15 Top self help books like Big Potential: How Transforming the Pursuit of Success Raises Our Achievement, Happiness, and Well-Being by Shawn Achor

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Big Potential: How Transforming the Pursuit of Success Raises Our Achievement, Happiness, and Well-Being

By: Shawn Achor

4.17

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

“With cutting-edge research, penetrating insights, and practical examples, Shawn Achor describes a …

"Now I realize that I want Leo to be like my father. I don't just want him to be happy, but also to make everyone around him happier. To not only be creative, but to make everyone around him more creative. To not only be successful, but to make everyone around him more successful. I don't just want him to be a bright light; I want him to make others shine brighter as well."

-Shawn Achor, Big Potential: How Transforming the Pursuit of Success Raises Our Achievement, Happiness, and Well-Being

"Now I realize that I want Leo to be like my father. I don't just want him to be happy, but also to make everyone around him happier. To not only be creative, but to make everyone around him more creative. To not only be successful, but to make everyone around him more successful. I don't just want him to be a bright light; I want him to make others shine brighter as well."

-Shawn Achor, Big Potential: How Transforming the Pursuit of Success Raises Our Achievement, Happiness, and Well-Being

If you liked the self help plot in Big Potential: How Transforming the Pursuit of Success Raises Our Achievement, Happiness, and Well-Being by Shawn Achor , here is a list of 15 books like this:

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1. Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain: How a New Science Reveals Our Extraordinary Potential to Transform Ourselves

By: Sharon Begley

4.00

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Is it really possible to change the structure and function of the brain, and in so doing alter how … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • self help
"The brain devotes more cortical real estate to functions that its owner uses more frequently and shrinks the space devoted to activities rarely performed. That's why the brains of violinists devote m…"

-Sharon Begley, Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain: How a New Science Reveals Our Extraordinary Potential to Transform Ourselves

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2. Triggers: Creating Behavior That Lasts--Becoming the Person You Want to Be

By: Marshall Goldsmith

4.11

Format: 559 pages,

Bestselling author and one of the world's foremost executive coaches, Marshall Goldsmith examines t… read more

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  • productivity
  • self help
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • business
  • leadership

3. The Happiness Equation: Want Nothing + Do Anything = Have Everything

By: Neil Pasricha

4.53

Format: None pages, Hardcover

What's the formula for a happy life? Neil Pasricha is a Harvard MBA, a Walmart executive, a New Yor… read more

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  • productivity
  • self help
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • business
  • audiobook

4. What Got You Here Won't Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful

By: Marshall Goldsmith , Mark Reiter

3.51

Format: 235 pages, Hardcover

America's most sought-after executive coach shows how to climb the last few rungs of the ladderThe … read more

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5. Lead the Field

By: Earl Nightingale

4.31

Format: 517 pages, Audio CD

IF THE GRASS IS GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE... It's probably getting better care. Success is not a ma… read more

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6. Good Leaders Ask Great Questions: Your Foundation for Successful Leadership

By: John C. Maxwell

4.03

Format: None pages, Hardcover

John Maxwell, America's #1 leadership authority, has mastered the art of asking questions, using th… read more

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7. Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Change

By: William Bridges

4.26

Format: None pages, Paperback

The business world is a place of constant change, with stories of corporate mergers, layoffs, bankr… read more

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8. Intentional Living: Choosing a Life That Matters

By: John C. Maxwell

3.78

Format: 472 pages, Hardcover

John C. Maxwell, #1 New York Timesbestselling author, shows readers how to achieve a life of purpos… read more

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9. Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection

By: Charles Duhigg

4.05

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780593243916. Who and what are supercommunicators? They're the … read more

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  • audiobook
  • self help
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • business
  • leadership
"Strong leaders didn't help people align. In fact, groups with a dominant leader had the least amount of neural synchrony."

-Charles Duhigg, Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection

"To communicate with someone, we must connect with them. When we absorb what someone is saying and they comprehend what we say, it's because our brains have, to some degree, aligned."

-Charles Duhigg, Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection

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10. Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things

By: Adam M. Grant

4.12

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

#1 New York Times Bestseller“This brilliant book will shatter your assumptions about what it takes … read more

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  • audiobook
  • productivity
  • self help
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • business
  • leadership
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11. Magic Words

By: Jonah Berger

3.90

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A NEXT BIG IDEA CLUB 'MUST-READ' New York Times bestselling author Jonah Berger’s cutting-edge rese… read more

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  • audiobook
  • self help
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • business
  • leadership
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12. The Gap and The Gain: The High Achievers' Guide to Happiness, Confidence, and Success

By: Dan Sullivan

4.26

Format: 244 pages, Kindle Edition

As he did in WHO NOT HOW, Dr. Benjamin Hardy shares one of Dan Sullivan’s simple yet profound teach… read more

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  • audiobook
  • productivity
  • self help
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • buisness
  • business
  • leadership
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13. Level Up: How to Get Focused, Stop Procrastinating, and Upgrade Your Life

By: Rob Dial

4.56

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

“Packed with valuable insights, unique lessons, and practical steps, this book will help you break … read more

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  • audiobook
  • productivity
  • self help
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • leadership
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14. Infectious Generosity: The Ultimate Idea Worth Spreading

By: Chris J. Anderson

3.64

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author, media pioneer, and curator of TED, an inspiring book about one of huma… read more

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  • audiobook
  • self help
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • leadership
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15. Mindreader: The New Science of Deciphering What People Really Think, What They Really Want, and Who They Really Are

By: David J. Lieberman

3.88

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Tired of guessing what they're really thinking? Read people in every situation--in person, on a scr… read more

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  • self help
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • business
  • audiobook
"Self-esteem is keenly observed as a reflection of one’s relationships and manifests in three main domains: one’s history and patterns, interactions and exchanges, and borders and boundaries."

-David J. Lieberman, Mindreader: The New Science of Deciphering What People Really Think, What They Really Want, and Who They Really Are

"If you give out of fear or guilt, your self-esteem is not enriched; indeed, it is only diminished. You aren’t really giving; the other person is taking. You are being taken advantage of, with your co…"

-David J. Lieberman, Mindreader: The New Science of Deciphering What People Really Think, What They Really Want, and Who They Really Are

"The ego corrupts our mindset in five ways: (a) It chooses what we focus on, (b) it makes what we see all about us, (c) it concludes that all negative experiences are due to a deficiency within oursel…"

-David J. Lieberman, Mindreader: The New Science of Deciphering What People Really Think, What They Really Want, and Who They Really Are

"Passivity manifests in complaining and blaming because these behaviors are both self-focused and correlate to feelings of helplessness. These people are likely to make frequent complaints with the ac…"

-David J. Lieberman, Mindreader: The New Science of Deciphering What People Really Think, What They Really Want, and Who They Really Are

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16. 10x Is Easier Than 2x: How World-Class Entrepreneurs Achieve More by Doing Less

By: Dan Sullivan

4.25

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

Expanding upon one of his high-level foundational Strategic Coach co-founder Dan Sullivan explains… read more

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  • audiobook
  • productivity
  • self help
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • buisness
  • business
  • leadership
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17. Reboot: Leadership and the Art of Growing Up

By: Jerry Colonna

3.91

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

One of the start-up world’s most in-demand executive coaches - hailed as the “CEO Whisperer” (Gimle… read more

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  • audiobook
  • self help
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  • personal development
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • buisness
  • management
  • leadership
Cover of Trust: Knowing When to Give It, When to Withhold It, How to Earn It, and How to Fix It When It Gets Broken by Henry Cloud

18. Trust: Knowing When to Give It, When to Withhold It, How to Earn It, and How to Fix It When It Gets Broken

By: Henry Cloud

4.35

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

New York Times  bestselling author, psychologist, and leadership expert Henry Cloud equips us to un… read more

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  • self help
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • business
  • leadership
Cover of Fourteen Talks by Age Fourteen: The Essential Conversations You Need to Have with Your Kids Before They Start High School by Michelle Icard

19. Fourteen Talks by Age Fourteen: The Essential Conversations You Need to Have with Your Kids Before They Start High School

By: Michelle Icard

4.18

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The fourteen essential conversations to have with your tween and early teenager to prepare them for… read more

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  • self help
  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • audiobook
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20. The Innovation Stack: Building an Unbeatable Business One Crazy Idea at a Time

By: Jim McKelvey

4.23

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the cofounder of Square, an inspiring and entertaining account of what it means to be a true e… read more

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  • business
  • nonfiction
  • buisness
  • management
  • leadership
Cover of Big Potential: How Transforming the Pursuit of Success Raises Our Achievement, Happiness, and Well-Being by Shawn Achor

21. Big Potential: How Transforming the Pursuit of Success Raises Our Achievement, Happiness, and Well-Being

By: Shawn Achor

4.17

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

“With cutting-edge research, penetrating insights, and practical examples, Shawn Achor describes a … read more

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  • productivity
  • self help
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  • nonfiction
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"Now I realize that I want Leo to be like my father. I don't just want him to be happy, but also to make everyone around him happier. To not only be creative, but to make everyone around him more crea…"

-Shawn Achor, Big Potential: How Transforming the Pursuit of Success Raises Our Achievement, Happiness, and Well-Being

13 best-selling audiobook books like Big Potential: How Transforming the Pursuit of Success Raises Our Achievement, Happiness, and Well-Being by Shawn Achor

The Happiness Equation: Want Nothing + Do Anything = Have Everything

Neil Pasricha

4.53

Transform Your Habits

Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection

Charles Duhigg

4.05

Transform Your Habits

Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things

Adam M. Grant

4.12

Transform Your Habits

Magic Words

Jonah Berger

3.90

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The 12 Week Year

Brian P. Moran , Michael Lennington

4.04

Transform Your Habits

Die with Zero: Getting All You Can from Your Money and Your Life

Bill Perkins

3.91

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Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection

Charles Duhigg

4.05

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Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things

Adam M. Grant

4.12

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