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Dubbed the grandfather of self-help, this giant of an author, speaker, and phenomenal influencer of the ages, Napoleon Hill is a great mentor to have in your corner, on your journey of becoming your best self. Napoleon Hill Napoleon Hill was an American self-help author best known for his book "Think and Grow Rich," which has sold millions of copies worldwide. Hill was born in 1883 in Wise County, Virginia, and began his career as a journalist and writer at a young age. He is known for his work on the power of positive thinking and its role in personal success. Hill conducted extensive research on the lives of successful people and developed a set of principles that he believed could be used to achieve success in any field. He spent many years studying the habits and characteristics of successful individuals and documenting his findings in his writings. Hill's work has significantly influenced the self-help and personal development movement, and his ideas are still widel...

Continuing our series, I bring you another great author and self-mastery advocate, loved and renowned for his amazing contribution to the growth and development of human potential. His works push the boundaries of what we consider possible,  breaking previous limitations held in the mind, in different fields, one book at a time. Timothy Ferris Timothy Ferris is an American entrepreneur, author, and podcast host. He is best known for his books "The 4-Hour Work Week" and "Tools of Titans," as well as his podcast "The Tim Ferriss Show," which features interviews with successful people from various fields. "The 4-Hour Work Week" is a self-help book that offers a framework for achieving financial independence and maximizing productivity. The book covers topics such as outsourcing, automating income streams, and reducing time spent on unimportant tasks.  One key idea in the book is the suggestion to outsource and automate income streams to free up time...

Self-mastery is a journey of becoming our highest version, incorporating what we learn from books, research materials, and daily life experiences. Check out Vol. 1 in the previous post before reading Vol. 2. Below are two more books from the phenomenal Dr. Jordan B. Peterson. 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos "12 Rules for Life" is a self-help book that offers practical advice for living a more meaningful and fulfilling life. It is based on Peterson's years of experience as a clinical psychologist and draws on a wide range of sources, including psychology, philosophy, and religious texts as well. The book is organized around 12 "rules" that are designed to help readers find meaning and purpose in their lives and navigate the challenges and complexities of modern life. These rules include: 1. Stand up straight with your shoulders back: This rule is about physical posture and the importance of holding yourself with confidence and pride. By standing up straig...

The self-mastery journey involves a realization that no one is coming to save us. We stop playing the blame game and decide to pick ourselves up from the depressing state of affairs. This journey begins with a step-by-step acknowledgment of our roles in our current unfavorable life conditions. We declare "enough is enough" as we venture into the world of books, coaches, seminars, interviews, positive mindset influencers, online, offline, and self-reflecting via meditation. We all get to this point in different phases of life. Some of us require a serious dose of life crises. Others may naturally awaken as age and maturation occurs. This difficult truth hits us, and we open our minds to self-awareness, personal responsibility, accountability, and patience with the process, realizing that the decades of damage wouldn’t be reversed in a month or two. We withdraw from our normal daily routine, carving out time to digest new information, and incorporating our findings to enable us...