From our childhood, we have been told time and again that reading is important. Well, the habit of reading is good for every one of us because it not only improves our memory, but also helps us focus and enhance our communication skills. Reading also helps lower stress and, at the same time, improves our mental health and gives us a perspective of life. Besides, it helps us learn new things to succeed in our jobs and relationships.

 

Here are a few books that can improve your overall life…

 

Atomic Habits: Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results
This book tells us how tiny changes in life can make a huge difference in the long run. But trying to change you randomly and making wide-ranging changes abruptly can be disastrous. You should know what things need to change and how you can change them. This book provides you a step-by-step guide you can follow and directions you should adopt to change things slowly, but surely, to get positive results.

The author of the book, James Clear, is a writer and speaker focused on habits, decision-making and improvements that last a lifetime. In the book, Clear shows strategies to form good habits, get rid of bad ones and master the minute behaviors that bring remarkable results.

 

Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion (Revised Edition)
This is a classic book on persuasion. It talks about the psychology behind people saying ‘yes’ and how to apply its understandings. Dr Robert Cialdini is an expert in this fast-expanding subject of influence and persuasion. His 35-year-long thorough, fact-based research along with a three-year study program on what moves people to change their behavior has resulted in this widely acclaimed book.

If you have not thought much about the influence people have on you, or how the way you talk to people impacts them, this book can be an eye-opener for you. Reading the book will help you learn the six universal principles and how to use them to become a skilled persuader. Perfect for people coming from every kind of background, the principles of Influence will move you towards profound personal change and act as a driving force for your success.

 

You Can
You may, at times, wonder whether you really have the power in you to accomplish your goals, overcome obstacles and succeed in life. You may realize that there are certain things that can help you reach your goals easily, but do not really know how to apply them properly. This book, written in simple language, is very useful for people like you and me.

Through this self-help book, you can achieve a lot in life. Written to promote personal growth and well-being for anyone who reads it, George Matthew Adams’s book talks about things you can do to pave your path to a successful life. The book talks about things like sitting in silence for an hour to enhance your creative vision, going out of your way to help others, letting your character rule your work, understanding your mistakes and learning to use time, among others. You can change your life entirely by imbibing these habits.

 

The Power of Your Subconscious Mind
This book is a brilliant spiritual, self-help work of all times. It can help you heal yourself, sleep much better, overcome fears and feel more contented with life. It follows a simple method and provides quick results. Reading the book will not only teach you to enjoy better relationships, but also to handle finances better. The book has been a bestseller ever since it first hit the stands in 1963 and has sold millions of copies.

Author of the book Dr Joseph Murphy explains how the events of life are the outcome of the workings of your conscious and subconscious minds. He offers realistic ways through which you can change your future, primarily by focusing and redirecting your energy. Dr Murphy’s years of research into the world’s major religions taught him that some Great Power lies behind all spiritual life and that this power is within each one of us.

 

How to Win Friends and Influence People
This book teaches you that you can go after your dream job and grab it! Or, you can take the job you have and grow in it! Whatever situation you are in, it teaches you to make it work for you!

This first book by Dale Carnegie is a classic bestseller. Since it was released in 1936, the book has sold over 15 million copies.

At first, you many think the principles Carnegie stresses from the first chapter are not very clear, but, when you understand what the author is trying say, things become meaningful and more significant.

 

The book is packed with valuable advice that has carried countless people up the ladder of success in their lives. The principles Carnegie has mentioned here are as relevant today as ever before and they will help you achieve your highest potential in this complex and competitive age.