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Who Better Than You?
Who Better Than You?
Will Packer
The Art of Healthy Arrogance & Dreaming Big
18 min
So Good They Can't Ignore You
So Good They Can't Ignore You
Cal Newport
Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love
19 min
4.4
Atlas of the Heart
Atlas of the Heart
Brené Brown
Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience
27 min
4.6
The Four Agreements
The Four Agreements
Don Miguel Ruiz & Janet Mills
A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom. A Toltec Wisdom Book
13 min
4.4
Make Today Count
Make Today Count
John C. Maxwell
The Secret of Your Success Is Determined by Your Daily Agenda
17 min
4.2
When You're Ready, This Is How You Heal
When You're Ready, This Is How You Heal
Brianna Wiest
Inspiration to Begin Your Journey of True Transformation
18 min
4.6
Momentum
Momentum
Sam Silverstein
How to Avoid Going in the Wrong Direction
15 min
4.1
Stop Saying You're Fine
Stop Saying You're Fine
Mel Robbins
The No-BS Guide to Getting What You Want
18 min

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Flip It
Flip It
Michael Heppell
How to Get the Best Out of Everything
16 min
Tiny Experiments
Tiny Experiments
Anne-Laure Le Cunff
How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World
23 min
The Confidence Gap
The Confidence Gap
Russ Harris
A Guide to Overcoming Fear and Self-Doubt
18 min
4.8
Masters of Uncertainty
Masters of Uncertainty
Rich Diviney
The Navy SEAL Way to Turn Stress into Success for You and Your Team
19 min
What You're Made For
What You're Made For
George Raveling
Powerful Life Lessons from My Career in Sports
18 min
4.5
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Stoic Philosophy for Modern Life
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The Tipping Point
The Tipping Point
Malcolm Gladwell
How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
13 min
4.2
Breaking The Habit of Being Yourself
Breaking The Habit of Being Yourself
Joe Dispenza
How to Lose Your Mind and Create a New One
16 min
4.5
The 12 Traits of the Greats
The 12 Traits of the Greats
Dave Martin
Mastering The Qualities Of Uncommon Achievers
17 min
4.1
Born For This
Born For This
Chris Guillebeau
How to Find the Work You Were Meant to Do
16 min
4.1
Flow
Flow
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
The Psychology of Optimal Experience
23 min
4.3
The Entrepreneurial Mindset Advantage
The Entrepreneurial Mindset Advantage
Gary G. Schoeniger
The Hidden Logic That Unleashes Human Potential
18 min
3.6
The Upside of Your Dark Side
The Upside of Your Dark Side
Todd Kashdan and Robert Biswas-Diener
Why Being Your Whole Self – Not Just Your “Good” Self – Drives Success and Fulfillment
23 min
4.0
The Creative Act
The Creative Act
Rick Rubin
A Way of Being
13 min
4.5
The 48 Laws of Power
The 48 Laws of Power
Robert Greene
The secret methods to getting what you want
33 min
4.1
The 5 Types of Wealth
The 5 Types of Wealth
Sahil Bloom
A Transformative Guide to Design Your Dream Life
18 min
4.5
Blink
Blink
Malcolm Gladwell
The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
14 min
4.0
Raise Your Game
Raise Your Game
Alan Stein Jr.
High-Performance Secrets from the Best of the Best
21 min
4.4
Help Me, I Have No Discipline and Zero Self-Control
Help Me, I Have No Discipline and Zero Self-Control
Vaughn Carter
The Secret Formula to Breaking Bad Habits, Mastering Mental Toughness, and Reaching Your Goals
18 min
4.2
Nudge
Nudge
Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein
Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth and Happiness
14 min
4.1
Needy
Needy
Mara Glatzel
How to Advocate for Your Needs and Claim Your Sovereignty
18 min
First Things First
First Things First
Stephen R. Covey
To Live, to Love, to Learn, to Leave a Legacy
14 min
4.6
Not Nice
Not Nice
Aziz Gazipura
Stop People Pleasing, Staying Silent, and Feeling Guilty... . and Start Speaking Up, Saying No, and Unapologetically Being Yourself
19 min
4.4
Tell Yourself a Better Lie
Tell Yourself a Better Lie
Marisa Peer
Use the Power of Rapid Transformational Therapy to Edit Your Story and Rewrite Your Life.
21 min
3.4
The Power of Discipline
The Power of Discipline
Daniel Walter
How to Use Self Control and Mental Toughness to Achieve Your Goals
14 min
4.3
How to Enjoy Your Life and Your Job
How to Enjoy Your Life and Your Job
Dale Carnegie
Increase your understanding of human nature to live more fully
27 min
4.6
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
Marie Kondo
The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing
14 min
4.2
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant
Eric Jorgenson
A Guide to Wealth and Happiness
23 min
4.6
The 5 A.M. Miracle
The 5 A.M. Miracle
Jeff Sanders
Dominate Your Day Before Breakfast
19 min
Saving Aziz
Saving Aziz
Chad Robichaux with David L. Thomas
How the Mission to Help One Became a Calling to Rescue Thousands from the Taliban
16 min
4.1

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