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(Surprise) 97+ Excellent Personal Development Books to Read Before You Die

Best Personal Development And Self-Help Books Of All Time

By SarahPublished 3 years ago 4 min read
(Surprise) 97+ Excellent Personal Development Books to Read Before You Die
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Wow, what a great surprise! Here are 97+ excellent personal development books to read before you die:

1. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey

2. Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

3. The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle

4. Awaken the Giant Within by Tony Robbins

5. Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl

6. How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie

7. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

8. The Magic of Thinking Big by David J. Schwartz

9. Mastery by Robert Greene

10. Mindset by Carol Dweck

11. The One Minute Manager by Kenneth H. Blanchard and Spencer Johnson

12. Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki

13. The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman

14. The Road Less Traveled by M. Scott Peck

15. The Art of Happiness by Dalai Lama and Howard C. Cutler

16. The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz

17. The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale

18. The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod

19. The Lean Startup by Eric Ries

20. The Psychology of Selling by Brian Tracy

21. The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy

22. The Talent Code by Daniel Coyle

23. The 10X Rule by Grant Cardone

24. The War of Art by Steven Pressfield

25. Good to Great by Jim Collins

26. The Dip by Seth Godin

27. Drive by Daniel H. Pink

28. Getting Things Done by David Allen

29. Mastery by George Leonard

30. The Charisma Myth by Olivia Fox Cabane

31. The E-Myth Revisited by Michael E. Gerber

32. The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown

33. Start with Why by Simon Sinek

34. Mind Hacking by John Hargrave

35. The Power of Full Engagement by Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz

36. Deep Work by Cal Newport

37. The Art of Possibility by Rosamund Stone Zander and Benjamin Zander

38. The 80/20 Principle by Richard Koch

39. Crucial Conversations by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler

40. The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday

41. The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron

42. The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason

43. The 4-Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferriss

44. Atomic Habits by James Clear

45. The Power of Now by A New Earth

46. The Success Principles by Jack Canfield

47. The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy

48. Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman

49. The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin

50. The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success by Deepak Chopra

51. The Leader Who Had No Title by Robin Sharma

52. The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor

53. The Personal MBA by Josh Kaufman

54. The Innovator's Dilemma by Clayton M. Christensen

55. The Power of Vulnerability by Brené Brown

56. The Lean Entrepreneur by Brant Cooper and Patrick Vlaskovits

57. The 4 Disciplines of Execution by Chris McChesney, Sean Covey, and Jim Huling

58. The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John C. Maxwell

59. The Confidence Code by Katty Kay and Claire Shipman

60. The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks

61. The Fifth Agreement by Don Miguel Ruiz and Don Jose Ruiz

62. The Law of Success by Napoleon Hill

63. The Art of Learning by Josh Waitzkin

64. Essentialism by Greg McKeown

65. The Now Habit by Neil Fiore

66. Mindwise by Nicholas Epley

67. The Power of Intention by Wayne Dyer

68. The Go-Giver by Bob Burg and John David Mann

69. The Mind Map Book by Tony Buzan

70. The 10 Commandments of Money by Liz Weston

71. The Lean Six Sigma Pocket Toolbook by Michael L. George, John Maxey, and David Rowlands

72. The Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Handbook by Frank Voehl and H. James Harrington

73. The 80/20 Manager by Richard Koch

74. The Talent Masters by Bill Conaty and Ram Charan

75. Delivering Happiness by Tony Hsieh

76. The Greatest Salesman in the World by Og Mandino

77. The Anatomy of Peace by The Arbinger Institute

78. The Millionaire Mind by Thomas J. Stanley

79. Influence by Robert Cialdini

80. The 5 AM Club by Robin Sharma

81. The Miracle Equation by Hal Elrod

82. The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman

83. The Art of Possibility by Rosamund Stone Zander and Benjamin Zander

84. The Power of Moments by Chip Heath and Dan Heath

85. The Art of Living by Epictetus

86. Living Forward by Michael Hyatt and Daniel Harkavy

87. The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy

88. The One Thing by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan

89. The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko

90. The Millionaire Fastlane by MJ DeMarco

91. The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace D. Wattles

92. The Automatic Millionaire by David Bach

93. The Art of Possibility by Rosamund Stone Zander and Benjamin Zander

94. The Mastery of Love by Don Miguel Ruiz

95. The Power of Self-Discipline by Brian Tracy

96. The Power of Positive Leadership by Jon Gordon

97. The Power of Broke by Daymond John

I hope you find these books helpful and inspiring!

Thank you!!

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