29 Books like Surrounded by Setbacks

Do It Scared

by Ruth Soukup • 2019

Your fear has a type. Identify it, and the right action plan is suddenly obvious.

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2k+

🫣 Fear Management 🎯 Goal Setting 🚀 Comfort Zones 🤝 Accountability Systems 🌱 Growth Mindset

Do It Scared 97%

Your fear has a type. Identify it, and the right action plan is suddenly obvious.

by Ruth Soukup 2019

3.88

2k+ ratings

🫣 Fear Management 🎯 Goal Setting 🚀 Comfort Zones 🤝 Accountability Systems 🌱 Growth Mindset

No Excuses!

by Brian Tracy • 2010

Face the worst task first, and build the discipline that makes every other success possible.

4.02

17k+

🧱 Self-Discipline 🎯 Personal Accountability 🥅 Goal Setting ⏳ Time Management 🔁 Habit Formation

No Excuses! 97%

Face the worst task first, and build the discipline that makes every other success possible.

by Brian Tracy 2010

4.02

17k+ ratings

🧱 Self-Discipline 🎯 Personal Accountability 🥅 Goal Setting ⏳ Time Management 🔁 Habit Formation

The Power of One More

by Ed Mylett • 2022

Most people stop one move short of a breakthrough. The rules for making the move every time.

4.20

7k+

🏔️ Peak Performance 💼 Entrepreneurial Mindset 📈 Compound Habits 🪞 Identity Change 🧠 Mental Resilience

The Power of One More 97%

Most people stop one move short of a breakthrough. The rules for making the move every time.

by Ed Mylett 2022

4.20

7k+ ratings

🏔️ Peak Performance 💼 Entrepreneurial Mindset 📈 Compound Habits 🪞 Identity Change 🧠 Mental Resilience

The Power of Focus

by Jack Canfield • 2000

Decide what only you can do, delegate the rest, build the habits that make focus pay.

4.13

7k+

🎯 Goal Setting Systems 💰 Wealth Building Habits 🔄 Habit Change 📋 Effective Delegation 💪 Confidence Building

The Power of Focus 97%

Decide what only you can do, delegate the rest, build the habits that make focus pay.

by Jack Canfield 2000

4.13

7k+ ratings

🎯 Goal Setting Systems 💰 Wealth Building Habits 🔄 Habit Change 📋 Effective Delegation 💪 Confidence Building

The Motivation Manifesto

by Brendon Burchard • 2014

A manifesto for reclaiming the freedom that fear, doubt, and others' expectations quietly steal.

4.02

6k+

🧘 Self-Mastery 😨 Overcoming Fear 📅 Daily Practices 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 😊 Positive Psychology

The Motivation Manifesto 97%

A manifesto for reclaiming the freedom that fear, doubt, and others' expectations quietly steal.

by Brendon Burchard 2014

4.02

6k+ ratings

🧘 Self-Mastery 😨 Overcoming Fear 📅 Daily Practices 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 😊 Positive Psychology

Areté

by Brian Johnson • 2023

One Greek concept unlocks modern flourishing. Train three pillars, and challenges become fuel.

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2k+

🧠 Positive Psychology 🏛️ Modern Stoicism ⚡ Energy Management 🔄 Habit Formation 💪 Antifragility

Areté 97%

One Greek concept unlocks modern flourishing. Train three pillars, and challenges become fuel.

by Brian Johnson 2023

4.57

2k+ ratings

🧠 Positive Psychology 🏛️ Modern Stoicism ⚡ Energy Management 🔄 Habit Formation 💪 Antifragility

The Everyday Hero Manifesto

by Robin Sharma • 2021

What happens when you give your first ninety minutes to your most important task for a season.

4.11

3k+

🏔️ Peak Performance 🔄 Habit Systems 🌱 Resilience ⏳ Productivity 🧘 Holistic Self-Development

The Everyday Hero Manifesto 97%

What happens when you give your first ninety minutes to your most important task for a season.

by Robin Sharma 2021

4.11

3k+ ratings

🏔️ Peak Performance 🔄 Habit Systems 🌱 Resilience ⏳ Productivity 🧘 Holistic Self-Development

Believe and Achieve

by W. Clement Stone • 1987

A seventeen-point system for achievement, starting with the one mental shift that unlocks the rest.

4.16

173

📚 Classic Self-Help ☀️ Positive Thinking 🎯 Goal Setting 🔒 Self-Discipline ⏳ Time Management

Believe and Achieve 97%

A seventeen-point system for achievement, starting with the one mental shift that unlocks the rest.

by W. Clement Stone 1987

4.16

173 ratings

📚 Classic Self-Help ☀️ Positive Thinking 🎯 Goal Setting 🔒 Self-Discipline ⏳ Time Management

The Greatness Mindset

by Lewis Howes • 2023

Three hidden fears and a goal system to stop drifting and design a life of impact.

4.01

2k+

🧭 Personal Mission 🎯 Goal Systems 🦁 Fear Mastery 🩹 Trauma Healing 🪞 Identity Work

The Greatness Mindset 97%

Three hidden fears and a goal system to stop drifting and design a life of impact.

by Lewis Howes 2023

4.01

2k+ ratings

🧭 Personal Mission 🎯 Goal Systems 🦁 Fear Mastery 🩹 Trauma Healing 🪞 Identity Work

Master Successful Personal Habits

by Zig Ziglar • 2015

From self-talk to time blocks: the foundational habits that make success compound on itself.

4.27

125

🎯 Personal Effectiveness ☀️ Positive Attitude 🗣️ Affirmations 🏆 Goal-Setting Methods 🔄 Daily Habits

Master Successful Personal Habits Summary

Master Successful Personal Habits 97%

From self-talk to time blocks: the foundational habits that make success compound on itself.

by Zig Ziglar 2015

4.27

125 ratings

🎯 Personal Effectiveness ☀️ Positive Attitude 🗣️ Affirmations 🏆 Goal-Setting Methods 🔄 Daily Habits

The Responsibility Process

by Christopher Avery • 2016

Your mind runs a predictable avoidance script before it reaches ownership. Learn to spot it sooner.

4.23

208

🏗️ Leadership Frameworks 🧭 Self-Leadership 🪞 Personal Accountability 🛡️ Coping Mechanisms 🔄 Habit Change

The Responsibility Process 97%

Your mind runs a predictable avoidance script before it reaches ownership. Learn to spot it sooner.

by Christopher Avery 2016

4.23

208 ratings

🏗️ Leadership Frameworks 🧭 Self-Leadership 🪞 Personal Accountability 🛡️ Coping Mechanisms 🔄 Habit Change

Kiss That Frog!

by Brian Tracy • 2012

Your most avoided problem contains a hidden breakthrough. A method for finding it, in twelve moves.

3.83

2k+

⛰️ Reframing Adversity 🗣️ Self-Talk Reprogramming 🧭 Personal Accountability 🕊️ Forgiveness Practice 👀 Visualization Techniques

Kiss That Frog! 97%

Your most avoided problem contains a hidden breakthrough. A method for finding it, in twelve moves.

by Brian Tracy 2012

3.83

2k+ ratings

⛰️ Reframing Adversity 🗣️ Self-Talk Reprogramming 🧭 Personal Accountability 🕊️ Forgiveness Practice 👀 Visualization Techniques

Badass Habits

by Jen Sincero • 2020

Willpower fails. Identity sticks. A blunt guide to habit change that starts with who you are.

3.76

10k+

🧩 Habit Formation 🪪 Identity Work 🗣️ Positive Self-Talk 🚧 Boundary Setting 🏡 Environment Design

Badass Habits 97%

Willpower fails. Identity sticks. A blunt guide to habit change that starts with who you are.

by Jen Sincero 2020

3.76

10k+ ratings

🧩 Habit Formation 🪪 Identity Work 🗣️ Positive Self-Talk 🚧 Boundary Setting 🏡 Environment Design

Be Your Own Best Life Coach

by Jackee Holder • 2008

Coach yourself: audit your life, clarify your values, and build the life you actually want.

3.24

139

🎯 Life Coaching ⏰ Time Management 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🎨 Creative Practice 🛡️ Resilience Building

Be Your Own Best Life Coach 97%

Coach yourself: audit your life, clarify your values, and build the life you actually want.

by Jackee Holder 2008

3.24

139 ratings

🎯 Life Coaching ⏰ Time Management 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🎨 Creative Practice 🛡️ Resilience Building

Master Your Success

by Thibaut Meurisse • 2020

You can't outsource your life. Taking it back requires owning everything that got you here.

4.48

189

🧭 Personal Responsibility 🎯 Self-Defined Success 🔓 Limiting Beliefs 💪 Emotional Resilience ✅ Goal Setting

Master Your Success 97%

You can't outsource your life. Taking it back requires owning everything that got you here.

by Thibaut Meurisse 2020

4.48

189 ratings

🧭 Personal Responsibility 🎯 Self-Defined Success 🔓 Limiting Beliefs 💪 Emotional Resilience ✅ Goal Setting

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

by Stephen R. Covey • 1989

Effectiveness begins by choosing your response, then ordering your days around what matters most.

4.16

828k+

⚙️ Personal Productivity 🧭 Self-Leadership 🔁 Habit Formation ⏳ Time Management 🎯 Personal Responsibility

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Summary

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People 97%

Effectiveness begins by choosing your response, then ordering your days around what matters most.

by Stephen R. Covey 1989

4.16

828k+ ratings

⚙️ Personal Productivity 🧭 Self-Leadership 🔁 Habit Formation ⏳ Time Management 🎯 Personal Responsibility

Unlock Your Potential

by Myles Munroe • 2013

Most of your ability is still buried. The mental rewiring and daily system that unearth it.

4.67

🧱 Limiting Beliefs 🎯 Goal Setting 🧘 Visualization Techniques 💪 Resilience Training 🏃 Action Orientation

Unlock Your Potential 97%

Most of your ability is still buried. The mental rewiring and daily system that unearth it.

by Myles Munroe 2013

4.67

90 ratings

🧱 Limiting Beliefs 🎯 Goal Setting 🧘 Visualization Techniques 💪 Resilience Training 🏃 Action Orientation

Success Habits For Dummies

by Dirk Zeller • 2019

A complete daily system for success: habits that connect your money, mind, body, relationships.

3.62

🧱 Habit Formation 🎯 Goal Setting ⏱️ Personal Productivity 💰 Wealth Building 🌐 Holistic Success

Success Habits For Dummies 97%

A complete daily system for success: habits that connect your money, mind, body, relationships.

by Dirk Zeller 2019

3.62

37 ratings

🧱 Habit Formation 🎯 Goal Setting ⏱️ Personal Productivity 💰 Wealth Building 🌐 Holistic Success

GET EPIC SHIT DONE

by Ankur Warikoo • 2023

Chasing passion is backward. Build it, along with the career and the resilience you actually need.

3.72

1k+

🔄 Career Change 🧭 Finding Purpose 🧱 Habit Design 🌊 Emotional Resilience 🪞 Self-Awareness

GET EPIC SHIT DONE 97%

Chasing passion is backward. Build it, along with the career and the resilience you actually need.

by Ankur Warikoo 2023

3.72

1k+ ratings

🔄 Career Change 🧭 Finding Purpose 🧱 Habit Design 🌊 Emotional Resilience 🪞 Self-Awareness

Finish What You Start

by Peter Hollins • 2018

Willpower starts. A rulebook, smart rewards, and an optimized space finish the job.

3.66

3k+

🖥️ Productivity Systems 🏋️ Self-Discipline 🔁 Habit Design 🧪 Behavioral Economics 🏛️ Modern Stoicism

Finish What You Start 97%

Willpower starts. A rulebook, smart rewards, and an optimized space finish the job.

by Peter Hollins 2018

3.66

3k+ ratings

🖥️ Productivity Systems 🏋️ Self-Discipline 🔁 Habit Design 🧪 Behavioral Economics 🏛️ Modern Stoicism

The Phoenix Transformation

by Brian Tracy • 2021

A tenth-of-a-percent daily upgrade compounds into tenfold growth. Twelve habits that make it work.

4.36

290

🧠 Achievement Psychology 📚 Success Literature 🎯 Goal Setting 💰 Wealth Building ⚡ Self-Discipline

The Phoenix Transformation 97%

A tenth-of-a-percent daily upgrade compounds into tenfold growth. Twelve habits that make it work.

by Brian Tracy 2021

4.36

290 ratings

🧠 Achievement Psychology 📚 Success Literature 🎯 Goal Setting 💰 Wealth Building ⚡ Self-Discipline

3 Seconds

by Les Parrott III • 2007

Your first impulse is rarely your best. The three-second rule for choosing a second one.

3.80

382

🧠 Cognitive Reframing ⏸️ Impulse Control 🔑 Ownership Mindset ⏳ Procrastination 🎯 Goal Setting

3 Seconds 97%

Your first impulse is rarely your best. The three-second rule for choosing a second one.

by Les Parrott III 2007

3.80

382 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Reframing ⏸️ Impulse Control 🔑 Ownership Mindset ⏳ Procrastination 🎯 Goal Setting

Mastering Yourself, How To Align Your Life With Your True Calling & Reach Your Full Potential

by Corey Wayne • 2018

Most goals fail before breakfast. The daily method for becoming who you were meant to be.

3.57

196

🧘 Self-Mastery 🧭 Life Purpose 🛡️ Resilience Building ❤️ Emotional Healing 🎯 Goal Achievement

Mastering Yourself, How To Align Your Life With Your True Calling & Reach Your Full Potential Summary

Mastering Yourself, How To Align Your Life With Your True Calling & Reach Your Full Potential 97%

Most goals fail before breakfast. The daily method for becoming who you were meant to be.

by Corey Wayne 2018

3.57

196 ratings

🧘 Self-Mastery 🧭 Life Purpose 🛡️ Resilience Building ❤️ Emotional Healing 🎯 Goal Achievement

You Can Win

by Shiv Khera • 1998

The daily practices that turn ambition into achievement: no magic, just method.

3.90

19k+

🏆 Success Principles 😊 Positive Attitude 🔄 Habit Formation 🎯 Goal Setting ⏳ Self-Discipline

You Can Win 96%

The daily practices that turn ambition into achievement: no magic, just method.

by Shiv Khera 1998

3.90

19k+ ratings

🏆 Success Principles 😊 Positive Attitude 🔄 Habit Formation 🎯 Goal Setting ⏳ Self-Discipline

MOTIVATION - Discover the Magic of Motivation Now

by Frank Mullani • 2014

How to wake up driven, beat procrastination, and keep focus when life tests you.

4.12

356

🔋 Self-Motivation 🔄 Habit Design ⏰ Time Management ⏳ Procrastination 🗣️ Positive Affirmations

MOTIVATION - Discover the Magic of Motivation Now Summary

MOTIVATION - Discover the Magic of Motivation Now 96%

How to wake up driven, beat procrastination, and keep focus when life tests you.

by Frank Mullani 2014

4.12

356 ratings

🔋 Self-Motivation 🔄 Habit Design ⏰ Time Management ⏳ Procrastination 🗣️ Positive Affirmations

Outwitting the Devil

by Napoleon Hill • 2011

One quiet habit hands the Devil 98 of 100 lives. Seven principles for taking it back.

4.25

22k+

🧭 Personal Agency 🙏 Practical Spirituality 🐉 Mastering Fear 🔄 Habit Formation 🌱 Adversity And Resilience

Outwitting the Devil 96%

One quiet habit hands the Devil 98 of 100 lives. Seven principles for taking it back.

by Napoleon Hill 2011

4.25

22k+ ratings

🧭 Personal Agency 🙏 Practical Spirituality 🐉 Mastering Fear 🔄 Habit Formation 🌱 Adversity And Resilience

Happier

by Tal Ben-Shahar • 2007

Forty percent of happiness is trainable. A Harvard professor's practices for the part you can shape.

3.82

9k+

🧪 Positive Psychology 🧭 Intrinsic Motivation 🔄 Habit Formation ⏱️ Time Management 💗 Self-Compassion

Happier 96%

Forty percent of happiness is trainable. A Harvard professor's practices for the part you can shape.

by Tal Ben-Shahar 2007

3.82

9k+ ratings

🧪 Positive Psychology 🧭 Intrinsic Motivation 🔄 Habit Formation ⏱️ Time Management 💗 Self-Compassion

Better Than Before

by Gretchen Rubin • 2015

Your friend's perfect habit system may be useless for you. The personality-based way to find yours.

3.82

43k+

🧱 Habit Formation 🧩 Personality Types 🪞 Self-Knowledge 🤝 Accountability 📊 Habit Tracking

Better Than Before 96%

Your friend's perfect habit system may be useless for you. The personality-based way to find yours.

by Gretchen Rubin 2015

3.82

43k+ ratings

🧱 Habit Formation 🧩 Personality Types 🪞 Self-Knowledge 🤝 Accountability 📊 Habit Tracking

The Greatness Guide

by Robin Sharma • 2006

Ten shifts in mindset and schedule that separate those who plateau from those who keep rising.

4.06

9k+

🏗️ Leadership Development ⚙️ Personal Effectiveness 🌱 Daily Habits ⏳ Time Management 🎯 Goal Setting

The Greatness Guide 96%

Ten shifts in mindset and schedule that separate those who plateau from those who keep rising.

by Robin Sharma 2006

4.06

9k+ ratings

🏗️ Leadership Development ⚙️ Personal Effectiveness 🌱 Daily Habits ⏳ Time Management 🎯 Goal Setting

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