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!
You Can Negotiate Anything: The World’s Best Negotiator Tells You How To Get What You Want
Authors: Herb Cohen,
Every conversation in your life carries a negotiation with it — whether you are conversing with your best friend or your boss. Your ability to negotiate has the power to determine the successes and failures of your life. Henry Cohen argues that this skill can be acquired, and in You Can Negotiate Anything, he coaches you on how to perfect it.
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
Authors: Cal Newport,
While several books discuss the ill consequences of distraction, Newport gives you a guide on how you can overcome this habit. His modern, relevant and practical advice will help you develop a simple, yet life-changing superpower in today’s environment – the ability to focus.
Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff … and it’s all small stuff: Simple Ways to Keep the Little Things from Taking Over Your Life
Authors: Richard Carlson,
We often put ourselves through much more stress and anxiety than a situation truly demands. This groundbreaking inspiration guide helps put your challenges in perspective, helping your stop stressing over things that appear a lot larger than it truly is. You will learn how to learn from your problems, focus on doing one thing at a time and learn to trust your intuitions.
Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers
Authors: Timothy Ferriss,Arnold Schwarzenegger
Tools of Titans is unlike any other book. Its pages only contain tried-and-tested tactics and habits of some of the world’s biggest personalities from all fields. Based on his popular podcast, the author reveals the morning habits, favourite books, workout routines and other insights into the success habits followed by Titans.
Steve Jobs
Authors: Walter Isaacson,
The founder of one of the most revolutionary companies in the world, the maker of a device that changed the direction of the future — Steve Jobs — is a man who is known for his determination and also his demons. Walter Isaacson unveils the story of Jobs, through honest interviews with him, his family, friends and enemies. Disover the man who made your Iphone.
Secrets of the Millionaire Mind: Mastering the Inner Game of Wealth
Authors: T. Harv Eker,
Harv Eker claims that your “money blueprint”, which is deep-rooted in your mind, is influenced by your childhood experiences and it will stay with you forever, unless you recognize it and change it. He guides you on how these changes can be made, and how you can create a blueprint that will earn you a lot of money.
The Alchemist
Authors: Paulo Coelho,Alan R. Clarke
Paulo Coelho illustrates the mysterious pursuit of life through the story of Santiago, a man from Andalusia who craves a treasure no king has even dreamed of. On his journey to discovering this treasure, he learns the importance of paying attention to the whispers of the heart, the signs that life gives us and the art of chasing your dreams.
Law of Success
Authors: Napoleon Hill,
Many other self-help books such as The Secret, The Millionaire next door and the Law of Attraction were based on this masterpiece. Napoleon Hill, gives you 16 strategies that can make you among the world’s wealthiest people. Discover how some people developed an “edge” and how you can as well.
Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel
Authors: Rolf Potts,
The time has come for you to experience the wonders of long-term world travel. Rolf Potts shares valuable advice and strategies that you can implement to fulfil the wishes of the adventure-seeker in you. He shows you how to manage your finances, choose your travel destination and even how to put yourself back together after your long break.
The Life-Changing Manga of Tidying Up: A Magical Story
Authors: Marie Kondo,
Marie Kondo’s The Life-changing Manga of Tidying Up is a light but highly effective read that introduces the reader to the KonMari way of cleaning. You will also draw lessons from the fictional character, Chiaki, as she attempts to bring her life (and her house) back to order. It is a book that touches the heart and changes the mind.
Buddha in Blue Jeans: An Extremely Short Simple Zen Guide to Sitting Quietly and Being Buddha
Authors: Tai Sheridan,
Tai Sheridan reveals the profound blessings you will experience in life just by dedicating some moments of it to sitting quietly, and being your true self. In other words, by imitating Buddha. As a result, your life will transform in every aspect. You will find a new courage with which you face challenges and live and die in peace.
One Up On Wall Street: How to Use What You Already Know to Make Money in the Market
Authors: Peter Lynch,John Rothchild
Legendary money manager Peter Lynch reveals some of the best strategies for individual investors, to help them make money on wall street. He claims that someone like you (an average investor) can actually have a stronger advantage than a professional one. This book serves as a practical guide to investing from start to finish.
The Secret (The Secret, #1)
Authors: Rhonda Byrne,
If you seek success in health, wealth, family, and your personal life, Rhonda Byrne reveals The Secret to it. What she teaches you in The Secret will make even the impossible, possible. It can end diseases and give you unimaginable financial security. She also provides real-life examples of lives that have changed after discovering The Secret.
The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations for Clarity, Effectiveness, and Serenity
Authors: Ryan Holiday,Stephen Hanselman
If you seek a good life, where your mind and heart are at peace, Ryan Holiday’s The Daily Stoic will show you how to get there. He provides 365 Stoic insights that have changed the lives of George Washington, Frederick the Great and the likes. This unique and rare combination of philosophical ideas from the past and the present will change your life, one day at a time.
Contagious: Why Things Catch On
Authors: Jonah Berger,
There is something that makes some products stand out while others don’t — but what is it? What is it that makes some advertisements become a global hit, while others are barely watched? Jonah Berger gives you 6 basic principles that will make your product or idea contagious and shows you how you can answer those questions for yourself.
Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done
Authors: Larry Bossidy,Ram Charan, Charles Burck
Sometimes, you get that intense drive to change the world, but ten minutes later, it dies, and with it, your potential. This book shows you how you can discipline yourself to go out and make your goals a reality. These insights will pave the way for your moment of glory.
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