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BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS

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Over the years I have read hundreds of books on personal development, business skills and psychology - it's as though I knew that one day I would be a life coach and would need to draw on the work of these great writers!

Listed below are my personal favourites - those that have really inspired, influenced and helped me. I hope that you will find them equally valuable. I've put the books into categories, to help you navigate the list faster, and you'll see that some fall into two categories.

Over the next couple of months I will be adding reviews of all these books, which I hope you will find useful. Indeed - if you are serious about wanting to improve any areas of your life, I would suggest that you get reading now! I will be adding further suggested reading as I discover more great books.

All of my recommended books listed below are linked to Amazon.co.uk, where you can get hold of them at a significant discount, and have them delivered directly to your home in just a few days. In addition, I have recently added a couple of e-books, which are available for immediate purchase and download.

And yes - all my bookcases at home are full, I always ask for book tokens for my birthday and a shopping trip is not complete without a visit to the bookshop!

For information and reviews on the books below just cut and paste the title of the book into the Amazon search box.

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Personal development
  • cover"Loving What Is" by Byron Katie ISBN 0712629300
  • "Your best year yet" by Jinny Ditzler ISBN 0-7225-3034-x
  • "You can have what you want" by Michael Neill ISBN 1-4019-1078-5
  • "The 7 Rules of Success" by Fiona Harrold ISBN 0-340-83204-5
  • "Change your life in 7 days" by Paul McKenna ISBN 0593050554
  • "Living Your Best Life" by Laura Berman Fortgang ISBN 0-00-711183-5
  • "How to make your dreams come true" by Mark Forster ISBN 0-340-78629-9
  • "The Right Questions" by Debbie Ford ISBN 0-340-83476-5
  • "Take time for your life" by Cheryl Richardson ISBN 0-553-81301-3
  • "Life makeovers" by Cheryl Richardson ISBN 0-553-81371-4
  • "Overcoming low self esteem" by Melanie Fennell ISBN 1-85487-725-9
  • "Successful but something missing?" by Ben Renshaw ISBN 0-7126-7053-X
  • "The 7 habits of Highly effective people" by Stephen R Covey ISBN 0-684-85839-8
  • "Feel the fear and do it anyway" by Susan Jeffers ISBN 0-09-974100-8
  • "There must be more than this" by Judith Wright ISBN 0-553-81590-3
  • "Fearless Living" by Rhonda Britten ISBN 0-340-79486-0
  • "Awaken the giant within" by Anthony Robbins ISBN 0-7434-0938-8
  • "Unlimited power" by Anthony Robbins ISBN 0-7434-0939-6
  • "Be your own life coach" by Fiona Harrold ISBN 0-340-77064-3
  • "Transform your life" by Carole Gaskell ISBN 0-00-710078-7
  • "Taming Your Gremlin" by Rick Carson ISBN 0-06-052022-1
  • "The Self Factor" by Duncan Coppock ISBN 1-84409-065-5
  • "Everything I've ever done that worked" by Lesley Garner ISBN 1-4019-1106-4
  • "Transitions - making sense of life's changes" by Wiliam Bridges ISBN 10 978-0-7382-0904-3
  • "The Emotional Healing Strategy" by Gael Lindfield ISBN 978-0-718-152-871
Time management
  • "Do it tomorrow" by Mark Forster ISBN 0-340-74620-3
    • "I highly recommend this book. I attended one of Mark's seminars where he explained his new ideas for time management and, having used this system successfully for quite a while now, can say that I am much more focused and effective than before."
  • "Get everything done and still have time to play" by Mark Forster ISBN 978-0340-909126
  • "The 7 habits of Highly effective people" by Stephen R Covey ISBN 0-684-85839-8
  • "High Energy Habits" by Bill Ford ISBN 0-7434-2894-3
Thinking skills
  • "Change your Questions, Change Your life" by Marilee Adams ISBN-13: 978-1576752418
  • cover "Time to Think" by Nancy Kline ISBN 0-706307745-1
  • "Six Thinking Hats" by Edward de Bono ISBN 0-14-029666-2
  • "Women who think too much" by Dr Susan Nolen-Hoeksema ISBN 0-7499-2435-7
  • "Stop thinking and start living" by Richard Carlson ISBN 0-7225-3547-3
  • "Loving What Is" by Byron Katie ISBN 0712629300
Communication
  • "Fierce conversations" by Susan Scott ISBN 0-7499-2397-0
  • "Words that change minds" by Shelle Rose Charvet ISBN 0-7872-3479-6
  • "I only say this because I love you" by Deborah Tannen ISBN 1-86049-855-8
  • "The Dance of Anger: A Woman's Guide to Changing the Pattern of Intimate Relationships" by Harriet G Lerner ISBN 1-72253-623-2
  • "Why men don't listen and women can't read maps" by Allan and Barbara Pease ISBN 0-75284-619-1
  • "How to win friends and influence people" by Dale Carnegie ISBN 0-671-42517-X
Clean Language
  • "Clean Language" by Wendy Sullivan and Judy Rees ISBN 978-184590125-7

  • "Metaphors in Mind" by James Lawley and Penny Tompkins ISBN 0-9538751-0-5
    • This book covers the theory of metaphor, the use of Clean Language and transformation through symbolic modelling. It provides a method whereby individuals can become aware of the metaphorical nature of their communications, and a process that honours their metaphors as an accurate description of their world, and then allows them to develop them through the use of clean questions. I have found this to be a powerful new way of thinking about, and facilitating, the process of change - useful in both my coaching practice and for gaining personal insights.
Stress management
  • "Don't sweat the small stuff." by Richard Carlson ISBN 0-340-70801-8
    • This book provides simple strategies for living a more fulfilled and peaceful life, by explaining how we can stop letting the little things in life drive us crazy. It’s written as 100 short essays, so it's easy to dip into. My favourite piece of advice is the suggestion that we ask ourselves ‘will this still matter in a year’s time?’ when something irritating happens – because the answer is nearly always no, so it puts such ‘small stuff’ into perspective.
  • "What about the big stuff?" by Richard Carlson ISBN 0-340-82587-1
  • "How to stop worrying and start living" by Dale Carnegie ISBN 0-7493-0723-4
  • "Overcoming low self esteem" by Melanie Fennell ISBN 1-85487-725-9
  • "Women who think too much" Dr Susan Nolen-Hoeksema ISBN 0-7499-2435-7
Health
  • cover "You are what you eat." by Gillian McKeith ISBN 0-718-14765-0
  • "Detox yourself" by Jane Scrivner ISBN 0-7469-1766-0
Career
  • "What colour is your parachute?" by Richard Bolles ISBN 1-58008-341-2
  • "The work we were born to do." by Nick Williams ISBN 1-86204-552-6
Coaching
  • "Supercoach" by Michael Neill ISBN 978-1-84850-070-9
  • "Quantum Skills for Coaches" by Annette Simmons ISBN 978-1-906316-17-4
  • "The life coaching handbook" by Curly Martin ISBN 189983671-3
  • "The Coaching Manual" by Julie Starr ISBN 0-273-66193-0
  • "Reflective Practice and Supervision for Coaches" by Julie Hay ISBN 0-335-22063-0
  • "The EFT Coach" by Mary L R Jones ISBN 0-9547361-1-7
  • "A guide to coaching and mental health" by Andrew Buckley and Carole Buckley ISBN ISBN 0-415-39459-7
  • "Life Coaching. A Cognitive-Behavioural Approach" by Michael Neenan and Windy Dryden ISBN 1-58391-138-3
  • "The Portable Coach" by Thomas J Leonard ISBN 0-684-85041-9
  • "Good question! The art of asking questions to bring about positive change" by Judy Barber ISBN – 13: 978-1905430079
  • "Passionate Supervision" by Robin Shohet ISBN 978-1-84310-556-5
  • "Psychological Dimensions of Executive Coaching" by Peter Bluckert ISBN 0-335-22061-4

Coaching Quotations

Coaching Quotations e-book by Jackie Fletcher
"This is my own personal selection of quotations that have had an impact on my work and the results I get with clients. Organised into themes that fit perfectly with the work of the life or executive coach, this comprehensive selection of borrowed wisdom will stimulate, challenge and encourage your clients powerfully and easily. And if you are looking for inspiration in your own life, this e-book of over 2000 quotations will spark ideas, and provide you with timeless wisdom from the world's greatest thinkers."
Click here to buy it now.

Relationships

  • "The Dance of Anger: A Woman's Guide to Changing the Pattern of Intimate Relationships" by Harriet G Lerner ISBN 1-72253-623-2
    • "If you've been repeating the same mistakes in your close relationships, then this book will show you how to change your communication style and behaviour so that you get a different response from other family members."
  • "The invitation" by Oriah Mountain Dreamer ISBN 0-7225-4045-0
  • "The secrets - 100 ways to have a great relationship" by Ben Renshaw ISBN 0-7126-2948-3
  • "How to win friends and influence people" by Dale Carnegie ISBN 0-671-42517-X
  • "I need your love - is that true?" by Byron Katie ISBN 184413023-6
Spiritual
    "Courageous souls" by Robert Schwartz ISBN 0-9776794-5-4
    "Conversations with God" by Neale Donald Walsch ISBN 978-0-340-69325-4
  • "Manual of the Warrior of Light" by Paul Coelho ISBN 978-0007156320
  • "Wisdom of the ages" by Wayne W Dyer ISBN 0-7225-3840-5
  • "The power of now" by Eckhart Tolle ISBN 0-340-73350-0
  • "The art of happiness" by HH Dalai Lama and Howard C Cutler
    ISBN 0-340-75015-4
Law of Attraction
  • "The Law of Attraction" by Michael J Losier ISBN 0-9732240-1-0.
    The subtitle of this book is "The Science of Attracting more of what you want and less of what you don't want" - which sums it up nicely! The theory is that you get more of what you pay attention to - so beware of the things you keep complaining about, and your negative self talk! Michael Losier provides an easy three step formula for identifying what you want and then attracting it. There are some interesting chapters on how to use language in a different, more poweful way, some worksheets to help you apply the process and case studies to illustrate clearly how the Law of Attraction works. I enjoyed Michael's clear writing style and can highly recommend this book.
  • "Attraction marketing: How to attract all the perfect clients you want" by Annie Meacham Ebook - click here for further details
Emotional Freedom Technique
  • "The healing power of EFT and energy psychology " by David Feinstein, Donna Eden & Gary Craig ISBN 0-7499-2679-1
  • "The EFT Coach" by Mary L R Jones ISBN 0-9547361-1-7
  • "Attracting Abundance with EFT" by Carol Look ISBN 1-4208-6899-3

"Heart and Soul of EFT and Beyond" by Phillip and Jane Mountrose - an e-book
The Heart & Soul of EFT and Beyond: A Soulful Approach to The Emotional Freedom Techniques and Holistic Healing. Just a click away is a new discovery that will help you live the life you truly want to live. This self-help solution comes in the form of an easy-to-do technique called EFT (the Emotional Freedom Techniques), along with powerful complimentary holistic healing modalities. These techniques work quickly and can be used on virtually any issue, requiring no previous training. Complimenting the Mountroses popular paperback, Getting Thru to Your Emotions with EFT, The Heart & Soul of EFT and Beyond can become your personal coach, healer, and therapist-- which you can use wherever you go. Try EFT and these other techniques on any issue, you'll be amazed at your results, for helping yourself and others. And once you have these healing tools, you'll have them for the rest of your life The e-book in PDF format is available for immediate download ($16.95) Get this exceptional e-book now; it's not available in any store. I purchased this recently and it is excellent - I highly recommend it. Click here to buy it now.

Happiness
    "Happy for No Reason" by Marci Shimoff ISBN 978-1-84737-087-7

    This is such a good book! Marci offers an approach to being happy that doesn’t depend on stuff ‘out there’. Her practical techniques will easily raise your happiness levels and sustain them. There are exercises on gratitude, forgiveness, spreading kindness, balancing emotions and letting go. The main chapters include ways of taking ownership of your happiness, questioning your thoughts, nourishing your body, being more spiritual and finding your passion. And there are some inspiring stories from a wide range of happy people who have been interviewed by Marci. You really can be happy for no reason!

  • "Feel Happy Now!" by Michael Neill ISBN 978-1-4019-1530-8
  • "Happiness NOW!" by Robert Holden ISBN 0-340-71308-9
  • "Stop thinking and start living" by Richard Carlson ISBN 0-7225-3547-3
  • "Don't sweat the small stuff" by Richard D Carlson ISBN 0-340-70801-8
  • "The art of happiness" by HH Dalai Lama and Howard C Cutler
    ISBN 0-340-75015-4
  • "The secrets of happiness" by Ben Renshaw ISBN 009188754-2
  • "Hello happiness" by Robert Holden ISBN 0-340-75065-0
  • "Shift happens!" by Robert Holden ISBN 0-340-71688-6
Habit Breaking
  • "There must be more than this" by Judith Wright ISBN 0-553-81590-3
  • "Habit Busting" by Pete Cohen ISBN 0-7225-4009-4
Life Purpose
  • "The life you were born to live" Dan Millman ISBN 0915811-60-X
  • "Compassionate Coaching" by Arielle Essex ISBN 184413236-6
Parenting

The Coaching Parent (PDF)
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Business skills
  • cover "The E-Myth Revisited " by Michael E Gerber ISBN0-88730-728-0
  • "The one minute manager" by Kenneth Blanchard and Spencer Johnson ISBN 0-00-636753-4
  • "The quick and easy way to effective speaking" by Dale Carnegie ISBN 0-7493-0577-0
  • "How to win friends and influence people" by Dale Carnegie ISBN 0-671-42517-X
  • "The Business Coaching Handbook" by Curly Martin ISBN 978-184590060-1
Networking and Public Speaking

...and death came third! (PDF)
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Financial Skills
  • "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" by Robert T Kiyosaki with Sharon L Lechter ISBD 0-7515-3271-1
Biographies
  • "Anyone Can Do It: My Story" by Duncan Bannatyne ISBN-13: 978-0752875637
  • "It's not about the bike" by Lance Armstrong ISBN 0-224-06087-2
    • Armstrong has won the Tour de France six times now, after beating testicular cancer as well as cancer of the lungs and brain – and only having a 3% chance of survival. The course is a 2,290 miles road race, and Armstrong won in 1999 in the fastest time ever. He is focused and determined, views every obstacle as an opportunity, and turns every negative into a positive. His attitude is that you can’t quit – even if you have to walk to the finish line.
  • "Losing my virginity. The autobiography" by Richard Branson ISBN 0-7535-0648-3
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