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13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do
13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do
Amy Morin
Take Back Your Power, Embrace Change, Face Your Fears and Train Your Brain for Happiness and Success
40 min
4.6
Lead Yourself First
Lead Yourself First
Raymond M. Kethledge
Inspiring Leadership Through Solitude
18 min
4.4
Stop Saying You're Fine
Stop Saying You're Fine
Mel Robbins
The No-BS Guide to Getting What You Want
18 min
4.2
Rethinking Positive Thinking
Rethinking Positive Thinking
Gabriele Oettingen
Inside the New Science of Motivation
14 min
4.4
Calm the F*ck Down
Calm the F*ck Down
Sarah Knight
How to Stop Freaking Out and Get On With Your Life
14 min
3.9
Discipline Is Destiny
Discipline Is Destiny
Ryan Holiday
The Power of Self-Control
18 min
4.6
Passport to Success
Passport to Success
Jim Stovall
Experience Next Level Living
18 min
4.4
Momentum
Momentum
Sam Silverstein
How to Avoid Going in the Wrong Direction
15 min
4.1

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The Book of Awakening
The Book of Awakening
Mark Nepo
Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have
20 min
Fired Up
Fired Up
Shannon Watts
How to Turn Your Spark into a Flame and Come Alive at Any Age
15 min
Shoveling $h!t
Shoveling $h!t
Kass Lazerow
A Love Story about the Entrepreneur's Messy Path to Success
23 min
Ecce Homo
Ecce Homo
Friedrich Nietzsche
How One Becomes What One is
22 min
4.4
On Character
On Character
Stanley McChrystal
Choices That Define a Life
17 min
4.5
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As A Man Thinketh
As A Man Thinketh
James Allen
The classic text that proves the power of positive thinking
8 min
4.2
Playing Big
Playing Big
Tara Mohr
Practical Wisdom for Women Who Want to Speak Up, Create, and Lead
17 min
The Alchemist
The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho
A Magical Fable About Following Your Dreams
21 min
4.5
When You're Ready, This Is How You Heal
When You're Ready, This Is How You Heal
Brianna Wiest
Inspiration to Begin Your Journey of True Transformation
18 min
4.6
The Let Them Theory
The Let Them Theory
Mel Robbins
A Life-Changing Tool That People Can't Stop Talking About
25 min
We Can Do Hard Things
We Can Do Hard Things
Glennon Doyle
Answers to Life's 20 Questions
21 min
4.3
What You're Made For
What You're Made For
George Raveling
Powerful Life Lessons from My Career in Sports
18 min
4.6
Flip It
Flip It
Michael Heppell
How to Get the Best Out of Everything
16 min
4.4
Wild Courage
Wild Courage
Jenny Wood
Go After What You Want and Get It
21 min
4.4
The Law of Success
The Law of Success
Napoleon Hill
The 15 Most Powerful Principles for Wealth, Health, and Happiness
26 min
4.6
Wabi Sabi
Wabi Sabi
Beth Kempton
Japanese Wisdom for a Perfectly Imperfect Life
25 min
4.7
Beyond Order
Beyond Order
Jordan B. Peterson
12 More Rules for Life
37 min
4.4
How to Fall in Love with Questions
How to Fall in Love with Questions
Elizabeth Weingarten
A New Way to Thrive in Times of Uncertainty
20 min
4.3
Conquering Crisis
Conquering Crisis
Admiral William H. McRaven
Ten Lessons to Learn Before You Need Them
20 min
4.6
7 Rules of Self-Reliance
7 Rules of Self-Reliance
Maha Abouelenein
How to Stay Low, Keep Moving, Invest in Yourself, and Own Your Future
20 min
4.2
The Miracle Morning
The Miracle Morning
Hal Elrod
The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life (Before 8 A.M.)
20 min
4.5
Dynamic Drive
Dynamic Drive
Molly Fletcher
The Formula for Sustained High Performance in All Phases of Your Life
17 min
4.3
The Answer Is a Question
The Answer Is a Question
Laura Ashley-Timms
The Superpower That Will Transform Your Impact as a Manager
18 min
Born For This
Born For This
Chris Guillebeau
How to Find the Work You Were Meant to Do
16 min
4.1
The Power of Self-Confidence
The Power of Self-Confidence
Brian Tracy
Become Unstoppable, Irresistible, and Unafraid in Every Area of Your Life
20 min
4.3
Living in Flow
Living in Flow
Sky Nelson-Isaacs
The Science of Synchronicity and How Your Choices Shape Your World
16 min
4.1
On the Edge
On the Edge
Nate Silver
The Art of Risking Everything
15 min
4.1
Needy
Needy
Mara Glatzel
How to Advocate for Your Needs and Claim Your Sovereignty
18 min
4.4
The Confidence Gap
The Confidence Gap
Russ Harris
A Guide to Overcoming Fear and Self-Doubt
18 min
4.5

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