Has anyone been inspired or motived by certain books?

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  • MammaTiz
    MammaTiz Posts: 1
    Younger Next Year for Women.
  • MeToJem
    MeToJem Posts: 13
    Want to follow this and start reading!
  • BritFitB
    BritFitB Posts: 106 Member
    Too many to count. Shut Up, Stop Whining, and Get a Life by Larry Winget is in your face, but influential. I'm also a fan of Brian Tracy, who wrote Eat That Frog!, No Excuses, and Maximum Achievement. I think personal development is crucial for anyone making a life shift, however, if you are going to read it, you need to pursue it!
  • SNYSeefried2
    SNYSeefried2 Posts: 10
    Anything by Chantel Hobbs I love The One Day Way I'm reading that right now and also Never Say Diet
  • stephensmith0929
    stephensmith0929 Posts: 160
    Tuesdays with Morrie
  • pucenavel
    pucenavel Posts: 972 Member
    Awareness by Anthony Di Mello
  • willnorton
    willnorton Posts: 995 Member
    That dadgum Bible motivates me.....
  • RollinDawg
    RollinDawg Posts: 235 Member
    Research Kyle Maynard, read his book. You'll be convinced you can do anything. He was born a quadruple amputee, a couple of days ago he finished climbing Kilamanjaro using special padded equipment that allowed him to crawl his way up. This is after becoming a champion wrestler in High School and also graduating from UGA.
  • willafan
    willafan Posts: 101
    Two come to mind-- First, I just finished this one: "Born to Run" by Chris McDougall. Great story which combines anthropology with adventure while making even the most inept runner (like me) feel like we were actually born to run.
    #2 is "The Jungle Effect" by by Dr. Daphne Miller which is all about the correlation between diet and general health. Again, the author combines an adventure story with a lot of fascinating info and there's even some recipes.
    I recommend both books!
  • stroken96
    stroken96 Posts: 436 Member
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  • sonyachan
    sonyachan Posts: 518 Member
    A Miracle in Weight Loss by Marianne Williamson
  • jody664
    jody664 Posts: 397 Member
    Made to Crave by Lysa TerKeurst
    About how we were created to crave and we've turned the craving from God to food and made food an idol. It's about how our struggle with food is a spiritual struggle and how to get it back on course!!! Amazing book and I thought she was talking to me through most of it!!!

    Agree wit this. It's changed the way I view my issues with food.
  • BritFitB
    BritFitB Posts: 106 Member
    1. The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do To Get More of It
    Author: Ph.D., Kelly McGonigal ....... EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT EXCELLENT read.

    2. The Power of Now - Eckhart Tolle

    3. A New Earth - Eckhart Tolle

    Can't wait to read the Willpower Instinct! Always looking for a new self-improvement read... Thanks to Fergie!
  • dreamzvt
    dreamzvt Posts: 96
    Awesome feedback here!

    Thank you all for sharing. Jennifer
  • zenzoes
    zenzoes Posts: 187
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  • A70sgirl
    A70sgirl Posts: 15 Member
    Great post!
  • laurastrait21
    laurastrait21 Posts: 307 Member
    I'm going to have to check out the Willpower Instinct! Thanks for the rec.

    I'm a big fan of "In Defense of Food - Michael Pollan", and "Naturally Thin" - Bethenny Frankel.

    Also a big "He' s Just Not That Into You" guru .. but I guess that is another topic for another time :)
  • Missklara
    Missklara Posts: 282 Member
    i would recommend ''what i talk about when i talk about running'' by haruki murakami. (fiction)

    especially if you cannot make yourself to exercise

    my father(he's 56) started to run like crazy after he read this!

    interesting and inspirational :)
  • zenzoes
    zenzoes Posts: 187
    I loved some of these. Any other suggestions?
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