{"id":1626,"date":"2021-03-09T00:00:32","date_gmt":"2021-03-08T18:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifegram.org\/?p=1626"},"modified":"2022-10-09T19:17:57","modified_gmt":"2022-10-09T13:47:57","slug":"best-self-help-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/best-self-help-books\/","title":{"rendered":"12 Best Self Help Books That Everyone Should Read in Lifetime"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">I have to admit that it is not easy to shortlist some of the best self help books of all time. I feel self-help encompasses spirituality, financial, physical, relationships, Mindfulness, and many more areas of our lives.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">7 years back, I was not to be a regular book reader. I used to read only fiction, novels, and my coursebook. One day when I was looking at my friend&#8217;s book collection, I got a book named &#8216;<strong>The Alchemist<\/strong>&#8216; by Paulo Coelho and he suggested me to read that self-help book.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">First I didn&#8217;t have the idea about self-help books, what they are, how they help etc. etc. But when I completed that book I realized that I want to read more books like that. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Till then I have read more than 20 self-help books. Now whenever I go to a book store, I check the self-help section for sure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Today I am excited to give you a list of top 12 self-help books that have made a great impact in my life. For each book on this list, I give my highest recommendation to you to read this year.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#Here_are_the_best_self_help_books_for_you\">Here are the best self help books for you:<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#1_The_Secret_By_Rhonda_Byrne\">1. The Secret By Rhonda Byrne<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#2_The_Power_of_Now_by_Eckhart_Tolle\">2. The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#3_The_Monk_Who_Sold_His_Ferrari_by_Robin_Sharma\">3. The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin Sharma<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#4_The_Alchemist_by_Paulo_Coelho\">4. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#5_Rich_Dad_Poor_Dad_by_Robert_Kiyosaki\">5. Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#6_Think_and_Grow_Rich_by_Napoleon_Hill\">6. Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#7_Tuesdays_with_Morrie_by_Mitch_Albom\">7. Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#8_The_Power_of_Habit_by_Charles_Duhigg\">8. The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#9_How_to_Win_Friends_and_Influence_People_by_Dale_Carnegie\">9. How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#10_The_Power_of_Positive_Thinking_by_Norman_Vincent\">10. The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#11_You_Can_Heal_Your_Life_by_Louise_L_Hay\">11. You Can Heal Your Life by Louise L. Hay<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#12_The_Five_Love_Languages_by_Gary_Chapman\">12. The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<h2><span id=\"Here_are_the_best_self_help_books_for_you\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Here are the best self help books for you:<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span id=\"1_The_Secret_By_Rhonda_Byrne\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">1. <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3qkpMPx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Secret By Rhonda Byrne<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3qkpMPx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3620 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/The-secret.jpg\" alt=\"The Secret\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/The-secret.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/The-secret-600x314.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/The-secret-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/The-secret-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/The-secret-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">The Secret is a best-selling 2006 self-help book by Rhonda Byrne, based on the belief of the law of attraction, which claims that thoughts can change a person&#8217;s life directly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Byrne highlights the importance of gratitude and visualization in achieving one&#8217;s desires, along with alleged examples. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Later chapters describe how to improve one&#8217;s prosperity, relationships, and health, with more general thoughts about the universe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">The main important thing is how people manage their healthy life along with their whole family.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h3><span id=\"2_The_Power_of_Now_by_Eckhart_Tolle\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">2. The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3621 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-power-of-now.jpg\" alt=\"the power of now\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-power-of-now.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-power-of-now-600x314.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-power-of-now-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-power-of-now-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-power-of-now-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment is a book by Eckhart Tolle. The book is intended to be a guide for day-to-day living and stresses the importance of living in the present moment and transcending thoughts of the past or future.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h3><span id=\"3_The_Monk_Who_Sold_His_Ferrari_by_Robin_Sharma\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">3. <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2O6Kci4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin Sharma<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2O6Kci4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3622 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-monk-who-sold-his-ferrari.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-monk-who-sold-his-ferrari.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-monk-who-sold-his-ferrari-600x314.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-monk-who-sold-his-ferrari-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-monk-who-sold-his-ferrari-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-monk-who-sold-his-ferrari-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari is a self-help book by Robin Sharma, a writer, and motivational speaker. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">The book is a business fable derived from Sharma&#8217;s personal experiences after leaving his career as a litigation lawyer at the age of 25. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">The book develops around two characters, Julian Mantle and his best friend John, in the form of conversation. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Julian narrates his spiritual experiences during a Himalayan journey which he undertook after selling his holiday home and red Ferrari.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h3><span id=\"4_The_Alchemist_by_Paulo_Coelho\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">4. <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3kR1c7P\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3kR1c7P\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3629 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-alchemist.jpg\" alt=\"the alchemist\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-alchemist.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-alchemist-600x314.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-alchemist-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-alchemist-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-alchemist-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">The Alchemist is a novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho. The Alchemist follows the journey of an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Believing a recurring dream to be prophetic, he asks a Gypsy fortune teller in the nearby town about its meaning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">The woman interprets the dream as a prophecy telling the boy that he will discover a treasure at the Egyptian pyramids.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h3><span id=\"5_Rich_Dad_Poor_Dad_by_Robert_Kiyosaki\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">5. <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3uZDVFx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3uZDVFx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3628 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/rich-dad-poor-dad.jpg\" alt=\"rich dad poor dad\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/rich-dad-poor-dad.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/rich-dad-poor-dad-600x314.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/rich-dad-poor-dad-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/rich-dad-poor-dad-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/rich-dad-poor-dad-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Rich Dad Poor Dad is written in the style of a set of parables, ostensibly based on Kiyosaki&#8217;s life. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">It advocates the importance of financial literacy (financial education), financial independence and building wealth through investing in assets, real estate investing, starting and owning businesses, as well as increasing one&#8217;s financial intelligence (financial IQ) to improve one&#8217;s business and financial aptitude.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">The titular &#8220;rich dad&#8221; is his friend&#8217;s father who accumulated wealth due to entrepreneurship and savvy investing, while the &#8220;poor dad&#8221; is claimed to be Kiyosaki&#8217;s own father who he says worked hard all his life but never obtained financial security. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">No one has ever proven that Rich Dad, the man who supposedly gave Kiyosaki all his advice for wealthy living, ever existed.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h3><span id=\"6_Think_and_Grow_Rich_by_Napoleon_Hill\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">6. <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/30jYmPi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/30jYmPi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3636 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/think-ang-grow-rich.jpg\" alt=\"think ang grow rich\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/think-ang-grow-rich.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/think-ang-grow-rich-600x314.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/think-ang-grow-rich-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/think-ang-grow-rich-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/think-ang-grow-rich-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Think and Grow Rich was written by Napoleon Hill and promoted as a personal development and self-improvement book. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">The book asserts that desire, faith, and persistence can propel one to great heights if one can suppress negative thoughts and focus on long-term goals.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h3><span id=\"7_Tuesdays_with_Morrie_by_Mitch_Albom\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">7. <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3l2vmW5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3l2vmW5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3633 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/tuesdays-with-morrie.jpg\" alt=\"tuesdays with morrie\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/tuesdays-with-morrie.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/tuesdays-with-morrie-600x314.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/tuesdays-with-morrie-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/tuesdays-with-morrie-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/tuesdays-with-morrie-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Morrie Schwartz is a sociology professor at University who is diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig&#8217;s disease. Morrie&#8217;s final days are spent giving his former student Mitch his final lesson of life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">The novel is divided into 14 different &#8220;days&#8221; that Mitch Albom spent with his professor Morrie. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Throughout these days, Mitch and Morrie discuss various topics important to life and living. The novel also recounts Mitch&#8217;s memories of Morrie as a professor.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h3><span id=\"8_The_Power_of_Habit_by_Charles_Duhigg\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">8. <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3cbyQRM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3cbyQRM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3625 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/habit.jpg\" alt=\"the power of habit\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/habit.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/habit-600x314.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/habit-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/habit-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/habit-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">The book talks about the habit loop is a neurological pattern that governs any habit. It consists of three elements: a cue, a routine, and a reward. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Understanding these components can help in understanding how to change bad habits or form good ones.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h3><span id=\"9_How_to_Win_Friends_and_Influence_People_by_Dale_Carnegie\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">9. <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/30fvTds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/30fvTds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3634 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/win-and-influence-people.jpg\" alt=\"how to win friend and influence people\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/win-and-influence-people.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/win-and-influence-people-600x314.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/win-and-influence-people-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/win-and-influence-people-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/win-and-influence-people-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">How to Win Friends and Influence People is a self-help book written by Dale Carnegie. The core idea of the book is that you can change other people&#8217;s behavior simply by changing your own. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">It teaches you the principles to better understand people, become a more likable person, improve relationships, win others over, and influence behavior through leadership.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h3><span id=\"10_The_Power_of_Positive_Thinking_by_Norman_Vincent\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">10. <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3eeyI6F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3eeyI6F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3627 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/power-of-habit.jpg\" alt=\"power of positive thinking\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/power-of-habit.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/power-of-habit-600x314.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/power-of-habit-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/power-of-habit-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/power-of-habit-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">The Power of Positive Thinking: A Practical Guide to Mastering the Problems of Everyday Living is a self-help book by Norman Vincent Peale. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">It makes use of positive case histories and practical instructions to propose the method of positive thinking.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Peale&#8217;s work describes how to achieve a permanent and optimistic attitude through unending positive conscious thought, usually through affirmations or visualizations. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Peale writes that such techniques will give the reader a higher satisfaction and quality of life.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h3><span id=\"11_You_Can_Heal_Your_Life_by_Louise_L_Hay\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">11. <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/38fWeN2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">You Can Heal Your Life by Louise L. Hay<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/38fWeN2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3635 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/you-can-heal-your-life.jpg\" alt=\"you can heal your life\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/you-can-heal-your-life.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/you-can-heal-your-life-600x314.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/you-can-heal-your-life-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/you-can-heal-your-life-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/you-can-heal-your-life-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">You Can Heal Your Life is a self-help book by Louise L. Hay. The key premise of the book is that because the mind and body are connected, illnesses of the body somehow have their root causes in emotional and spiritual aspects of the mind and its beliefs and thought processes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">While modern medicine concerns itself with eliminating symptoms of disease in the body, using tools such as chemotherapy and other pharmaceutical drugs and various surgical techniques, Hay&#8217;s approach is to identify and work to resolve what she perceives as the mental root causes of disease.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Hay believes that the causes of &#8220;dis-ease&#8221; include stress and unhealthy thought patterns and beliefs about oneself, and postulates that the most fundamental way to affect positive change in the body is to change the way we think, using tools such as &#8220;mirror work&#8221; and affirmations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"12_The_Five_Love_Languages_by_Gary_Chapman\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">12. <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2NY2S3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2NY2S3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3624 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5-love-languages.jpg\" alt=\"5 love languages\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5-love-languages.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5-love-languages-600x314.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5-love-languages-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5-love-languages-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5-love-languages-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">The Five Love Languages is a book by Gary Chapman. It outlines five ways to express and experience love between romantic partners that Chapman calls &#8220;love languages.&#8221; Chapman suggests that to discover another person&#8217;s love language, one must observe the way they express love to others, and analyze what they complain about most often and what they request from their significant other most often.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">He theorizes that people tend to naturally give love in the way that they prefer to receive love, and better communication between couples can be accomplished when one can demonstrate caring to the other person in the love language the recipient understands.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">If reading is not your regular habit or you have failed many times to adopt it in your habit, don&#8217;t worry. These <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/best-book-quotes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">handpicked famous book quotes<\/a> will inspire you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Which is your favorite self-help book that has changed your life? Feel free to share it with me in the comments section below.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have to admit that it is not easy to shortlist some of the best self help books of all time. I feel self-help encompasses spirituality, financial, physical, relationships, Mindfulness, and many more areas of our lives. 7 years back, I was not to be a regular book reader. 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