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With a dozen flights, a few trains, several buses and some spare time at beaches, I had plenty of opportunities to read books during my trip, and there are definitely a few I'd like to recommend.
Most of my reads these days are non-fiction, largely focused on life improvement, motivation and so on, and I find these books to be quite inspirational.
As always with these books, you don't necessarily need to follow their advice to a T, as your environment and cultural background might differ, and your mileage may vary, but they offer food for thought. They plant a seed in your mind that could grow into something big.
So here are my personal growth book recommendations:
Fish Out of Water: The Guide To Achieving Breakthrough And Permanently Transforming Into The New You
by Calvin Wayman
https://amzn.to/2ReYVU3
- Amazon Kindle Edition
- Wayman, Calvin (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 140 Pages – 06/26/2016 (Publication Date)
Make Time: How To Focus On What Matters Every Day
by Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky
https://amzn.to/2RkPGSr
- Amazon Kindle Edition
- Knapp, Jake (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 267 Pages – 09/27/2018 (Publication Date) – Transworld Digital (Publisher)
The Code of the Extraordinary Mind: 10 Unconventional Laws to Redefine Your Life and Succeed On Your Own Terms
by Vishen Lakhiani
https://amzn.to/2RjMuGE
- Amazon Kindle Edition
- Lakhiani, Vishen (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 286 Pages – 05/10/2016 (Publication Date) – Rodale Books (Publisher)
The 10X Rule: The Only Difference Between Success and Failure
by Grant Cardone
https://amzn.to/2RnhtBN
(Though I should warn you about falling for fake mentors… Take the motivational element from this book and filter everything else)
- Amazon Kindle Edition
- Cardone, Grant (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 261 Pages – 04/12/2011 (Publication Date) – Wiley (Publisher)
Be More Pirate: Or How to Take On the World and Win
by Sam Conniff Allende
https://amzn.to/2RhequD
- Amazon Kindle Edition
- Allende, Sam Conniff (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 289 Pages – 05/03/2018 (Publication Date) – Penguin (Publisher)
Lastly, a recommendation from a good friend…
The following book is about a completely different topic. Probably not something that will resonate with many people. But to me, this was quite the eye-opener:
The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity
by Dr Nadine Burke Harris
https://amzn.to/2Rngf9F
- Audible Audiobook
- Dr Nadine Burke Harris (Author) – Dr Nadine Burke Harris (Narrator)
- English (Publication Language)
- 02/22/2018 (Publication Date) – Macmillan Digital Audio (Publisher)
These are books I read while travelling around the world. I'll see if I can make this list a regular feature on the blog, but I can't promise anything. Perhaps something for Black Friday or the Christmas period…
Let me know in the comments below if you'd be interested in this.