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How Tiger Does It

by Brad Kearns • 2008

He won by 15 strokes at Pebble Beach. The secret wasn't his swing.

3.91

🏔️ Peak Performance 🧠 Sports Psychology 💪 Mental Toughness 🎯 Deliberate Practice 🔄 Process Over Results

How Tiger Does It

He won by 15 strokes at Pebble Beach. The secret wasn't his swing.

by Brad Kearns 2008 208 pages

3.91

11 ratings

🏔️ Peak Performance 🧠 Sports Psychology 💪 Mental Toughness 🎯 Deliberate Practice 🔄 Process Over Results

The Power of Beliefs

by Shawn Achor • 2026

Seven beliefs that matter more than talent or luck, and the science for changing yours fast.

4.35

166

🧪 Positive Psychology 🔄 Belief Change 🔍 Cognitive Reframing 🎮 Locus Of Control 🤝 Social Connection

The Power of Beliefs

Seven beliefs that matter more than talent or luck, and the science for changing yours fast.

by Shawn Achor 2026 208 pages

4.35

166 ratings

🧪 Positive Psychology 🔄 Belief Change 🔍 Cognitive Reframing 🎮 Locus Of Control 🤝 Social Connection

Start Everything Finish Nothing

by Rolfe G. Arnhym • 2014

A 4 p.m. ritual, one hard conversation, and the rule that turns starters into finishers.

4.00

🎯 Execution Discipline 🤝 Delegation ✅ Accountability ⏰ Time Management 🎧 Active Listening

Start Everything Finish Nothing

A 4 p.m. ritual, one hard conversation, and the rule that turns starters into finishers.

by Rolfe G. Arnhym 2014 206 pages

4.00

4 ratings

🎯 Execution Discipline 🤝 Delegation ✅ Accountability ⏰ Time Management 🎧 Active Listening

¡Vuélvete Imparable! Volumen I

by Lain García Calvo • 2016

The psychology of people who don't quit, and how to install it in yourself.

4.50

🔥 Total Commitment 🧠 Mindset Development 🔗 Associative Conditioning 🎯 Life Purpose 🌱 Growth Through Pain

¡Vuélvete Imparable! Volumen I

The psychology of people who don't quit, and how to install it in yourself.

by Lain García Calvo 2016 382 pages

4.50

44 ratings

🔥 Total Commitment 🧠 Mindset Development 🔗 Associative Conditioning 🎯 Life Purpose 🌱 Growth Through Pain

If Success Is a Game, These Are the Rules

by Cherie Carter-Scott • 1999

Forget the external scoreboard. Ten rules for a success that actually satisfies the person you are.

3.84

146

🏆 Defining Success 🎯 Goal Setting 🧱 Self-Sabotage 🌱 Resilience ⏳ Time Management

If Success Is a Game, These Are the Rules

Forget the external scoreboard. Ten rules for a success that actually satisfies the person you are.

by Cherie Carter-Scott 1999 256 pages

3.84

146 ratings

🏆 Defining Success 🎯 Goal Setting 🧱 Self-Sabotage 🌱 Resilience ⏳ Time Management

Create More Flow

by Camille Preston • 2017

Flow isn't accidental. A repeatable cycle to get there, even when the world never stops pinging.

4.06

🏄‍♂️ Flow State 🚀 Peak Performance 🧱 Habit Design ⏳ Time Management 🎯 Attention Management

Create More Flow

Flow isn't accidental. A repeatable cycle to get there, even when the world never stops pinging.

by Camille Preston 2017 166 pages

4.06

16 ratings

🏄‍♂️ Flow State 🚀 Peak Performance 🧱 Habit Design ⏳ Time Management 🎯 Attention Management

How Lance Does It

by Brad Kearns • 2006

The mental playbook behind seven Tour wins, translated for whatever mountain you're climbing.

2.96

🏔️ Peak Performance 🧠 Sports Psychology 💪 Mental Toughness 🌱 Resilience ☀️ Positive Mindset

How Lance Does It

The mental playbook behind seven Tour wins, translated for whatever mountain you're climbing.

by Brad Kearns 2006 192 pages

2.96

45 ratings

🏔️ Peak Performance 🧠 Sports Psychology 💪 Mental Toughness 🌱 Resilience ☀️ Positive Mindset

Leadership

by Peter Andrei • 2020

451 communication strategies from FDR, Churchill, and MLK, decoded into a system anyone can learn.

3.44

🎯 Persuasive Speaking 📖 Speech Analysis 🏛️ Classical Rhetoric 🧭 Leadership Skills 🧠 Influence Psychology

Leadership

451 communication strategies from FDR, Churchill, and MLK, decoded into a system anyone can learn.

by Peter Andrei 2020 319 pages

3.44

50 ratings

🎯 Persuasive Speaking 📖 Speech Analysis 🏛️ Classical Rhetoric 🧭 Leadership Skills 🧠 Influence Psychology

Investing for Beginners Stock Market and Rental Property 2 books in 1

by Peter Matera • 2020

Two passive-income engines: stock trading and rental property, explained for beginners.

📈 Stock Market Investing 🏠 Rental Property 📊 Technical Analysis 💹 Day Trading 🧠 Trading Psychology

Investing for Beginners Stock Market and Rental Property 2 books in 1

Two passive-income engines: stock trading and rental property, explained for beginners.

by Peter Matera 2020 280 pages

📈 Stock Market Investing 🏠 Rental Property 📊 Technical Analysis 💹 Day Trading 🧠 Trading Psychology

Emotional Success

by David DeSteno • 2018

Gratitude, compassion, and pride do what willpower can't: build grit that lasts.

3.76

500+

🫂 Social Emotions 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🎯 Self-Control Strategies 🙏 Gratitude Practice 💖 Compassion Cultivation

Emotional Success

Gratitude, compassion, and pride do what willpower can't: build grit that lasts.

by David DeSteno 2018 227 pages

3.76

500+ ratings

🫂 Social Emotions 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🎯 Self-Control Strategies 🙏 Gratitude Practice 💖 Compassion Cultivation

The Charismatic Leader

by John C. Maxwell • 2025

Charisma isn't a trait; it's a set of skills built on making others feel they truly matter.

4.35

197

✨ Charisma 🤝 Interpersonal Skills 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🛡️ Servant Leadership 👂 Active Listening

The Charismatic Leader

Charisma isn't a trait; it's a set of skills built on making others feel they truly matter.

by John C. Maxwell 2025 172 pages

4.35

197 ratings

✨ Charisma 🤝 Interpersonal Skills 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🛡️ Servant Leadership 👂 Active Listening

Intentional

by Chris Bailey • 2026

Procrastination is emotional, not a time problem. Six aversions to neutralize so you finish.

3.87

345

🎯 Goal Completion ⚙️ Productivity Systems 💎 Value-Based Goals 🐢 Procrastination Relief 🧠 Attention Management

Intentional

Procrastination is emotional, not a time problem. Six aversions to neutralize so you finish.

by Chris Bailey 2026 272 pages

3.87

345 ratings

🎯 Goal Completion ⚙️ Productivity Systems 💎 Value-Based Goals 🐢 Procrastination Relief 🧠 Attention Management

Emotional Intelligence Game Changers

by Harvey Deutschendorf • 2023

101 repeatable emotional intelligence moves: small actions that win at work and at home.

4.56

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🏢 Workplace Dynamics 🔍 Self-Awareness 💞 Empathy 👂 Active Listening

Emotional Intelligence Game Changers

101 repeatable emotional intelligence moves: small actions that win at work and at home.

by Harvey Deutschendorf 2023 320 pages

4.56

70 ratings

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🏢 Workplace Dynamics 🔍 Self-Awareness 💞 Empathy 👂 Active Listening

Stop Pulling the Ship!

by Matthew Overlund • 2020

Stop being the bottleneck. How to delegate ownership, build systems, and scale your leadership.

4.67

🏢 Organizational Leadership 🧲 Influence Without Authority 🌱 Team Empowerment 🤝 Trust Building 🧪 Failure And Learning

Stop Pulling the Ship!

Stop being the bottleneck. How to delegate ownership, build systems, and scale your leadership.

by Matthew Overlund 2020 224 pages

4.67

3 ratings

🏢 Organizational Leadership 🧲 Influence Without Authority 🌱 Team Empowerment 🤝 Trust Building 🧪 Failure And Learning

Blindspotting

by Kirstin Ferguson • 2025

Your expertise creates your biggest blind spots. A method for leading with curiosity instead of ego.

3.13

🧭 Executive Leadership 🧠 Intellectual Humility 🧩 Cognitive Biases ⚖️ Decision Quality 📊 Behavioral Economics

Blindspotting

Your expertise creates your biggest blind spots. A method for leading with curiosity instead of ego.

by Kirstin Ferguson 2025 357 pages

3.13

69 ratings

🧭 Executive Leadership 🧠 Intellectual Humility 🧩 Cognitive Biases ⚖️ Decision Quality 📊 Behavioral Economics

Creative Mind and Success

by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes • 1989

The mental law that turns your thinking into your outer life, and how to reverse it.

4.33

500+

🧠 New Thought 🧲 Law Of Attraction 💰 Money Mindset 💭 Mental Causation 🎨 Creative Visualization

Creative Mind and Success

The mental law that turns your thinking into your outer life, and how to reverse it.

by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes 1989 80 pages

4.33

500+ ratings

🧠 New Thought 🧲 Law Of Attraction 💰 Money Mindset 💭 Mental Causation 🎨 Creative Visualization

How Clients Buy

by Tom McMakin • 2018

Professional services can't be sold like products. The design-thinking guide to making the buy easy.

4.04

💼 Professional Services 📈 Business Development 🗣️ Consultative Selling 🎯 Niche Specialization 🗺️ Buyer Journey

How Clients Buy

Professional services can't be sold like products. The design-thinking guide to making the buy easy.

by Tom McMakin 2018 272 pages

4.04

27 ratings

💼 Professional Services 📈 Business Development 🗣️ Consultative Selling 🎯 Niche Specialization 🗺️ Buyer Journey

Stepping Up

by John B. Izzo • 2011

How taking full ownership, not blaming, rewires your influence in any room you walk into.

3.83

353

🧭 Personal Responsibility 🏢 Workplace Culture 🌟 Everyday Leadership 💪 Personal Agency 🔄 Organizational Change

Stepping Up

How taking full ownership, not blaming, rewires your influence in any room you walk into.

by John B. Izzo 2011 184 pages

3.83

353 ratings

🧭 Personal Responsibility 🏢 Workplace Culture 🌟 Everyday Leadership 💪 Personal Agency 🔄 Organizational Change

Part-Time Income Enterprise

by Jerry Scicchitano • 2013

A blueprint for building a business on the side that eventually pays all your bills.

🏃 Side Hustles 📋 Small Business Startup ⏱️ Time Management 🎯 Goal Setting 💰 Income Diversification

Part-Time Income Enterprise

A blueprint for building a business on the side that eventually pays all your bills.

by Jerry Scicchitano 2013 132 pages

🏃 Side Hustles 📋 Small Business Startup ⏱️ Time Management 🎯 Goal Setting 💰 Income Diversification

Piense y hágase rico

by Napoleon Hill • 2020

The system that turns desire into dollars, tested on the richest men of the twentieth century.

3.89

🧠 Wealth Mindset 📚 Classic Self-Help 🌟 New Thought Movement 🔄 Autosuggestion 👁️ Goal Visualization

Piense y hágase rico

The system that turns desire into dollars, tested on the richest men of the twentieth century.

by Napoleon Hill 2020

3.89

27 ratings

🧠 Wealth Mindset 📚 Classic Self-Help 🌟 New Thought Movement 🔄 Autosuggestion 👁️ Goal Visualization

Awaken the Leader In You

by Mitesh Khatri • 2013

Energy management, absolute reliability, and radical ownership: leadership is a system, not a gift.

3.88

🧭 Leadership Development 🚀 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🔑 Ownership Mentality ⚡ Energy Management 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

Awaken the Leader In You

Energy management, absolute reliability, and radical ownership: leadership is a system, not a gift.

by Mitesh Khatri 2013 188 pages

3.88

49 ratings

🧭 Leadership Development 🚀 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🔑 Ownership Mentality ⚡ Energy Management 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

THE MASTER KEY TO RICHES

by Napolian Hill • 2022

Your mind builds what it dwells on. The manual for submitting a better blueprint.

2.00

🏛️ Success Philosophy 💰 Wealth Mindset 🌟 New Thought Movement ☀️ Positive Thinking 🧲 Law Of Attraction

THE MASTER KEY TO RICHES

Your mind builds what it dwells on. The manual for submitting a better blueprint.

by Napolian Hill 2022 208 pages

2.00

2 ratings

🏛️ Success Philosophy 💰 Wealth Mindset 🌟 New Thought Movement ☀️ Positive Thinking 🧲 Law Of Attraction

Endless Customers

by Marcus Sheridan • 2025

Publish your pricing, your flaws, and your competitors. The payoff: buyers who trust only you.

4.67

📝 Content Marketing 📥 Inbound Marketing 🔍 Business Transparency 💡 Thought Leadership 🗺️ Buyer Journey

Endless Customers

Publish your pricing, your flaws, and your competitors. The payoff: buyers who trust only you.

by Marcus Sheridan 2025 1 pages

4.67

3 ratings

📝 Content Marketing 📥 Inbound Marketing 🔍 Business Transparency 💡 Thought Leadership 🗺️ Buyer Journey

Legado

by Hombres Peligrosos • 2023

Comfort is making men weak. Eight pillars for training the strength to resist it.

3.55

🛡️ Masculine Development 🏆 Personal Mastery 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🎯 Life Purpose 🧠 Attention Training

Legado

Comfort is making men weak. Eight pillars for training the strength to resist it.

by Hombres Peligrosos 2023 286 pages

3.55

31 ratings

🛡️ Masculine Development 🏆 Personal Mastery 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🎯 Life Purpose 🧠 Attention Training

Elevating Construction Superintendents

by Jason Schroeder • 2020

Stop pushing and start planning: the lean playbook for superintendents who want control, not chaos.

4.05

🏗️ Construction Management 🔧 Lean Methodology 🗑️ Waste Reduction 👁️ Visual Management 🌊 Operational Flow

Elevating Construction Superintendents

Stop pushing and start planning: the lean playbook for superintendents who want control, not chaos.

by Jason Schroeder 2020 260 pages

4.05

87 ratings

🏗️ Construction Management 🔧 Lean Methodology 🗑️ Waste Reduction 👁️ Visual Management 🌊 Operational Flow

Firm Feedback in a Fragile World

by Jeff Hancher • 2025

How to turn the conversations you avoid into the foundation of a winning culture.

4.11

🗣️ Feedback Culture 💬 Difficult Conversations 🧑‍🏫 Coaching Skills 🤝 Relational Leadership 🎯 Accountability

Firm Feedback in a Fragile World

How to turn the conversations you avoid into the foundation of a winning culture.

by Jeff Hancher 2025 240 pages

4.11

27 ratings

🗣️ Feedback Culture 💬 Difficult Conversations 🧑‍🏫 Coaching Skills 🤝 Relational Leadership 🎯 Accountability

Emotional Intelligence For Conversation Skills

by Kevin Walker • 2018

80% of success is emotional. A playbook for using EQ in confrontations without freezing up.

3.33

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 💬 Conversation Skills ⚔️ Conflict Resolution 🛠️ Constructive Feedback 🪞 Self-Awareness

Emotional Intelligence For Conversation Skills

80% of success is emotional. A playbook for using EQ in confrontations without freezing up.

by Kevin Walker 2018 188 pages

3.33

3 ratings

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 💬 Conversation Skills ⚔️ Conflict Resolution 🛠️ Constructive Feedback 🪞 Self-Awareness

The 3-Minute Rule

by Brant Pinvidic • 2019

A three-minute pitch formula that earns the yes before you ever ask for it.

4.15

🎤 Pitching And Presenting 📖 Business Storytelling ✂️ Concise Communication 📐 Information Design 👁️ Attention Design

The 3-Minute Rule

A three-minute pitch formula that earns the yes before you ever ask for it.

by Brant Pinvidic 2019 256 pages

4.15

39 ratings

🎤 Pitching And Presenting 📖 Business Storytelling ✂️ Concise Communication 📐 Information Design 👁️ Attention Design

The Productivity Revolution

by Marc Reklau • 2016

Stop mistaking busy for productive. The priorities and boundaries that actually get results.

4.02

452

⏳ Time Management 🧱 Habit Design 🎯 Attention Management 🔋 Energy Management ⏱️ Procrastination

The Productivity Revolution

Stop mistaking busy for productive. The priorities and boundaries that actually get results.

by Marc Reklau 2016 140 pages

4.02

452 ratings

⏳ Time Management 🧱 Habit Design 🎯 Attention Management 🔋 Energy Management ⏱️ Procrastination

Cómo Establecer Objetivos con los Metodos Ikigai y Kaizen

by Marcus Sullivan • 2019

Your purpose plus one tiny daily step: the Japanese formula that starves procrastination.

4.31

124

🎯 Goal Setting 🧱 Habit Design 🇯🇵 Kaizen ⏳ Procrastination 🔥 Intrinsic Motivation

Cómo Establecer Objetivos con los Metodos Ikigai y Kaizen

Your purpose plus one tiny daily step: the Japanese formula that starves procrastination.

by Marcus Sullivan 2019 247 pages

4.31

124 ratings

🎯 Goal Setting 🧱 Habit Design 🇯🇵 Kaizen ⏳ Procrastination 🔥 Intrinsic Motivation

Ethics 101

by John C. Maxwell • 2005

Office supply theft and corporate scandal share a root cause. The one-standard fix.

3.96

1k+

🏛️ Ethical Leadership 🏢 Workplace Ethics ⚖️ Moral Decision Making 🧱 Character Development 🤲 Servant Leadership

Ethics 101

Office supply theft and corporate scandal share a root cause. The one-standard fix.

by John C. Maxwell 2005 128 pages

3.96

1k+ ratings

🏛️ Ethical Leadership 🏢 Workplace Ethics ⚖️ Moral Decision Making 🧱 Character Development 🤲 Servant Leadership

Awaken Giant Within by Tony Robbins

by Allan Green • 2014

Pain and pleasure steer every decision. Rewire those levers and set goals that pull you forward.

4.38

289

📚 Self Help Classics 🌄 Human Potential 🔁 Habit Change 🌊 Emotional Regulation 🧠 Cognitive Reframing

Awaken Giant Within by Tony Robbins

Pain and pleasure steer every decision. Rewire those levers and set goals that pull you forward.

by Allan Green 2014 37 pages

4.38

289 ratings

📚 Self Help Classics 🌄 Human Potential 🔁 Habit Change 🌊 Emotional Regulation 🧠 Cognitive Reframing

by Jessica Zweig • 2021

Most personal branding advice demands a performance. This one proves authenticity pays better.

3.88

329

🧱 Personal Branding 🌱 Authentic Leadership 💻 Online Presence 📝 Content Strategy 🌍 Conscious Capitalism

Most personal branding advice demands a performance. This one proves authenticity pays better.

by Jessica Zweig 2021 272 pages

3.88

329 ratings

🧱 Personal Branding 🌱 Authentic Leadership 💻 Online Presence 📝 Content Strategy 🌍 Conscious Capitalism

How to Think Like a Millionaire

by Mark Fisher • 1997

Wealth starts in your head: pick a number, name the date, and trust your subconscious.

3.97

234

💰 Wealth Mindset 🎯 Goal Setting 🧠 Subconscious Programming 👁️ Visualization Techniques 🔑 Financial Freedom

How to Think Like a Millionaire

Wealth starts in your head: pick a number, name the date, and trust your subconscious.

by Mark Fisher 1997 144 pages

3.97

234 ratings

💰 Wealth Mindset 🎯 Goal Setting 🧠 Subconscious Programming 👁️ Visualization Techniques 🔑 Financial Freedom

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