6 life changing books
Posted on November 13, 2007
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Self help books used to have a bad reputation. If you had to turn to a book to sort your life out, you were obviously a loser and quite possibly gullible and naïve to boot!
But attitudes have changed. Over the last few years, I’ve had several life changing books recommended to me. I haven’t read them all yet but all the recommendations came from people I know and trust, people who are nowhere near being losers but turned to a book for a particular reason and it worked for them. All of these people are quite dynamic and energetic - people who run their own businesses, people who are successful at sports. I think you have to be like this in order to benefit from a self help book. It’s the easiest thing in the world to read one, but only people with energy and commitment can put its recommendations into practice and make them work.
So here are some life changing books – some I’ve read, some I haven’t – but all of them come with a solid recommendation from someone who has put them into practice and benefited.
Which life changing books would you recommend?
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I can vouch for the Instant Confidence book/cd set by Paul McKenna. It’s very good. I have been using it for about 6 months now.
Another book I would recommend is Eat That Frog! by Brian Tracy.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/That-Frog-Great-Ways-Procrastinating/dp/1576754227/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1195913417&sr=1-4
This is a time management book. It’s probably aimed more at people who want to get on in their career with promotions and pay rises, but the lessons contained within are easily applicable to all areas of life. Too many people spend too much time either doing nothing, or panicking, about what they think they should be doing rather than making a plan and actually putting it into action.
It’s a cheap book and it’s very, very concise. There is absolutely no waffle.
As with the Paul McKenna book, reading it and putting the learning into practice are very different things. But they both have great chapters on taking action and how to make it easier.
I use both books as a reference books, picking them up ad putting them down as and when I need them.
The other thing I would recommend is a DVD. The Secret.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Extended-Angelle-Assaraf-Reverend-Beckwith/dp/B000KK22GU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1195913737&sr=1-1
When you first watch it, it comes across as a load of tree hugging bullshit, getting in touch with your inner self etc etc. But if you watch it again and again it can really show you that all the crap and negativity in your life is a product of nothing more than the thoughts in your head.
As with the two books I mentioned above, a lot of it is about internal dialogue. But it’s great because you don’t have to read a very long a complicated book, instead you can just watch and listen to what is quite a fun DVD once you buy into what it is saying.
This DVD won’t single handedly change your life but it can help. The key is buying into it and just going with what it tells you about positive thinking.
Thanks for the great info and suggestions! I’m tempted to ask santa for the Paul McKenna book. I’ve taken a big step outside my comfort zone recently and although it’s exciting and stimulating, I do have my crises of confidence! Good to hear positive feedback on it from another source.
As long as you learn from each of the crises of confidence when they arise, then it’s fine. That way you can become stronger and move forward.
Yup, that’s true! What doesn’t kill you, as they say…
I really like ‘Being the Best’ by Nicholas Bate http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1841125210/strategicedgeltd Plenty of easy to apply tips that you can use right across your everyday life, be it at home, or at work. He keeps things so simple!
Hey, thanks for the recommendation Ben. I remember you told me about his blog as well.