People always long for personal development because it is the pioneer agent for growth. There is nothing more fulfilling than knowing who you truly are — your strengths, weaknesses, and yearnings, and grow from along with it. There is a wide array of methods for self-improvement. However, the hardest part of every quest for self-betterment is knowing where and when to start. The constant longing for betterment is an adventure that is yet to be discovered. The excitement and thrill of knowing what you are fully capable of and how much can you improve are amongst the many rewards people can give to themselves.
Every person has different modes of bettering himself or herself. Some go for bone-chilling trips while others find comfort in their own homes. A lot of people also opt to go on an adventure with no plane tickets but only wonderfully written books. However, literature is not always about fantasy but also about therapy. It is a great avenue for self-improvement because it offers numerous self-help novels. There are various authors in the literary world who opt to write worthwhile self-improvement books; thus, helping the readers to get a better grasp on self-awareness and development. If you are one of those self-development book fans, then this article is great for you!
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson
Published by HarperOne last September of 2016, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck is the second book written by Mark Manson that belongs to self-help genre. It crawled its way to the New York Times Bestseller list with more than 6 copies sold. This book teaches everyone to break their attempt on always putting up an optimistic outlook on life so that they can genuinely be better and happier. It depicts the reality that life is not always about dreaming to attain a happy and wealthy life because in reality, people have to work hard for it. Living a good life is not something that would be delivered randomly in your home, sure you can add it to your next wishful thinking session, but something you should exert a great amount of effort.
Mark Manson is a comedian, blogger, entrepreneur, and best-selling author born in Austin, Texas. He has written a total of three books, which are Models: Attract Women Through Honesty, The Subtle Art of Not Given a F*ck, and Everything is F*cked: A Book About Hope. In his second self-help book, Manson did not sugarcoat. Each sentence is realistic to make the readers realize that in order to live a good life, one must go through its flaws.
How to Keep Your Mind While Everyone Else’s is Being Blown Apart by the Land Mines of Life by Eddie Naylor
How to Keep Your Mind While Everyone Else’s is Being Blown Apart is book with a fresher take on self-help genre. This book is written by Eddie Naylor Sr. and was originally published last 2011. This book centers on how the technology has given both wonderful and awful things to our lives. The technological progress has rewarded the human race with extraordinary convenience and has boost each one’s productivity. However, the effects of this advancement has formed tough, distressing, and toilsome problems that will blow people’s minds like how land mines’ surprisingly explode. What sets this book apart from others is the chance that it gives people to uncover things from within that they never thought to possess.
Author Eddie Naylor Sr. was enlisted into the US Armed Forces last 1966, served in Vietnam, and retired from the Armed Forces 22 years after. He is married to his wife Lottie with a total of four children, one girl and three boys, for more than fifty years. Aside from being a retired army, he is also an inventor and owner of the patent of the teaching tool called “Personality Plus+.” Naylor is presently working on the manuscripts of “Think and Grow in Spirit” and “Behind the Mind.”
The Alchemist by Paolo Coelho
This novel does not directly fall into the self-help genre. It was first published last 1988 in a Portuguese language, however, the English version of the book was published by HarperTorch in the year 1993. The Alchemist is a book that belong into the scope of fantasy fiction, which revolves around the journey of a shepherd boy Santiago. How the story teaches people essential lessons in life — such as the importance of decision-making, stopping the monotony, concentrating on your own path, and following your heart, is the main reason why this novel is considered a part of the self-help category.
Brazilian author Paulo Coelho is one of the most notable writer of the century. He has written more than 31 literary works in Portuguese that has been translated into English for the benefit of non-Portuguese readers. Amongst the most popular novel that he has written, The Alchemist is the one that has been recognized as an international bestseller after it took off. The book has been adapted as a comic in 1994 and as a theater play in 2002. Other books that Coelho has written was Eleven Minutes, The Zahir, Veronika Decides to Die, The Fifth Mountain, The Witch of Portobello, and more.
The Damsel’s Files 