I love self-help books. But not all of them offer help. Here are 3 that have actually helped me change my perspective.
But I have to hand it to the critics of the self-help genre: Between all the know-it-all blah-blah-blah, finding the works that will get you ahead isn't easy. Many titles promise more than they deliver. Here are three that have had a positive influence on my way of life.
The soul wants to be free - A journey to yourself
Big Magic - Creative Living Beyond Fear
Become Supernatural - How Ordinary People Achieve the Extraordinary
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As a massive Disney fan, I see the world through rose-tinted glasses. I worship series from the 90s and consider mermaids a religion. When I’m not dancing in glitter rain, I’m either hanging out at pyjama parties or sitting at my make-up table. P.S. I love you, bacon, garlic and onions.
"What are you reading right now?" Even though I love talking to people about my literary adventures, I first answer with a cautionary question: "Do you really want to know?" Because that's how it usually goes: I tell them that I'm really into guidebooks with a spiritual touch at the moment and the other person's eyes immediately start rolling. Sometimes they even start to spin. And at the latest when I reveal the title of the book currently in my jute bag, the laughter starts. Then the conversation is over for me. Not because I can't handle the fact that someone has a different point of view to me. It's because I know that the whole thing will end in a heated discussion in which I have to justify my views.
What sounds like the title of a cheesy dime novel is the book that sparked my interest in the topic of personal development. In his New York Times bestseller, Michael A. Singer addresses the most fundamental question of self-discovery: "Who am I?" and he answers the question too. Chapter by chapter, he rejects my concept of my "self", which I have painstakingly made up for over 27 years. Positive side effect: after reading it, you start to perceive not only yourself, but also the people around you and their actions differently.
If you have a creative hobby or even a creative job, you will be familiar with the dance of mating with the inspiration that adorns itself. Elizabeth Gilbert, author of the international bestseller "Eat Pray Love", presents her own theses on the topic of creativity and backs them up with exciting anecdotes from life. In doing so, she addresses problems from the creative process that every artist knows and illuminates them from a new perspective. When artistic work and frustration go hand in hand, Gilbert's approaches loosen this tight grip - at least for me.
I first stumbled across the author Dr Joe Dispenza in a YouTube interview by Tom Bilyeu. I immediately bought the audiobook. Who can resist the title? You won't be able to do magic in the traditional sense after reading it, but you will learn to surpass yourself and recognise your potential. Packed with meditation exercises, neuroscientific knowledge and studies on topics such as peace, self-healing and how the brain works, it answers the question: how do certain people manage to completely turn their lives around and achieve things that previously seemed almost impossible for them?
