"The Art of Effortless Living" by Ingrid Bacci

Most of us believe that in order to achieve anything worthwhile, whether in our careers, family life, health or even on the sports field, we have to work hard and apply a lot of effort. In fact, just the opposite is true. In The Art of Effortless Living, Dr Ingrid Bacci offers compelling evidence that the most productive, creative and healthiest individuals are those who practice effortless living. By doing less, paradoxical as it may seem, they...

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"The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho

Like the one-time bestseller Jonathan Livingston Seagull, The Alchemist presents a simple fable, based on simple truths and places it in a highly unique situation. And though we may sniff a bestselling formula, it is certainly not a new one: even the ancient tribal storytellers knew that this is the most successful method of entertaining an audience while slipping in a lesson or two. Brazilian storyteller Paulo Coelho introduces Santiago, an...

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"The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" by Stephen R Covey

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change was a groundbreaker when it was first published in 1990, and it continues to be a business bestseller with more than 10 million copies sold. Stephen Covey, an internationally respected leadership authority, realizes that true success encompasses a balance of personal and professional effectiveness, so this book is a manual for performing better in both arenas. His anecdotes...

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"The 360 Degree Leader" by John Maxwell

In his nearly thirty years of teaching leadership, John Maxwell has encountered this question again and again: How do I apply leadership principles if I'm not the boss? It's a valid question that Maxwell answers in The 360 Degree Leader voted best business book of the year by Soundview Executive Book Summary subscribers, and 2006 recipient of their Harold Longman Award. In this award-winning book, Maxwell asserts that you don't have to be the main...

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"The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership" by John Maxwell

Wow what a book. Ever wondered why some people can take groups to incredible heights and other seemingly as capable individuals can’t? Ever thought how come a team performs completely differently when a new leader is installed? Most leadership books I have previously read dealt really with management.  Maxwell has an absolute understanding of the qualities a leader must display. In the 21 Laws Maxwell breaks down leadership into 21 chapters...

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"The 100 Absolutely Unbreakable Laws of Business Success" by Brian Tracy

The scrappy spirit of Horatio Alger is alive and well in success guru Brian Tracy. He may not be a household name yet like his colleagues Warren Bennis and Anthony Robbins, but (his publisher tells us) he still lectures hundreds of thousands annually on personal and professional development, including top cats at IBM and Arthur Andersen. This, his latest of some 10 books (including the "bestseller" Maximum Achievement), is exactly what its title...

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"Thanks: the Science of Gratitude" by Robert Emmons

Happiness books written for the popular read seem to fall into one of two general categories. They're either based on scientific evidence and give you research-tested techniques (such as Finding Happiness in a Frustrating World), OR, they give you advice and things to think about to help you "reframe" your thinking (such as The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living). While I can't say that one is better than the other, as they both have their...

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"Talent Is Overrated" by Geoff Colvin

I inhaled this book. The informal plan was to read it over a few short weeks. Instead I plowed through it in maybe three days. For those teetering on the edge of greatness or thinking about really going for the gusto, in whatever field or endeavor that has captured their spirit  this book is an invitation to walk among the gods. For those who have soured on their dreams and bitterly written them off, however, this book will be painful. It...

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Effect of Thought on Health and the Body

The body is the servant of the mind. It obeys the operations of the mind, whether they be deliberately chosen or automatically expressed. At the bidding of unlawful thoughts the body sinks rapidly into disease and decay; at the command of glad and beautiful thoughts it becomes clothed with youthfulness and beauty. Disease and health, like circumstances, are rooted in thought. Sickly thoughts will express themselves through a sickly body. Thoughts...

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"Stumbling on Happiness" by Daniel Gilbert

Several years ago, on a flight from New York to California, I had the good fortune to sit next to a psychologist named Dan Gilbert. He had a shiny bald head, an irrepressible good humor, and we talked (or, more accurately, he talked) from at least the Hudson to the Rockies--and I was completely charmed. He had the wonderful quality many academics have--which is that he was interested in the kinds of questions that all of us care about but never...

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"Rules of the Red Rubber Ball" by Kevin Carroll

With simple but delightful storytelling, Kevin Carroll channels his childhood passion for sport and play into a universally appealing blueprint for life. Drawing wisdom from the playgrounds of his youth, where he spent hour upon hour sharpening his body and his mind, Carroll shares with readers his Rules of the Red Rubber Ball - how to achieve maximum human potential through the power of passion and creativity. Finding your own -red rubber ball+...

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"Rich Dad, Poor Dad" by Robert Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter

Personal finance author and lecturer Robert Kiyosaki developed his unique economic perspective through exposure to a pair of disparate influences: his own highly educated, but fiscally unstable father, and the multimillionaire eighth-grade dropout father of his closest friend. The lifelong monetary problems experienced by his "poor dad" (whose weekly paychecks, while respectable, were never quite sufficient to meet family needs) pounded home the...

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"Purple Cow" by Seth Godin

The world is changing ever more rapidly, and the rules of marketing are no different, writes Godin, the field's reigning guru. The old ways-run-of-the-mill TV commercials, ads in the Wall Street Journal and so on-don't work like they used to, because such messages are so plentiful that consumers have tuned them out. This means you have to toss out everything you know and do something "remarkable" (the way a purple cow in a field of Guernseys would...

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"Psychocybernetics" by Maxwell Maltz

This book is profoundly good. Do not let the artificial sounding title put you off - it contains chapter after chapter of elegantly written guidance for living. It is evident in the writing that this is the result of not years but decades of observation by Maltz. The chapter on negative emotional habits is in itself worth the money. I bought the book to try to resolve 11 years of tension headaches. After reading the first chapter, I stopped reading...

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"Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

Now that he's gotten us talking about the viral life of ideas and the power of gut reactions, Malcolm Gladwell poses a more provocative question in Outliers: why do some people succeed, living remarkably productive and impactful lives, while so many more never reach their potential? Challenging our cherished belief of the "self-made man," he makes the democratic assertion that superstars don't arise out of nowhere, propelled by genius and talent:...

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"Our Iceberg is Melting" by John Kotter and Holger Rathgeber

This charming story about a penguin colony in Antarctica illustrates key truths about how deal with the issue of change: handle the challenge well and you can prosper greatly; handle it poorly and you put yourself at risk. The penguins are living happily on their iceberg as they have done for many years. Then one curious penguin discovers a potentially devastating problem threatening their home - and pretty much no one listens to him. The characters...

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"Now Discover Your Strengths" by Marcus Buckingham and Donald O Clifton

This book represents three very ambitious efforts. One, it argues for a new management paradigm that builds from the psychological make-up of each person in the workplace to create the most effective combination of people and tasks. Two, the book presents a new psychological mapping scheme to capture those areas where a person will display "consistent near perfect performance in an activity." Three, the book connects you to a self diagnosis tool...

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"Many Lives, Many Masters" by Brian Weiss

Psychiatrist Dr Brian Weiss had been working with Catherine, a young patient, for eighteen months. Catherine was suffering from recurring nightmares and chronic anxiety attacks. When his traditional methods of therapy failed, Dr Weiss turned to hypnosis and was astonished and sceptical when Catherine began recalling past-life traumas which seemed to hold the key to her problems. Dr Weiss's scepticism was eroded when Catherine began to channel...

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The Genius, Power, and Magic of Boldness

Please read carefully these words from W.H. Murray, from The Scottish Himalayan Expedition: "Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation) there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, and then Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one...

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How to Generate Powerful Self Confidence

In order to live your dreams, you must develop healthy self-confidence. You must believe that you possess the inherent skills necessary to fulfill your desires. You must realize that even if you think that you have never accomplished anything truly worthy, you absolutely have the potential to fulfill your dreams. Remember that you would not even have a particular desire if your unique personality was not imbued with the latent talents to bring...

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The Magic Key of All True Wealth

Gratitude is the magic key of all true wealth. You are not wealthy if you have ten million dollars in the bank but spend all of your energy worrying about how to protect it from others, or how to protect yourself from losing it. You are abundantly wealthy when you realize that your daily needs are met, and you take great pleasure in the simple experience of being alive. As I have stated before, in order to attract your goals to you more quickly...

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How to Live Effortlessly

We have all been thoroughly indoctrinated with so much negative propaganda about our lives that it is a wonder we can remember how to be happy at all. At every turn we are reminded that life is a struggle, that work is difficult, that solving our problems will take tremendous effort, and that earning money is hard, hard work. Our culture’s extreme focus on individualism, competition, and consumerism has stripped from us the ability to truly relax...

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3 Simple Steps to Unleash the Magic Power of Goals

THERE IS NOTHING IN THE WORLD AS POWERFUL AS CLEARLY DEFINED GOALS! This is one of the most important secrets of life in physical reality. Have you ever wished that you could rub a lantern, release a genie and have all your dreams come true? That genie lives inside your brain, waiting to be awakened by the forceful commitment to your goals. Remember this: your subconscious mind is the servant of your conscious thoughts. You have drawn to yourself...

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You Will Get Exactly What You Focus Upon

The ability to focus your mind is the most physically practical skill you can develop. The simple reason for this is that the focus of your mind attracts to you the experiences that you consistently dwell upon. I realize that I am beginning to repeat myself, but it is vital that you truly understand this truth if you are committed to enjoying prosperity in your life. The part of your inner self that we call the subconscious mind literally creates...

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How to Be Happy Right Now

Today is the day to stop living for the future. This present moment is all that you will ever experience, so you must learn to enjoy the present, if you are ever to enjoy yourself at all. Too many people postpone their happiness waiting for some future goal to manifest. People decide that they will be happy “when I get a better job”, “when I meet the love of my life,” “when my children are grown,” “when I retire.” We use these excuses, and countless...

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Why Your Feelings Are the Gateway to Riches

Your emotions contain the magical power to transform your creative energy into physical experience, including experiences of prosperity and wealth. The key to transforming your beliefs, and thereby transforming your life, is to feel with true emotional intensity that the lifestyle you desire is already yours. This is not at all difficult to do. All that is necessary is short, highly focused periods of time, utilized consistently. Remember: real...

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Your Desires the Key to Your Spiritual Evolution

Your desires are directions for your psychological development as a human being. If you follow your desires, and ask yourself why you truly want the things that you want, you will find that your desires always lead to the attainment of certain emotional states. Unfortunately, we are often conditioned to feel guilty for wanting too much. Many believe that there is a blatant contradiction between wanting to have it all and feeling empathetic to...

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The Greatest Secret of Modern Science and How It Will Transform Your World

There is one all-important truth that you must accept if you wish to develop on the path to prosperity. You must discard the idea that the physical universe is a meaningless, uncaring, random machine, and that human consciousness is a chemical accident within this machine. In fact precisely the opposite is true. The universe is a living, conscious, intelligent energy which manifests all physical realities. Thought, emotion, consciousness, and...

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The Power of Auto-Suggestion

Employing positive self-talk on a consistent basis can work miracles in your life. The reason for this is surprisingly simple. Your subconscious mind will faithfully draw into your experience whatever you consistently think about. This has been stated in many ways before: “you are not what you think you are, but what you think, you are!” and “you are what you think about all day long!” Again, you do not have to believe any of this if you do not...

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How to Protect Yourself from the Negativity of Others

YOU MUST PROTECT YOURSELF FROM NEGATIVITY! Avoid negative people and situations. Do not allow anyone the opportunity to douse their negative energy on you as you try to evolve. It is not necessary to explain to anybody where your new mental attitude is coming from, or where the cash is flowing from, unless they are completely supportive and genuinely interested. Do not argue or defend your new ideas to anyone! Ignore them, and get away from anybody...

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How to Instantly Change Your Limiting Beliefs

Now in order to re-program your mind to accept higher levels of prosperity, you must discover what beliefs have limited your experience in the past, and you must consciously decide to change those beliefs.Your beliefs attract to you the life you experience. It is not your intelligence, your education, or your circumstances that have left you financially unsatisfied, but you’re limiting beliefs about what it means to have financial freedom. What...

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