Nothing beats a good read and you will be amazed of how fulfilling it is, getting to the very last page of a book! If you are familiar with the feeling, welcome to the bookworms’ club! If not, here are 5 books that will not just make you a better student, but a better person.
The Happiness Project: Or Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the
Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun.
Gretchen Rubin thought she had everything figured out, her life was on the right path, the one she’d designed, a milestone at a time. But then, it hit her. She realized her own reality, and as she ‘oh so insightfully’ puts it, “The days are long, but the years are short. Time is passing, and I’m not focusing enough on the things that really matter”. So, she decided to rewrite her life, concentrating on 12 different areas she felt she needed to change her habits. The result, was a rebirthed, better and happier version of herself and this bestseller.
Why read it? You’ll start your own debate, on what makes you happy.
How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big: Kind of the Story of My Life.
Failure is the most misinterpreted, misunderstood word in the world. It’s generally not accepted but it’s also inevitable. It’s perceived with negativity yet so much success can derive from failing. And you can’t make it if you haven’t first failed. Remember, ‘you only have to get it right once’. Scott Adams explains what failure is all about.
Why read it? It celebrates failure the way we should and it will motivate you to be fearless towards your goal.
Eat That Frog!
You know a book is must-read when it’s translated into more than 40 languages! Brian Tracy spent more than 30 years of his life to be able to put together a formula that will make you more efficient and that will improve your time management and problem-solving skills to an extent, you never really knew you had it in you!
Why read it? It’s all in the book’s subtitle. Who doesn’t want ‘21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done’!
The Hard Thing About Hard Things
Are you dreaming of running and managing your own company, triumphantly? Do you idolize people like Michael Bloomberg, Henry Ford or Bill Gates? Take it from the man who’s been there and done that. It’s hard! But when there’s a will, there’s a way, and Ben Horowitz will guide you through.
Why read it? To prepare you for the bumpy road towards entrepreneurial success and to reassure you that, at the end of the day, it will all be fine.
A Tale of Three Kings ( missing image)
Or how we call it, your new ‘how to lead’ manual, by Gene Edwards! A flawlessly written book that highlights 3 different leadership styles, the ones of three famous Kings of the Bible. Saul, David, and Absalom.
Why read it? It’s a mind-opener on the art of leading.
These are just our suggestions. Make reading some of your favorites books a priority, in 2019 and see how different your life will get!