The best self-help tools along your spiritual journey

How many self-help books do you have on your shelves? 5? …And they were given to you? 20? …You’re just starting! Over a 100! That’s more like it! Everybody I know who’s into self-help has A LOT of books on the topic. So does anybody who has a passion for something, right? Well, I believe it’s not exactly the same thing. I find books to be among the best self-help tools I have. But we don’t collect self-help books for the pleasure of collecting them, we collect them in order to grow. So how is that working out for you? Have you made all the progress you hoped for? If not, carry on…

There are tons of self-help books out there. But instead of reading them all, I try to mainly reread the same few ones. It’s quite fascinating to realize how much we can learn from a second, third or fourth read! It’s always the same book, but you get a new perspective as you read it with a different awareness. I believe that we don’t do this often enough: revisit the same books, the same movies. There is so much we can learn that way! I find it strange because we do it with people! We keep the same family our entire life, we keep the same partner, we keep many of our friends. Isn’t the beauty of life to deepen our relationships instead of accumulating them? Why should it be different with books? That’s how Bob Proctor did it! He owes all his success to the careful study of only a very few books!

Unfortunately, I didn’t get hooked on Think and Grow Rich like so many other people did. I even had trouble finishing it! The book I read the most often in my life is definitely The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. And every time I did, I understood messages I didn’t get on the previous read. Maybe I love this book so much because I recognize myself in the traveler who leaves everything behind to fulfil his true purpose. Maybe that’s because I have also been to Egypt and it’s been the best trip of my life!

Next in the list is Deepak Chopra. Deepak’s books played a very important role in my spiritual path. Discovering him marked my shift from reading books on psychology for 10 years to slowly shifting towards spirituality. He’s the one who introduced me to meditation 3 years ago. I loved him… until I saw him on video. I find that he lacks enthusiasm. When I saw him during interviews, he looked bored. Anyway, he’s still the one who opened up my eyes on spirituality so he deserves to be on my best self-help books list!

And the most recent is Bob Proctor. I discovered him less than a year ago but the impact of his teachings made me want to meet him right away. I did meet him at Matrixx in October 2013 and I also went to his Science of Getting Rich seminar in L.A. in February 2014. Everything I learned from him and from It’s Not About the Money have influenced my life in the most impactful way. I am now confident that I can achieve what I decide and I’m putting everything in place to become financially independent within the next 3 years!

So that’s it! What are the most influential self-help books in your life? What have been your best self-help tools?

Self-Help Groups

Self-help groups are extremely important. Undertaking life changes is always a challenge and having people to support you on your journey is a must. I recently took part in Bob Proctor Matrixx program. It’s a week-long experience with 50 people around the world that catapults your progress. As Bob often says, the more you put in, the more you get out. Well I definitely put a lot in because I feel like I evolved more than with any other self-help groups or books before!

 

When you are serious about the changes you want to bring into your life, you are bound to feel discouragement. Having people to support you therefore greatly enhances your chances of success. And that’s true for about anything! For instance, my greatest commitment to a gym training was when I went with my brother. I didn’t want to disappoint him and miss a session and he felt the same. It’s always a good idea to partner up with someone to discuss the breakthroughs and to keep at it. The program I’m currently following is 12 weeks long and I know I will need support. That’s why I’m doing it with my best friend.

If you don’t know anyone who wants to team up with you, then simply ask me! It will be my pleasure to accompany you on your journey! I love self-help groups, sharing my experiences and learning from others. I have followed many programs and you will find in this blog and I am also very interested in learning about other programs that I might not know. So, no matter what the programs is, ask me! Or if you don’t know which program would be best for you, let me know as well! I can advise you on the self-help groups and programs would be the most suitable for you!

 

Alternatively, check out this link for a list of useful groups:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_self-help_organizations

Best Self-Help Books

Many people ask me what are my best self-help books. Well, here is my top 5:

#5 The Instant Millionaire > Marc Fischer. This is one of the simplest books I have ever read. And it’s simplicity make it remarkable. There are 3 tomes but I only recommend the 1^st one. The 2 others ones are good, but not a must. The Millionaire tells the story of a young man learning how to harvest the riches. His mentor is an old millionaire who teaches him the secret of wealth and makes him experience a few adventures to learn the value of things. It’s actually not only about money, and it’s a great life story.

#4 The 7 Spiritual Laws of Success > Deepak Chopra. I know this book by heart! It’s the cheapest that I’ve ever bought and one of the most valuable. It teaches at the subconscious level how to benefit from abundance.

#3 The Road Less Traveled > by Scott Peck. This is one of the pillars of modern psychotherapy. I read this book 3 or 4 times. It talks about the archetypes of personalities and it also describes what love is and is not. This book set the foundation of my desire to evolve and to know more about myself. The author also introduces love in his therapy and to me that should be the core of any psychotherapy.

#2 – Absent Fathers, Lost Sons > by Guy Corneau. This book is full of metaphors and the author skilfully uses Egyptian mythology to explain modern problems.

#1 – The Alchemist > by Paulo Coelho. Okay, it’s actually not officially a self-help book, as it is found in the fiction section of your bookstore. But this is by far the book that had the greatest impact on me. It opened the door for all the other books. And maybe it had a greater impact because it’s not directly a self-help book. I read it about 10 times and I love it because it’s a short read (half a day). It is dense with information and I learned something new every time I read it. I definitely strongly recommend it!

If you want to discover more authors, check out this great book that lists the 101 most popular self-help authors!

Top 101 Experts

Enjoy!
Martin