Recommended Self – Development Reading List
Meditation
Marcus Aurelius
The Productivity Project
Chris Bailey
Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength
Roy Baumeister
Contagious: Why Things Catch On
Jonah Berger
Six Pillars of Self-Esteem
Nathaniel Brandon
The Road to Character
David Brooks
How We Learn
Benedict Carey
How to Win Friends & Influence People
Dale Carnegie
Win Forever: Live, Work and Play like a Champion
Pete Carroll
How They Got Into Harvard: 50 Successful Applicants Share 8 Strategies for Getting into the College of Your Choice
Harvard Crimson
The 4 Disciplines of Execution
Sean Covey + Chris McChesney
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Stephen R. Covey
Atomic Habits
James Clear
Flow: Living at the Peak of your Abilities
Mihaly Czikszentmihalyi
Grit
Angela Duckworth
How Not to be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking
Jordan Ellenberger
The Enchiridion
Epictetus
Never Eat Alone
Keith Ferrazzi
Fiske Guide to Colleges
Edward B. Fiske
Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In
Roger Fisher & William Ury
Man’s Search for Meaning
Victoria Frankl
The Obstacle is the Way
Ryan Holiday
The Ego is the Enemy
Ryan Holiday
The Checklist Manifesto
Atul Gawande
How to Think like Leonardo Da Vinci
Michael J. Geib
David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits and the Art of Battling Giants
Malcolm Gladwell
Outliers: The Story of Success
Malcolm Gladwell
Social Intelligence: The Revolutionary New Science of Human Relationships
Daniel Goleman
63 of America’s Top Liberal Arts Colleges
Howard Greene
Mastery
Robert Greene
The 48 Laws of Power
Robert Greene
The One Thing: The Surprising Truth Behind Extraordinary Results
Gary Keller
The 80/20 Principle: The Secret of Achieving More With Less
Richard Koch
Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation
Steven Johnson
Rich Dad, Poor Dad: What the Rich teach their kids about Money
Robert Kiyosaki
The Rise of Superman: Decoding the Science of Ultimate Human Performance
Steven Kotler
The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, is the Key to High Performance
Jim Lehrer & Tony Schwartz
The Book of 5 Rings
Musashi Miyamoto
Willpower Instinct
Kelly McGonigal
Deep Work
Cal Newport
So Good They Can’t Ignore You
Cal Newport
A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math & Science
Barbara Oakley
The Slight Edge: Turning Simple Disciplines into Massive Success and Happiness
Jeff Olson
The Paradox of Choice
Barry Schwartz
Stoicism on the Shortness of Life
Seneca
The Millionaire Next Door
Thomas Stanley
The Gatekeepers: Inside the Admissions Process of a Premier College
Jacques Steinberg
No Excuses: The Power of Self-Discipline
Brian Tracy
The Secrets of Top Students
Stephanie Weisman
How to Raise a Gentleman
Kay West
How to Raise a Lady
Kay West