7 Books That Have Shaped My Business and

Life

I've always viewed books as a portal into the world, giving you access to new perspectives, ideas and knowledge.

These have been especially helpful in my journey to find freedom with food and overcome over a decade of disordered eating. When I was ready to finally change my habits in the last 2 years of that decade, these were the ones that gave me the awareness and confidence to get things handled.

Psychiatrist Viktor Frankl's memoir hasriveted generations of readers with itsdescriptions of life in Nazi death campsand its lessons for spiritual survival.

Between 1942 and 1945 Frankl laboredin four different camps, includingAuschwitz, while his parents, brother,and pregnant wife perished.

Based on his own experience and theexperiences of others he treated laterin his practice, Frankl argues that wecannot avoid suffering but we canchoose how to cope with it, findmeaning in it, and move forward withrenewed purpose.

Frankl's theory-known as logotherapy,from the Greek word logos("meaning")-holds that our primarydrive in life is not pleasure, as Freudmaintained, but the discovery andpursuit of what we personally findmeaningful.

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In The Power of Habit, Pulitzer Prize–winning business reporter CharlesDuhigg takes us to the thrilling edge ofscientific discoveries that explain whyhabits exist and how they can bechanged.

Distilling vast amounts of informationinto engrossing narratives that take usfrom the boardrooms of Procter &Gamble to sidelines of the NFL to thefront lines of the civil rights movement,Duhigg presents a whole newunderstanding of human nature and itspotential.

At its core, The Power of Habit containsan exhilarating argument: The key toexercising regularly, losing weight,being more productive, and achievingsuccess is understanding how habitswork.

As Duhigg shows, by harnessing thisnew science, we can transform ourbusinesses, our communities, and ourlives.

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There is an end to the anguish ofemotional eating -- and this bookexplainshow to achieve it. GeneenRoth, whose Feeding the Hungry Heartand When FoodIs Love have broughtunderstanding and acceptance to tensof thousands ofreaders over the lasttwo decades, here outlines her provenprogram forresolving the conflicts atthe root of overeating.

Using simple techniquesdeveloped inher highly successful seminars, sheoffers reassuring,practical advice.

Geneen Roth is a writer and a teacherwho has gained internationalprominence through her work in thefield of eating disorders. She is thefounder of the Breaking Freeworkshops, which she has conductednationwide since 1979.

She is also the author of Feeding theHungry Heart, Breaking Free fromCompulsive Eating, and When Food isLove. A frequent guest on televisionand radio programs, she has written forand been featured in Tie, Ms., NewWoman, Family Circle, andCosmopolitan.

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The new complete edition of a timelessclassic that includes the never-before-published Part Four and Last Words byRichard Bach.

This is the story for people who followtheir hearts and make their ownrules…people who get special pleasureout of doing something well, even ifonly for themselves…people who knowthere’s more to this living than meetsthe eye: they’ll be right there withJonathan, flying higher and faster thanthey ever dreamed.

A pioneering work that wed graphicswith words, Jonathan Livingston Seagullnow enjoys a whole new life.

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The world is changing. Markets havecrashed. Jobs have disappeared.Industries have been disrupted and arebeing remade before our eyes.Everything we aspired to for “security,”everything we thought was “safe,” nolonger is: College. Employment.Retirement. Government.

It’s all crumbling down. In every part ofsociety, the middlemen are beingpushed out of the picture. No longer issomeone coming to hire you, to investin your company, to sign you, to pickyou.

It’s on you to make the most importantdecision in your life: Choose Yourself.This book will teach you to do just that.

With dozens of case studies, interviewsand examples–including the author,investor and entrepreneur JamesAltucher’s own heartbreaking andinspiring story–Choose Yourselfilluminates your personal path tobuilding a bright, new world out of thewreckage of the old.

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In The Gifts of Imperfection, BrenéBrown, a leading expert on shame,authenticity, and belonging, shares tenguideposts on the power ofWholehearted living—a way ofengaging with the world from a placeof worthiness.

Each day we face a barrage of imagesand messages from society and themedia telling us who, what, and howwe should be. So most of us perform,please, and perfect, all the whilethinking, "What if I can't keep all ofthese balls in the air? What will peoplethink if I fail or give up?

In her ten guideposts, Brown engagesour minds, hearts, and spirits as sheexplores how we can cultivate thecourage, compassion, and connectionto wake up in the morning and think,"No matter what gets done and howmuch is left undone, I am enough," andto go to bed at night thinking, "Yes, Iam sometimes afraid, but I am alsobrave.

And, yes, I am imperfect andvulnerable, but that doesn't change thetruth that I am worthy of love andbelonging."

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Whether this is your first exploration ofinner space, or you’ve devoted your lifeto the inward journey, this book willtransform your relationship withyourself and the world around you.You’ll discover what you can do to putan end to the habitual thoughts andemotions that limit your consciousness.

By tapping into traditions of meditationand mindfulness, author and spiritualteacher Michael A. Singer shows howthe development of consciousness canenable us all to dwell in the presentmoment and let go of painful thoughtsand memories that keep us fromachieving happiness and self-realization.

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