Personal Development

Personal development covers activities that improve awareness and identity, develop talents and potential, build human capital and facilitate employability, enhance quality of life and contribute to the realization of dreams and aspirations. Not limited to self-help, the concept involves formal and informal activities for developing others in roles such as teacher, guide, counselor, manager, life coach or mentor. When personal development takes place in the context of institutions, it refers to the methods, programs, tools, techniques, and assessment systems that support human development at t ...more

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Personal Development Books

Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life

The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business

Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World

Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom

The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment

Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

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Work Rebooted

141 books — 118 voters

I Love My Doctor, But... by Lawrence W. Gold

The Philanthropist Handbook by Clay M. Grayson

Liri An Adventure Toward Freedom by Karl Dickey

Books on Freedom and Transformation

28 books — 24 voters

My Transformational Favourites

25 books — 33 voters

Nothing Left to Give by Shannon Audrey Swales

The Secret Life of a Weight-Obsessed Woman by Iris Ruth Pastor

Books About Perfectionism, People-Pleasing, and Unrelenting Standards

7 books — 7 voters

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES AND BODY-MIND-SOUL by Ewa Danuta Bialek

The Corona Protocol Three Secrets to Success by Dr. Paul D Corona MD

Mind-body Healing

22 books — 8 voters

Journeys of the Crystal Skull Explorers by Katrina Head

Imagine Your Dream Comes True by Joshua Shapiro

New Age studies

182 books — 108 voters

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“ It's a funny thing about life, once you begin to take note of the things you are grateful for, you begin to lose sight of the things that you lack. ...more ”
― Germany Kent

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“ Everything is within your power, and your power is within you. ”
― Janice Trachtman, Catching What Life Throws at You: Inspiring True Stories of Healing

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