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Personal Development books are a multi-billion dollar industry. That industry publishes literally thousands of Personal Development books every year on the topic of Success and how to achieve it. From the practical to the new age, there are different flavors of Personal Development books for every taste.

So, what are the Top 10 Personal Development books should you read - which Personal Development books will actually help you on your quest - and which Personal Development books should you toss to the side? People are busy, so this is a vital question.

This is the list of the Top 10 Personal Development books you need to read in order to fully understand the philosophy of success. From positive thinking and the law of attraction to goals and enlightenment, these books hit all the topics.

Get them. Read them. Study them. When you’ve digested the contents of these Personal Development books, you will be more than ready to get to the important part of your success journey - getting into action.

10. Taking it to the Next Level - Brian Maxwell

This book is on of the extraordinary Personal Development books of the 21st Century . Mr. Maxwell explains in great detail how to tap into the powers of your subconscious mind and the amazing effect your attitude has on your ability to attract success, wealth, and happiness. While that may make it sound like it’s new age woo, it’s not. Brian provides great techniques for auto-suggestion and how to overcome the life situations that may face us. You will get a lot from this book - guaranteed.

9. No-Nonsense Guide to Enlightenment - Blair Warren

Blair Warren is one of the smartest people I know and this book (e-book, actually) showcases that. His premise? That while many of us quest for enlightenment, the fact is that all of us have actually experienced enlightenment at one time or another - and probably even multiple times. I’ve read this book a few times and every time I read it I get something new from it. Want to know the best thing? Mr. Warren provides it as a free download. Get enlightened - get Mr. Warren’s book.

8. Psycho-Cybernetics - Maxwell Maltz

Do you want to know how your brain works? Do you want to improve your golf swing without physically practicing? Do you want to be like a guided missile when it comes to achieving your goals? Then this is one of the best Personal Development books for you. This is one of the most powerful Personal Development books you will ever read. This books is such a classic that there is a decent chance that you have read it. If that is the case, then read it again. The concepts in this book bear repeating.

7. Think & Grow Rich - Napoleon Hill

What list of books about the philosophy of success would be complete without one of the best Personal Development books of all time? It’s a classic that deserves repeated readings. I can’t write much that isn’t already written about this book. If you already have it on your shelf, get it and read it again. If you don’t have it, then get it and read it. The proof is in the pudding with Think & Grow Rich: many, many successful people cite this book as a major influence on their success.

6. SHAM - Steve Salerno

The sub-title for this book is How the Self-Help Movement Made America Helpless. So, what is what one would consider to be an anti-self-help book doing on a list of the best Personal Development books? In order to separate the wheat from the chaff, not only does one have to know what the wheat looks like, one has to be familiar with what the chaffs looks like as well. Mr. Salerno does an excellent job of illustrating where self-help and personal development have gone awry - and how in some circumstances it is actually hurting people. Like any other human endeavor, the personal development field has its share of charlatans and scammers. The better prepared you are to notice them before they lead you astray, the better are your chances for becoming the success you want to be.

5. How to Get Rich - Felix Dennis

This is not new age fluff. Not at all. This book is not like any book on this list. Mr. Dennis, the multi-millionaire publisher and founder of Maxim Magazine among others, actually calls his little tome an “anti-self-help book”. So, what will you garner from this book? You’ll get Mr. Dennis’ perspective on what it takes to really become rich. And not just six-figures-a-year rich, but multi-millionaire, never-have-to-worry-about-money-ever-again rich. Do you think that you have what it takes to get that far? Read this book and find out. Trust me - it will open your eyes.

4. You Were Born Rich - Bob Proctor

You Were Born Rich is one of the best personal development books ever written. Not only do I have the book, but I also have the unabridged audio version, which I have played countless times. I know it might be tempting to get some of his other works, but you really don’t need to do that. This is one book that he’s written has tremendous impact on your life and will actually help you on your path to success.

3. The Science of Getting Rich

This is one of the Personal Development books that was way ahead of its time. The author Wallace Wattles takes you deep into your consciousness and reveals an amazing power to us that provides the formula that allows us to discover The Science of Getting Rich

2. The Master Key System - Charles F. Haanel

What more needs to be said? The Master Key System is “the only clear, concise, comprehensive, definitive, distinctive, and scientific presentation of the creative power of thought ever formulated.” As you read though the 24 weeks of the book and as you practice the exercises, you will be training your brain to focus and to visualize. You will learn how to look at a problem or situation or opportunity and to solve it or see it for what it really is or take advantage of it. This is truly a powerful book and the people who study it get a lot from it.

1. Prometheus Rising - Robert Anton Wilson

If you read only one of the Personal Development books on this list, then make it this one. I read it at least once per year - and every time that I do I get something new out of it. In Prometheus Rising, Mr. Wilson takes the reader on a journey through the seven “circuits” of consciousness as delineated by Timothy Leary. What will you learn? A lot. Too much to get into here. I can only say that I have found this book to be one of the most important books that I’ve ever read. I am highly confident that you will agree with me once you’ve read it.

And there you have it. The Top 10 Personal Development books you need to read to succeed.

You may be asking, Why only ten?

I know that it is a common claim in the personal development arena that you should be constantly reading every one of the personal development books that you can get your hands on. Some seminar speakers say that you are “investing in your education” while others claim that reading all the Personal Development books should be like “combing your hair” - you do that every day, so you should read personal development books everyday, lest you backslide into your unsuccessful ways.

I don’t agree with that line of reasoning. In my experience, one of two things happens if a person reads too many personal development books.

1. The person becomes confused because they are exposed to far too many ideas and techniques, thus they never tap into their ultimate potential.
2. The person becomes a “self-help junkie” looking for the “silver bullet” that will make them successful.

Both are equally debilitating and both are only caused by reading too many of what I refer to as softcore Personal Development books.

There are two classifications of self-help/personal development books: softcore and hardcore.

Softcore books refer to those Personal Development books that espouse ideas and techniques related to the philosophy of success. They are books that are about the Law of Attraction, how to make friends, how your mind works. Things of that nature. This list is a collection of softcore Personal Development books.

Hardcore books are those Personal Development books that actually tell you how to do something, such as how to start a business, step-by-step guides to learning a skill, how to invest your money. A good example of one of my favorite  hardcore Personal Development books is David Portney’s 129 Seminar Speaking Success Tips.

Once you have read and studied the Personal Development books on this list, you should be good to go with regards to softcore Personal Development books. Sure, you can read a new one once in a while, but you should be quite familiar with the philosophy, if not practicing it somewhat fluently. If you don’t understand something, re-read one or all of these Personal Development books. In most cases, it’s not a matter of requiring another book; it’s just a matter of understanding what you already have!

When you understand the philosophy, that is when you move to the hardcore Personal Development books so that you can learn the actual skills you need to learn in order to become competent at whatever you aim to do.

You see, it is important that you learn that you can do it; then it is important to learn how to do it; and then you must go out and actually do it.

With these ten Personal Development books, you will learn everything you need to know about the philosophy of success. You will learn that you can do just about anything to which you set your mind. Speaking of your mind, you will learn how to properly use it.

Read these Personal Development books and succeed. Or, as Charles Haanel would say -

You must first have the knowledge of your power; second, the courage to dare; third, the faith to do.

These ten Personal Development books will give you that knowledge of your power. By honing your skills, you will develop the courage to dare. After that, it’s all up to you. And I have faith that you can do it! For more resources for Success and Personal Development Books Click Here!