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Personal Growth Book Summaries

Out of Our Minds
by Ken Robinson • 2001
Intelligence is diverse and creativity is universal. The education system was designed for neither.
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4k+
Out of Our Minds Summary
Out of Our Minds
Intelligence is diverse and creativity is universal. The education system was designed for neither.
by Ken Robinson 2001 288 pages
3.93
4k+ ratings
Crazy Busy
by Kevin DeYoung • 2013
Your frantic schedule is a heart problem disguised as a time-management problem.
4.10
9k+
Crazy Busy Summary
Crazy Busy
Your frantic schedule is a heart problem disguised as a time-management problem.
by Kevin DeYoung 2013 124 pages
4.10
9k+ ratings
Relentless
by John Bevere • 2011
Your calling outstrips your strength. Grace bridges the gap; humility unlocks it.
4.39
500+
Relentless Summary
Relentless
Your calling outstrips your strength. Grace bridges the gap; humility unlocks it.
by John Bevere 2011 245 pages
4.39
500+ ratings
Aikido in Everyday Life
by Terry Dobson • 1993
Stop meeting force with force. An Aikido master's guide to redirecting conflict until it dissolves.
3.86
176
Aikido in Everyday Life Summary
Aikido in Everyday Life
Stop meeting force with force. An Aikido master's guide to redirecting conflict until it dissolves.
by Terry Dobson 1993 256 pages
3.86
176 ratings
Seven Things That Steal Your Joy
by Joyce Meyer • 2004
Seven spiritual pitfalls that rob your joy, and how to disarm them with grace, not grit.
4.20
500+
Seven Things That Steal Your Joy Summary
Seven Things That Steal Your Joy
Seven spiritual pitfalls that rob your joy, and how to disarm them with grace, not grit.
by Joyce Meyer 2004 256 pages
4.20
500+ ratings
Procrastinate on Purpose
by Rory Vaden • 2015
You can't outwork the clock. But you can invest today's minutes to earn back more tomorrow.
3.93
1k+
Procrastinate on Purpose Summary
Procrastinate on Purpose
You can't outwork the clock. But you can invest today's minutes to earn back more tomorrow.
by Rory Vaden 2015 236 pages
3.93
1k+ ratings
Self-Renewal
by John W. Gardner • 1964
Why systems and minds harden over time, and the practice that keeps them open.
4.00
238
Self-Renewal Summary
Self-Renewal
Why systems and minds harden over time, and the practice that keeps them open.
by John W. Gardner 1964 163 pages
4.00
238 ratings
Living The 80/20 Way
by Richard Koch • 2004
Eighty percent of what you do gives you nothing. Find the twenty percent that gives you everything.
3.72
1k+
Living The 80/20 Way Summary
Living The 80/20 Way
Eighty percent of what you do gives you nothing. Find the twenty percent that gives you everything.
by Richard Koch 2004 196 pages
3.72
1k+ ratings
Zen and the Art of Happiness
by Chris Prentiss • 2006
The Universe is rigged in your favor: the shift that turns every obstacle into a gift.
4.06
5k+
Zen and the Art of Happiness Summary
Zen and the Art of Happiness
The Universe is rigged in your favor: the shift that turns every obstacle into a gift.
by Chris Prentiss 2006 145 pages
4.06
5k+ ratings
The How of Happiness
by Sonja Lyubomirsky • 2007
Happiness is 40% yours to control, but only if the activities match who you are.
3.90
10k+
The How of Happiness Summary
The How of Happiness
Happiness is 40% yours to control, but only if the activities match who you are.
by Sonja Lyubomirsky 2007 366 pages
3.90
10k+ ratings
Stoic Six Pack - Meditations of Marcus Aurelius and More
by Marcus Aurelius • 2014
The mind is all you control. Six ancient works that teach you to handle everything else.
4.41
485
Stoic Six Pack - Meditations of Marcus Aurelius and More Summary
Stoic Six Pack - Meditations of Marcus Aurelius and More
The mind is all you control. Six ancient works that teach you to handle everything else.
by Marcus Aurelius 2014 579 pages
4.41
485 ratings
ACT with Love
by Russ Harris • 2009
Feelings of love fade. Here is the skill set that keeps a relationship alive anyway.
4.20
500+
ACT with Love Summary
ACT with Love
Feelings of love fade. Here is the skill set that keeps a relationship alive anyway.
by Russ Harris 2009 240 pages
4.20
500+ ratings
Believe Bigger
by Marshawn Evans Daniels • 2018
Disruption is God's redirect: five stages from breakdown to purpose, and finding your buried gifts.
4.43
500+
Believe Bigger Summary
Believe Bigger
Disruption is God's redirect: five stages from breakdown to purpose, and finding your buried gifts.
by Marshawn Evans Daniels 2018 353 pages
4.43
500+ ratings
Relationships
by Paul David Tripp • 2006
Relationships stay hard because the problem isn't technique; it's what you worship.
4.25
2k+
Relationships Summary
Relationships
Relationships stay hard because the problem isn't technique; it's what you worship.
by Paul David Tripp 2006 177 pages
4.25
2k+ ratings
#AskGaryVee
by Gary Vaynerchuk • 2016
New platforms reward the early. Audiences reward the helpful. Nothing beats relentless output.
4.01
3k+
#AskGaryVee Summary
#AskGaryVee
New platforms reward the early. Audiences reward the helpful. Nothing beats relentless output.
by Gary Vaynerchuk 2016 384 pages
4.01
3k+ ratings
The Laws of Charisma
by Kurt W. Mortensen • 2010
Most influence is subconscious. The blueprint for building a charismatic presence that triggers it.
3.65
458
The Laws of Charisma Summary
The Laws of Charisma
Most influence is subconscious. The blueprint for building a charismatic presence that triggers it.
by Kurt W. Mortensen 2010 214 pages
3.65
458 ratings
The Power of Agency
by Paul Napper • 2019
34 gigabytes of daily data has you paralyzed. Seven principles to clear your head and act.
3.91
426
The Power of Agency Summary
The Power of Agency
34 gigabytes of daily data has you paralyzed. Seven principles to clear your head and act.
by Paul Napper 2019 336 pages
3.91
426 ratings
The Noom Mindset
by Noom Inc. • 2022
Your diet isn't broken; your thinking is. The Noom psychology program for lasting weight loss.
3.55
1k+
The Noom Mindset Summary
The Noom Mindset
Your diet isn't broken; your thinking is. The Noom psychology program for lasting weight loss.
by Noom Inc. 2022 362 pages
3.55
1k+ ratings
Designer Relationships
by Mark A. Michaels • 2015
Stop inheriting your relationship model. Design one that actually fits.
3.68
500+
Designer Relationships Summary
Designer Relationships
Stop inheriting your relationship model. Design one that actually fits.
by Mark A. Michaels 2015 168 pages
3.68
500+ ratings
The Tao Of Coaching
by Max Landsberg • 1997
Stop giving answers and start asking questions: a structured approach to coaching anyone at work.
3.75
500+
The Tao Of Coaching Summary
The Tao Of Coaching
Stop giving answers and start asking questions: a structured approach to coaching anyone at work.
by Max Landsberg 1997 144 pages
3.75
500+ ratings
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
Master Your Success Summary
Master Your Success
You can't outsource your life. Taking it back requires owning everything that got you here.
by Thibaut Meurisse 2020 334 pages
4.48
189 ratings
Strong Minds
by Noel Brick • 2021
The specific mental techniques elite athletes use to win, and how to apply them to any goal.
3.72
173
Strong Minds Summary
Strong Minds
The specific mental techniques elite athletes use to win, and how to apply them to any goal.
by Noel Brick 2021 271 pages
3.72
173 ratings
The Everything Guide to Investing in Your 20s & 30s
by Joe Duarte • 2014
The money you invest in your twenties works harder than anything you earn later; here's how.
3.70
203
The Everything Guide to Investing in Your 20s & 30s Summary
The Everything Guide to Investing in Your 20s & 30s
The money you invest in your twenties works harder than anything you earn later; here's how.
by Joe Duarte 2014 304 pages
3.70
203 ratings
The Genius Zone
by Gay Hendricks • 2021
The gap between competence and genius is not talent. It is knowing what to stop controlling.
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500+
The Genius Zone Summary
The Genius Zone
The gap between competence and genius is not talent. It is knowing what to stop controlling.
by Gay Hendricks 2021 182 pages
3.71
500+ ratings
Never Be Lied to Again
by David J. Lieberman • 1998
The tells that expose a liar, and the questions that make the truth unavoidable.
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1k+
Never Be Lied to Again Summary
Never Be Lied to Again
The tells that expose a liar, and the questions that make the truth unavoidable.
by David J. Lieberman 1998 224 pages
3.62
1k+ ratings
Master Your Mind Design Your Destiny
by Adam Khoo • 2004
Your neurology is identical to a billionaire's. The programming manual for closing the gap.
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500+
Master Your Mind Design Your Destiny Summary
Master Your Mind Design Your Destiny
Your neurology is identical to a billionaire's. The programming manual for closing the gap.
by Adam Khoo 2004 348 pages
4.28
500+ ratings
Wild Goose Chase
by Mark Batterson • 2008
Faith was never meant to be caged. Chase the untamed Holy Spirit who refuses to be tamed.
4.24
2k+
Wild Goose Chase Summary
Wild Goose Chase
Faith was never meant to be caged. Chase the untamed Holy Spirit who refuses to be tamed.
by Mark Batterson 2008 192 pages
4.24
2k+ ratings
Over the Top
by Zig Ziglar • 1997
Repair your self-image first, then your goals, then your world. An inside-out playbook for success.
4.28
1k+
Over the Top Summary
Over the Top
Repair your self-image first, then your goals, then your world. An inside-out playbook for success.
by Zig Ziglar 1997 336 pages
4.28
1k+ ratings
The Winning Attitude
by John C. Maxwell • 1996
Ability sets the floor; chosen perspective sets the ceiling. A daily spiritual plan for raising it.
4.09
500+
The Winning Attitude Summary
The Winning Attitude
Ability sets the floor; chosen perspective sets the ceiling. A daily spiritual plan for raising it.
by John C. Maxwell 1996 214 pages
4.09
500+ ratings
Raise Your Game
by Alan Stein Jr. • 2019
Elite athletes' mental habits, decoded for anyone whose performance gets measured under pressure.
4.10
1k+
Raise Your Game Summary
Raise Your Game
Elite athletes' mental habits, decoded for anyone whose performance gets measured under pressure.
by Alan Stein Jr. 2019 304 pages
4.10
1k+ ratings
Authentically, Uniquely You
by Joyce Meyer • 2021
The people-pleasing trap and how to escape it: a faith-based plan for unshakable confidence.
4.38
1k+
Authentically, Uniquely You Summary
Authentically, Uniquely You
The people-pleasing trap and how to escape it: a faith-based plan for unshakable confidence.
by Joyce Meyer 2021 272 pages
4.38
1k+ ratings
Chicken Soup for the Girl's Soul
by Jack Canfield • 2005
Friendship, crushes, body changes, mean girls: real stories and coping tools that actually work.
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3k+
Chicken Soup for the Girl's Soul Summary
Chicken Soup for the Girl's Soul
Friendship, crushes, body changes, mean girls: real stories and coping tools that actually work.
by Jack Canfield 2005 350 pages
4.13
3k+ ratings
Lessons in Stoicism
by John Sellars • 2019
The Stoics treated emotions as correctable judgments, centuries before modern therapy caught up.
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6k+
Lessons in Stoicism Summary
Lessons in Stoicism
The Stoics treated emotions as correctable judgments, centuries before modern therapy caught up.
by John Sellars 2019
4.19
6k+ ratings
Ultimate Confidence
by Marisa Peer • 2009
Born confident, then life chipped it away. The practical path back to your original self-assurance.
4.35
395
Ultimate Confidence Summary
Ultimate Confidence
Born confident, then life chipped it away. The practical path back to your original self-assurance.
by Marisa Peer 2009 256 pages
4.35
395 ratings
Change Anything
by Kerry Patterson • 2011
Willpower loses. Change means aligning your people, your environment, and your incentives.
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4k+
Change Anything Summary
Change Anything
Willpower loses. Change means aligning your people, your environment, and your incentives.
by Kerry Patterson 2011 287 pages
3.89
4k+ ratings
People Love You
by Jeb Blount • 2013
How likability, trust, and proactive care make you the partner clients refuse to leave.
3.60
120
People Love You Summary
People Love You
How likability, trust, and proactive care make you the partner clients refuse to leave.
by Jeb Blount 2013 208 pages
3.60
120 ratings
Spirit Hacking
by Shaman Durek • 2019
Why chaos is the call, not the crisis: shamanic practices for turning upheaval into awakening.
3.90
500+
Spirit Hacking Summary
Spirit Hacking
Why chaos is the call, not the crisis: shamanic practices for turning upheaval into awakening.
by Shaman Durek 2019 303 pages
3.90
500+ ratings
Your Life As Art
by Robert Fritz • 2002
Forget fixing beliefs. Change comes from the gap between what you want and what you have.
4.21
131
Your Life As Art Summary
Your Life As Art
Forget fixing beliefs. Change comes from the gap between what you want and what you have.
by Robert Fritz 2002 254 pages
4.21
131 ratings
Soul Keeping Study Guide
by John Ortberg • 2014
Everything you are chasing will leave your soul empty. The one thing that actually fills it.
4.25
48
Soul Keeping Study Guide Summary
Soul Keeping Study Guide
Everything you are chasing will leave your soul empty. The one thing that actually fills it.
by John Ortberg 2014 208 pages
4.25
48 ratings
Your Grief, Your Way
by Shelby Forsythia • 2020
No stages, no timelines: a year of daily comfort for grieving your own way.
4.34
159
Your Grief, Your Way Summary
Your Grief, Your Way
No stages, no timelines: a year of daily comfort for grieving your own way.
by Shelby Forsythia 2020 196 pages
4.34
159 ratings
Maximizing Your Potential
by Myles Munroe • 1992
Most of your capacity is still locked inside: spiritual keys to emptying it before you die.
4.35
281
Maximizing Your Potential Summary
Maximizing Your Potential
Most of your capacity is still locked inside: spiritual keys to emptying it before you die.
by Myles Munroe 1992
4.35
281 ratings
The Introvert’s Edge to Networking
by Matthew Owen Pollard • 2021
Introverts can out-network extroverts. The secret is a scripted system, not a personality change.
3.89
500+
The Introvert’s Edge to Networking Summary
The Introvert’s Edge to Networking
Introverts can out-network extroverts. The secret is a scripted system, not a personality change.
by Matthew Owen Pollard 2021 248 pages
3.89
500+ ratings
The Beauty of What Remains
by Steve Leder • 2021
Death teaches how to truly live: a rabbi's wisdom from a thousand deaths.
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3k+
The Beauty of What Remains Summary
The Beauty of What Remains
Death teaches how to truly live: a rabbi's wisdom from a thousand deaths.
by Steve Leder 2021 240 pages
4.44
3k+ ratings
The Myth of Freedom and the Way of Meditation
by Chögyam Trungpa • 1976
Freedom hides where you never look: the raw, bare experience of your own mind.
4.27
2k+
The Myth of Freedom and the Way of Meditation Summary
The Myth of Freedom and the Way of Meditation
Freedom hides where you never look: the raw, bare experience of your own mind.
by Chögyam Trungpa 1976 208 pages
4.27
2k+ ratings
If In Doubt, Wash Your Hair
by Anya Hindmarch • 2021
How a fashion CEO reframes fear, builds systems, and treats self-care as a business strategy.
3.59
1k+
If In Doubt, Wash Your Hair Summary
If In Doubt, Wash Your Hair
How a fashion CEO reframes fear, builds systems, and treats self-care as a business strategy.
by Anya Hindmarch 2021 257 pages
3.59
1k+ ratings
Making Good Habits, Breaking Bad Habits
by Joyce Meyer • 2013
Don't fight bad habits, crowd them out: fourteen behaviors anchored in a morning spiritual practice.
4.22
1k+
Making Good Habits, Breaking Bad Habits Summary
Making Good Habits, Breaking Bad Habits
Don't fight bad habits, crowd them out: fourteen behaviors anchored in a morning spiritual practice.
by Joyce Meyer 2013 208 pages
4.22
1k+ ratings
If You Want to Walk on Water, You've Got to Get Out of the Boat
by John Ortberg • 2001
A single stormy night on the sea holds the pattern for every risk that faith requires.
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18k+
If You Want to Walk on Water, You've Got to Get Out of the Boat Summary
If You Want to Walk on Water, You've Got to Get Out of the Boat
A single stormy night on the sea holds the pattern for every risk that faith requires.
by John Ortberg 2001 224 pages
4.17
18k+ ratings
Million Dollar Habits
by Robert J. Ringer • 1990
The first habit of success: stop lying to yourself. The other nine make it a system.
3.72
482
Million Dollar Habits Summary
Million Dollar Habits
The first habit of success: stop lying to yourself. The other nine make it a system.
by Robert J. Ringer 1990 290 pages
3.72
482 ratings
Grace (Eventually)
by Anne Lamott • 2007
Grace barges into the mess: parenting a teen, losing the fight, facing your reflection at fifty.
3.96
16k+
Grace (Eventually) Summary
Grace (Eventually)
Grace barges into the mess: parenting a teen, losing the fight, facing your reflection at fifty.
by Anne Lamott 2007 284 pages
3.96
16k+ ratings
Next Generation Leader
by Andy Stanley • 2002
Five counterintuitive essentials for leading into uncertainty, starting with doing less, not more.
4.14
3k+
Next Generation Leader Summary
Next Generation Leader
Five counterintuitive essentials for leading into uncertainty, starting with doing less, not more.
by Andy Stanley 2002 176 pages
4.14
3k+ ratings
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