Must Read Personal Development Books

Happy Tuesday!

I have been reading a lot this year. Specifically, personal development books. I never read these types of books before this year, but HOLY COW I was missing out!!

I am no expert, and I still have a LONG list of books I want to get to, but here are some of the books I have enjoyed this year. Hopefully you will benefit from reading them too. Any questions? Send me a message!

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First Steps to Wealth, Dani Johnson

I haven't even finished this book yet and it's risen close to the top of my Most Favorite Books Ever. It looks like a business book, but it's really an everything-book. In fact, the majority of it talks about how to talk to get to know people, identify their personality type, and how to talk to them based on their type. Personally I always feel like I could use more help in that area -- "People skills" -- so I am benefiting a lot from this book. Dani is someone who went from homeless to millionaire, and most of it was based on her success at how she communicated with other people. Her tone is straight and to the point with no sugarcoating. I like that!




The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth: Live Them and Reach Your Potential, John C. Maxwell

This book is amazing!!! John C. Maxwell is a very well known leadership speaker and author, and he definitely knows what he is talking about. I got the chance to attend a short presentation from him in June.  This book is all about creating a personal growth plan. Just because you exist and time passes by does not mean you are growing as a person. You have to be proactive about it and take ACTION. This book was easy to read and understand but the principles are extremely powerful. In fact, I think each chapter could be expanded into an entire book. Some of the laws discussed are: Law of Design: To maximize growth develop strategies. Law of Awareness - You must know yourself to grow yourself. Law of Consistency. Motivation gets you going. Discipline keeps you growing.   


Goals! How to Get Everything You Want -- Faster than You Ever 
Thought Possible

This was one of the first personal development books I read. GOALS by Brian Tracy is definitely the first book I would recommend to a 'newbie.' This book is very direct in its approach. It teaches you how to prioritize, set goals, organize yourself, and go after those goals, step by step. 

Car Smart, Chalene Johnson

If you know me even the slightest you know I ADORE Chalene Johnson. I cannot say enough good things about this lady. Most people get to know her through her home workouts Turbo Fire, Turbo Jam, or ChaLEAN Extreme. I actually first found out about her through word-of-mouth and didn't make the connection that she created these workouts until much later. Why? Because fitness is just ONE of Chalene's jobs. She is a teacher, and hugely into personal goal setting, success and just being an overall good person!! I've met her, spoken to her, and worked out with her on more than a few occasions and I can really say this woman practices what she preaches. So getting back to the Car Smart, which by the way is an Audio program for the car, not a book -- it's 12 discs each covering a different topic. Some discs are similar to the Brian Tracy book above and talk about priorities, goals, and to-do lists. Other discs talk about how to deal with difficult people, how to be confident in yourself, fitness tips, and more. This is well worth the money because you will want to listen to it more than a few times for sure!


I have more books to add to this list, and more books to read, but I am going to stop here for now....What are your favorite personal development books! I'd like to hear them!

Happy reading!