Recommended Resources

Personal Growth/Beliefs/Positivity/Motivation

Books

You Are a Badass®: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life by Jen Sincero

Mind Power Into the 21st Century by John Kehoe

The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are by Brené Brown

Daring Greatly How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brené Brown

The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin

The Ultimate Secret to Getting Absolutely Everything You Want by Mike Hernacki

Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill (this isn’t just about making money but about changing your beliefs)

Quantum Learning: Unleashing the Genius in You by Bobbi DePorter and Mike Hernacki

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Bleep: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson

The Art of Happiness at Work by the Dalai Lama

StrengthsFinder 2.0 —Gallup

Now, Discover Your Strengths —Gallu p

Web Sites for Podcasts, Articles, Videos, and Books

www.brenebrown.com

www.jensincero.com

www.tonyrobbins.com

https://brendon.com/

https://www.speedoftrust.com/

https://positivepsychologyprogram.com/

https://www.learnmindpower.com/

Articles

Find the Clifton StrengthsFinder here: https://www.gallupstrengthscenter.com/

https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/what-mentally-strong-people-dont-do/201504/7-scientifically-proven-benefits-gratitude

Take the Learned Optimism test based on Martin’s Seligman’s research here: https://web.stanford.edu/class/msande271/onlinetools/LearnedOpt.html

TED Talks/Videos

Shawn Achor’s TED Talk on “The Happiness Advantage”: https://www.ted.com/talks/shawn_achor_the_happy_secret_to_better_work?language=en

Robert Waldinger’s TED Talk, “What Makes a Good Life? Lessons from the Longest Study on Happiness”: https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2017/04/over-nearly-80-years-harvard-study-has-been-showing-how-to-live-a-healthy-and-happy-life/

Amy Cuddy’s power poses: https://www.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_shapes_who_you_are?language=en

Brendon Burchard on personal responsibility, success, and positivity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJVUPL_aAk w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5n919vsIFg

Brené Brown—“The Power of Vulnerability”: https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_on_vulnerability

Marshall Goldsmith—“Six Questions to Increase Employee Engagement” (5 minutes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k882gTkCCxY&list=PLCDJe_hdM2Jjzp-gawhqJm9BAk4ngvzmJ&index=5

Chip Heath—“Why Change is So Hard” (5 minutes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpiDWeRN4UA