My Top 20 Favorite Books for Personal Growth and Development

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1. I love Gretchen Rubin’s, The Happiness Project. She was able to tell her personal story where a reader like me can relate without beating around the bush. This book really helped me think long and hard about my life and what I needed to do in order to be happy. Plus, I am a proud Super Fan. Buy Now
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2. Awaken the Giant Within, by Tony Robbins is just a classic go if you want to take the reins in every aspect of your life from mental, emotional, physical and financial destiny. Everyone wants to succeed yet not everyone is willing to do the work. That is why there’s only 1% of the world’s population who is enjoying the elusive word “Success”. A must-have. I was able to bug him to follow @positivechickhq via Twitter and he did. He told me to crush it and keep him posted. I am going to keep him posted, alright! Buy Now
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3. A Return To Love by Marianne Williamson is a bulls-eye. I felt like I am reading my own story as I go along. You can’t put this book until the end. Buy Now
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4. Elizabeth Gilbert, is one of the brave women I look up to. Love her to the moon and back and how her story opened the floodgates of other women empowered going forward to tell their authentic story of facing their own fears yet befriending them to move forward and live their true passions whatever it is that’s calling you. This is a no-BS. Straight up and a bitch slap to my own creative side who is afraid to fail or be judged. Give yourself a gift by buying this book and see your Big Magic open up for you. A must-buy now! Buy Now
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5. I love how Charlotte used her own personal story of depression and yet stayed positive through it all. I am so blessed to get to know her work while I was going through my own depression in 2014. She was generous enough to send me a signed copy of her amazing book, “May The Thoughts Be With You.” Buy Now
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6. I bought “A New Earth” by Eckhart Tolle in 2008 and put it down because I didn’t understand what he was talking about. Better yet, my ego cannot handle what he has to say. Opened it again 2014 after hitting rock bottom and totally understood every word which was humbling. Wow! Read it. Quick. Buy Now
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7. Who doesn’t love Louise Hay’s “You Can Heal Your Life”, I am so blessed to follow her teachings and her calm way of suggesting that I say my positive affirmations and love myself despite my “mistakes”, “failures” and staying positive no matter what was key to my healing. Buy Now
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8. “A Course in Miracles”, is one book that I bought yet scared to open because I know that once opened there’s no going back to the old me….If you have a calling or a yearning that your soul is tugging you, listen to it and grab this for your own good and for those around you. You have the power to change your situation no matter how challenging it is for now. Whether this is just for yourself or if you want to teach and share this to others, it is worth every penny. Your future self will thank you for learning more. Buy Now
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9. I have to be honest, I bought Marie’s book in 2008 and didn’t open it at all until November 2014 while watching her show on Youtube. I was like who is this chick? She mentioned her book and looked up my book collection. Voila! She’s the author of “Make Every Man Want You: How To Be Irresistible You’ll Barely Keep from Dating Yourself.” Hahah! Of course, I read it and yes, she’s also one of my business coach and mentor at B-School in 2015. Buy Now
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10. Yes! There is a “Hero” in you and me. I love Rhonda Byrne’s take on Joseph Campbell’s teachings and why following your bliss is the answer to your discontent and misery. Following what makes your soul happy is one of the many secrets that many of us are not aware of. At least it was for me for a loooooong time until I said Yes to my passion and calling. Buy Now

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