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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 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
12 Rules For Life
12 Rules For Life
Jordan B. Peterson
An Antidote to Chaos
33 min
4.2
High Performance
High Performance
Jake Humphrey
Lessons from the Best on Becoming Your Best
19 min
Needy
Needy
Mara Glatzel
How to Advocate for Your Needs and Claim Your Sovereignty
18 min
4.4
The 5 A.M. Miracle
The 5 A.M. Miracle
Jeff Sanders
Dominate Your Day Before Breakfast
19 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
4.3
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

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We Can Do Hard Things
We Can Do Hard Things
Glennon Doyle
Answers to Life's 20 Questions
21 min
I Wish Someone Had Told Me ...
I Wish Someone Had Told Me ...
Dana Perino
The Best Advice for Building a Great Career and a Meaningful Life
17 min
How to Fall in Love with Questions
How to Fall in Love with Questions
Elizabeth Weingarten
A New Way to Thrive in Times of Uncertainty
20 min
4.3
Wild Courage
Wild Courage
Jenny Wood
Go After What You Want and Get It
21 min
4.5
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Unlock profound insights on the self, life, and the universe
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Understanding & Overcoming Debt
Practical strategies for achieving financial freedom
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Books to Transform Your Worldview
Books to Transform Your Worldview
Essential reads to expand your perspective and challenge beliefs
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Athletes' Road to Glory
Stories and insights from iconic athletes and Olympians
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Books About Fatherhood
Insights, wisdom, and stories on being a great father
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Stoic Philosophy for Modern Life
Stoic Philosophy for Modern Life
Timeless wisdom for confronting contemporary challenges
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The Psychology of Forming Habits
The Psychology of Forming Habits
Unlock the secrets to building lasting, positive habits
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Big Goals
Big Goals
Caroline Adams Miller
The Science of Setting Them, Achieving Them, and Creating Your Best Life
18 min
4.2
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
You Deserve to Be Rich
You Deserve to Be Rich
Rashad Bilal
Master the Inner Game of Wealth and Claim Your Future
18 min
3.3
Tiny Experiments
Tiny Experiments
Anne-Laure Le Cunff
How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World
23 min
4.8
Help Me, I'm Stuck
Help Me, I'm Stuck
Vaughn Carter
Six Proven Methods to Shift Your Mindset From Self-Sabotage to Self-Improvement
23 min
4.1
Flip It
Flip It
Michael Heppell
How to Get the Best Out of Everything
16 min
4.4
Calm the F*ck Down
Calm the F*ck Down
Sarah Knight
How to Stop Freaking Out and Get On With Your Life
13 min
From Strength to Strength
From Strength to Strength
Arthur C. Brooks
Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life
19 min
4.5
Stop Saying You're Fine
Stop Saying You're Fine
Mel Robbins
The No-BS Guide to Getting What You Want
18 min
4.2
The Law of Success
The Law of Success
Napoleon Hill
The 15 Most Powerful Principles for Wealth, Health, and Happiness
26 min
4.6
How To Live An Extraordinary Life
How To Live An Extraordinary Life
Anthony Pompliano
Discover the keys to living with purpose, growth, and resilience
16 min
4.5
The Alchemist
The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho
A Magical Fable About Following Your Dreams
21 min
4.5
The Negativity Fast
The Negativity Fast
Anthony Iannarino
Proven Techniques to Increase Positivity, Reduce Fear, and Boost Success
19 min
4.2
The Tipping Point
The Tipping Point
Malcolm Gladwell
How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
13 min
4.2
Rewire
Rewire
Nicole Vignola
Break the Cycle, Alter Your Thoughts and Create Lasting Change
16 min
4.4
Conquering Crisis
Conquering Crisis
Admiral William H. McRaven
Ten Lessons to Learn Before You Need Them
20 min
Flow
Flow
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
The Psychology of Optimal Experience
23 min
4.3
Moral Ambition
Moral Ambition
Rutger Bregman
Stop Wasting Your Talent and Start Making a Difference
16 min
Inner Excellence
Inner Excellence
Jim Murphy
Train Your Mind for Extraordinary Performance and the Best Possible Life
16 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
13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do
13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do
Amy Morin
Take Back Your Power, Embrace Change, Face Your Fears and Train Your Brain for Happiness and Success
40 min
4.6
How to Be Enough
How to Be Enough
Ellen Hendriksen
Self-Acceptance for Self-Critics and Perfectionists
17 min
4.3
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
Discipline Is Destiny
Discipline Is Destiny
Ryan Holiday
The Power of Self-Control
18 min
4.7

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