17 Best self help books you need to read ASAP

Have you ever felt like a wandering soul in life living without any purpose? Or have you ever felt how everyone seems to have their sh*t together except you?

Just remember that the feelings of hopelessness, not belonging anywhere, and being lost don’t last forever. And YES you can change that!! Realization is the foremost step to self-improvement.

Either call it taking power back into your own hands or the ultimate book read and glow-up program.

I’ve compiled a list of the best personal development/ self-help books you NEED to read to glow up mentally and physically.

Best Self Help Books you need to read

1. Psycho-Cybernetics, A New Way to Get More Living Out of Life

Written by a plastic surgeon and professor in the 60’s, this classic self-help book teaches you how to change your perspective on life.

It also provides practical techniques for building and nurturing a useful self-image to raise your self-esteem.

2. Awaken the Giant Within: How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical and Financial Destiny!

In this book, Tony Robbins guides you on how to successfully take control of your life and master every aspect of it.

This is a life-changing book that compels you to take the initiative to change your fate in a realistic way.

3. Focal Point: A Proven System to Simplify Your Life, Double Your Productivity, and Achieve All Your Goals

A blueprint to conquer every area of your life by personal management. This book demonstrates how to develop focused goals and plans by evaluating seven key areas of your life to achieve maximum success.

4. A Better Way to Live: Og Mandino’s Own Personal Story of Success Featuring 17 Rules to Live By

In this book, the author gives an overview of his personal life and lays down the process and rules that turned him from a broke alcoholic into a millionaire and a happy man within ten years.

This is an inspiring personal growth book that guides you to live a happier and fulfilled life whilst accomplishing your goals.

5. The Magic of Believing

This is an intriguing book that offers the reader a beneficial guide to improving your prospects in life with the law of attraction.

The author explores the concept of the power of thought to transform our lives. He also dwells on the theme of the conscious/subconscious mind.

6. Maximum Achievement: Strategies and Skills That Will Unlock Your Hidden Powers to Succeed

This book is a foundation that contains the core elements of most of the personal development/ self help books on success.

It provides the framework for success and achievement through proven principles drawn from psychology, philosophy, business, economics, politics, history, and metaphysics.

So you can raise your self-esteem, improve personal performance, and have complete control over every aspect of your personal and professional life.

7. The Passion Test: The Effortless Path to Discovering Your Life Purpose

It is a life changer book which helps you to identify your passions and uncover your deeper desires and talents.

It also helps you to separate the idea of passion from goals so you can live a purposeful life and enjoy it to the fullest.

8. Self-Hypnotism: The Technique and Its Use in Daily Living (Signet)

This is a great self-hypnosis book for anyone who wishes to control behavior that is out of proportion to its usefulness in the real world.

It instructs you to communicate with your subconscious mind to change the patterns in your life by changing your perspective/thinking about them.

9. It Works: The Famous Little Red Book That Makes Your Dreams Come True!

This is a very precise and tiny book compared to the other self help books.

It teaches you how to effectively set goals and focus on them, so you can manifest them in your life. Plus, you can read it within an hour.

10. What to Say When you Talk To Yourself

This is a fantastic personal growth book that shows you how to reprogram your brain permanently with positive self-talk and affirmations.

Moreover, it also guides how to replace past mental habits and programs to new, healthy ones.

11. Strategic Acceleration: Succeed at the Speed of Life

This is a practical self-help book that reveals the entire process to clarify your focus on goals with specific action plans so you can accomplish them in a highly effective way.

12. How to Get What You Want and Want What You Have: A Practical and Spiritual Guide to Personal Success

This is a great book written by a therapist who has combined western therapeutic techniques with eastern meditation.

It has helped people become happy, confident, content, at peace, and break free from addictions by using their emotions.

13. Get Anyone to Do Anything

This book contains tons of valuable psychological tips for every scenario and conditions/people to work in your favor.

The author has done a lot of research in the field of human behavior and thus gives an insight into how the human brain functions and how to use it to your advantage.

14. The Depression Cure: The 6-Step Program to Beat Depression without Drugs

In this book, Dr. Ilardi takes a holistic approach towards treating depression without using drugs.

It provides a gateway to wellness for anyone struggling with depression in their life. His clinically proved program has been highly successful.

15. The Last Law of Attraction Book You’ll Ever Need to Read: The Missing Key to Finally Tapping into the Universe and Manifesting Your Desires 

If you’re anyone who believes in the law of attraction, this book is a must-have!

This book clearly explains everything you need to know about LOA and how to make it work for you so you can manifest whatever you want.

16. The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal

This book is great for anyone having a hard time managing their time and productivity levels. This book will change your perspective on time management as it is not about managing your time but your energy!!

It guides you on how to manage your energy levels so you can increase your productivity and get the most out of a day.

17. Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!

Last but not the least; on this list, is the all-time best-selling book on personal finance.

It teaches you the basic principles about money and the psychology and mindset related to it. It also educated on the concept of assets vs liabilities in an easy way.

Hopefully, you liked these self help books. If you’ve read any of them or plan on reading, please share in the comments or pin it:)

---