Self-Help Books That Will Get You Out Of Your Funk

Now I know we've all been there... those awful days of feeling like we're living in the same day over and over again waiting for the moment when our lives are going to change for the better. Sometimes it is hard to get yourself out of that rut and the best way I found doing that is self-help books. It's hard hearing from other people that you need to put yourself back out there in the world and explore. Unimagined opportunities are open to us but we stay in the same place. Why?... because we are creatures of habit and like being comfortable. But comfort will get you nowhere so a little motivation is always needed. This is where self-help books are key. Reading something moving and raw about a similar situation you're going through is insanely inspiring and almost makes you want to reinvent yourself. Now this list has no real order to it since they all equally moved me and I do recommend reading them all. Even if you're not a reader these are easy to follow and my top picks that'll help you out.

1. 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think

Credits: Shop Catalogue

Brianna Wiest has compiled some of the best essays that will get you changing that negative thinking into something purposeful and help you enjoy the life you have. It'll give you a firm grasp on who you are as a person and what direction you see yourself going in.

“Everything is hard in some way. It’s hard to be in the wrong relationship. It’s hard to be in the right one. It’s hard to be broke and miserable, it’s hard to achieve your dreams. It’s hard to be stuck in the middle, not really feeling anything at all. Everything is hard, but you choose your hard. You choose what’s worth it. You don’t choose whether or not you’ll suffer, but you do choose what you want to suffer for.”

- Brianna Wiest

2. Atomic Habits

Credits: Apple Books

Like I mentioned we are creatures of habits and sometimes we stay in that toxic cycle that we are comfortable in because it's not new. This book will help you build better habits and how to be "1% better each day." Sometimes those small life changes make for an overall better future and that's what I enjoyed while reading it. It didn't give you impossible expectations that you had to meet but bite-sized bits that will deliver better results to your life. There is a full YouTube APB session on it if you want to get a gist of what the book is like before buying it.

“Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become. No single instance will transform your beliefs, but as the votes build up, so does the evidence of your new identity.”

- James Clear

3. You Are A Badass

Credits: Apple Books

This one here is a short read in which I enjoyed every minute of. It's so raw about the messed-up situations we go through in life and how we don't even get the credit for how much of it we endure. There is a range of funny stories in this one and great exercises to do in order to reach the great potential you are capable of. Sometimes we need someone to tell us YOU ARE A BADASS and can do anything we want in this life. This book does just that!

“Nobody who ever accomplished anything big or new or worth raising a celebratory fist in the air did it from their comfort zone. They risked ridicule and failure and sometimes even death.”

- Jen Sincero

4. Get Out Of Your Own Way

Credits: Apple Books

Sometimes it is us who stand between you and your highest self. This book helps you identify some of the habits we are so used to doing that may be harming us in the long run. This read will definitely make you reevaluate the obstacles you put in front of yourself mentally and physically. Self-defeat is the worst defeat as I like to say because when you start believing that you are not capable is when you stop growing. YOU NEED TO GROW BABY!

“You know the old saying, “If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.” Well, if you always get out as soon as the kitchen gets hot, your life will end up half-baked.”

- Mark Goulston

5. Orthorexia

Credits: Amazon

For those of you who don't know what the title of this book means it's basically an eating disorder that involves an unhealthy obsession with eating healthy. Living in today's day and age with all these influencers pressuring us into only eating avocado toast in the mornings and an almond for lunch just sets an unrealistic eating habit and creates eating disorders that get looked over. Your health is always of top priority and combating the food you consume and how you consume them is important in improving your life. Having an obsession with healthy eating can send you into spirals whenever you "cheat" and harms your mental health at the end of the day. So go ahead, eat that pasta because we can't be healthy all the time.

" Let go of toxic control, in order to regain healthy control."

- Kayla Rose Kotecki

There you have it my top picks for self-help books that will snap you into the right path and clear up those clouds in your brain. Get ready to reinvent yourself and go on the journey of a lifetime! Subscribe to my email listing and get notified for more posts because I'll be featuring some of my favorite books each week! Comment what else you would like to read in the lifestyle section. xx G

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