Classic Personal Development Titles and Resources

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Be All You Can Be!

When I first started in career consultancy 23 years ago, we were instructed to keep quiet about the fact that we were qualified psychologists; people were sceptical of 'shrinks' and their secret psychometric tools! Today, people are increasingly concerned with their own personal development and with maximising their potential, and our psychological training tends therefore to be viewed more positively.

In general, people are softer, more open and more self-nurturing, and we are increasingly interested in applying psychology to improving our health, well-being and potential for greatness and success. We recognise that life is short and that we owe it to ourselves to make the most of our god-given talents and time.There are even glossy magazines such as 'Psychologies'!

Of course, there is fortunately now also plenty of help to hand and numerous therapists, coaches and counsellors with words of wisdom, encouragement and advice, and different approaches to motivate us to set realistic goals, overcome fear and obsessions, and to think positively and gain in confidence. Dreams can become reality!

Similarly, there are many excellent personal development books on the market, (some revamps of original classics). Below are just a few of my favourites............

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Here are my favourite personal development titles. Vote and add your own below!

How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie

How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie

Millions of people around the world have - and con more...2 points

Awaken the Giant within: How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical and Financial Life by Anthony Robbins

Awaken the Giant within: How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical and Financial Life by Anthony Robbins

The author offers advice on such matters as master more...2 points

What Color Is Your Parachute? 2009: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers by Richard N. Bolles

What Color Is Your Parachute? 2009: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers by Richard N. Bolles

Still the best-selling job-hunting book in the wor more...2 points

Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

Think and grow rich is the most important financia more...1 point

Screw It, Let's Do It: Lessons In Life (Quick Reads) by Sir Richard Branson

Screw It, Let's Do It: Lessons In Life (Quick Reads) by Sir Richard Branson

Global entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson has built more...1 point

When Perfect Isn't Good Enough: Strategies for Coping With Perfectionism by Martin M. Antony, Richard P. Swinson

When Perfect Isn't Good Enough: Strategies for Coping With Perfectionism by Martin M. Antony, Richard P. Swinson

It's only natural to want to avoid making mistakes, more...1 point

Rising Above The Influence: A True Story about Alcohol, Drugs, and Recovery by Stephen J. Della Valle

Rising Above The Influence: A True Story about Alcohol, Drugs, and Recovery by Stephen J. Della Valle

THE REALITY OF ADDICTION AND RECOVERY. Stephen s life more...1 point

Freeing the Spirit: Ancient & Modern Magical Techniques to Awaken Your Inner Potential by Steve Nobel

Freeing the Spirit: Ancient & Modern Magical Techniques to Awaken Your Inner Potential by Steve Nobel

Drawing on a variety of disciplines ranging from T more...1 point

Creative Visualization by Shakti Gawain

Creative Visualization by Shakti Gawain

ReadHowYouWant publishes a wide variety of best selling more...1 point

Confidence: The Power to Do Anything You Want by Rob Yeung

Confidence: The Power to Do Anything You Want by Rob Yeung

Confidence is having faith in one's own abilities. more...1 point

How to Stop Worrying and Start Living (Personal development) by Dale Carnegie

How to Stop Worrying and Start Living (Personal development) by Dale Carnegie

Worry affects everyone and descends with ease upon more...0 points

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen R. Covey

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen R. Covey

THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE is recogni more...0 points

Daniel Goleman Omnibus:

Daniel Goleman Omnibus: "Emotional Intelligence", "Working with EQ" by Daniel Goleman

"Emotional Intelligence" - Does IQ defin more...0 points

The Power of Positive Thinking (minature edition) by Dr. Norman Vincent Peale

The Power of Positive Thinking (minature edition) by Dr. Norman Vincent Peale

This condensed version of the most famous self-hel more...0 points

Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki

Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki

Personal finance author and lecturer Robert T. Kiy more...0 points

The Magic of Thinking Big by David Schwartz

The Magic of Thinking Big by David Schwartz

SET YOUR GOALS HIGH...THEN EXCEED THEM: Millions more...0 points

Why Does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men by Lundy Bancroft

Why Does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men by Lundy Bancroft

(Controlling men make you think it is you - it isn't!) more...0 points

Casual Power:: How to Power Up Your Nonverbal Communication & Dress Down for Success by Sherry Maysonave

Casual Power:: How to Power Up Your Nonverbal Communication & Dress Down for Success by Sherry Maysonave

What are you saying before you speak a word? Does more...0 points

Personal Development for Smart People: The Conscious Pursuit of Personal Growth by Steve Pavlina

Personal Development for Smart People: The Conscious Pursuit of Personal Growth by Steve Pavlina

Despite promises of "fast and easy" results more...0 points

Decoding the Spiritual Messages of Everyday Life: How Life Shows Us What We Need to Know by Dr. Paul DeBell

Decoding the Spiritual Messages of Everyday Life: How Life Shows Us What We Need to Know by Dr. Paul DeBell

How can science help us develop our deeper spiritual more...0 points

Psychologies Magazine Website

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Psychologies.co.uk: The online coach and reliable friend for today's socially and emotionally aware woman. Psychologies: articles, guides, life coaching, personality tests, readers' testimonies and...

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There is More to Life Than Shoes!

More To Life Than Shoes ... Inspiring Women - WHAT IS MORE TO LIFE THAN SHOES?
Social networking for women ... inspiring women to achieve their dreams, www.moretolifethanshoes.com is the refreshing new online community for women which inspires, supports and encourages members...
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Be Fabulous - the online 'lifestyle' networking site where women can celebrate, well, being fabulous! TALK: Join our forums where
BNET - Positive Psychology Redux: Dr Martin Seligman
As I said in my last blog I am posting observations about various people that I heard speak at a conference held in Sydney in early December:

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Free personal development ebooks - classic titles
Each personal development book listed is in the public domain and may be read online as a free ebook. Just click on the respective link, sit back and sip your coffee and educate your mind with a wealth of positive messages.

Personal Development Blogs

John Spencer Ellis Website Offers 7 Tips for Improving Fitness and Personal ...
... creators of the FitPro Fitness WordPress Theme, offers his top seven tips for enhancing a fitness website on John Spencer Ellis' fitness blog; Ellis is founder of John Spencer Ellis Enterprises, a fitness and personal development solutions company.
NSE Program Assisting Students' Personal Growth, Development
"This program allows students to increase their network, while also growing academically and personally. We want students to maximize the opportunities available," said Jeanais Brodie, program director for the UA Transfer Student Center.
Eton Institute goes live with 'Eton Deals' a unique group buying experience ...
With the tagline 'Learn more, Save more' this website is featuring drastically subsidized deals related to personal enrichment from language courses to professional and personal development courses and workshops, powered directly by Eton Institute.
Finra Charges Former Advisor With Defrauding Clients
Finra has charged a 44-year-old financial advisor with allegedly defrauding several investors out of thousands of dollars which he then used to fund his own personal projects. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (Finra) has charged a ...

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Personal development courses

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The Alpha Course. Explore the meaning of life. Alpha is an opportunity for anyone to explore the Christian faith in a relaxed setting over ten weeks.
Landmark Forum
Landmark Education offers The Landmark Forum, graduate courses, and seminars and is a global leader in training and development.
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NLP.com...for training and resources in Neuro Linguistic Programming, Time Empowerment, Hypnosis and Ancient Hawaiian Huna
NLP Academy
The NLP Academy, quality NLP Training with John Grinder, Carmen Bostic St Clair and Michael Carroll.

Self-Improvement Resources

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Self Improvement from SelfGrowth.com
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Personal Development Institute - Classic Authors Collections
Over 50 of the Greatest Self Help, Success and Spiritual ebooks ever written. From timeless Sages to present day Gurus these books distill Centuries of Wisdom into some pretty hard hitting and important messages.
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 Career catalyst with 21yrs experience in career counselling, career change, career development, career analysis and psychometric assessment for selection and outplacement (redundancy).

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