Top 20 Books Which Will Help You in Personal Development
Books for Personal Development
Books are the best mentors of your life. Books help you to improve your true self, inspire you to become the best version of you, helps you to become wiser and brings a positive change in your life. For everyone, reading books is important and reading the right books is much more important as they teach you the right lesson of life and it is said that the lessons imprinted through reading remain imprinted forever. In order to grow into a better person and to succeed in life you must learn some basic qualities and principles of life . Here are the TOP 20 BOOKS you must read for your personal development and self improvement. These books will teach you the best lessons of life, they’ll teach you to be patient, to love yourself, to follow your dreams, to live a happy life, social skills, etc.
1. THE ALCHEMIST by Paulo Coelho
The Alchemist is an international best seller. The book teaches you to follow your dreams. The author shares a story of a young boy, he followed his dreams and the language of the omens.
2. IKIGAI –THE JAPANESE SECRET TO A HAPPY LIFE
IKIGAI is another best seller novel. The book tells you the secret to live a happier and longer life. The author mentions how the people of Japan practice IKIGAI to live joyful lives.
3. WAKE UP, LIFE IS CALLING by Preeti Shenoy
In the book, the author shares the story of a girl who fought her mental illness and finally started living a normal life. She faced many obstacles but she never gave up and made her dreams come true.
4. THE ART OF PUBLIC SPEAKING by Dale Carnegie
This is one of the most important book. It teaches you the skills to speak confidently in public. Public speaking is an art that everyone should learn. The book is perfect for improving public speaking skills.
5. ATOMIC HABITS by James Clear
Atomic Habits is an amazing life changing book. The author shares how your habits decide your growth. In the book, the author wants to teach you how to change your behavior and to turn the right behavior into a habit, in order to achieve success.
6. THE POWER OF YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS MIND By Dr. Joseph Murphy
The power of your subconscious mind is a life transforming book. Dr. Murphy describes how your thoughts are linked to the events that are happening in your life. Author shares some techniques to get connected to your subconscious that will further help you to achieve what you want in life.
7. WHAT’S HAPPENING TO ME? By Susan Meredith
This is a kind of guide to children that each person must read once in lifetime. There are two different books for girls and boys. This book explains all the changes that occurs in the body during puberty.
8. THE HATE U GIVE by Angie Thomas
Angie Thomas wrote this incredible book that gives you a lesson that you should never give up and never keep quiet. This book teaches you to find light in darkness and reminds you to love yourselves first.
9. IGNITED MINDS by Dr. APJ ABDUL KALAM
This books is written by the great and former president of India, Dr. APJ ABDUL KALAM. In the book, Dr Kalam wants the Indian youth to lit up their minds and rise in their lives. In this book, he encourages the youth to be creative and unleash their potential for the best.
10. HOW TO WIN FRIENDS AND INFLUENCE PEOPLE By Dale Carnegie
This book helps you to enhance your social life and social skills. It is a self help book that teaches you the ways to differentiate between the good and bad friends in your life.Dale Carnegie tells you how to win good friends in life through your impressive behavior.
11. MIND OVER MIND by Chris Berdik
Chris Berdik teaches you the fact that not always expectations hurt. In the book, he describes how your expectations can help you get a better result. This is a book that everyone must read.
12. SMART BUT SCATTERED TEENS by Colin Guare, Peg Dawson & Richard Guage
This book focuses on the problems faced by teens and their solutions. The author mentioned the strategies that every teenager must follow to pass all the obstacles and get success.
13. ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING by Jeff Keller
This is a success related novel. The author shared his journey from a lawyer to motivational speaker. The author teaches how you can make positive changes in life. The book consists of major life lessons that guides you to success.
14. HOW RUDE! By Alex J. Packer
This is a teen guide to good manners and etiquette. The author in his book explains the importance of manners and etiquette in life. The author mentions, “ The people who knows how to handle social situations comes out on top.”
15. THE POWER OF PATIENCE by M.J Ryan
The author, through her book, wants to teach the importance of patience. Ryan told her readers that having high level of patience, you invite happiness in your lives.
16. PERSONALITY PLUS by Florence Littaeur
Having a good and presentable personality is really necessary and this book helps you to enhance and improve your personality. Follow the strategies mentioned by the author and improve your personality.
17. THE GIFTS OF IMPERFECTION by Brent Brown
It is so important to love yourself for who you really are. The author, in this book, shows you how to accepts your flaws and imperfections and embrace your true self. The main theme of this book is self love.
18. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD by Harper Lee
There is a lot that you can learn through this book. Author teaches many lessons such as prejudice, importance of family life, courage, etc. This book helps you to understand the basic and true nature of human beings
19. MAN’S SEARCH FOR MEANING by Viktore Frankl
The central message given in this wonderful novel is Hope. The author mentions the importance of finding the purpose of your life. The author says,” He who has a why to live can bear with almost anyhow. This book is worth reading.
20. DO HARD THINGS by Alex and Brett Harris
It is one of the most life changing book for teenagers. The author encourages you to go above people’s expectations and make a difference. This book guides you to the right path of success.