Top 10 Books to Help You Reach Your Goals in 2019

New year, new you. The dawn of a new year is the perfect time to reassess and review the past year and formulate new plans for the forthcoming one. A little help never goes amiss and here are the top 10 books that will assist the process of achieving your goals.

12 Rules for Life — Jordan B Peterson

12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos is written by a leading Canadian psychologist. The book provides life advice by way of 12 essays on ethical principles such as psychology, mythology and religion. This book is unique in that the author combines traditional truths and applies them to life’s very modern problems. It provides readers with inspiration and direction to begin the process of improving oneself on the road to attaining their goals.

Quiet — Fearne Cotton

The sub-title of Quiet is Learning to Silence the Chatter and Believing that You’re Good Enough, and, in a nutshell, that is the approach the author takes in this remarkable book. It is filled with practical advice and thought-provoking activities that will help readers to accept their insecurities and avoid continually self-sabotaging themselves. As a person in the public eye, the author is well placed to share the tried and tested methods that have helped her overcome the trials and tribulations of modern life.

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck — Mark Manson

This has to be the ultimate “tell it as it is” book which sets out to demolish modern, conventional concepts about achieving happiness and aims to shake the reader into a whole new mindset. Mark Manson is a professional blogger and former dating coach whose entertaining and humorous book is filled with down to earth advice on how to prioritise and own the values that actually promote happiness.

The Power of Now — Eckhart Tolle

The message of this book is the powerful, simple one that living in the now is the way to true happiness and enlightenment. The author then sets out to clearly explain how it is possible to live in the now without losing our way. He manages to explain complicated concepts in concrete language and provides supportive techniques to back his claims, making this book one of the best-sellers in its category.

Recovery: Freedom from our Addictions — Russell Brand

The celebrity comedian Russell Brand has struggled with multiple addictions. He brings his story and unique brand of humour to the table and shares advice and tips on how to deal with the full spectrum of addictions. From drugs, alcohol and sex addiction to caffeine and sugar addictions, work, digital media and fame. More importantly, he tries to get the reader to understand the root of these addictions and, ultimately, the path to recovery.

You Are a Badass — Jen Sincero

This best-selling book is all about delivering self-improvement advice in easy to digest bite-sized chapters. The tone of the book is humorous, brisk and no-nonsense. Advice and do-it-yourself exercises in personal transformation are dispensed in a manner that will convert the biggest doubters. This is for those who usually spurn self-help books.

Unf*ck Yourself — Gary John Bishop

The sub-title of this book is Get Out of Your Head and Into Your Life and herein lies the crux of the matter. The author, an accomplished life coach, dispenses blunt advice in his unique, no-nonsense way and suggests that the barrier to our success is, very often, ourselves. He then proceeds to propose ways to achieve real change and unleash our potential.

Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway — Susan Jeffers

This dynamic and inspirational book is filled with concrete techniques to turn passivity into assertiveness. It contains advice on how to stop the pattern of negative thinking and how to re-educate ourselves into thinking more positively. Increased positivity will then lead us to develop strategies that will help us navigate our modern, complex lives with confidence.

Willpower — Roy F Baumeister and John Tierney

This book uses a highly innovative concept of combining modern social science to practical wisdom in order to impart definitive lessons in willpower and self-control. The social psychologist Roy Baumeister maintains that these two virtues are key to self-improvement. In a world where we face more temptations than ever before, whatever our definition of happiness, we won’t reach it unless we master self-control.

The 4-Hour Work Week — Timothy Ferriss

In his book, Timothy Ferriss proposes a density of high-quality ideas that can easily be incorporated to lessen workload and improve quality of life. This high-achieving start-up advisor is perfectly placed to pass on his tips and knowledge on how to harness and master time and mobility, two currencies that should stand in good stead for anyone, whether an overworked employee or entrepreneur.

The first step to a new and better you is waiting for you at Agenda Bookshop. Get on down and choose from any one of these eye-opening reads to kickstart your ambitions.