What to read to become more productive? 7 motivational books

When you have motivation, everything seems achievable. When you lack it, it’s hard to do even the simplest things. Fortunately, one of the easiest ways to get motivated is to read good literature. We’ve highlighted 7 books that will help you find motivation.

“Hardiness of Character. How to develop the main quality of successful people”

Author: Angela Duckworth

Which of the first graders will graduate with a gold medal? Which young violinist will become an outstanding musician? Which hired sales manager will close multi-million dollar deals? Angela Duckworth believes she can answer these questions with almost 100 percent accuracy.

She argues that human success has little to do with talent and innate ability. Real achievements are determined by quite different qualities. And it’s hard not to believe her. All her childhood she heard from her father: “No, you’re definitely not a genius,” and at the age of 35 she received the Mark-Arthur Prize, which is called the “genius grant”. Around the world, this award is tantamount to an official recognition of the genius of the person to whom it is awarded.

“Awaken the Giant in You”

Author: Anthony Robbins

Tony Robbins is certainly a leader in the field of “self-help”. He has courses, books, videos and many other information bombs, but the book “Awaken the Giant in You” has always been one of the most popular in the entire category of self-help books of all time. The basic message is to take responsibility for your life in all important aspects: emotional, physical, mental and financial. All these important parts connect and work with each other to achieve greater success. Only when you are at peak performance in all categories can you truly be the best version of yourself.

“Drive: What really motivates us.”

Author: Daniel Pink

What really motivates people to achieve outstanding results? You may be thinking: well, of course it’s money. Lots of money. After all, people work for money, and the practice of “do A and I’ll give you B” has become a management classic. I’m surprised to hear that this is fundamentally wrong! So what techniques actually work? Find out in the book “Drive: What Really Motivates Us” by one of the world’s top business analysts, Daniel Pink.

“The Art of Thinking Big.”

Author: David J. Schwartz

This inspiring book offers the reader useful techniques that can be used to get the most out of career, marriage and family life, and society. The author argues that people don’t have to live in a world full of scientists or have natural talent to be successful. However, people must learn certain habits that will allow them to be successful in everything they do.

Readers find this to be an inspiring book that teaches readers how to live outside of their routine. It encourages people to step outside of their comfort zone and try new things to achieve the success they have not yet been able to achieve in life.

“The Artist’s Way.”

Author: Julia Cameron

There are times when you feel on the cusp of a big accomplishment, discovery and breakthrough. You promise to start seriously playing sports, write a book, embroider a big painting, start a business. But for some reason you don’t start. How to cope with the fear to start and make the first step? This is taught very well by the American Julia Cameron in the book “The Artist’s Way”. An artist is any one of us who wants something more out of life. The magic of this book is hard to comprehend and understand, but it is truly inspiring. No revolution, we move towards the goal in small steps with a few daily practices. Pleasing ourselves with a nice little thing, taking a weekly walk without a goal, spending the obligatory 10 minutes in the morning to record a stream of consciousness. And most importantly, love ourselves.

“Don’t procrastinate for tomorrow. A concise guide to fighting procrastination.”

Author: Timothy Pichil

Why do we self-sabotage our best intentions? How can we get rid of procrastination? The book “Don’t Put Off Tomorrow. A Quick Guide to Fighting Procrastination” is based on current research in psychology and offers clear strategies for combating procrastination and destructive habits. The author is Timothy Pichil, a professor of psychology at Carleton University. He researches the problem of procrastination and has been writing about it since 1995.

“Screw it all! Grab it and do it!”

Author: Richard Branson

Richard Branson is not just a talented entrepreneur who has built a unique brand Virgin, uniting several dozen completely different businesses, he is also a bright, non-standard personality. Branson’s book is a manifesto of life, action and risk. Its author’s credo is to take everything from life. This means not being afraid to do what you want. It doesn’t matter whether you have enough knowledge, experience or education. Life is short to waste it on things that do not bring pleasure. If you have a head on your shoulders and enough passion in your heart, any goal is possible. If you like something – do it, if you don’t like it – quit it without thinking. The book carries a huge charge of optimism, wisdom and faith in the possibilities of each person.