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Personal Growth Book Summaries

Leading with Gratitude
by Adrian Gostick • 2020
Gratitude isn't soft. It doubles profits, halves turnover. The alternative to leading through fear.
3.86
500+
Leading with Gratitude Summary
Leading with Gratitude
Gratitude isn't soft. It doubles profits, halves turnover. The alternative to leading through fear.
by Adrian Gostick 2020 277 pages
3.86
500+ ratings
The RICH Method
by Richard Gracia • 2020
Four money shifts from paycheck to independence, using a ratio that measures real freedom.
4.06
276
The RICH Method Summary
The RICH Method
Four money shifts from paycheck to independence, using a ratio that measures real freedom.
by Richard Gracia 2020 251 pages
4.06
276 ratings
The Mastery of Life
by Miguel Ruiz Jr. • 2021
You're living by rules you never agreed to. A Toltec guide to rewriting them.
4.50
432
The Mastery of Life Summary
The Mastery of Life
You're living by rules you never agreed to. A Toltec guide to rewriting them.
by Miguel Ruiz Jr. 2021 240 pages
4.50
432 ratings
Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships
by Temple Grandin • 2005
The social rulebook written from scratch by an autistic mind that treated interactions like data.
3.89
500+
Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships Summary
Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships
The social rulebook written from scratch by an autistic mind that treated interactions like data.
by Temple Grandin 2005 425 pages
3.89
500+ ratings
A Short Guide to a Happy Life
by Anna Quindlen • 2000
The office won't matter at the end. In under 100 pages, what will.
3.96
10k+
A Short Guide to a Happy Life Summary
A Short Guide to a Happy Life
The office won't matter at the end. In under 100 pages, what will.
by Anna Quindlen 2000 50 pages
3.96
10k+ ratings
The Daily Dad
by Ryan Holiday • 2023
366 daily meditations to help you become the parent your kids deserve.
4.54
2k+
The Daily Dad Summary
The Daily Dad
366 daily meditations to help you become the parent your kids deserve.
by Ryan Holiday 2023 432 pages
4.54
2k+ ratings
The Slight Edge
by Jeff Olson • 2022
A penny doubled daily beats a million dollars. Your daily routines compound the same way.
4.36
1k+
The Slight Edge Summary
The Slight Edge
A penny doubled daily beats a million dollars. Your daily routines compound the same way.
by Jeff Olson 2022 436 pages
4.36
1k+ ratings
A Hidden Wholeness
by Parker J. Palmer • 2004
The soul hides when it feels unsafe. How to create a room where it finally speaks.
4.09
4k+
A Hidden Wholeness Summary
A Hidden Wholeness
The soul hides when it feels unsafe. How to create a room where it finally speaks.
by Parker J. Palmer 2004 208 pages
4.09
4k+ ratings
Everybody Matters
by Bob Chapman • 2015
Forget engagement surveys. Performance comes from treating people like family.
4.05
1k+
Everybody Matters Summary
Everybody Matters
Forget engagement surveys. Performance comes from treating people like family.
by Bob Chapman 2015 348 pages
4.05
1k+ ratings
The Grace Awakening
by Charles R. Swindoll • 1990
Grace is a free gift, but living it feels impossible. The missing manual for guilt-worn Christians.
4.35
3k+
The Grace Awakening Summary
The Grace Awakening
Grace is a free gift, but living it feels impossible. The missing manual for guilt-worn Christians.
by Charles R. Swindoll 1990 306 pages
4.35
3k+ ratings
The Behavior Gap
by Carl Richards • 2012
Your investments earn more than you do. The missing piece isn't another hot tip.
3.78
1k+
The Behavior Gap Summary
The Behavior Gap
Your investments earn more than you do. The missing piece isn't another hot tip.
by Carl Richards 2012 178 pages
3.78
1k+ ratings
How to Consciously Design Your Ideal Future
by Benjamin P. Hardy • 2016
Your later self is a stranger you rob daily. Three moves to get on their side.
3.74
500+
How to Consciously Design Your Ideal Future Summary
How to Consciously Design Your Ideal Future
Your later self is a stranger you rob daily. Three moves to get on their side.
by Benjamin P. Hardy 2016 140 pages
3.74
500+ ratings
The Art of Peace
by Morihei Ueshiba • 1992
A martial art that ends conflict by blending, not striking: the founder's philosophy of peace.
4.20
5k+
The Art of Peace Summary
The Art of Peace
A martial art that ends conflict by blending, not striking: the founder's philosophy of peace.
by Morihei Ueshiba 1992 128 pages
4.20
5k+ ratings
Gift from the Sea
by Anne Morrow Lindbergh • 1955
What a week alone by the shore reveals about love, simplicity, and life after midlife.
4.13
56k+
Gift from the Sea Summary
Gift from the Sea
What a week alone by the shore reveals about love, simplicity, and life after midlife.
by Anne Morrow Lindbergh 1955 130 pages
4.13
56k+ ratings
Your Best Life Now
by Joel Osteen • 2004
Seven spiritual shifts to unlock supernatural abundance, special favor, and a life without limits.
3.96
15k+
Your Best Life Now Summary
Your Best Life Now
Seven spiritual shifts to unlock supernatural abundance, special favor, and a life without limits.
by Joel Osteen 2004 310 pages
3.96
15k+ ratings
Self-Love Workbook for Women
by Megan Logan • 2020
A workbook for women who give everyone else compassion but have none left for themselves.
4.06
1k+
Self-Love Workbook for Women Summary
Self-Love Workbook for Women
A workbook for women who give everyone else compassion but have none left for themselves.
by Megan Logan 2020 174 pages
4.06
1k+ ratings
The Journey of Soul Initiation
by Bill Plotkin • 2021
A five-phase blueprint for shedding your old self and discovering your unique ecological purpose.
4.39
132
The Journey of Soul Initiation Summary
The Journey of Soul Initiation
A five-phase blueprint for shedding your old self and discovering your unique ecological purpose.
by Bill Plotkin 2021 520 pages
4.39
132 ratings
God's Wisdom for Navigating Life
by Timothy J. Keller • 2017
365 days in Proverbs: what ancient wisdom does to your speech, your spending, and your ambition.
4.49
2k+
God's Wisdom for Navigating Life Summary
God's Wisdom for Navigating Life
365 days in Proverbs: what ancient wisdom does to your speech, your spending, and your ambition.
by Timothy J. Keller 2017 393 pages
4.49
2k+ ratings
Conflict Without Casualties
by Nate Regier • 2017
Workplace drama follows a script you didn't write. Three skills flip it into productive conflict.
3.95
143
Conflict Without Casualties Summary
Conflict Without Casualties
Workplace drama follows a script you didn't write. Three skills flip it into productive conflict.
by Nate Regier 2017 240 pages
3.95
143 ratings
The Irresistible Introvert
by Michaela Chung • 2016
Stop acting extroverted. The introvert's playbook for energy, presence, and magnetic quiet.
3.39
1k+
The Irresistible Introvert Summary
The Irresistible Introvert
Stop acting extroverted. The introvert's playbook for energy, presence, and magnetic quiet.
by Michaela Chung 2016 199 pages
3.39
1k+ ratings
7 Weeks to 100 Push-Ups
by Steve Speirs • 2009
100 push-ups without stopping. Seven weeks, three days a week, starting wherever you are right now.
3.62
282
7 Weeks to 100 Push-Ups Summary
7 Weeks to 100 Push-Ups
100 push-ups without stopping. Seven weeks, three days a week, starting wherever you are right now.
by Steve Speirs 2009 144 pages
3.62
282 ratings
Conflicted
by Ian Leslie • 2021
Disagreement is not a breakdown. It is the raw material of progress, and most teams waste it.
4.16
500+
Conflicted Summary
Conflicted
Disagreement is not a breakdown. It is the raw material of progress, and most teams waste it.
by Ian Leslie 2021 304 pages
4.16
500+ ratings
The Mind of the Leader
by Jacqueline Carter • 2018
Strategy isn't your leadership ceiling. Your mind is. Three trainable mental habits that raise it.
3.91
500+
The Mind of the Leader Summary
The Mind of the Leader
Strategy isn't your leadership ceiling. Your mind is. Three trainable mental habits that raise it.
by Jacqueline Carter 2018 256 pages
3.91
500+ ratings
How Successful People Grow
by John C. Maxwell • 2014
Growth is never automatic. Fifteen practices that turn daily discipline into lasting progress.
4.23
1k+
How Successful People Grow Summary
How Successful People Grow
Growth is never automatic. Fifteen practices that turn daily discipline into lasting progress.
by John C. Maxwell 2014 160 pages
4.23
1k+ ratings
Divine Direction
by Craig Groeschel • 2017
Tiny, overlooked choices are steering your entire life. Seven decisions that point them toward God.
4.37
2k+
Divine Direction Summary
Divine Direction
Tiny, overlooked choices are steering your entire life. Seven decisions that point them toward God.
by Craig Groeschel 2017 208 pages
4.37
2k+ ratings
The Anna Karenina Fix
by Viv Groskop • 2019
The life advice hidden in Russian novels, decoded by a comedian who grew up with them.
3.96
1k+
The Anna Karenina Fix Summary
The Anna Karenina Fix
The life advice hidden in Russian novels, decoded by a comedian who grew up with them.
by Viv Groskop 2019 224 pages
3.96
1k+ ratings
The Art of Community
by Charles H. Vogl • 2016
Seven elements that forge a meaningful community, where members grow and look out for each other.
3.68
1k+
The Art of Community Summary
The Art of Community
Seven elements that forge a meaningful community, where members grow and look out for each other.
by Charles H. Vogl 2016 216 pages
3.68
1k+ ratings
The Surprising Purpose of Anger
by Marshall B. Rosenberg • 2005
Anger isn't the enemy. The practice for finding the unmet need behind every outburst.
4.12
500+
The Surprising Purpose of Anger Summary
The Surprising Purpose of Anger
Anger isn't the enemy. The practice for finding the unmet need behind every outburst.
by Marshall B. Rosenberg 2005 44 pages
4.12
500+ ratings
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
by Chris Hadfield • 2013
An astronaut's survival rules for Earth: plan for disaster, obsess over details, put the team first.
4.17
63k+
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth Summary
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
An astronaut's survival rules for Earth: plan for disaster, obsess over details, put the team first.
by Chris Hadfield 2013 295 pages
4.17
63k+ ratings
Motivating Students Who Don't Care
by Allen N. Mendler • 2000
Reconnect with disengaged students using a daily two-minute practice and a smarter way to praise.
3.50
235
Motivating Students Who Don't Care Summary
Motivating Students Who Don't Care
Reconnect with disengaged students using a daily two-minute practice and a smarter way to praise.
by Allen N. Mendler 2000 69 pages
3.50
235 ratings
The Motivation Hacker
by Nick Winter • 2013
You do not need to feel motivated. You need to manipulate the four variables that produce action.
3.73
2k+
The Motivation Hacker Summary
The Motivation Hacker
You do not need to feel motivated. You need to manipulate the four variables that produce action.
by Nick Winter 2013 138 pages
3.73
2k+ ratings
The Leading Brain
by Friederike Fabritius • 2018
Your performance ceiling is chemical. Tune your brain to break it, with science instead of effort.
4.03
500+
The Leading Brain Summary
The Leading Brain
Your performance ceiling is chemical. Tune your brain to break it, with science instead of effort.
by Friederike Fabritius 2018 336 pages
4.03
500+ ratings
Don't Be a Jerk
by Brad Warner • 2016
What Dōgen really taught: you're already enlightened. Now sit down and act like it.
3.97
1k+
Don't Be a Jerk Summary
Don't Be a Jerk
What Dōgen really taught: you're already enlightened. Now sit down and act like it.
by Brad Warner 2016 336 pages
3.97
1k+ ratings
Authentic Leadership
by Harvard Business Review • 2017
Forget universal traits. Great leaders excavate their own lives for principles that actually hold.
3.68
500+
Authentic Leadership Summary
Authentic Leadership
Forget universal traits. Great leaders excavate their own lives for principles that actually hold.
by Harvard Business Review 2017 140 pages
3.68
500+ ratings
Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions of a Team
by Patrick Lencioni • 2002
Your team nods along and then does nothing. The meeting practices that turn agreement into action.
4.11
4k+
Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions of a Team Summary
Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions of a Team
Your team nods along and then does nothing. The meeting practices that turn agreement into action.
by Patrick Lencioni 2002 176 pages
4.11
4k+ ratings
Creativity and Problem Solving
by Brian Tracy • 2014
Creativity is a trainable skill, not a lucky accident. The methods for producing ideas on demand.
3.87
367
Creativity and Problem Solving Summary
Creativity and Problem Solving
Creativity is a trainable skill, not a lucky accident. The methods for producing ideas on demand.
by Brian Tracy 2014 112 pages
3.87
367 ratings
The Lazy Project Manager
by Peter Taylor • 2009
Focus on the 20 percent that matters, delegate the rest, and still leave early.
3.51
1k+
The Lazy Project Manager Summary
The Lazy Project Manager
Focus on the 20 percent that matters, delegate the rest, and still leave early.
by Peter Taylor 2009 152 pages
3.51
1k+ ratings
How to Keep Your Cool
by Seneca • 2019
Rage is brief insanity. The Stoic method for catching it before it catches you.
3.85
1k+
How to Keep Your Cool Summary
How to Keep Your Cool
Rage is brief insanity. The Stoic method for catching it before it catches you.
by Seneca 2019 240 pages
3.85
1k+ ratings
Make Good Art
by Neil Gaiman • 2013
When your career, heart, or world falls apart, you have one creative option.
4.28
9k+
Make Good Art Summary
Make Good Art
When your career, heart, or world falls apart, you have one creative option.
by Neil Gaiman 2013 80 pages
4.28
9k+ ratings
Mind over Medicine
by Lissa Rankin • 2013
Your mind can heal your body: clinical proof, and a life audit that prescribes the change.
4.11
3k+
Mind over Medicine Summary
Mind over Medicine
Your mind can heal your body: clinical proof, and a life audit that prescribes the change.
by Lissa Rankin 2013 259 pages
4.11
3k+ ratings
The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader
by John C. Maxwell • 2013
What makes people follow: twenty-one character traits you can build, no natural charisma required.
4.16
5k+
The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader Summary
The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader
What makes people follow: twenty-one character traits you can build, no natural charisma required.
by John C. Maxwell 2013 157 pages
4.16
5k+ ratings
Seeds of Greatness
by Denis Waitley • 1988
Why your mind treats imagination as fact, and how using that rewires everything you call success.
4.16
395
Seeds of Greatness Summary
Seeds of Greatness
Why your mind treats imagination as fact, and how using that rewires everything you call success.
by Denis Waitley 1988 256 pages
4.16
395 ratings
Awakening the Entrepreneur Within
by Michael E. Gerber • 2008
Dream, story, system: the path anyone can follow to build a business that scales without them.
3.59
461
Awakening the Entrepreneur Within Summary
Awakening the Entrepreneur Within
Dream, story, system: the path anyone can follow to build a business that scales without them.
by Michael E. Gerber 2008 304 pages
3.59
461 ratings
Beyond Religion
by Dalai Lama XIV • 2011
Ethics without religion, grounded in compassion and reason, from the Dalai Lama.
4.07
5k+
Beyond Religion Summary
Beyond Religion
Ethics without religion, grounded in compassion and reason, from the Dalai Lama.
by Dalai Lama XIV 2011 188 pages
4.07
5k+ ratings
Mandela's Way
by Richard Stengel • 2009
Mandela's rules: why he led from behind, retired early, and saw his enemies as mentors.
4.11
3k+
Mandela's Way Summary
Mandela's Way
Mandela's rules: why he led from behind, retired early, and saw his enemies as mentors.
by Richard Stengel 2009 243 pages
4.11
3k+ ratings
There's a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem
by Wayne W. Dyer • 2009
Every problem holds a spiritual answer. The inner shift that lets you find it.
4.22
7k+
There's a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem Summary
There's a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem
Every problem holds a spiritual answer. The inner shift that lets you find it.
by Wayne W. Dyer 2009 416 pages
4.22
7k+ ratings
Intentional Living
by John C. Maxwell • 2015
Success is about you. Significance is about others. The rest is one small daily choice.
4.20
1k+
Intentional Living Summary
Intentional Living
Success is about you. Significance is about others. The rest is one small daily choice.
by John C. Maxwell 2015 288 pages
4.20
1k+ ratings
Creating Magic
by Lee Cockerell • 2008
Ten leadership lessons from the man who ran Disney World's ops, starting in the laundry room.
4.27
3k+
Creating Magic Summary
Creating Magic
Ten leadership lessons from the man who ran Disney World's ops, starting in the laundry room.
by Lee Cockerell 2008 290 pages
4.27
3k+ ratings
The Art of Living
by Bob Proctor • 2015
Thoughts aren't private. Learn to broadcast the signal that shapes your reality.
4.05
500+
The Art of Living Summary
The Art of Living
Thoughts aren't private. Learn to broadcast the signal that shapes your reality.
by Bob Proctor 2015 230 pages
4.05
500+ ratings
The Power of a Praying Woman Prayer and Study Guide
by Stormie Omartian • 2002
A woman's guide to moving prayer from distracted ritual to genuine transformation.
4.41
266
The Power of a Praying Woman Prayer and Study Guide Summary
The Power of a Praying Woman Prayer and Study Guide
A woman's guide to moving prayer from distracted ritual to genuine transformation.
by Stormie Omartian 2002 224 pages
4.41
266 ratings
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