Here are the best seven self help books to read during leisure times for self-improvement and personality development. These books not only make you competent for the outside world, but also they transform your inner soul in a very positive way. Reading these kind of books will surely guide you for getting the full potential of your life. LET'S MOVE TOWARDS A VERY FRESH & INSPIRATIONAL JOURNEY!
1. How To Talk To Anyone - By Leil Lowndes
'How to Talk to anyone' is a psychology-backed book that offers guidance on effective communication. Lowndes covers a wide range of communication types, broken down into verbal and nonverbal, across almost every possible context. Your approach should adapt depending on who you are talking to and the specific context. So, 'How to Talk to Anyone' offers guidance on how you can become a master communicator, as that you can connect with others irrespective of the environment. It shares 92 tricks or subjects that help you to obtain a better communication skill.
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This book is such that even the quote written on its very first page is inspiring and briefly tells us what this book really wants to teach us. The quotation reads as:
There are two kinds of people in this life:
Those who walk into a room and say,
"Well, here I am!"
And those who walk in and say,
"Ahh, there you are."
Combining the latest research with Leil's trademark wit and warm-hearted observations of human foibles, How to Talk to Anyone shows you how to:
1. Make an unforgettable entrance and meet the people you want to meet
2. Sound like an insider in any crowd, no matter how little you have in common
3. Use body language to captivate audiences of all sizes
4. Work a party the way a politician works a room
5. Always come across confident, credible, and charismatic wherever you are & so on.
This book is a collection of actionable tips to help you master the art of human communication, leave great first impressions and make people feel comfortable around you in all walks of life.
2. How To Win Friends And Influence People - By Dale Carnegie
'How To Win Friends And Influence People' teaches you countless principles to become a likable person, handle your relationships well, win others over and help them change their behavior without being intrusive.
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As per Wikipedia :-
'How to Win Friends and Influence People' is a self-help book written by Dale Carnegie, published in 1936. Over 30 million copies have been sold worldwide, making it one of the best-selling books of all time.
Carnegie had been conducting business education courses in New York since 1912. In 1934, Leon Shimkin of the publishing firm 'Simon & Schuster' took one of Carnegie's 14-week courses on human relations and public speaking; afterward, Shimkin persuaded Carnegie to let a stenographer take notes from the course to be revised for publication. The initial five thousand copies of the book sold exceptionally well, going through 17 editions in its first year alone.
In 1981, a revised edition containing updated language and anecdotes was released. The revised edition reduced the number of sections from six to four, eliminating sections on effective business letters and improving marital satisfaction. In 2011, it was number 19 on Time's list of the 100 most influential books.
3. Ikigai - By Hector Gracia & Francesc Miralles
Anyone who struggling to find their motivation and visualize the meaning in their actions must read this book.
Okinawans view ikigai as a way to describe the 'why' behind their daily life. They have a reason to get up in the morning, which means they have something to live for. Ikigai is the philosophy that blissfully keeps them busy until the end of their days. Ikigai is the Japanese word that derives from 'iki', meaning life and 'gai', meaning the realization of hope and expectations. In short, discovering ones Ikigai is the reason behind longevity and translates to finding a reason for ones being in this world.
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Description of the book is as follows:
It is an INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER. We all have an ikigai. It's the Japanese word for ‘a reason to live’ or ‘a reason to jump out of bed in the morning’. It’s the place where your needs, desires, ambitions, and satisfaction meet. A place of balance. Small wonder that finding your ikigai is closely linked to living longer.
Finding your ikigai is easier than you might think. This book will help you work out what your own ikigai really is, and equip you to change your life. You have a purpose in this world: your skills, your interests, your desires and your history have made you the perfect candidate for something. All you have to do is find it.
4. Blink - By Malcolm Gladwell
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (2005) is Malcolm Gladwell's second book. It presents in popular science format research from psychology and behavioral economics on the adaptive unconscious: mental processes that work rapidly and automatically from relatively little information. It considers both the strengths of the adaptive unconscious, for example in expert judgment, and its pitfalls, such as prejudice and stereotypes. Blink examines the phenomenon of snap judgments, meaning the split-second decisions we make unconsciously. These snap judgments are important decision-making tools, but can also lead to bad choices and all manner of problems. Blink explains how we can best make use of them. Blink explains what happens when you listen to your gut feeling, why these snap judgments are often much more efficient than conscious deliberating, and how to avoid your intuition leading you to wrong assumptions.
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5. The 5 Elements Of Effective Thinking - By Michael Starbird & Edward Burger
The way you think affects your level of success in any area of life. In this book, Edward Burger and Michael Starbird present 5 practical learning strategies for thinking and creativity. Each strategy is linked to 1 of 5 elements - earth, fire, air, water and the quintessential element. The book offers real-life stories, explicit action items, and concrete methods that allow you to attain a deeper understanding of any issue, exploit the power of failure as a step toward success, develop a habit of creating probing questions, see the world of ideas as an ever-flowing stream of thought, and embrace the uplifting reality that we are all capable of change. No matter who you are, the practical mind-sets introduced in the book will empower you to realize any goal in a more creative, intelligent, and effective manner. Filled with engaging examples that unlock truths about thinking in every walk of life, The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking is written for all who want to reach their fullest potential—including students, parents, teachers, business people, professionals, athletes, artists, leaders, and lifelong learners.
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• First, read the entire book to take in the concepts.
• Then, reread the book, pausing to try out the exercises and reflect on the lessons and insights.
• Finally, reread the book with the goal of incorporating the 5 elements into your daily life.
In a nutshell, the 5 elements of effective thinking are:
1. Ground your Thinking (Earth): Understand Deeply
2. Ignite Insights through Failure (Fire): Learn from Mistakes
3. Create Questions from Thin Air (Air): Ask Challenging Questions
4. Tap on the Flow of Ideas (Water): Look Forward & Backward
5. Transform yourself (The Quintessential Element): Engage Change
6. The Power Of Subconscious Mind - By Dr. Joseph Murphy
The Power of Your Subconscious Mind, one of the most beloved and bestselling inspirational guides of all time, shows how changing your thought patterns can produce dramatic improvements in your life. Using practical, easy-to-understand techniques and real-world case studies, Dr. Joseph Murphy reveals the vast influences of the subconscious mind on all aspects of existence-money, relationships, jobs, happiness-and how you can apply and direct its power to achieve your goals and dreams. Theme of this book is the messages we carry from our upbringing through parents, and teachers etc. become our personal stories. Regardless of if they are bad or good, they filter down through our conscious mind and seep into our subconscious which then influences our behavior. This book is a spiritual self-help classic, which teaches you how to use visualization and other suggestion techniques to adapt your unconscious behavior in positive ways.
7. Eat That Frog - By Brian Tracy
In Eat that Frog, Tracy takes the concept for his book from the famous quote of Mark Twain, which is: "Eat a live frog first thing in the morning and nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day." “Eat that frog!” means to start your day with the biggest, most important, and most dreaded task. It's also the task you are most likely to procrastinate on. Brian Tracy is also about disciplining yourself to eat that frog first thing in the morning every single day. you'd have tackled the worst thing that can happen that day.
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Almost everyone today has too much to do and too little time. In “Eat that Frog!”, Brian Tracy presents 21 tips to help you stop procrastinating and get more done in less time. This practical action guide is built on 30 years of time-management study - it’s for anyone who feels overwhelmed or wants to be more effective in planning, prioritizing and achieving more results in less time.
The description of the book is as follows;
It is an INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER. There just isn't enough time for everything on our 'To Do' list - and there never will be. Successful people don't try to do everything. They learn to focus on the most important tasks and make sure they get done.
There's an old saying that if the first thing you do each morning is to eat a live frog, you'll have the satisfaction of knowing that it's probably the worst thing you'll do all day. Using 'eat that frog' as a metaphor for tackling the most challenging task of your day - the one you are most likely to procrastinate on, but also probably the one that can have the greatest positive impact on your life - Eat That Frog! shows you how to zero in on these critical tasks and organize your day. You'll not only get more done faster, but get the right things done. Author Brian Tracy cuts to the core of what is vital to effective time management: decision, discipline, and determination. In this fully revised and updated second edition, he provides brand new information on how to keep technology from dominating your time.
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