Best personal development books to elevate you and your lifestyle.
The honest truth to elevate your life, achieve all your goals and live the life of your dreams is not to scroll on Instagram, Pinterest or Tiktok for hours everyday – even if you think you’re looking for “inspiration” or conducting “research”.
The answer is to spend time each day learning something new or developing the habits you need in order to get where you want to be. This of course also extends to removing any bad habits.
The easiest and fastest way to become the best version of you is to learn from others who have achieved what you want to accomplish and implement their habits and actions. Having said that, I know there’s so many resources out there that it can be difficult to navigate between what’s worth your time and not.
That’s why I’ve created this post with the best personal development books to help you level up. I do also regularly update this as I read more books and find other resources so be sure to keep checking back.
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Of course, I’ve also been victim to the never ending scroll-hole on Insta or I’d read a book for ‘personal development’ just to say, “I’ve read a personal development book”, when in actual fact I couldn’t tell you one thing I’d learned, let alone put anything into practice that was actually going to take me to the next level and achieve my goals.
I know personal development seems to be the new trendy buzz word, but believe me, this is the only trend I’m telling you to follow! Take it seriously and you will be rewarded many times over.
If you want to elevate yourself and your lifestyle (and I’m guessing if you’ve landed on this post, then the answer is yes), the best way to do so is through personal development books.
I’ve actually taken away all the guessing and hard work for you and compiled a list of books I would recommend you read for each area you might want to improve.
I’ve also provided my top recommendations for the best personal development books in the below areas so you can jump between sections depending on your current goals:
- Style and Beauty
- Femininity
- Health and Fitness
- Level Up Lifestyle
- Finances
- Mindset
- Relationships
Just so you know, many of these books can be found Amazon Prime which means they can be delivered to your door within a day or two!
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However, if you’re impatient like me and simply don’t want to wait for the postman when you don’t have to, you can download them instantly to the Kindle app.
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5 Personal development books to start your levelling-up journey
1. Atomic habits, James Clear
Atomic habits will have you evaluate your day to day routine like no other. I could hardly put this book down the first time I read it. If you’re looking to elevate your life and reach your full potential I thoroughly recommend you read this book and implement all the pieces of advice within it.
2. Rich dad, poor dad, Robert T Kiyosaki
This is one of those books that you’ll read over and over again and learn something different each time. If you’re looking to build wealth and want to give your finances an overhaul, you have to read this book. My whole outlook on where and how I spend my money was completely changed after reading this book!
3. 30 Chic days, Fiona Ferris
I honestly can’t recommend this book… and the entire series enough! As soon as Fiona Ferris publishes a new book I completely skip the “read a sample first” and immediately click to purchase.
This was the first book I read when starting out on my journey to become more feminine and elegant and it didn’t disappoint. Thirty Chic Days is a perfect base line for stepping into a more chic and luxurious lifestyle. This book covers all the basics from finances to living well to beauty. She also has a blog at Howtobechic.com for extra tips to live a chic life!
4. Thirty Slim Days, Fiona Ferris
Following on from the above recommendation, this is the best book for dieting, although it’s not really a diet she advocates.
Among some really useful tips, the main take-away is to break out of the diet mentality and eat like an elegant and feminine woman!
5. Get rich, lucky bitch
Get Rich, Lucky Bitch provides so much more than a guide to looking after your finances and teach you good habits, it actually goes so much deeper into the thoughts and beliefs you have around money and how to overcome them.
By the end you will change the way you see money and material possessions for the better and you will be living your best life just from some small changes to the way you view money.
Chapter 7 really helps you focus on the small improvements you can make that will add up to big and lasting changes. Rather than just give a list of all the ‘best saving and spending’ habits, this chapter will have you assess and put into practice habits that will allow you to become the best version of yourself.
It actually encourages you to buy a nice bottle of perfume if that’s what would make you feel rich and amazing! If you’re looking for the best feminine perfumes, I actually wrote a separate post on this.
Additional personal development books
Style and Beauty
- Style: The Modern Lady’s Guide to Elegance and Charm
- The little black book of style
- The Curated Closet: A Simple System for Discovering Your Personal Style and Building Your Dream Wardrobe
- Forever Chic: French women’s Secrets for Timeless Beauty, Style, and Substance
- Lessons from Madame Chic: 20 Stylish Secrets I Learned While Living in Paris
Femininity
- At Home with Madame Chic
- The whole series by Fiona Ferris! – Yes, they’re THAT good
- How to be a Hepburn in a Kardashian World
Health / Fitness
Level Up Lifestyle
- How to get from where you are to where you want to be
- Choosing the simply luxurious life
- Sparkle – a girl’s guide to living deliciously dazzling, widely effervescent, kick-ass life
Personal Finances
Mindset
- The compound effect
- Good vibes, Good life
- Working hard, hardly working
- Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines and Habits of Billionaires, Icons and World Class Performers
- You are a badass
Career and Business
- 4 hour work week
- She means business: Turn your ideas into reality and become wildly successful
- Chillpreneur
Personal Relationships
- How to marry the rich
- A Goal Digger’s Guide: How to get what you want without giving it up
- Solving Single: How to get the Ring not the Runaround
I continually review and update this post with the best personal development books I’ve read, so be sure to keep checking back for additional resources!
32 of the best personal development books to elevate your lifestyle
