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Here are some books which I found inspiring

The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (A Toltec Wisdom Book)

Don Miguel Ruiz (Englisch), 1997

This is a short, yet very inspirational book based on a set of spiritual beliefs held by the ancient Toltec people to help readers transform their lives. The book states that we all are holding self-limiting agreements which create needless suffering. Ruiz believes that to find personal joy, one must get rid of society-imposed and fear-based agreements that may subconsciously influence our behavior and our mindset. Another basic premise of the book suggests that much of suffering is self-created and that most of the time, we have the ability to transform ourselves and the negative thoughts we may have about situations occurring within our life. The author identifies sources of unhappiness in life and proposes four beneficial agreements that we can make with ourselves to improve our overall state of well-being and serenity. By making a pact with these four key agreements, we are able to dramatically impact the amount of happiness we feel in our lives, regardless of external circumstances.

Relax, it’s only uncertainty: lead the way when the way is changing

Philip Hodgson and Randall White, 2001.

In times of uncertainty, the ability to act without fear of failure can be a huge asset. In a world where the only thing you can be certain of is uncertainty, business leaders need to stop trying to control the uncontrollable, and start embracing the unknown. This book will show you how to be comfortable with ambiguity, confident with change, open to discovery and at ease with the new world of business. Then you can lead with confidence and flexibility, whatever the situation. Relax… will help you decide intuitively, act decisively and lead through ambiguity and change. This inventive and interactive book will help you develop the behaviours lead the way when the way is changing.” Amazon

Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence,

Daniel Goleman, 2013

“In Focus, Daniel Goleman, author of the #1 international bestseller Emotional Intelligence, offers a groundbreaking look at today’s scarcest resource and the secret to high performance and 3ulfilment: attention.
Combining cutting-edge research with practical findings, Focus delves into the science of attention in all its varieties, presenting a long overdue discussion of this little-noticed and under-rated mental asset. In an era of unstoppable distractions, Goleman persuasively argues that now more than ever we must learn to sharpen focus if we are to survive in a complex world.
Goleman boils down attention research into a threesome: inner, other, and outer focus. Drawing on rich case studies from fields as diverse as competitive sports, education, the arts, and business, he shows why high-achievers need all three kinds of focus, and explains how those who rely on Smart Practices—mindfulness meditation, focused preparation and recovery, positive emotions and connections, and mental “prosthetics” that help them improve habits, add new skills, and sustain greatness—excel while others do not.” Amazon

More to come as I screen my book shelve!