Motivational Self-Help

Books & Looks Podcast: “Worthy”: Jane Boulware on Overcoming Doubt and Achieving Success

Books & Looks: Real Books for Real Readers was started as a podcast to supplement Blaine Desantis’ website, ViewsOnBooks.com, and expand into audio and video interviews with authors. With Books & Looks, Blaine’s goal is to focus on real books that real people will read. At least half of the books he reviews…

Blaine DesantisMay 15, 2024

Better Self Nonfiction Recommended

New Book Teaches Decision Making and Inner Workings of the Human Mind

Decisions, decisions, decisions…our lives are filled with them. Some are small like what to make for dinner or which TV show to watch tonight. Even small decisions like these can be difficult to make, but they aren’t likely to impact your life over the long term. Others, however, can actually…

Barbara WilkovMarch 18, 2024

Better Self Better Self - Featured Nonfiction

An Intimate Memoir of the Bipolar Experience Penned to Pay it Forward

She needed to escape, so she ran. She found her way to the door of her house, slipped out and ran as fast as she could. “As I ran, I proceeded to strip every piece of clothing from my black body. I wanted nothing on me, nothing holding me back.”…

Jim AlkonFebruary 25, 2022

Better Self Better Self - Featured Nonfiction

Happiness: A Matter of the Lens Through Which You View It

Rosemary Schmidt tells the story of a teacher asking a young John Lennon what he wanted to be when he grew up. “Happy,” said Lennon. The teacher told Lennon he did not understand the question. Lennon told the teacher she did not understand life. Whether Lennon, or the Peanuts character…

Jim AlkonMarch 8, 2022

Better Self Better Self - Featured Nonfiction

Much More Than a Rough and Tumble Sport, Rugby Teaches Valuable Life Lessons

The saying has a practical message in terms of rugby: Go forward, never run sideways; don’t run away from your supporting players. Support, when the play breaks down, set up for what ensues, and remember that no one goes anywhere alone. Rosemary A. Schmidt, a former collegiate and club rugby…

Jim AlkonMarch 1, 2022

Nonfiction Recommended

Break Out of Your Comfort Zone & Find True Success With the Help of This Master Life Coach

Don’t get caught up in the benchmarks and dreams of others. If The Success Guidebook: How to Visualize, Actualize and Amplify You by Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino teaches us anything, it’s that success is a personal thing. Hamilton-Guarino, a master life coach and founder of The Best Ever You Network with millions…

Jim AlkonApril 23, 2024

Be Your Own Inspiration by Dr. Christina Rahm

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Inspiring Advice on Becoming “Your Own Inspiration”

Dr. Christina Rahm’s third book in her Cure the Causes series, Be Your Own Inspiration, stands out as a unique and comprehensive guide to self-discovery, self-empowerment and self-evolution. It's not just another self-help book, but a transformative journey that starts with the self. Rahm's approach is not just theoretical, but…

Cynthia ConradApril 9, 2024

Listicles

6 Motivational Books to Ring in the Spring

Maybe you’re in between jobs and feeling a little stuck. Maybe you've lost your sense of purpose and drive. Either way, you’re in need of some inspiration. Now’s the perfect time, then, to dive into one of the best motivational books, from decades-old bestsellers beloved by some seriously successful people…

Wyatt SemenukMarch 29, 2024

Better Self Business Recommended

Motivational Self-Help Book Will Coach Readers to a Life of Prosperity

In the Jewish religion, there is a Sabbath tradition of pouring wine into a cup and then continuing to pour until it overflows into the saucer below. The ceremony is symbolic of the importance of serving from a full cup so that we can bless others out of the overflow.…

Jim AlkonNovember 9, 2023

Nonfiction Recommended

What We Don’t Know About Stroke Victims: Tales of Unimaginable Strength and Courage

I startle awake in the middle of the night gasping for air, my mind racing with anxiety. My clothes, my sheets are steeped in sweat, and I don’t have any idea why. Statistics indicate that every 40 seconds, someone somewhere has a stroke. About 795,000 in the U.S. alone suffer…

Jim AlkonJune 1, 2023

Better Self Better Self - Featured Listicles Nonfiction

Put a Positive Spin on Healthy Living With These 6 Inspiring Reads

Now that we’re just past the halfway point of 2022, how are those New Year’s Resolutions going? If you’re like me, you probably just cringed reading those words. Don’t worry, you’re in good company; out of the 41% of Americans who make New Year’s resolutions, only 9% successfully keep them…

BookTribJuly 12, 2022

Nonfiction

Video: Missed It? Interview with Lisa Garr, Author of Becoming Aware: How to Repattern Your Brain and Revitalize Your Life

Lisa Garr wants you to stop going through the motions in life. She wants you to become aware. Her mission on her internationally syndicated radio program, The Aware Show—and now in her first book—is to inspire positive growth in all areas of life and bring conscious conversations into everyone’s living room.…

BookTribJune 7, 2015

Better Self Better Self - Featured Nonfiction

Learning How to Manage Your Emotions Through the Conceptual Framework of Chakras

“Emotions trigger actions. Actions trigger reactions. Reactions trigger emotions. This is a never-ending cycle. As human beings we emote; this is in our nature. Whether we like it or not, we must face our and others’ emotions constantly. How we face them makes all the difference.” In Preethi Saravanakumar’s latest…

Cynthia ConradMay 31, 2022

Better Self Better Self - Featured Nonfiction

“Millennials” Is a Wakeup Call for the Youth

In his first book, Enrich Your Life and the World with the Game of Golf, the playing field for author Stephen Vigiano was too confined. In that 2020 work, he made the point that “Golf is a sport that transcends a club and a ball. It is a sport that…

Jim AlkonMay 17, 2022

Better Self Better Self - Featured Nonfiction

“Awake Beloved and Arise” Turns Suffering Into Strength Through the Grace of God

If you’re in the market for an inspirational Christian book that’s as fresh and resilient as the springtime, Awake Beloved and Arise: Transforming Suffering Into Strength (Mountain Muse Studio) by Linda Huntzinger Calhoun will get you singing a song worth singing. In it, Calhoun explores the very nature of suffering:…

Judy MorenoApril 18, 2022

Better Self Better Self - Featured Nonfiction

The Pathway to Peace and Fulfillment is Paved Once We Understand “The Human Condition”

“There is so much we can take control of in our lives by adjusting our views, attitudes and our responses to external stimuli.” It is our ability to move past our own propensities and “natural programming” that will allow us to better enjoy our lives, says Bob Yari, who offers…

Jim AlkonOctober 6, 2021

Motivational Self-Help

Books & Looks Podcast: “Worthy”: Jane Boulware on Overcoming Doubt and Achieving Success

New Book Teaches Decision Making and Inner Workings of the Human Mind

An Intimate Memoir of the Bipolar Experience Penned to Pay it Forward

Happiness: A Matter of the Lens Through Which You View It

Much More Than a Rough and Tumble Sport, Rugby Teaches Valuable Life Lessons

Break Out of Your Comfort Zone & Find True Success With the Help of This Master Life Coach

Inspiring Advice on Becoming “Your Own Inspiration”

6 Motivational Books to Ring in the Spring

Motivational Self-Help Book Will Coach Readers to a Life of Prosperity

What We Don’t Know About Stroke Victims: Tales of Unimaginable Strength and Courage

Put a Positive Spin on Healthy Living With These 6 Inspiring Reads

Video: Missed It? Interview with Lisa Garr, Author of Becoming Aware: How to Repattern Your Brain and Revitalize Your Life

Learning How to Manage Your Emotions Through the Conceptual Framework of Chakras

“Millennials” Is a Wakeup Call for the Youth

“Awake Beloved and Arise” Turns Suffering Into Strength Through the Grace of God

The Pathway to Peace and Fulfillment is Paved Once We Understand “The Human Condition”

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