The One Thing

By Gary Keller & Jay Papasan

Doing more doesn’t mean achieving more. Focus on the ONE Thing that makes everything else easier, and watch your results soar. This book reveals how top performers achieve extraordinary success—not by doing everything, but by obsessing over what matters most.

Published: 2013

Pages: 243

Eat that frog

By Brain Tracy

Stop wasting time on what doesn’t matter. Start with your hardest task first—your ‘frog’—and everything else gets easier. In this no-fluff guide, Brian Tracy shares 21 proven strategies to beat procrastination, reclaim your time, and get serious results. If you want to work smarter, not harder, this book is your roadmap.

Published: 2001

Pages: 127

The motivation myth

By Jeff Hulett

Stop waiting to feel motivated. Start designing your life to win. 'The Motivation Myth' reveals that high achievers don't rely on inspiration—they build systems that make success inevitable. Learn how to shift your identity, shape your environment, and take action, no matter how you feel.

Published: 2022

Pages: 217

Willpower Doesn’t Work

By Benjamin Hardy

Trying harder won’t make you successful—designing your life will. Willpower fades under pressure. But a well-designed environment makes success effortless. Stop fighting yourself. Start engineering your world so that greatness happens by default. This book reveals how.

Published: 2018

Pages: 169

Triggers – Marshall Goldsmith

By Marshall Goldsmith

Why do we fail to change, even when we know what to do? The answer lies not in willpower, but in our environment. Every behavior has a trigger. Learn how to spot the hidden forces shaping your actions, and design your life to support the person you want to become. This is the missing link in lasting self-improvement.

Published: 2015

Pages: 240

Habit Stacking

By S.J. Scott

Want to improve your life? You don’t need drastic changes—you need small, smart ones. Habit stacking lets you piggyback new behaviors onto old routines. Brush your teeth? Then say one thing you’re grateful for afterward. It’s that simple. Over time, tiny shifts become powerful transformations. Start today.

Published: 2013

Pages: 274

The Slight Edge

By Jeff Olson

You already know what to do. Eat healthier. Wake up earlier. Work harder. But knowing isn't enough. Doing matters. One small choice today leads to a different life tomorrow. Success doesn’t come from grand gestures—it’s built slowly, silently, one disciplined decision at a time. That’s the slight edge.

Published: 2005

Pages: 212

The 5 second rule

By Mel Robbins

You don’t need more time, willpower, or inspiration, you need to stop overthinking. The moment you feel resistance, count down: 5…4…3…2…1… GO! That split second between thought and action is where change happens. Take back control of your life, one second at a time.

Published: 2017

Pages: 252

Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives

By Gretchen Rubin

Habits are the invisible architecture of daily life. We repeat about 40 percent of our behavior almost daily, so our habits shape our existence and our future. If we change our habits, we change our lives. But that observation just raises the question: How do we change our habits? That's what this book seeks to answer. The secret to changing habits? First, we must know ourselves. Different strategies work for different people—in fact, what works for one person might directly conflict with what works for another.

Published: 2015

Pages: 528

The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business

By Charles Duhigg

When a habit emerges, the brain stops fully participating in decision making. It stops working so hard, or diverts focus to other tasks. Unless you deliberately fight a habit—unless you find new routines—the pattern will unfold automatically. However, simply understanding how habits work—learning to recognize the cues and rewards that drive them—makes them surprisingly easier to control. Once you break a habit into its components, you can fiddle with the gears.

Published: 2012

Pages: 295

Tiny habits

By BJ Fogg, PhD

Behavior change is not a mystery; it's actually quite predictable. When behavior change doesn't happen, it's typically because the person doesn't want to do it, doesn't know how to make it easy, or isn't prompted to do it. With the Tiny Habits method, you can sidestep these obstacles by creating habits that are small enough to succeed regardless of motivation, designing for simplicity, and anchoring new behaviors to existing routines in your life.

Published: 2020

Pages: 349

The art of seduction

By Robert Greene

Seduction isn’t just for lovers, it’s a powerful tool used by leaders, artists, and influencers to win hearts and minds. In The Art of Seduction , Robert Greene reveals the timeless strategies of history’s greatest seducers, blending psychology, history, and strategy to show how anyone can master the art of allure, charm, and persuasive influence.

Published: 2001

Pages: 496

Duration: 22h 55m

The Like Switch

By Henryk G. Fiedorowicz

It’s not about faking charm or manipulating emotions, it’s about activating the natural human tendency to like those who make us feel safe, heard, and valued. In The Like Switch , former FBI agent Henryk Fiedorowicz reveals how to use respect, empathy, and validation to instantly build trust, influence decisions, and win people over, in business and in life.

Published: 2017

Pages: 294

Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It

By Chris Voss with Tahl Raz

You’ve been taught that negotiating is about compromise, but in reality, the best deals come from uncovering what the other side truly needs. By using tactical empathy, asking the right questions, and embracing silence, you can steer conversations in your favor without giving up ground. This isn’t theory—it’s field-tested strategy from life-or-death negotiations.

Published: 2016

Pages: 232

How to Talk to Anyone: Learn the Secrets of Good Communication

By Adam Brown

Good communication isn’t about being the loudest person in the room, it’s about being the most attentive. When you learn to listen actively, ask thoughtful questions, and respond with empathy, doors open in both your personal and professional life. This book gives you the tools to connect with anyone, anywhere, and turn everyday conversations into opportunities.

Published: 2016

Pages: 28

How to Talk to Anyone: 92 little tricks for big success.

By Leil Lowndes

"You've heard people say 'She has a magnetic personality' or 'He lights up a room.' What exactly do these people do? What's their secret? They simply use their bodies to communicate 'I think you are wonderful and I'm very, very glad to be with you.' They stand up straight up with their shoulders back. They lean forward, genuinely interested in what you have to say. They look you right in the eye, and they don't let their eyes wander while you're speaking to them. They touch you appropriately.

Published: 1999

Pages: 222

The Creative Habit

By Twyla Tharp with Mark Reiter

I begin each day of my life with a ritual: I wake up at 5:30 A.M., put on my workout clothes, my leg warmers, my sweatshirts, and my hat. I walk outside my Manhattan home, hail a taxi, and tell the driver to take me to the Pumping Iron gym at 91st Street and First Avenue, where I work out for two hours. The ritual is not the stretching and weight training I put my body through each morning at the gym; the ritual is the cab. The moment I tell the driver where to go I have completed the...

Published: 2003

Pages: 220

Show your work

By Austin Kleon

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Almost all of the people I look up to and try to steal from today, regardless of their profession, have built sharing into their routine. These people aren't schmoozing at cocktail parties; they're too busy for that. They're cranking away in their studios, their laboratories, or their offices, but instead of maintaining absolute secrecy and hoarding their work, they're open about what they're working on, and they're consistently posting bits and pieces of their work, their ideas, and what they're learning online.

Published: 2014

Pages: 142

The War of Art

By Steven Pressfield

Most of us have two lives. The life we live, and the unlived life within us. Between the two stands Resistance. Have you ever brought home a treadmill and let it gather dust in the attic? Ever quit a diet, a course of yoga, a meditation practice? Have you ever bailed out on a call to embark upon a spiritual practice, dedicate yourself to a humanitarian calling, commit your life to the service of others? Have you ever wanted to be a mother, a doctor, an advocate for the weak and helpless; to run for office, crusade for the planet,...

Published: 2002

Pages: 139

Do the work

By Steven Pressfield

On the field of the Self stand a knight and a dragon. You are the knight. Resistance is the dragon. The battle must be fought anew every day. The dragon must be slain again and again. The dragon is stronger than you. That's why he wins. The professional understands that Resistance is fertile and ingenious. It will throw stuff at him that he has never seen before. The professional prepares mentally to absorb blows and to deliver them. His aim is to take what the day gives him.

Published: 2011

Pages: 93

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