Personal Development books

Books on personal development, personally read and reviewed by Shihan Sheriff. Every book is personally read by Shihan Sheriff, with an honest rating and key...

The Greatest Salesman in the World by Og Mandino: A motivational fable follows Hafid, a young camel boy who hopes to become a great merchant. Ten scrolls convey lessons about persistence, habits, service and the meaning of success.
Take Control of Your Life: How to Silence Fear and Win the Mental Game by Mel Robbins: Through individual coaching sessions and personal reflection, Robbins examines fear of change, rejection and uncertainty. The program explores practical ways to reconsider limiting patterns and make...
Unleash the Power Within: Personal Coaching to Transform Your Life! by Tony Robbins: A live motivational seminar about beliefs, emotional patterns and personal direction. Robbins encourages listeners to identify what matters to them and draw on internal resources to make changes.
What's Your Dream?: The #1 Sunday Times Bestselling Business Book to Help Find Your Passion, Love Your Work and Build a Richer Life by Simon Squibb: Squibb draws on his entrepreneurial experience to encourage readers to identify their own ambitions. The book challenges conventional career assumptions and explores purpose, risk and building a...
The Ultimate Jim Rohn Library by Jim Rohn: A ten-module collection of Jim Rohn’s talks on responsibility, personal development, discipline, character, goals, money and leadership. The program brings together his central ideas about creating...
Unlimited Power by Tony Robbins: Robbins presents a system of personal achievement built around mental patterns, communication and purposeful action. The book explores ways to challenge fears, change beliefs and improve personal...
The TenX Rule: The Only Difference Between Success and Failure by Grant Cardone: Cardone argues that ambitious goals require much greater action than people initially expect. The book emphasises sustained effort, responsibility and a willingness to operate beyond conventional...
The Values Factor: The Secret to Creating an Inspired and Fulfilling Life by John F. DeMartini: Demartini encourages readers to identify their highest personal values and align decisions with them. The book connects meaningful goals with fulfilment in work, relationships and daily life.
Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within by David Goggins: Goggins combines memoir with lessons about discipline, resilience and confronting self-imposed limits. He describes the experiences and mental practices behind his continuing pursuit of demanding...
Outwitting the Devil: The Secret to Freedom and Success by Napoleon Hill, Sharon L. Lechter - editor, Mark Victor Hansen - foreword: Written in 1938 and published later, Hill’s allegory examines fear, procrastination and other barriers to purposeful living. Sharon Lechter’s annotations connect its arguments with a contemporary...
Success Habits: Proven Principles for Greater Wealth, Health, and Happiness by Napoleon Hill: A collection drawn from Hill’s speeches about purpose, self-discipline and achievement. Stories and practical reflections illustrate the habits he believed could support greater success across...
The Underdog Advantage: Rewrite Your Future by Turning Your Disadvantages into Your Superpowers by Dean Graziosi: Graziosi argues that a lack of privilege or support can be reframed as motivation. The book offers a motivational approach to using setbacks and perceived disadvantages as reasons to act.
Millionaire Success Habits: The Gateway to Wealth & Prosperity by Dean Graziosi: Graziosi focuses on replacing unhelpful daily routines with habits that support personal and financial goals. The book offers simple exercises and motivational tools for moving from current...
Think Your Way to Success: How to Develop a Winning Mindset and Achieve Amazing Results by Mark Rhodes: Rhodes explores how a constructive mindset can support achievement. The book encourages readers to challenge limiting beliefs, build confidence and translate desired outcomes into purposeful action.
Thinking Big: Achieving Greatness One Thought at a Time by Zig Ziglar, Les Brown, Larry Iverson, Laura Stack, Bob Proctor, Marcia Wieder, Chris Widener, Sheila Murray Bethel, Mark Sanborn: A multi-speaker motivational program about expanding ambition and confidence. Contributors explore limiting beliefs, influence and the relationship between purposeful thinking, motivation and action.
Napoleon Hill - The Road to Riches: 13 Keys to Success by Napoleon Hill, Greg S. Reid: Restored recordings of Napoleon Hill and W. Clement Stone explore thirteen principles of success. Contemporary commentary connects the archival material with later perspectives on personal...
Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill, Mitch Horowitz, Theresa Puskar: Hill presents thirteen principles of achievement, drawing on accounts of successful business figures. This recording uses the original 1937 text, covering desire, purpose, persistence and organised...

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