Self-improvement. It’s a whole section in the bookstore, a thriving marketing niche. But does it work? It obviously works for some people, and often the key to making self-improvement work for you is finding the right approach. The one that fits your life, your needs, and your unique perspective.
In a world that is both more open than ever before and constantly filled with unique challenges, women are looking for a way to get through the day, get ahead, and live their best lives. These 10 books all set out to help you along that path. Will each one be right for you? Maybe not. But the right answer might just be here, waiting for you to find it.
Learning to Thrive
Have you heard or read about Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and always wanted to try it, but the whole process felt too intimidating, too complicated, too much outside your grasp?
Now ACT can be made simple with this “one of a kind” (Amy Sosa, Founder of Lake Geneva Psychology) workbook from psychologist Guilia Suro. Focused on small changes that can be easily implemented by anyone, Learning to Thrive promotes ACT principles in practical, actionable ways that are easy to understand and implement every day.
The 5-Minute Gratitude Journal
“The first, and often most difficult, step toward practicing gratitude is just that – the practice,” writes Marci Shimoff, New York Times bestselling author of Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul. “Sophia’s book breaks down this barrier with a variety of short, easy, and thought-provoking prompts that encourage you to express and experience gratitude throughout every aspect of your life.” We couldn’t have said it better ourselves.
A Year of Spiritual Awakening
Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace
Many of us think of things like self-improvement and emotional intelligence first in terms of our own personal lives. But the places where they may be most important are in our jobs and careers.
In this short, sharp, straightforward book, author and consultant Mark Craemer gives direct advice backed by real-world examples on how we can use emotional intelligence to be better at our jobs, get along better with our coworkers, and thrive in our careers.
Self-Care Prescription
Despite what the internet might tell us, self-care is about a lot more than merely splurging on that fancy coffee or binging our favorite show.
In this guide to how to live your best life, Dr. Robyn L. Gobin brings together straightforward tips for real self-care that can help us to bring our lives into alignment with our values and experience a life that is fulfilling and rewarding, from spending more time with friends and family to finding the career that we’ve always wanted.
A Year of Self-Love Journal
Okay, so what if you need things broken down into smaller chunks than Dr. Gobin’s far-reaching book?
Not to worry. Internationally acclaimed psychic medium and life coach Jamila I. White brings you this week-by-week instruction manual for self-care that gives you a guided plan to help schedule and structure your self-care practice and let go of limiting beliefs, with plenty of room for you to write down your notes and observations throughout.
Sensitive Is the New Strong
A beloved international speaker and New York Times-bestselling author, Anita Moorjani brings her insight and wisdom to this “gorgeous and powerful field guide to the empath living in today’s wild world” (Laura Berman, PhD, author of Quantum Love).
In Sensitive is the New Strong, Moorjani defines what an empath is, and how traits such as sensitivity and compassion are undervalued in our modern society, while also providing a guidebook to how empaths can survive and thrive in an often harsh world.
Strength in Stillness
Transcendental meditation is thousands of years old, but for many it remains obscured behind a veil of mysticism or religious traditions. Bob Roth has taught a science-backed form of transcendental meditation to everyone from celebrities to combat veterans, becoming one of the most sought-after instructors in the world.
“Those looking for more information on this popular technique will find Roth to be an effective, lucid guide,” writes Publishers Weekly, and Strength in Stillness is an entry point into transcendental meditation that’s accessible to just about anyone.
Women, Work & the Art of Savoir Faire
USA Today proclaimed Mireille Guiliano, the New York Times bestselling author of French Women Don’t Get Fat, the “high priestess of French lady wisdom.” In this latest clever, witty, and readable volume, she brings her bestselling brand of insight to the business world.
A former senior executive for Veuve Clicquot, Guiliano has been in the trenches and the upper echelons of the business world, and she has drawn up a guide to the art of “savoir faire” and how to navigate the world of work while still living your best life.
Do Less
From Marie Kondo’s method of tidying up to countless blog articles about how to declutter your home, your work, and your life, minimalism and simplicity seem to be everywhere.
In this unique book, author Rachel Jonat brings it all together in a guide to how to live a simpler and more fulfilling life that goes far beyond decluttering your home or reducing your to-do list. As seen in Parents Magazine and on Today.com, this indispensable book is a guide to an open and inviting living space, peace of mind, and more time spent doing the things you love.
