These 5 books on creativity will help you in unleashing your creative potential to succeed as an artist, innovate in your business or even just do better at your job. Great for anyone seeking to become a bit more creative!
It’s All Too Much: An Easy Plan for Living a Richer Life with Less Stuff
Authors: Peter Walsh,
Your home has an impact on your psychology. In this book, your favorite organizational guru from TLC’S Clean Sweep shows you how you can declutter, clear out the unnecessary things that lie around and break free from the prison you’ve made your house into. As a result, you will find that you are more at ease, more positive, and less anxious about life.
Emotional Agility: Get Unstuck, Embrace Change, and Thrive in Work and Life
Authors: Susan David,
Emotionally agile people still face large setbacks, similar to all people. But what sets them apart is how they react to them. They magically manage to convert this negative energy into an unlimited potential for growth. This is the secret behind their undying happiness, creativity, and fulfilling lifestyles. In this book, Susan David shows you how you too can develop this skill.
Better Than Before: What I Learned About Making and Breaking Habits – to Sleep More, Quit Sugar, Procrastinate Less, and Generally Build a Happier Life
Authors: Gretchen Rubin,
Ever wondered why it’s so hard to build a habit, even if it is something you love to do? Gretchen Rubin provides the most practical solutions to your daily habit-building challenges. She shows you how you can build a habit and make it last. You’ll also learn how you can encourage someone else to do the same.
The Writing Life
Authors: Annie Dillard,
Writing isn’t like any other profession. For most of their life, a writer remains a mystery to their audience. In The Writing Life, author Annie Dillard, attempts to illuminate potential authors on what it takes to choose this profession. With moving anecdotes from her personal life, the words in this book are sure to reach your heart and help guide your writing journey.
Sam Walton: Made In America
Authors: Sam Walton,John Huey
The story of the man who founded your favorite department store — Walmart, his rise to fame and how he became the richest man in America at one point, in his own words. Sam Walton shares his inspiration and his attitude towards life, and how he made the American dream a reality during his time.
Secret to Startup Failure: Fail Fast. Fail Cheap. Fail Happy.
Authors: Sonia Lin,
With her quirky sense of humor, award-winning entrepreneur Sonia Lin unveils a book that is made for those who are brave enough to embrace failure after failure until they reach success. She teaches you to accept failure when necessary and laugh your way through your journey towards establishing a successful business venture in the future.
The New Rules of Marketing and PR: How to Use News Releases, Blogs, Podcasting, Viral Marketing, & Online Media to Reach Buyers Directly
Authors: David Meerman Scott,
Marketing and PR are the keys to success in the modern-day market. David Meerman Scott, a marketing strategist, gives the reader a full package of marketing tactics that will guarantee sales. He also shares riveting success stories and examples of established firms who engage in cheaper marketing strategies for less than half of the cost of conventional methods.
59 Seconds: Think a Little, Change a Lot
Authors: Richard Wiseman,
Conventional methods of changing don’t really work. That’s why Robert Wiseman came up with a strategy that can show immediate results in your life — from your job to your parent-child relationship and your self-esteem issues. Wiseman gives the answers to the questions that plague your mind every day and gives you a faster route to success.
The Brave Athlete: Calm the F*ck Down and Rise to the Occasion
Authors: Simon Marshall,Lesley Paterson
Does your mind get bombarded with thoughts like, “I don’t think I can,” and “Other athletes seem tougher and happier” just before an event? If you wish you were more confident and heroic, the answer to your prayer is here. Dr. Marshall is a psychology and brain-training expert. Paterson is a world-champion triathlete and coach. Together, they give you practical and game-changing solutions to help you overcome self doubt.
The Ant and the Elephant: Leadership for the Self: A Parable and 5-Step Action Plan to Transform Workplace Performance
Authors: Vince Poscente,
Vince Poscente likens the conscious and unconscious minds to an ant and an elephant, respectively. He argues that while most people are well-acquainted with the ant, they barely pay attention to the elephant. This is the reason why most human potential is suppressed. With this in mind, Poscente gives the reader a 5-step life-changing action plan, to better leverage the vast potential of the elephant or you sub-concious mind.
The School of Greatness: A Real-World Guide to Living Bigger, Loving Deeper, and Leaving a Legacy
Authors: Lewis Howes,
A tragic accident stopped him from pursuing his career as a football player. But Lewis Howes bounced back and discovered a new passion as a coach and a speaker. In his journey, he interviewed highly successful people who had the biggest impact on his life, and he shares their insights in the School of Greateness.
Rascal: Making a Difference by Becoming an Original Character
Authors: Chris Brady,Orrin Woodward
Chris Brady introduces a unique type of individual —- the Rascal — and the characteristics and behaviors they can be identified with. His use of real-life examples prove that gender, race and background don’t really contribute much to their greatness. So what is it that makes the rascals so important and triumphant? Rascal has the answer.
Being Happy!
Authors: Andrew Matthews,
In his genial style of writing, Andrew Matthews illustrates the truest secrets of happiness, that is applicable to people across age groups. Whether you are a teenager, a retired grandparent or a working adult, Matthews’ principles will add color to your life and make it happier and more
Write It Down, Make It Happen: Knowing What You Want And Getting It
Authors: Henriette Anne Klauser,
Transferring your dreams from your mind to paper is the first step to making them come true. This is how most successful people began their journey. Klauser’s pen-to-paper strategy is humbling but highly effective and will change every aspect of your life, from your relationships to your career. It starts by writing down what you want.
Little Gold Book of Yes! Attitude: How to Find, Build and Keep a Yes! Attitude for a Lifetime of Success
Authors: Jeffrey Gitomer,
The YES attitude is the difference between a winner and a loser. Jeffrey Gitomer shows you the power of the yes attitude and how you can develop it, along with the ability to convert the inevitatble no’s into a yes.
365 Tao: Daily Meditations
Authors: Ming-Dao Deng,
Tao is the natural order of the universe, and it keeps changing. The only way to live in peace is to evolve with it. 365 Tao is a simple book filled with meditations that will help you achieve this. You will find that you are in harmony with yourself and with the world around you.
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