In this ever-evolving world, it is necessary to adapt to whatever changes come our way. That makes it any easy to deal with any of the slightest changes that come our way. It is natural not to want things to change. However, it is also important to know how to be comfortable with changes. Here are 7 books that will inspire you to make a change in your life, which will help in making you think of different perspectives, thoughts, and opinions.
7 Books That Will Inspire You To Make a Change
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Elizabeth Gilbert is a best-selling author that has written many non-fiction, fiction, memoirs, and various other books. Her book, Stern Man was considered a New York Times notable book. Her book Eat, Pray Love stayed in the #1 position on the New York Times bestselling list for 57 weeks. It has sold over 6 million copies worldwide, and the book is also adapted into a film starring Julia Roberts, Javier Bardem, James Franco, etc. After turning 30, Gilbert went through a rough year of a mid-life crisis, where she got rid of all her belongings and built her life back up. This book is about that particular period in her life, and what led to it.
Change your life in seven days by Paul McKenna
Paul McKenna is a hypnotist and has written several books on self-improvement. The themes of his books usually involve advice and motivation on things such as weight loss, linguistics, etc. The book Change your life in seven days is about learning new things, changing habits, and so on. He gives a practical approach to how our thinking and habits affect our day-to-day life. He also offers solutions and advice on how to improve on things to make life more fulfilling.
The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks
Gay Hendricks is an American psychologist who has worked in that field for more than 30 years. He worked as a professor at University at Colorado for 21 years and then proceeded to be a founder of the Hendricks Organization. The organizations help conduct seminars on various topics in different parts of the world. The book The Big Leap, as the title suggests, is about, as the title suggests, taking big leaps in life and taking risks. He talks about ignoring the barriers in life, walking past them, and not letting them restrict you from growth.
This Year I Will by M. J. Ryan
M. J. Ryan is a best-selling author of several self-help and motivational books. Her titles include Random Acts of Kindness, the Happiness Makeover, and so on. In the book, This Year I Will, Ryan talks about her goals and the struggles of trying to achieve them. She mentions how people tend to keep ambitious goals for each New Year’s but find it difficult to follow through with them in just a month or so. She gives advice on how to follow through with these goals, and how to set these goals
Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson
Spenser Johnson quit his medical career to write books on life and live it to the fullest. He was a psychologist, with an MD from the Royal College, and received a medical clerkship from Harvard Medical College. Who Moved My Cheese? is a semi-fiction book where there are four characters in a maze who get nutrition from the same block of cheese. It is said to be a metaphor for life and how everyone has to share and work around each other to proceed. He also goes in-depth about dealing with personal and professional relationships, tough times, and so on.
Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes
Shonda Rhimes is the creator of Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal, and the executive producer for How To Get Away With Murder. She was a very introverted person until her sister challenged her to say yes to anything that she found challenging. The book Year of Yes is about that journey of just saying yes to things. Rhimes described the process to be difficult at first, where she faced a lot of hardships going outside her comfort zone and talking to people, etc. But gradually, she started getting comfortable in it. She advises people to try this out in their lives at least once.
Yes Man by Danny Wallace
Danny Wallace is a British comedian, writer, actor, musician, and screenwriter. He has done various things and has played many roles in front of, and even behind the camera. He started off his writing journey at just the age of 13 and started growing from there. This book, similar to Shonda Rhimes Year of Yes is about Danny Wallace stepping out of his comfort zone and saying yes to more things that make him uncomfortable.
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