In ‘The Highly Sensitive Person’, Dr. Elaine Aron explores the concept of high sensitivity, a trait found in 15 to 20 percent of the population. Through a mix of research findings and anecdotal evidence, Aron argues that high sensitivity, while often viewed negatively, can actually provide several advantages. Aron helps highly sensitive people understand their trait, cope with overstimulation, and turn their high sensitivity into a strength.
The Gap and the Gain by Benjamin Hardy and Dan Sullivan is a revolutionary guide to achieving happiness and success. The book discusses the psychological concept of ‘The Gap,’ the difference between where one is and where one wants to be, and the ‘Gain,’ the measure of actual progress. It provides strategies for overcoming the mentality of constantly striving for more and instead appreciating what has been achieved.
This book provides 366 days of philosophical meditations, each day focused on a wisdom quote from stoic philosophers like Seneca, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius. It’s aimed at helping readers build a daily habit of contemplation and reflection, and to apply stoic principles to modern life.
This book, written by leadership expert John C. Maxwell, lists 21 rules considered fundamental for effective leadership. These laws, which are applicable in various fields, range from ‘The Law of the Lid’, about leadership ability dictating a person’s level of effectiveness, to ‘The Law of Addition’, which emphasizes leading through service.
Mastery, by Robert Greene, is a book that discusses the path to Mastery, a comprehensive form of knowledge and expertise. The book provides an insight into the lives of several masters like Albert Einstein, Leonardo Da Vinci, and others, and highlights their journey to achieving mastery. It presents the reader with a roadmap to mastery that combines creativity and intelligence.
Master Your Emotions, penned by Thibaut Meurisse, is a guide that encourages readers to improve their emotional intelligence. The book provides detailed explanations about the nature of emotions, their triggers, and how they can be managed. It presents strategies and practical exercises to prevent negative emotions from taking control and to use them in a more beneficial way.
It Didn’t Start with You unveils the concept of inherited family trauma and explains how it influences our lives. The book explores scientific findings in epigenetics that suggest traumas can impact the genes passed onto the next generations. It also provides strategies to uncover our familial emotional legacy and steps to break these inherited destructive patterns.
Hidden Potential is a motivational book written by author Sara Canaday. It discusses how people often overlook their weaknesses and only focus on their strengths. The author argues that these weaknesses, or ‘blind spots’, can actually be the areas with the most hidden potential. The book provides a practical guide on how to identify these blind spots and harness them for personal and professional growth.
Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences, written by Howard Gardner, introduces the theory of multiple intelligences. Gardner argues that traditional ideas about intelligence are too limited and suggests that there are multiple types of intelligence, including linguistic, logical-mathematical, musical, spatial, bodily-kinesthetic, interpersonal, intrapersonal, and naturalistic.