If you want just ONE THING, as a starting point, and don’t want an over-abundance of information, just yet, a great place to start is Jim Rohn’s book, 7 STRATEGIES FOR WEALTH AND HAPPINESS. The audio version is free and accessible on YouTube.
WE ARE THE COMPILATION OF THE CONTENT WE ALLOW TO REPEAT IN OUR HEADS, AND THE PEOPLE WE SPEND THE MAJORITY OF OUR TIME WITH.
In 2014, when I knew that if I didn’t make some personal changes, I just wouldn’t be capable of going on anymore, in such a hopeless, pain-riddled state, I came across some of Jim Rohn’s content, and it gave me hope. I started Goodinthehead in 2106, at the suggestion of a friend in Whales, who, to this day, hosts the website for free, telling me that his payment comes from the knowledge that people’s live are being deeply touched through him, and all the content that is shared BECAUSE of him. In November of 2019, I came across the recommendation of this book through a friend on Facebook. I wish I had started my new life in 2014 with this book! What a beautiful, well-organized blessing it was, to download and absorb this content! I share a LOT of content, with a LOT of people, but SO MANY of them have deemed this the most useful content that they have ever come across.
It is my personal belief that there is no such thing as THE truth. I believe that each of us operates by OUR truth. This truth comes from and through what we BELIEVE, so beliefs are the most important things we can up-level, upgrade, and optimize.
THE QUALITY OF OUR BELIEFS DETERMINE THE QUALITY OF OUR LIFE EXPERIENCES.
The best, most helpful, most empowering content I have come across, so far, concerning beliefs, inspired me to question ALL of mine, and create The goodinthehead Beliefs Project. Google it, and get ready to laugh! It will be easy to determine why I used to live the life I lived, when you see some of the beliefs I had.
After Jim Rohn’s book, my most enjoyed recommendations which have inspired and empowered me the most, are the following books:
-STRESS LESS, ACCOMPLISH MORE, by Emily Fletcher. This is a highly enjoyable audio book, which gives information about every benefit imaginable that comes from meditation. It gives a step-by-step checklist at the end how to spend only 15 MINUTES A DAY, practicing this most empowering of tools, which is the most useful tool I have come across, so far, and the place I wish I had started, all along, but just didn’t realize its importance.
It was through Tom Bilyeu’s YouTube show, HEALTH THEORY, that I was first introduced to Emily Fletcher and her amazing stories and teachings. Here is THAT interview:
-THE COMPOUND EFFECT, by Darren Harday. This book is also easy to find on YouTube, for free. If you have not yet read this book, I highly recommend it. From beginner to billionaire, there are practices, ideas, and habits contained within this book which can and will help ANYONE along, in their own, personal, unique life experience.
https://youtu.be/oTs7pmfnOdc
-MINDSET, by Carol Dweck, is next on my own, personal list of book recommendations. This book is an INCREDIBLY EMPOWERING TOOL. In it, she explains the differences between the FIXED MINDSET (the subconscious programming, and habituated, automated way most of us live by) and the LIMITLESS, GROWTH MINDSET (the higher, more aware and awake, conscious mind, that we are all capable of benefiting by, as soon as we decide.)
Tom Bilyeu, through his show, IMPACT THEORY, first introduced me to the teachings of Carol Dweck, and I will forever be grateful to him for that. Here is her amazing interview:
-HOW TO WIN FRIENDS AND INFLUENCE PEOPLE, by Dale Carnegie, is the next book on my list of favorites that I like to recommend. He or she among us that masters the skills of this book, will master all else in life. This was my favorite book, from the age of 19, up until the age of 45, when I was introduced to MINDSET. The information and the stories in this book are old. It’s like cracking open a history book, and blowing off the dust, only to realize you have discovered the Holy Grail! The information and teachings in this book will FOREVER empower ANYONE who uses it, to incrementally, slowly, surely, steadily, and consistently, improve their abilities and skills of HUMAN CONNECTION, RELATIONSHIP SUCCESS, and INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION.
https://youtu.be/CzBE3tAYLCE
-THINK AND GROW RICH, by Napoleon Hill, is the next book I recommend to people who ask. Bob Proctor has read this book DAILY, for DECADES. HE IS A MULTIMILLIONAIRE BECAUSE IF IT. So many people have created financial wealth because of this book. Isn’t it, at the very least, worth checking out? Buying a copy of your own can, and will, forever improve your thinking about the subject of money, creation, and abundance.
There is an amazing video, of Napoleon Hill, sharing the book in his own words on YouTube.