When you read a lot, you undoubtedly learn a lot. The more you read, you can make it to the level of being considered “well-read.” This tends to mean that you know a little (or a lot) about a lot.
Having a diverse set of knowledge will make you a more engaging conversationalist and can empower you to speak to more people from different backgrounds and experiences because you can connect based on shared information. Some people may argue that “ignorance is bliss,” but the truth is “knowledge is power.” And, the more you read, the more you get to know! That’s why you can bet that any educational degree you choose to obtain will involve some forms of reading (yes, even math and computer science).
The Slight Edge
By: Jeff Olson
The Slight Edge is a way of thinking, a way of processing information that enables you to make the daily choices that will lead you to the success and happiness you desire. Learn why some people make dream after dream come true, while others just continue dreaming and spend their lives building dreams for someone else.
The Maxwell Daily Reader
By: John Maxwell
The Maxwell Daily Reader has been designed to help you make that investment in yourself every day of the year. Each entry contains an excerpt from one of the author’s books to encourage you, teach you, challenge you, or prompt you to grow.
Think and Grow Rich
By: Napoleon Hill
Think and Grow Rich is the result of Hill’s study of over five hundred self-made millionaires — a condensed, accessible explanation of his Law of Success philosophy, which includes thirteen steps to riches (financial, emotional and spiritual).
The Power of Your Subconscious Mind
By: Joseph Murphy
The Power Of Your Subconscious Mind 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.
The 5 Second Rule
By: Mel Robbins
The 5 Second Rule is a self-help book that aims to help readers overcome procrastination and take action towards their goals.
The book is based on the idea that the impulse to take action on a goal or decision can fade within seconds if not acted upon.
A Happy Pocket Full of Money
By: David Cameron Gikandi
In A Happy Pocket Full of Money, Gikandi explains that true wealth is not about having buckets of cash, but rather understanding the value within. True wealth flows out of developing “wealth consciousness,” that incorporates gratitude, a belief in abundance, and an ability to experience joy in life.
The Universe had Your Back
By: Gabrielle Bernstein
The Universe Has Your Back explores the importance of spiritual elevation, meditation, and ways to live by a mantra that serves you in your self-discovery journey that will shape your reality through new and improved thoughts and inner beliefs.
You Can Heal Your Life
By: Louise Hay
The book teaches love of the self and evaporation of guilt, which makes us mentally free and physically healthy, as the study of psycho-immunology attests.
This is a book that people credit with profoundly altering their awareness of the impact that the mind has on health and wellbeing.
Make Your Bed
By: Admiral William H. McRaven
“What starts here changes the world’ was the university slogan that inspired William H. McRaven to take charge of the small things that could change his life . . . and even the world. Here McRaven shares the 10 life-changing principles he learned during his 37 years as a Navy SEAL. These 10 philosophies helped him to overcome challenges not only in his career, but also throughout his life. What’s more anyone can use these basic lessons to change themselves, and the world, for the better . . . Begin each day with a simple task, help one another you through life, respect everyone, know that your life won’t be fair and that you will fail often; take risks, step-up when times are tough, face-down the bullies, lift-up the downtrodden and never ever give up. Do these things and we will live in a far better world than the one before it . . . Told with great humility and optimism, this timeless book provides simple and universal wisdom, practical advice, and words of encouragement that will inspire readers to achieve more even in life’s darkest moments.
Ask and It Is Given
By: Esther & Jerry Hicks
Ask and It Is Given is really a work of philosophy as it attempts to explain the link between thought and reality, and the extent to which we create or control our worlds. It says there is no such thing as ‘fate’ directing your life according to some predetermined pattern.