{"id":5047,"date":"2023-11-18T14:58:31","date_gmt":"2023-11-18T18:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/11-books-to-help-your-grow-in-life\/"},"modified":"2023-11-18T14:58:31","modified_gmt":"2023-11-18T18:58:31","slug":"11-books-to-help-your-grow-in-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/11-books-to-help-your-grow-in-life\/","title":{"rendered":"11 Books to Help Your Grow in Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/hop.clickbank.net\/?affiliate=infohatch&amp;vendor=J1R2C\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10614 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png\" alt=\"Profit Gen\" width=\"400\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png 400w, https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px-300x163.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>If you want to be successful, reading<strong> books to help you grow<\/strong> in life is a very important discipline. I\u2019ve been reading for a minimum of one hour a day over the past 53 years.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, I\u2019ve read more than 3,000 books in the fields of <a href=\"https:\/\/jackcanfield.com\/blog\/best-personal-development-books\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">personal development<\/a>, psychology, motivation, creativity, financial literacy, economics, relationships, communication skills, parenting, spiritual growth, health and fitness, leadership, marketing, social media, sales skills, social change, and environmental sustainability.<\/p>\n<p>Today I want to talk to you about the importance of reading every day as part of your daily disciplines for success. I\u2019ll share with you 11 books I highly recommend that have also helped me.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Way I Choose Books to Help You Grow<\/h2>\n<p>As you probably know, I divide my life into seven specific areas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Job and career<\/li>\n<li>Financial<\/li>\n<li>Relationships<\/li>\n<li>Health and Fitness<\/li>\n<li>Fun and recreation<\/li>\n<li>Personal<\/li>\n<li>Contribution<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The personal area of my life includes education, spiritual development, and any possessions I want to own or experiences I want to face. Contribution means making a difference, such as through philanthropy and leaving a legacy. See my article for more on <a href=\"https:\/\/jackcanfield.com\/blog\/professional-development-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">creating a development plan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As you\u2019ll see from the 11 books I share with you today, they cover most of these areas.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cLove for No Reason\u201d by Marci Shimoff<\/h2>\n<p>The first book I recommend you read is \u201cLove for No Reason\u201d by Marci Shimoff. I\u2019ve read this book more than once, both for personal growth and as part of my research for a book I\u2019m writing about love and fear.<\/p>\n<p>I believe there are really only two major feelings that motivate all of our behaviors. We are either motivated by the desire to express or receive love, or we are <a href=\"https:\/\/jackcanfield.com\/blog\/overcoming-fear-in-all-its-disguises\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">motivated by fear<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cPrinciples\u201d by Ray Dalio<\/h2>\n<p>The next book I recommend is \u201cPrinciples\u201d by Ray Dalio. Ray is a top hedge fund manager that Tony Robbins interviewed for his book, \u201cMoney: Master the Game.\u201d The chapter on Ray\u2019s investment strategy was probably the most powerful in Tony\u2019s book.<\/p>\n<p>Like myself, Ray believes in organizing his life around principles and then religiously implementing strategies that actualize those principles in both his personal and business life.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cThe Genie in Your Genes\u201d by Dawson Church<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cGenie in Your Genes\u201d by Dawson Church is an amazing scientific treatise on why your genetic code doesn\u2019t determine your life.<\/p>\n<p>The book, which is backed by 300 scientific studies, shows how to take control of your health and well-being with thoughts and feelings that raise the level of vitality and happiness.<\/p>\n<p>It also contains a lot of research on the science behind <a href=\"https:\/\/jackcanfield.com\/blog\/tapping-therapy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EFT tapping and energy healing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cThe Tapping Solution for Manifesting Your Greatest Self\u201d by Nick Ortner<\/h2>\n<p>Speaking of tapping, another book I recommend is Nick Ortner\u2019s book called, \u201cThe Tapping Solution for Manifesting Your Greatest Self.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nick, who is a friend of mine, is one of the premier tapping experts who I first met when he interviewed me for the DVD he produced called \u201cThe Tapping Solution,\u201d which he later turned into a book as well. He has also published a book called \u201cThe Tapping Solution for Pain Relief.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Tapping Solution for Manifesting Your Greatest Self: 21 Days to Releasing Self-Doubt, Cultivating Inner Peace, and Creating a Life You Love\u201d contains some powerful tapping techniques for removing one\u2019s inner blocks, identifying one\u2019s highest possible vision, and anchoring it in our bodies as well as our behavior.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cBe Obsessed or Be Average\u201d by Grant Cardone<\/h2>\n<p>The next book is \u201cBe Obsessed or Be Average\u201d by Grant Cardone. I heard Grant speak at a conference once, and he was truly one of the best speakers I\u2019ve ever heard.<\/p>\n<p>He is totally committed to living an extraordinary life both in terms of success and in terms of making a difference. I bought his book as soon as I got home and I\u2019m excited for you to read it.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cWhat\u2019s in the Way Is the Way\u201d by Mary O\u2019Malley<\/h2>\n<p>Also on my list of books to help you grow is \u201cWhat\u2019s in the Way Is the Way: A Practical Guide for Waking up to Life\u201d by Mary O\u2019Malley. I am intrigued by what the book covers. Three of those things are:<\/p>\n<p>How fear controls our lives \u2014 untangling the conditioning that keeps us from trusting our complete experience<br \/>The healing power of curiosity \u2014 a natural way to meet our lives without needing to change or judge anything<br \/>Trusting what happens even when we feel threatened, ashamed, or afraid<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cThe Entrepreneur Roller Coaster\u201d by Darren Hardy<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cThe Entrepreneur Roller Coaster: It\u2019s Your Turn to #JoinTheRide\u201d is by Darren Hardy, who also wrote \u201cThe Compound Effect,\u201d another book I highly recommend.<\/p>\n<p>I read this book because so many of the people that come to my trainings and <a href=\"https:\/\/jackcanfield.com\/blog\/mastermind-group\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mastermind retreats<\/a> are entrepreneurs, many of them start-up entrepreneurs. Here\u2019s the promo on the book that made me want to read it:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>This essential guidebook will prepare you for the wild ride of entrepreneurship. It will warn you (of forthcoming fears, doubts, and the self-defeating conditioning of your upbringing and past), inoculate you (from the naysayers, dream-stealers, and pains of rejection and failure), and guide you (as you build those underdeveloped skills of independence, self-motivation, and <a href=\"https:\/\/jackcanfield.com\/blog\/accountability-vs-responsibility\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">self-accountability<\/a>) safely past the landmines that blow up and cause the failure of 66% of all new businesses.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How To Take Advantage of The Compound Effect | Jack Canfield\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/db8w1FS3sXI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cThe Plant Paradox\u201d by Dr. Steven Gundry<\/h2>\n<p>In the area of health, I recommend you read Dr. Steven Gundry\u2019s book \u201cThe Plant Paradox: The Hidden Dangers in \u2018Healthy\u2019 Foods That Cause Disease and Weight Gain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Gundry is one of my go-to people when it comes to health and this book can help you be more health-conscious when it comes to the food you eat. You can also subscribe to Dr. Gundry\u2019s newsletter at gundrymd.com.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cHead Strong\u201d by Dave Asprey<\/h2>\n<p>Another book in the area of health, fitness, and peak performance genre is by Dave Asprey. Dave is a professional biohacker, which is someone who uses nutrition to hack (or take control of) human biology.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHead Strong: The Bulletproof Plan to Activate Untapped Brain Energy to Work Smarter and Think Faster \u2014 in Just Two Weeks\u201d is Dave\u2019s third book. It focuses on applying the latest breakthroughs in neuroscience, brain science, and nutrition to protect, restore and enhance brain function.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cBeyond the Messy Truth\u201d by Van Jones<\/h2>\n<p>I\u2019d also like you to read \u201cBeyond the Messy Truth: How We Came Apart, How We Come Together\u201d by Van Jones. Van is a CNN political contributor and has been named by Fast Company as one of the 12 Most Creative Minds on Earth and Time\u2019s 100 Most Influential People in the World.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Times describes the book as, \u201cA passionate manifesto that exposes hypocrisy on both sides of the political divide and points a way out of the tribalism that is tearing America apart.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cLeonardo Da Vinci\u201d by Walter Isaacson<\/h2>\n<p>Finally, when I was in my early twenties, my mentor W. Clement Stone \u2014 who was worth $600 million in 1969 \u2014 told me to read biographies and autobiographies of famous and successful people.<\/p>\n<p>People like Abraham Lincoln, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Winston Churchill, Mother Teresa, and more recently, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Martin Luther King, Warren Buffett, Elon Musk, Michelle Obama, or actress Maggie Smith.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLeonardo Da Vinci\u201d is written by Walter Isaacson, a great biographer who also wrote biographies on Steve Jobs, Benjamin Franklin, and Albert Einstein. Leonardo Da Vinci is one of the most interesting, creative, and productive people that has ever lived, and I am excited for you to learn about why that\u2019s so.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Choose Your Books to Help You Grow<\/h2>\n<p>Okay, now here\u2019s your homework to complete. First, make a commitment to read a book for at least 30 minutes a day \u2014 an hour is better.<\/p>\n<p>Then, make a list of 10 books that you commit to reading this year \u2014 some from the ones I\u2019ve mentioned today and any other books that will help you grow and attain the life that you want.<\/p>\n<p>For some additional <a href=\"https:\/\/jackcanfield.com\/blog\/top-law-of-attraction-reads\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">great books to read<\/a> that will support you in successfully creating the life you want, visit my website at jackcanfield.com. And to support your quest to transform your life, the first step is to sign up for my <a href=\"https:\/\/jackcanfield.com\/success\/train-the-trainer-online\/op\/ev-registration.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Train the Trainer Online<\/a> webinar.<\/p>\n<p>Remember, nothing will change for the better until you do.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hop.clickbank.net\/?affiliate=infohatch&amp;vendor=J1R2C\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10614 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png\" alt=\"Profit Gen\" width=\"400\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png 400w, https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px-300x163.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you want to be successful, reading books to help you grow in life is a very important discipline. 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