what do u think of self improvement books??

No, I generally dont approve of self-improvement books. Something like 100 ways to be happy or how to control your anger have actually failed on me. The only book that I liked in such perspective was "You Can Win" by Shiv Kheda, rest all went for a toss. This particular book does not try to preach you, instead it lets you know through simple simple stories that what happens when you leave the right course of action. What can be the consequence of being right or wrong and how your life is affected by it. Then the author leaves it to the individual reading the book, as to decide how to act, think and just be himself and live a fuller life.

When I first met my hubby, he told me all about those self help books. I laughed at them. I still do. The reason being, I don't see any results in his life from all that reading. He's still as poor and as miserable when we first met. He hasn't reached any of his goals he's set and he's not a positive person. I try to tell him, 'be a people person', but that will take prayer as well as reading.

Hi aissha.I think self improvement books are just fine and work if you apply yourself to doing what it tells you to do,however i always procrastnate,and never follow through with what it tells me.I have read so many i cannot even remember,and i get all excited and i am going to start doing just what it says to do....But I do it once or twice and then forget all about it.Just like now,i remember reading a lot of self improvement books,but i cannot think of them right off hand.I have a problem sticking with something very long,something comes along and i forget to do what it says...I have a very bad habit of doing that..

Hello,aissha,I think the best way to improve yourself is to read a wide range of books but not just follow those self improvemnet books,you will improve yourself by getting knowledges in different areas.I think I am self improving myself everyday as I keep learning something everyday,may be in mylot ,I will get some new knowledges everyday through the discussions.

i have read a couple of books on self improvement like U CAN WIN, 7 habits of highly effective people, rich dad poor dad, magic of thinking big, think big and grow rich what i feel after reading these books as to learn from others experiences i like the most is RICH DAD POOR DAD by - Robet t kiyoski this book has given me much financial knowledge.

I love these kind of books! Of course in order to have well-rounded knowledge you should always cover a wider area of books to choose from, but self-help books can actually show you things about yourself you haven't discovered or make you see things from a viewpoint you've never considered before. I make it a point to read about one book on selfhelp each week, the last one being "Coach yourself to success", which has tips for improvement in different areas of your life, and I have to admit that most of these tips are really awesome - so thumbs up for this book. Personally I really liked the idea of the author that you have to make yourself feel good, even if that involves getting someone who helps you clean or getting massages (and the author says that even if you're tight on money, you can still do that once in a while, but maybe not as often as once a week). The reason for this is that when you feel good about yourself (in a direct way or maybe because you didn't have to do things you really dislike doing), you have more energy for the work you like and hence you have more potential to earn and be successful. So right now I'm trying to implement this in my life, and I have to say that it's been working pretty well so far :-)! Other books I enjoyed are for example "The seat of the soul", "The four amendments", "The power of focus", "You can if you think you can", "Key to positive thinking", "Aladdin factor", "Dare to win" and "Unstoppable"...

Self improvement books are actually more useful while you are younger. They help you figure out the type of person you would like to be, how to get there, and how so arrange your life so that it suits you and not he ideas of others, assuming the self improvement book isn't trying to sell you the next book that he same author is planning on releasing. Books for those whoa re younger usually don't actually focus on the self, but on how the self can please others. For those of use who are older and have that stack of books on our shelves from days gone by, books for the over 35 to 40 crowd usually talk about gaining the most pleasure from the time we have left. The self improvement focuses squarely on the self first. The best thing I have learned from self help books is how to be aware of manipulative languagem and how to avoid falling into that "herd mentality" that can leave people stripped of their pleasure in their later years.

no dont read that type of books and i try to develop my personality on my self

This might sound silly and irrelevant, but there is a book called "the one minute manager" that changed my life. Its not just a book for people in the job force. It kind of gives you a different perspective on how you can change your life by doing simple little things during your daily routine that can clear up any clutter and drama in your life so you can move on to become a more organized and successful person in your every day life. It is a small book and a very easy read. Another book that is very popular is called "who moved my cheese".. Its more of a book on how to deal with change. As far as relationships go, there is a book called "the proper care and feeding of husbands" by dr. Laura slessinger. I read this book when I was still a young single boy. It is a great read and it is made for both men and women. It gives you such a great perspective on how you should treat a man or woman in any relationship and how to make it thrive by doing the right thing. Not to mention the many personal stories that people have shared with her over the years.. These too me are all very fabulous books and they will never leave my library. I havn't picked up the secret, but it is next on my order list from Borders, I am hoping that it will be insightful.