New BiggerPockets Article: Top 10 Personal Development Books

My latest article for BiggerPockets completes my three-part series on the best books to read (and in which order to read them):

1. Best Real Estate Books
2. Best Business Books
3. Best Personal Development Books

It starts with the best book I know (or perhaps second-best, see below) on overcoming fear,

1. Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway by Susan Jeffers

Fear is the biggest thing that stops people from going after their dreams. The fear of failure, rejection, humiliation, etc. can be debilitating for just about everyone. And that’s what makes Susan Jeffers’ book so worthwhile.

She flips the concept of fear on its head. Instead of hoping that fear will go away, this book will change your paradigm about fear. Instead, fear becomes something you should cherish and seek after. As she notes, “The fear will never go away as long as [you]continue to grow… The only sure way to get rid of the fear of doing something is to go out and do it.”
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Once you begin to embrace fear and living “just outside of your comfort zone,” you can learn to handle and confront fear instead of avoiding it and vainly hoping it goes away on its own.

Then it lists nine more and a bunch of honorable mentions. 

Unfortunately, I got ahead of myself and somehow forgot about one of the all-time greats. As I note in a comment to the piece,

​​I must have lost my damn mind and somehow forgotten about Dale Carnegie. How to Win Friends and Influence People as well as How to Stop Worrying and Start Living should both be added to this list.

The article is still definitely worth reading (just remember to read the first comment too). So check it out!