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!
Approval Addiction: Overcoming Your Need to Please Everyone
Authors: Joyce Meyer,
In her empowering and inspiring style of writing, Joyce Meyer shakes you out of your insecurities and guides you towards peace and confidence. She shows you how to accept yourself, regardless of what the world thinks and says. She inspires you to give yourself a little love and to stop seeking approval all the time.
So You Want to Vlog?: How to start from scratch, find your voice & share your stories
Authors: Andrea Valeria,
If you want to vlog, but you are afraid you might mess it up, Andrea Valeria is here to help you out. From starting a vlog, developing a unique style that defines you and honing your vlogging skills, this book has everything you will need to master this new trend.
The Pixar Touch: The Making of a Company
Authors: David A. Price,
David Price unravels for you the story of the company behind animated movie legends including Toy Story, Finding Nemo and Wall-E. Take the journey and discover how the union of John Lasseter, Steve Jobs, Jeffrey Katzenberg and Michael Eisner resulted in the success of Pixar despite internal conflict.
Call Me Ted
Authors: Ted Turner,Bill Burke
The founder of one of the most popular news channels and one of the most influential people in the world — Ted Turner —takes the reader on his journey to success. Known for his frankness, Ted shares personal stories such as a lonely childhood, the death of his sister and then his father — events that molded him into the person he is today.
Crushing It!: How Great Entrepreneurs Build Their Business and Influence and How You Can, Too
Authors: Gary Vaynerchuk,
Have you ever wondered how some entrepreneurs and influencers have managed to build such successful corporate and personal brands? Are you looking for inspiration to do the same? In Crushing It!, world-renowned social media marketing expert, Gary Vaynerchuk, gives you the tried and tested ways of building your own success in today’s social media driven market — just like he did.
Buyology: Truth and Lies About Why We Buy and the New Science of Desire
Authors: Martin Lindstrom,
If you have ever wanted to know why you buy what you buy, Martin Lindstrom’s Buyology has the answer to your question. Based on a three-year neuromarketing study with 2000 volunteers from around the world, Lindstrom was able to dissect the science behind our buying habits. His findings will shock you, while providing valuable insights into how to market to potential customers.
Go for No! Yes is the Destination, No is How You Get There
Authors: Richard Fenton,Andrea Waltz
Eric James Bratton was a 28-year-old salesman. Within a weekend, he learns that in order to reach success he must first accept the failures he faces on the way and that sometimes a “No” can create more opportunities than a “Yes” ever can. This attitude changed his life. And his story will change yours too.
Relentless: From Good to Great to Unstoppable
Authors: Tim S. Grover,
To keep going despite the hurdles. To push harder, especially when it gets tough. To fight against all odds. This is what it took to make the likes of Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant and Dwayne Wade. In Relentless, their trainer, Grover, reveals their secrets, and how you can use them to transform your life.
Focal Point: A Proven System to Simplify Your Life, Double Your Productivity, and Achieve All Your Goals
Authors: Brian Tracy,
In Focal Point, Brian Tracy shares seven key areas that will help you come up with a strategy to achieve your goals without losing focus. His practical advice will help you gain control over your life, your time and your career.
Time Management from the Inside Out: The Foolproof System for Taking Control of Your Schedule–and Your Life
Authors: Julie Morgenstern,
In today’s fast-moving world, time management has proven to be the most essential survival skill. Morgenstern teaches you how you can overcome procrastination and acquire this skill in a way that suits your unique psychology. Her guidelines will help you find time for the things that matter such as family, friends and even “me-time” amidst the endless demands of your busy schedule.
Making It All Work: Winning at the Game of Work and Business of Life
Authors: David Allen,
Allen’s insights will make you your own consultant, help you realize where you stand in your life and how you can get to where you want to be. You will discover a potential to tolerate all the information that reaches you, to handle the day-to-day commitments of your life and keep going despite the unexpected hurdles that come your way.
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
Authors: Malcolm Gladwell,
In Blink, Gladwell shares information that can make the reader think about thinking. His insights will tell you why some people are gifted with decision-making while some others only fall into error, the truth about how the brain functions inside a classroom and inside the kitchen and much more. What Blink teaches you, is sure to assist you in better decision-making in the future.
As a Man Thinketh
Authors: James Allen,
James Allen gives you the ultimate self-help book, where you are given the power to change your life. He shows you how your thoughts can change even the worst of situations and open new opportunities in your life. If you work on these thoughts with the right amount of patience and knowledge, nothing will be able to stop you from success.
Do What You Are : Discover the Perfect Career for You Through the Secrets of Personality Type
Authors: Paul D. Tieger,Barbara Barron-Tieger
In today’s dynamic labor environment, Paul Tieger gives you an easy way of identifying the job that will give you the most satisfaction. His Personality Type filter will help you recognize your personality and provide a list of career ideas that suit it along with the strengths and weaknesses associated with it.
Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have
Authors: Mark Nepo,
Mark Nepo is a renowned philosopher and a cancer-survivor. His insights on life — its tragedies, joys and celebrations — will change how you’ve been living and open your eyes to a new perspective. One where love, friendship and compassion stand above all.
Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life
Authors: Martin E.P. Seligman,
Seligman provides profound insight into the cognition behind optimism. His strategies are suitable for readers of all jobs and ages. They will help you re-instil faith in yourself, and provide remarkable benefits such as a better immune system, a way to combat depression and overall, a happy and fulfilling life.
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