Best Books to Read Once in a Lifetime: Part II
If you haven’t, I urge you to read Part I of this article to not miss out on the books and lessons referred to in the same.
Let’s dive into the next top books that are massively recommended to expand our horizons, shift perspectives and give us the extra nudge in life.
Think and Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill
- You are the master of your destiny. You can influence, direct and control your environment. You can make your life what you want it to be.
- When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal.
- Set your mind on a definite goal and observe how quickly the world stands aside to let you pass.
- A quitter never wins and a winner never quits.
- Every adversity, every failure, and every heartbreak carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.
- Put your foot upon the neck of the fear of criticism by reaching a decision not to worry about what other people think, do, or say.
The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari: A Fable About Fulfilling Your Dreams and Reaching Your Destiny, Robin Sharma
- Everything is created twice, first in the mind and then in reality.
- Investing in yourself is the best investment you will ever make. It will not only improve your life, but it will also improve the lives of all those around you.
- Never be a prisoner of your past. Become the architect of your future. You will never be the same.
- Every event has a purpose and every setback its lesson. I have realised that failure, whether of the personal, professional or even spiritual kind, is essential to personal expansion. It brings inner growth and a whole host of psychic rewards. Never regret your past. Rather, embrace it as the teacher that it is.
- Change is hard at first, messy in the middle and gorgeous at the end.
- There are no mistakes in life, just lessons.
- Life doesn’t always give you what you ask for, but it always gives you what you need.
The Obstacle Is The Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph, Ryan Holiday
- Choose not to be harmed and you won’t feel harmed. Don’t feel harmed and you haven’t been.
- Focus on the moment, not the monsters that may or may not be up ahead.
- Wherever we are, whatever we’re doing and wherever we are going, we owe it to ourselves, to our art, and to the world to do it well.
- The only guarantee, ever, is that things will go wrong. The only thing we can use to mitigate this is anticipation. Because the only variable we control completely is ourselves.
- It’s okay to be discouraged. It’s not okay to quit. To know you want to quit but to plant your feet and keep inching closer until you take the impenetrable fortress you’ve decided to lay siege to in your own life is persistence.
- Each time, you’ll learn something. Each time, you’ll develop strength, wisdom and perspective. Each time, a little more of the competition falls away. Until all that is left is you: the best version of you.
- What is defeat? Nothing but education; nothing but the first steps to something better.
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment, Eckhart Tolle
- The light is too painful for someone who wants to remain in darkness.
- You attract and manifest whatever corresponds to your inner state.
- You cannot love your partner one moment and attack him or her the next.
- To complain is always nonacceptance of what is. It invariably carries an unconscious negative charge. When you complain, you make yourself into a victim. When you speak out, you are in your power. So change the situation by taking action or by speaking out if necessary or possible; leave the situation or accept it. All else is madness.
- If you get the inside right, the outside will fall into place.
- In surrender, you no longer need ego defences and false masks. You become very simple, very real. “That’s dangerous”, says the ego. “You’ll get hurt. You’ll become vulnerable.” What the ego doesn’t know, of course, is that only through letting go of resistance, through becoming “vulnerable”, can you discover your true and essential invulnerability.
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organising, Marie Kondo
- The space in which we live should be for the person we are becoming now, not for the person we were in the past.
- We should be choosing what we want to keep, not what we want to get rid of.
- If sweatpants are your everyday attire, you’ll end up looking like you belong in them, which is not very attractive. What you wear in the house does impact your self-image.
- From the moment you start tidying, you will be compelled to reset your life. As a result, your life will start to change. That’s why the task of putting your house in order should be done quickly. It allows you to confront important issues. Tidying is just a tool, not the final destination. The true goal should be to establish the lifestyle you want most once your house has been put in order.
