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Personal Development Book Summaries

Your Best Year Ever
by Michael Hyatt • 2018
A goal system beginning with a belief audit, settling the past and baking in accountability.
3.89
8k+
Your Best Year Ever Summary
Your Best Year Ever
A goal system beginning with a belief audit, settling the past and baking in accountability.
by Michael Hyatt 2018 262 pages
3.89
8k+ ratings
The Art of Execution
by Lee Freeman-Shor • 2015
49% hit rate, still millions. The difference is what happens after you buy.
4.06
1k+
The Art of Execution Summary
The Art of Execution
49% hit rate, still millions. The difference is what happens after you buy.
by Lee Freeman-Shor 2015 208 pages
4.06
1k+ ratings
Millionaire Mission
by Brian Preston • 2024
Eighty percent of millionaires are self-made. The exact financial sequence they follow.
4.52
2k+
Millionaire Mission Summary
Millionaire Mission
Eighty percent of millionaires are self-made. The exact financial sequence they follow.
by Brian Preston 2024 256 pages
4.52
2k+ ratings
Think and Grow Rich and The Law of Success In Sixteen Lessons
by Napoleon Hill • 2010
The foundational success system: mental principles that turn focused desire into lasting wealth.
4.33
460
Think and Grow Rich and The Law of Success In Sixteen Lessons Summary
Think and Grow Rich and The Law of Success In Sixteen Lessons
The foundational success system: mental principles that turn focused desire into lasting wealth.
by Napoleon Hill 2010 1170 pages
4.33
460 ratings
Principles
by Ray Dalio • 2011
A billionaire's decision system: why facing your worst mistakes beats trusting your gut every time.
4.10
7k+
Principles Summary
Principles
A billionaire's decision system: why facing your worst mistakes beats trusting your gut every time.
by Ray Dalio 2011 106 pages
4.10
7k+ ratings
The Motivation Myth
by Jeff Haden • 2018
Motivation is a reward, not a prerequisite. A daily system for starting without it.
3.77
4k+
The Motivation Myth Summary
The Motivation Myth
Motivation is a reward, not a prerequisite. A daily system for starting without it.
by Jeff Haden 2018 288 pages
3.77
4k+ ratings
Conflict Communication
by Rory Miller • 2014
Conflict follows hidden scripts. A manual for spotting the pattern and choosing a better response.
4.23
381
Conflict Communication Summary
Conflict Communication
Conflict follows hidden scripts. A manual for spotting the pattern and choosing a better response.
by Rory Miller 2014 186 pages
4.23
381 ratings
Designing Your Life
by Bill Burnett • 2016
Stop hunting for your passion. Build the life you want one prototype at a time.
3.92
4k+
Designing Your Life Summary
Designing Your Life
Stop hunting for your passion. Build the life you want one prototype at a time.
by Bill Burnett 2016
3.92
4k+ ratings
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families
by Stephen R. Covey • 2014
Classic productivity habits, remade for families: shared purpose, protected time, real listening.
4.13
11k+
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families Summary
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families
Classic productivity habits, remade for families: shared purpose, protected time, real listening.
by Stephen R. Covey 2014 390 pages
4.13
11k+ ratings
Set it & Forget it
by Daniel Erichsen • 2020
Insomnia persists because you keep trying to fix it. The method that works: stop.
4.39
352
Set it & Forget it Summary
Set it & Forget it
Insomnia persists because you keep trying to fix it. The method that works: stop.
by Daniel Erichsen 2020 255 pages
4.39
352 ratings
Second Chance
by Robert T. Kiyosaki • 2015
Old money rules broke. Fix: own cash-flow assets and learn to think like a lender.
3.92
1k+
Second Chance Summary
Second Chance
Old money rules broke. Fix: own cash-flow assets and learn to think like a lender.
by Robert T. Kiyosaki 2015 352 pages
3.92
1k+ ratings
Someday Is Not a Day in the Week
by Sam Horn • 2019
Stop deferring your dreams: ten actions to start the life you actually want.
3.73
500+
Someday Is Not a Day in the Week Summary
Someday Is Not a Day in the Week
Stop deferring your dreams: ten actions to start the life you actually want.
by Sam Horn 2019 288 pages
3.73
500+ ratings
The Power of One More
by Ed Mylett • 2022
Most people stop one move short of a breakthrough. The rules for making the move every time.
4.20
6k+
The Power of One More Summary
The Power of One More
Most people stop one move short of a breakthrough. The rules for making the move every time.
by Ed Mylett 2022 252 pages
4.20
6k+ ratings
Dream Big, Think Small
by Jeff Manion • 2017
Great lives are built on small habits, a sustainable pace, and a weekly stop to refuel.
4.34
235
Dream Big, Think Small Summary
Dream Big, Think Small
Great lives are built on small habits, a sustainable pace, and a weekly stop to refuel.
by Jeff Manion 2017 223 pages
4.34
235 ratings
Crushing It!
by Gary Vaynerchuk • 2018
Skip perfection. Turn your obsession and a phone into a business with multiple income streams.
3.95
11k+
Crushing It! Summary
Crushing It!
Skip perfection. Turn your obsession and a phone into a business with multiple income streams.
by Gary Vaynerchuk 2018 288 pages
3.95
11k+ ratings
Dave Ramsey's Complete Guide To Money
by Dave Ramsey • 2011
A proven plan to get out of debt, build wealth, and live generously, with no gimmicks.
4.35
6k+
Dave Ramsey's Complete Guide To Money Summary
Dave Ramsey's Complete Guide To Money
A proven plan to get out of debt, build wealth, and live generously, with no gimmicks.
by Dave Ramsey 2011 363 pages
4.35
6k+ ratings
The Saint, the Surfer, and the CEO
by Robin Sharma • 2003
A shattered man meets a saint, a surfer, and a CEO who guide him to truth.
4.04
7k+
The Saint, the Surfer, and the CEO Summary
The Saint, the Surfer, and the CEO
A shattered man meets a saint, a surfer, and a CEO who guide him to truth.
by Robin Sharma 2003 240 pages
4.04
7k+ ratings
Seeing What Others Don't
by Gary Klein • 2013
Insight shatters a flawed story. Three paths trigger this, and most organizations suppress them all.
3.61
2k+
Seeing What Others Don't Summary
Seeing What Others Don't
Insight shatters a flawed story. Three paths trigger this, and most organizations suppress them all.
by Gary Klein 2013 304 pages
3.61
2k+ ratings
Integral Life Practice
by Ken Wilber • 2006
Cross-training the self: a workout for your mind, your body, and everything you suppress.
4.09
500+
Integral Life Practice Summary
Integral Life Practice
Cross-training the self: a workout for your mind, your body, and everything you suppress.
by Ken Wilber 2006 388 pages
4.09
500+ ratings
The Sleep Solution
by W. Chris Winter • 2017
Your insomnia is likely fear disguised as sleeplessness. Behavioral tools, not pills, are the fix.
4.02
3k+
The Sleep Solution Summary
The Sleep Solution
Your insomnia is likely fear disguised as sleeplessness. Behavioral tools, not pills, are the fix.
by W. Chris Winter 2017 272 pages
4.02
3k+ ratings
Get the Hell Out of Debt
by Erin Skye Kelly • 2021
A debt plan that begins where the emotions live, then builds the systems that actually stick.
4.55
500+
Get the Hell Out of Debt Summary
Get the Hell Out of Debt
A debt plan that begins where the emotions live, then builds the systems that actually stick.
by Erin Skye Kelly 2021 273 pages
4.55
500+ ratings
HBR Guide to Emotional Intelligence
by Harvard Business Review • 2017
The practical playbook for turning your emotions into workplace data, not drama.
3.88
363
HBR Guide to Emotional Intelligence Summary
HBR Guide to Emotional Intelligence
The practical playbook for turning your emotions into workplace data, not drama.
by Harvard Business Review 2017 240 pages
3.88
363 ratings
The Four Pillars of Investing
by William J. Bernstein • 2002
The investing formula that works: own everything, pay almost nothing, and get out of your own way.
4.24
6k+
The Four Pillars of Investing Summary
The Four Pillars of Investing
The investing formula that works: own everything, pay almost nothing, and get out of your own way.
by William J. Bernstein 2002 336 pages
4.24
6k+ ratings
Good Arguments
by Bo Seo • 2022
How to build arguments that hold, spot bad-faith moves, and know which battles to skip.
3.66
1k+
Good Arguments Summary
Good Arguments
How to build arguments that hold, spot bad-faith moves, and know which battles to skip.
by Bo Seo 2022 352 pages
3.66
1k+ ratings
The Secret of The Science of Getting Rich
by Bob Proctor • 2022
Wealth obeys fixed laws. The hidden setting that overrides everything you learn about money.
4.36
171
The Secret of The Science of Getting Rich Summary
The Secret of The Science of Getting Rich
Wealth obeys fixed laws. The hidden setting that overrides everything you learn about money.
by Bob Proctor 2022 169 pages
4.36
171 ratings
Transcending the Levels of Consciousness
by David R. Hawkins • 2006
A map of consciousness calibrated from shame to enlightenment, pivoting at a single threshold.
4.43
1k+
Transcending the Levels of Consciousness Summary
Transcending the Levels of Consciousness
A map of consciousness calibrated from shame to enlightenment, pivoting at a single threshold.
by David R. Hawkins 2006 414 pages
4.43
1k+ ratings
As a Man Thinketh
by James Allen • 1902
Health, character, and circumstance are thought-made. A century-old manual for becoming the builder.
4.24
97k+
As a Man Thinketh Summary
As a Man Thinketh
Health, character, and circumstance are thought-made. A century-old manual for becoming the builder.
by James Allen 1902 26 pages
4.24
97k+ ratings
Necessary Endings
by Henry Cloud • 2011
End the good to make room for the great: a pruning discipline for stuck lives and businesses.
4.28
6k+
Necessary Endings Summary
Necessary Endings
End the good to make room for the great: a pruning discipline for stuck lives and businesses.
by Henry Cloud 2011 238 pages
4.28
6k+ ratings
Bargaining for Advantage
by G. Richard Shell • 1999
The negotiation method that sizes up the situation so your natural style becomes your advantage.
3.90
6k+
Bargaining for Advantage Summary
Bargaining for Advantage
The negotiation method that sizes up the situation so your natural style becomes your advantage.
by G. Richard Shell 1999 297 pages
3.90
6k+ ratings
Super Human
by Dave Asprey • 2019
A handful of biological glitches cause aging; fix them and the body can stay decades younger.
3.85
2k+
Super Human Summary
Super Human
A handful of biological glitches cause aging; fix them and the body can stay decades younger.
by Dave Asprey 2019 352 pages
3.85
2k+ ratings
Brand You50
by Tom Peters • 1999
The career ladder is obsolete. Rules for building a personal brand companies compete to hire.
3.74
500+
Brand You50 Summary
Brand You50
The career ladder is obsolete. Rules for building a personal brand companies compete to hire.
by Tom Peters 1999
3.74
500+ ratings
What Is Tao?
by Alan W. Watts • 2000
The most important truth refuses to be named. What follows from that changes everything.
4.17
1k+
What Is Tao? Summary
What Is Tao?
The most important truth refuses to be named. What follows from that changes everything.
by Alan W. Watts 2000 96 pages
4.17
1k+ ratings
Rocket Fuel
by Gino Wickman • 2015
Your business has a missing half: the operator who executes while you dream. Find them.
4.07
3k+
Rocket Fuel Summary
Rocket Fuel
Your business has a missing half: the operator who executes while you dream. Find them.
by Gino Wickman 2015 208 pages
4.07
3k+ ratings
The Book of Secrets
by Deepak Chopra • 2004
The world is inside you. Twelve shifts in awareness that end suffering and reveal who you are.
4.00
8k+
The Book of Secrets Summary
The Book of Secrets
The world is inside you. Twelve shifts in awareness that end suffering and reveal who you are.
by Deepak Chopra 2004 279 pages
4.00
8k+ ratings
Principle-Centered Leadership
by Stephen R. Covey • 2009
A compass, not a checklist: leadership that lasts rests on discovering universal principles.
4.12
18k+
Principle-Centered Leadership Summary
Principle-Centered Leadership
A compass, not a checklist: leadership that lasts rests on discovering universal principles.
by Stephen R. Covey 2009 334 pages
4.12
18k+ ratings
The Personal MBA
by Josh Kaufman
An MBA's worth of insight, without the tuition: the mental models every business depends on.
4.16
1k+
The Personal MBA Summary
The Personal MBA
An MBA's worth of insight, without the tuition: the mental models every business depends on.
by Josh Kaufman 496 pages
4.16
1k+ ratings
Get Your Sh*t Together
by Sarah Knight • 2016
A system for dumping mental clutter, ignoring what you should do, and doing what you want.
3.56
20k+
Get Your Sh*t Together Summary
Get Your Sh*t Together
A system for dumping mental clutter, ignoring what you should do, and doing what you want.
by Sarah Knight 2016 304 pages
3.56
20k+ ratings
The Game of Desire
by Shannon Boodram • 2019
Five women, six weeks: self-awareness is the real dating superpower, and it's trainable.
3.96
1k+
The Game of Desire Summary
The Game of Desire
Five women, six weeks: self-awareness is the real dating superpower, and it's trainable.
by Shannon Boodram 2019 301 pages
3.96
1k+ ratings
How Rich People Think
by Steve Siebold • 2010
Frugality won't make you rich. The specific beliefs about money, risk, and value that build wealth.
3.91
1k+
How Rich People Think Summary
How Rich People Think
Frugality won't make you rich. The specific beliefs about money, risk, and value that build wealth.
by Steve Siebold 2010 224 pages
3.91
1k+ ratings
The 4-Hour Work Week
by Timothy Ferriss • 2007
Work four hours a week, automate income, and retire in installments while you're still young.
3.91
300k+
The 4-Hour Work Week Summary
The 4-Hour Work Week
Work four hours a week, automate income, and retire in installments while you're still young.
by Timothy Ferriss 2007
3.91
300k+ ratings
Solve for Happy
by Mo Gawdat • 2017
Happiness is your default. Your brain just hides it. The framework for clearing the interference.
3.97
10k+
Solve for Happy Summary
Solve for Happy
Happiness is your default. Your brain just hides it. The framework for clearing the interference.
by Mo Gawdat 2017 368 pages
3.97
10k+ ratings
Rich Woman
by Kim Kiyosaki • 2006
No husband, boss, or windfall required. The women's guide to assets that pay you every month.
4.03
4k+
Rich Woman Summary
Rich Woman
No husband, boss, or windfall required. The women's guide to assets that pay you every month.
by Kim Kiyosaki 2006 274 pages
4.03
4k+ ratings
Die Empty
by Todd Henry • 2013
Your best work shouldn't die with you. The daily routine that gets it out.
3.75
3k+
Die Empty Summary
Die Empty
Your best work shouldn't die with you. The daily routine that gets it out.
by Todd Henry 2013 240 pages
3.75
3k+ ratings
Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy
by Eric Berne • 1961
Three selves run every conversation: a clinical method for tracking who's really talking and why.
4.11
500+
Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy Summary
Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy
Three selves run every conversation: a clinical method for tracking who's really talking and why.
by Eric Berne 1961 272 pages
4.11
500+ ratings
Master Your Time
by Thibaut Meurisse • 2021
Why 'busy' doesn't mean productive, and how to reclaim your attention for the work that matters.
4.32
460
Master Your Time Summary
Master Your Time
Why 'busy' doesn't mean productive, and how to reclaim your attention for the work that matters.
by Thibaut Meurisse 2021 155 pages
4.32
460 ratings
High Road Leadership
by John C. Maxwell • 2024
How to lead with integrity, unite a team, and put people first when the world pulls apart.
4.43
500+
High Road Leadership Summary
High Road Leadership
How to lead with integrity, unite a team, and put people first when the world pulls apart.
by John C. Maxwell 2024 240 pages
4.43
500+ ratings
How to Have Impossible Conversations
by Peter Boghossian • 2019
Facts bounce off strongly held beliefs. The questioning method that works when evidence doesn't.
3.89
2k+
How to Have Impossible Conversations Summary
How to Have Impossible Conversations
Facts bounce off strongly held beliefs. The questioning method that works when evidence doesn't.
by Peter Boghossian 2019 272 pages
3.89
2k+ ratings
Don't Overthink It
by Anne Bogel • 2020
Why you replay every conversation, what to do instead, and how to finally trust your judgment.
3.87
16k+
Don't Overthink It Summary
Don't Overthink It
Why you replay every conversation, what to do instead, and how to finally trust your judgment.
by Anne Bogel 2020 217 pages
3.87
16k+ ratings
The Upward Spiral
by Alex Korb • 2015
Why your brain gets stuck in depression and the micro-actions that get it unstuck.
4.25
6k+
The Upward Spiral Summary
The Upward Spiral
Why your brain gets stuck in depression and the micro-actions that get it unstuck.
by Alex Korb 2015 241 pages
4.25
6k+ ratings
Great at Work
by Morten T. Hansen • 2018
Working harder explains little. A 5,000-person study reveals what actually moves the needle.
3.79
3k+
Great at Work Summary
Great at Work
Working harder explains little. A 5,000-person study reveals what actually moves the needle.
by Morten T. Hansen 2018 320 pages
3.79
3k+ ratings
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