Personal growth can be addictive, but in a good way. Once you delve into it, there’s no turning back. You can devour as many books as you can lay your hands on. However, over time, you might begin to notice that the books start to merge and seem to repeat the same messages. They may begin to develop the same tone of voice, and the quest for knowledge rolls to a dull halt. You cannot learn anything new if you are only recycling knowledge.
But then, you can stumble upon some books that will change your entire life. They provide new insight and better practicality. It’s one thing to read a book, and another for the book to possess the skills to transform lives like the author says it does. Here’s our list of such books:
The Power Of Now by Eckhart Tolle
The Power Of Now is a little nugget of wisdom that aims to teach the reader how to return to the present moment. The book includes questions posed to him by his audience during interviews or lectures. They also include questions he believes the reader may have had or will have in the future. Its goal is to encourage self-reflection and contemplation. This book is intended for those who want to deepen their spiritual practice by learning to be present. Some passages include exercises designed to help you integrate what you’ve learned.
Self Therapy: A step-by-step guide to creating wholeness and healing your inner child using IFS.
IFS is an abbreviation for Internal Family Systems. It was created by Richard C. Schwartz in the 1980s. IFS is an evidence-based psychotherapy model that holds that the mind or psyche is made up of multiple sub-personalities. These sub-personalities adopt various roles and behaviors. Then there’s the “I.” IFS aims to heal the many wounded parts of yourself so that you can bring your mind back into the present moment.
Eat that frog: 21 great ways to stop procrastinating and get more done with less time by Brian Tracy.
If you have trouble with procrastination, then this book is for you. Brian Tracey recommends that when we have a bunch of things to do, it would be best to just close your eyes and “eat that frog.” That is, pushing yourselves to do the biggest, hardest, ugliest task first. He uses the analogy because he references Mark Twain who once said if the worst thing you do in the morning is to eat a frog, then you would probably be able to handle any other tough situation because nothing can compare to the difficulties of eating a frog.
Atomic habits: An easy and proven way to build good habits and break bad ones by James Clear.
The author, James Clear is a leading expert in the field of habit formation. The book is filled with practical and actual effective ways to finally develop that habit you’ve been meaning to build for years. Clear doesn’t only just give you effective steps, he implements biology, psychology, and neuroscience to change your behavioral systems or patterns to bring about effective change. Atomic habits also teaches you how to push past a lack of motivation, procrastination, and how to make your environment more success-friendly.