5 SELF-HELP BOOKS TO HELP YOU BEFORE YOU JOIN WORK
Time flies — but you never thought it’d fly so fast! Seems like just yesterday you were graduating high school, but then you were in a university. And now, just when you were graduating with a degree, you’ve got a job! Just as much excitement and thrill the title could bring you, it could also bring the feeling to escape from all of this, and be a little one again — with no hardships to face, no battles to fight. Yes, there will be paydays, but also the mid-month crisis that you’ll have to survive; you’ll have many colleagues, but also a boss. Scary? Not as much as it might be out there. To ease the process, and give you a little sneak-peek of what it’ll be like there in the open world, here is a compiled list of 5 books which you must read before joining work:
- MINDSET : THE NEW PSYCHOLOGY OF SUCCESS BY CAROL DWECK
This self-help book by Carol Dweck emphasises on the idea of growth mindset. It deals with the various ways in which a person at work can achieve greatness — then whether it’s adopting and focussing on the idea of growing, or changing your mindset, or developing skills. It’s a book about embracing your struggles and challenges, and perceiving everything from a different peep-hole. Mindset : The New Psychology of Success is a must read for everyone starting their career.
2. WHAT THE MOST SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE DO BEFORE BREAKFAST BY LAURA VANDERKAM
Always growling about how less time you have? Always whining about why aren’t you able to achieve some little things at the workplace?
Then, the powerful and enticing book speaking about productivity, What Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast by Vanderkam is a book you cannot afford to miss. This bestselling book will take you on board with it to find the hidden secrets in which you can increase your productivity. Vanderkam talks about utilising your week and your weekend in the best possible way, about how to balance work and play, and most importantly, how to put every hour to use.
3. ESSENTIALISM : THE DISCIPLINED PURSUIT OF LESS BY GREG McKWEON
A New York Times bestselling novel, Essentialism is more about doing only the right things, rather than doing more in less time. If you feel you’re being busy, but not productive, then this is the book for you. If you feel your time-managing techniques aren’t working anymore for you, then this is the book. This book is for anyone and everyone who feels struck, and unproductive.
4. THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE BY STEPHEN R. COVEY
Published in 1989, this book presents an approach to being effective in attaining goals by aligning oneself to what Covey calls ‘true north’ principles based on a character ethic that he presents as universal. During the excursion of this book, Covey teaches us the 7 principles with the fable of ‘the goose which laid the golden eggs’. From being proactive to sharpening your saw, this timeless book will teach you all about how to actually be effective and efficient in whatever you do. This book is sure to motivate you with an array of erudite quotes like, “Start with the end in mind.”
5. THE START-UP OF YOU BY REID HOFFMAN AND BEN CASNOCHA
This revolutionary book is all set to transform you and re-create you if you’re faithful to it. The Start-up of You: Adapt to the Future, Invest in Yourself, and Transform your Career will teach you how to run the most important start-up — You! When these words come from the man who is the chairman and co-founder of LinkedIn himself, it becomes a big obligation to read it. Casnocha and Hoffman bring to us a whole new entrepreneurial mindset and skill set. The book will help you take full control of your career.
Hope these recommendations will help you look at the bigger picture and gain some insightful knowledge.
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