“Will, can you recommend me a good personal development book please?”
I get this question weekly.
My usual response to the above question is “what are you trying to achieve or what is your current challenge, so I can ensure I suggest one based on your desire or needs?”
Obviously, I can’t ask you this question.
So I have decided to put together my top recommendations.
I love learning from books. You often get wisdom it has taken the author decades to learn themselves in a matter of days.
You have my personal top 31 (it was top 15 but I can’t pick what ones to remove) and then my top picks based on category too.
These are all books I have read or listened to and I will update this list twice a year (last updated Dec 2022).
I hope you find it useful!
Breaking The Habit of Being Yourself – Dr Joe Dispenza
Inspired Destiny – Dr John Demartini
Psycho-Cybernetics – Maxwell Malts
The Gratitude Effect – Dr John Demartini
Expect Miracles – Joe Vitale
The Chimp Paradox – Steve Peters
Mindset – Carol Dweck
Emotional Intelligence – Daniel Goleman
Mindset with Muscle – Jamie Alderton
Stealing Fire – Steven Kotler & Jamie Wheal
The Rise of Superman – Steven Kotler
The Stress Solution – Dr Rangan Chatterjee
The Kybalion – The Three Initiates
Flip It – Michael Heppell
Stoicism For Inner Peace – Einzelgänger
Ego Is The Enemy – Ryan Holiday
Good Vibes Good Life – Vex King
The Biology Of Belief – Bruce Lipton
The Secret – Rhonda Byrne
The Dynamic Laws of Prosperity- Catherine Ponder
As a Man Thinketh – James Allen
Discourse on Metaphysics – Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
Ask and It Is Given: Learning to Manifest Your Desire – Esther and Jerry Hicks
The Abundance Paradigm – Dr. Joe Vitale
The Missing Secret – Dr. Joe Vitale
The Magic of Believing – Claude M Bristol
Ask And It Is Given – Esther Hicks & Jerry Hicks
The Kybalion – The Three Intiantes
Manifest – Roxie Nafousi
The Millionaire Mind – T Harv Eker
Unshakable – Tony Robbins
The Dynamic Laws of Prosperity – Catherine Ponder
The Money Chimp – Andrew Priestly
Richest Man in Babylon – George S Clason
Profit First – Mike Michalowicz
How to Make One Hell of a Profit and Still Get to Heaven – Dr John Demartini
The 21 Secrets of Self Made Millionaires – Brian Tracy
The Science of Getting Rich – Wallace D. Wattles
The Secret to Attracting Money – Dr. Joe Vitale
Worthy: Boost Your Self-Worth to Grow Your Net Worth – Nancy Levin
Attract Money Now – Dr Joe Vitale
You’re a Badass at Making Money – Jen Sincero
The Energy of Money – Maria Nemeth
Ultimate Wealth Mastery Library – Dr John Demartini
Happy Money – Ken Honda
The Alchemist – Paulo Coelho
Chicken Soup for the Soul – Jack Canfield & Mark Victor Hansen
The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari – Robin Sharma
The Gratitude Effect – Dr John Demartini
Count Your Blessings – Dr John Demartini
The Magic – Rhonda Bryne
Loving What Is – Bryon Katie
Who Moved my Cheese – Dr Spencer Johnson
Mans Search for Meaning – Viktor Frankl
Shoe Dog – Phil Knight
Chicken Soup for the Soul – Jack Canfield & Mark Victor Hansen
Zero Limits – Joe Vitale
A Box of Butterfly’s – Roma Downey
The Firth Phrase – Joe Vitale
The Obstacle Is The Way – Ryan Holiday
Letting Go – Dr David Hawkins
At Zero – Joe Vitale
You Can Overcome Any Problem – Norman Vincent Peale
Everything Is Figureoutable – Marie Forleo
The Values Factor – Dr John Demartini
Walking With Einstein – Joshua Foer
Limitless – Jim Kwik
How to Win Friends and Influence People – Dale Carnegie
Influence – Robert Cialdini
Never Split The Difference – Chris Voss
Surrounded By Idiots – Thomas Erikson
Talking To Crazy – Mark Goulston
Just Listen – Mark Goulston
What’s In It For Them? – Joe Polish
Coaching For Performance – John Whitmore
The Prosperous Coach – Steve Chandler, Rich Litvin
NLP: The Essential Guide to Neuro-Linguistic Programming – Tom Dotz, Tom Hoobyar, Susan Sanders
Time Line Therapy and the Basis of Personality – Tad James & Wyatt Woodsmall
The Ultimate Coach – Amy Hardison & Alan D Thompson
The Structure of Magic 1 – Richard Bandler and John Grinder
The Structure of Magic 2 – Richard Bandler and John Grinder
Life Leverage – Rob Moore
Getting Things Done – David Allen
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less – Greg McKeown
Start With Why – Simon Sinek
Your Inner Awakening – Byron Katie
Loving What Is – Byron Katie
A Mind At Home With Itself – Byron Katie
The Surrender Experiment – Michael A Singer
The Power of Now – Eckhart Tolle
The Untethered Soul – Michael A Singer
The Stress Solution – Dr Rangan Chatterjee
Power vs Force – Dr David Hawkins
A New Earth – Eckhart Tolle
The Kybalion – The Three Initiates
The Happiness Advantage – Shawn Achor
Solve for Happy – Mo Gawdat
Will – Will Smith
Losing My Virginity – Richard Branson
Finding My Virginity – Richard Branson
Elon Musk – Ashlee Vance
10x rule – Grant Cardone
Rhinoceros Success – Steve Alexander
Steve Jobs – Walter Isaacson
Drive – Daniel Pink
The Art of the Deal – Donald Trump
Where The Magic Happens – Caspar Craven
A Better Me – Gary Barlow
Can’t Hurt Me – David Goggins
The Motivation Manifesto – Brendon Burchard
Jump In – Mark Burnett
Behind The Mask – Tyson Fury
Living With A SEAL – Jesse Itzler
Mentors – Russell Brand
First Man In – Ant Middleton
Battle Ready – Ollie Ollerton
The Answer Is Yes – Neville Wright
The Best Motivational Speeches of All Times – Various
Just For The Love Of It – Cathy Odowd
The 7 Habits of Highly effective people
How to Be Brilliant – Michael Heppell
The Four Agreements – Don Miguel Ruiz
Think and Grow Rich – Napoleon Hill
The Ultimate Jim Rohn Library – Jim Rohn
You Were Born Rich – Bob Proctor
The Alter Ego – Todd Herman
Now Is Your Change – Niyc Pidgeon
Ask! – Mark Victor Hansen & Crystal Dwyer Hansen
The Magic Of Thinking Big – David Schwartz
Conscious Luck – Gay Hendricks
The Big Leap – Gay Hendricks
I am Enough – Marisa Peer
Becoming Supernatural – Dr Joe Dispenza
12 Rules For Life – Jordan Peterson
The Psychology Of Success – Brian Tracy
The Miracle Morning – Hal Elrod
From Good To Amazing – Michael Serwa
The Daily Stoic – Ryan Holiday
We Can All Make It – Sara Davies
Before and Laughter – Jimmy Carr
High Performance – Jake Humphrey, Damian Hughes
The Inside Track – Peter Sage
The Future is Faster Than Your Think – Peter Diamandis & Steven Kotler
The Singularity Is Near – Ray Kurzweil
Scary Smart – Mo Gawdat
Oversubscribed – Daniel Priestley
$100m offers – Alex Hormozi
Getting Customers – James Sinclair
They Ask You Answer – Marcus Sheridan
The Road Less Stupid – Keith Cunningham
Ready, Fire, Aim – Michael Masterson
Principles – Ray Dalio
The E myth – Michael Gerber
Profit First – Mike Michalowicz
How to Get Rich – Felix Dennis
Essentialism – Greg McKwown
The One Minute Manager – Ken Blanchard & Spencer Johnson
Key Person Of Influence – Daniel Priestley
Traction – Gino Wickman
Bootstrap Your Life – Oliver Cookson
We Can All Make It – Sara Davies
Add Then Multiply – David B Horne
The Experience Business – James Sinclair
The Five Dysfunctions of A Team – Patrick Lencioni
Building a Story Brand – Donald Miller
The Wise Bear Stories – Scott Cranfield
The Horse, The Boy & The Mole – Charlie MacKesy
The Relationship Breakthrough – Tony Robbins Cloe Maddanes
No More Mr Nice Guy – Dr Robert Glover
Attached – Amir Levine & Rachel Heller
Getting The Love You Want – Harville Hendrix
Your Body’s Telling You: Love Yourself! – Lisa Bourbeau
Metaphysical Anatomy: Your Body is Talking, Are You Listening? – Evette Rose
You Can Heal Your Life – Louise L. Hay
Dying To Be Me – Anita Moorjani
Legacy – James Curr
Extreme Ownership – Jocko Willink
Atomic Habits – James Clear
Power of Habit – Charles Duhig
High-Performance Habits – Brendon Burchard
The Miracle Morning – Hal Elrod
Routine Machine – John Lamerton
The TB12 Method – Tom Brady
Good Sugar, Bad Sugar – Allan Carr
Easy Way To Quit Emotional Eating – Allan Carr
Lifespan – Dr David Sinclair
The 4 Pillar Plan – Dr Rangan Chatterjee
You Can Heal Your Life – Louise Hay
Metaphysical Anatomy – Evette Rose
Energise – Simon Alexander Ong
The Biology Of Belief – Bruce Lipton
Why We Sleep – Matthew Walker
The Universe Has Your Back: Transform Fear to Faith – Gabrielle Bernstein
The Celestine Prophecy – James Redfield
A Course in Miracles Made Easy – Helen Schucman
The Surrender Experiment – Michael A Singer
When Things Fall Apart – Pema Chodron
The God Solution – Neale Donald Walsh
Conversations With God – Neale Donald Walsh
The Seven Laws of Spiritual Sucess – Depack Chopra
Your Soul’s Plan – Robert Schwartz
Dying To Be Me – Anita Moorjani
Living Untethered – Michael A Singer
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Until next time… make it happen.
Will