioff (business develoment) – Beniof, the founder of SalesForce.com, tells the story of how he went against industry trends to create one of the most effective customer management systems in the world – click on title for details
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
by Dr Stephen R. Covey (personal effectiveness) – if you have ever heard of the concepts of putting first things first, working towards win-win solutions, paradigm shifts – this is the book that first talked about these ideas in words you and I could use every day – there are now versions for teen and children – click on the title for details
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by Timothy Ferriss (time management and life design) – this book is not so much about working only 4 hours a week as it is living your life as effectively and passionately as possible. Ferriss shows you his version of how to Design Your Life – click on title for details
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The Greatest Miracle in the World
by Og Mandino (inspiration and effectiveness) – this is a beautiful and inspiring story – click on title for details
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The Greatest Salesman in the World
by Og Mandino (effectiveness and living the right way) – this is a classic bestselling book in which Mandino shows us that to be a good salesperson, you must believe in yourself and the work you are doing – if you work in sales this is an invaluable book – click on title for details
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Philosophy, Wisdom, Spirituality
The Prophet
by Kahil Gibran (wisdom) – Gibran offers a wealth of wisdom on topics from love and friendship to how to eat and treat our clothing from a spiritual perspective – click on title for details
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Peace Is Every Step
by Thich Nhat Hanh (peace and wisdom) – one of the best books ever written to show us how to bring find peace in daily activities that surround us in the western world – click on title for details
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The Art of Happiness
by The Dalai Lama and Howard Cutler (handbook for living) – I received this book as a gift from my parents – it shares with the reader the essence of the Dalai Lamas approach to joyful living – click on title for details
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Zen in the Martial Arts
by Joe Hyams (personal development) – this book teaches through two to three page stories and explanations how to live a peaceful and effective life – it includes conversations between the author and legendary martial artist Bruce Lee but you don’t have to be a martial artist to appreciate the value of this book – click on title for details
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The Celestine Prophecy
by James Redfield (consciousness and awareness) – written as a novel this best selling book is a story of spiritual awakening – it teaches us their are nine insights that help bring us to spiritual fulfillment – click on title for details
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Conversations with God Book 1
by Neale Donald Walsch (awareness) – this best selling book, the first and possibly the best in the series by Neale Donald Walsch, is structured as a question and answer session between the author and God as he sees God – it inspires very interesting conversations and introspection – click on title for details
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Living in the Light
by Shakti Gawain (consciousness) – a guide to living life by listening to one’s intuition – click on title for details
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The Way of the Bull: A Voyage
by Leo F. Buscaglia (personal journey) – a story of the author’s spiritual journey as he travels to Japan, Hong Kong, Cambodia and more during a time when few modern day people where traveling to these countries – it brings you back in time to a world long before the internet – click on title for details
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Dancing Wu Li Masters
by Gary Zukav (new physics) – Zukav teaches you and me in simply everyday language the magic and power of advanced physics and the interconnectedness of our world – this is not a new book but it is sometimes called the Bible of advanced physics – brilliant – click on title for details
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Wealth, Business, Prosperity, Social Psychology
Think And Grow Rich
by Napoleon Hill (wealth creation, thought change) – this is the all time classic that has been sold to millions of people and used by millions helping them find a way to create the life of their dreams – it is not just about money it is about living life abundantly – the ideas in this book have been used by the best personal and business development coaches in the world since the 1930s – click on title for details
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The One Minute Millionaire: The Enlightened Way to Wealth
by Mark Victor Hansen and Robert G. Allen (wealth) – this book is split in two – both with the goal of teaching the reader how to become a millionaire so they have money to make positive change in the world – the first section teaching you the techniques in the form of a story – the second teaches you the techniques in a step by step the approach – this book is indeed filled with inspiring and business building ideas – click on title for details
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Rich Dad Poor Dad
by Robert Kiyosaki (wealth building advice) – one of the best bestselling books that clearly shows us the importance of why we need to ‘work on’ and not just ‘work in’ our businesses to be happy as well as successful – click on title for details
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Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions
By Dan Ariely (social psychology) – a fascinating book on how we shape our decisions – click on title for details
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The Science of Getting Rich
by Wallace D. Wattles (wealth creation) – similar to ‘As a Man Thinketh’ by James Allen this book teaches you how to use the power of your mind – click on title for details
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The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
by Malcolm Gladwell (social psychology) – the law of the few, the power of mavens, the stickiness factor are all amongst the ideas that Gladwell uses to explain why change takes place in our world – click on title for details
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Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
by Malcolm Gladwell (social psychology) – this bestselling book is about how we come to conclusions very rapidly about the world we live in – click on title for details
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Outliers: The Story of Success
by Malcolm Gladwell (social psychology) – this bestselling book is about the results of Gladwell’s research on what factors contribute to high levels of success – click on title for details
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What Would Google Do?
By Jeff Jarvis (Innovation) – Jarvis gets us to look at the world the way ‘google’ does from the customers perspective – the book is example after example of why we need to look at the current approach to doing business and often turn it around 180s to make it better – click on title for details
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Relationships and Parenting
Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus
by John Gray (communication between man and woman) – the best selling book that thought us all that men and women do indeed look at the world differently and that by knowing and respecting these differences we can have wonderful relationships – click on title for details
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Mind Power for Children
by John Kehoe (empowering children to be their best) – this book teaches parents how to empower their children so they can grow up living happy, healthy and fulfilling lives – click on title for details
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It’s So Amazing!
By Robie H.Harris ( sexuality) – this book uses comics and humor to clearly and effectively teach children about sexuality – click on title for details
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Are You the One for Me?
By Dr. Barbara De Angelis (relationships) – if you ever wondered how can you tell if the person you are in relationship with is the right person for you then you need to read this book – De Angelis in her loving and direct way gives us simple tools and techniques we can use so that we can tell if we are in the right relationship and how to find the right relationships – click on title for details
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How To Win Friends and Influence People
by Dale Carnegie (social skills) – this classic bestseller teaches you the importance of paying attention to the needs of others before yourself and that when you do people will want to be around and work with you – click on title for details
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The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective Teens
by Sean Covey (life skills) – an excellent book on how teens can create their own happy, healthy and fulfilling life – based on the best seller ‘the seven habits of highly effective people’ but written in a much easier to digest approach -recommended for adults too – click on title for details
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The 7 Habits of Happy Kids
by Sean Covey (life skills) – Inspired by the great success of his book for teenagers Covey wrote this story book for children to teach our children the values of sharing, win-win and working together – click on title for details
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Physical Fitness, Diet and Medicine
How to Buy Organic Food Inexpensively
by David Hennessey (money saving) – inspired from the real life experience of shopping for organic food while on social assistance (welfare) this book can save you money – click on title for details
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Your Body’s Many Cries for Water
by F Batmanghelidj (wellness) – “As a result of extensive research into the role of water in the body, the author, a medical doctor, believes that he has found chronic dehydration to be the cause of many conditions including asthma, allergies, arthritis, angina, migraine headaches, hypertension, raised cholesterol, chronic fatigue syndrome, multiple sclerosis, depression, and diabetes in the elderly” – click on title for details
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Anatomy of an Illness as Perceived by the Patient
by Norman Cousins (patient involvement / laughter as medicine) – Anatomy of an Illness started the revolution of patients taking charge of their health and working directly with their doctors to develop a path to healing. It also was one of the first books to document the use of humor to boost the bodies’ capacity for healing – click on title for details
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Prescription for Nutritional Healing
by Phyllis A. Balch (nutrition) – this book is one of the bestselling resource ‘bibles’ of information used by thousands of health stores around the world to assist clients who are wanting to take an active part in their healing – click on title for details
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Simplify Healthy Eating Habits
by David Hennessey (habits) – learn how to use colors to shop stress free, how to make sure you are eating a balanced meal in five seconds or less and how to plan ahead for healthy meal preparation – click on title for details
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Debt Management and Money Management
The Richest Man in Babylon
by George S. Clason (money management) – this classic book teaches the reader through a story how to get yourself out of debt and into financial prosperity step by step -click on title for details
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The Wealthy Barber: Everyone’s Commonsense Guide to Becoming Financially Independent
by David Chilton (money management) – before the ‘latte factor’ made famous by financial planner David Bach
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Your Money or Your Life: 9 Steps to Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Achieving Financial Independence
by By Vicki Robin (money management) – this book teaches you how to save and become financially independent AND it will also teach you the value of your time and a technique to find out how much you truly earn for the work you do – click on title for details
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Go Green, Live Rich: 50 Simple Ways to Save the Earth and Get Rich Trying
by David Bach (money management) – the author shows you how you can actually save money by going green – click on title for details
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The Automatic Millionaire
by David Bach (money management) – this is the book that became known for the phrase ‘the latte factor’ the author teaches the reader how they can take small everyday savings and create a million dollars in savings – click on title for details
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Start Late, Finish Rich
by David Bach (money management) – how to become financially independent even if you start saving later on in life – click on title for details
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Smart Women Finish Rich
by David Bach (money management) – the author teaches women who in the past where never taught financial management the art of financial management – click on title for details
Now tell me your 3 favorite personal and business development books by emailing me here,
Enjoy a wonderful day,
David
