The Best Self-Help Books

Focusing on personal growth is incredibly important as we evolve through life. I often have coffee chats with women who are thinking of making a change in their lives, whether it’s leaving their corporate job to start their own business, take a break, or anything in between really. I’m always more than happy to share my experiences of how I did it and what I did as it wasn’t that long ago that I was in their shoes. I had left my corporate job in June 2017 without a true plan. I just knew I was burnt out and needed a break so had decided to take the summer off and travel around Australia since I was heading there for a friend’s wedding anyway. What’s more rejuvenating than the adorableness of countless koalas, quokkas, and kangaroos, I figured? I dove headfirst into reading and followed the adage of learn from those that have achieved what you desire and found myself having read 26 books within 3 months. Self-education in the areas you wish to develop is instrumental in guiding you towards the life you envision for yourself and truth be told, will always be a lifelong journey that you should embrace.

Here you’ll find an ongoing list of the best self-help / personal growth books that I often recommend on helping you identify where you want to go and how to get there. Feel free to bookmark this page as I will come back and update this list as I discover more. You’ll see I’ve noted certain book formats next to each title. These are the versions in which I’ve consumed or continue to consume the knowledge. As one of my most successful entrepreneur besties taught me, it’s best to re-read/re-listen to the most influential books as you continue your path to achieving your goals as you’ll hear something different each time. For books that are my favorite, you’ll see I have multiple versions as I like to seamlessly go between kindle & audiobook in particular to make use of any dead time (i.e. riding a plane/train, walking, going through my 10-step skincare routine). I hope you enjoy and feel free to leave any of your favorite books in the comments as I always love a good book recommendation.

Creating a Lifestyle by Design

The Success Principles by Jack Canfield. Kindle & Audiobook.
Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett & Dave Evans. Hardcopy & Kindle.
The $100 Start Up by Christopher Guillaume. Kindle.
The 4 Hour Work Week by Tim Ferris. Hardcopy.

Money Mindset

Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki. Kindle & Audiobook.
Secrets of a Millionaire Mind by T. Harv Eker. Kindle & Audiobook.
Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. Audiobook.

Personal Development & Mindset

Ask and It is Given: Learning to Manifest Your Desires by Abraham Hicks. Kindle.
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself by Dr. Joe Dispenza. Audiobook. I would recommend a hard copy / kindle version though as the content is quite dense.
The Values Factor by Dr. John DeMartini. Audiobook.
The Universe Has Your Back by Gabby Bernstein. Audiobook & Kindle.
Awaken the Giant Within by Tony Robbins. Audiobook.