My Top 15 Book Recommendations and 60+ Others Too!

“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!

My top 31

1. The Secret – Rhonda Bryne
2. As a Man Thinketh – James Allen
3. Solve for Happy- Mo Gawdat
4. The Values Factor – Dr John Demartini
5. Principles – Ray Dalio
6. Psycho-Cybernetics – Maxwell Malts
7. Expect Miracles – Joe Vitale
8. Shoe Dog – Phil Knight
9. Rhinoceros Success – Steve Alexander
10. Can’t Hurt Me – David Goggins
11. Atomic Habits – James Clear
12. Think and Grow Rich – Napoleon Hill
13. Unlimited Power – Tony Robbins
14. The Ultimate Jim Rohn Library – Jim Rohn
15. Never Split The Difference – Chris Voss
16. Inspired Destiny – Dr John Demartini
17. Limitless – Jim Kwik
18. Surrounded By Idiots – Thomas Erikson
19. Legacy – James Curr
20. The Road Less Stupid – Keith Cunningham
21. How to Be Brilliant – Michael Heppell
22. Just Listen – Dr Mark Goulston
23. Will – Will Smith
24. Letting Go – Dr David Hawkins
25. The Daily Stoic – Ryan Holiday
26. Getting The Love You Want – Harville Hendrix
27. Living Untethered – Michael A Singer
28. Ultimate Wealth Mastery Library – Dr John Demartini
29. Life Force – Tony Robbins, Peter Diamandis
30. What’s In It For Them? – Joe Polish
31. $100m offers – Alex Hormozi

Mindset

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

Law of Attraction

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

Money

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

Empowering Stories

The Alchemist – Paulo Coelho

Chicken Soup for the Soul – Jack Canfield & ‎Mark Victor Hansen

The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari – Robin Sharma

Gratitude

The Gratitude Effect – Dr John Demartini

Count Your Blessings – Dr John Demartini

The Magic – Rhonda Bryne

Dealing with Tough Times

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

Values

The Values Factor – Dr John Demartini

Memory 

Walking With Einstein – Joshua Foer

Limitless – Jim Kwik

Communication

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/NLP

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

Time Management

Life Leverage – Rob Moore

Getting Things Done – David Allen

Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less – Greg McKeown

Purpose

Start With Why – Simon Sinek

Being More Present

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

Increasing Consciousness

Power vs Force – Dr David Hawkins

A New Earth – Eckhart Tolle

The Kybalion – The Three Initiates

Happiness

The Happiness Advantage – Shawn Achor

Solve for Happy – Mo Gawdat

Motivation & Inspiration

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

Being More Successful

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

The Future is Faster Than Your Think – Peter Diamandis & Steven Kotler

The Singularity Is Near – Ray Kurzweil

Scary Smart – Mo Gawdat

Getting More Clients

Oversubscribed – Daniel Priestley

$100m offers – Alex Hormozi

Getting Customers – James Sinclair

They Ask You Answer – Marcus Sheridan

Business

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

Children’s Books

The Wise Bear Stories – Scott Cranfield

The Horse, The Boy & The Mole – Charlie MacKesy

Relationships

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

Healing

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

Leadership

Legacy – James Curr

Extreme Ownership – Jocko Willink

Habits

Atomic Habits – James Clear

Power of Habit – Charles Duhig

High-Performance Habits – Brendon Burchard

The Miracle Morning – Hal Elrod

Routine Machine – John Lamerton

Health

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

Sleep

Why We Sleep – Matthew Walker

Spirituality

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