Mindset

Books and talks about thought, belief, and attention.

01 As a Man Thinketh James Allen · 1913 edition A very short book on the idea that character and circumstance follow the thoughts a person keeps.
02 The Science of Getting Rich Wallace D. Wattles · 1910 Wattles's short book treating a way of thinking as a method for getting rich.
03 The Science of Being Well Wallace D. Wattles · 1910 The health book Wattles published the same year as The Science of Getting Rich, from the same Holyoke press.
04 Self-Reliance Ralph Waldo Emerson Emerson's essay on trusting your own thought instead of borrowing your opinions.
05 Meditations Marcus Aurelius The private notes of a Roman emperor, used for centuries as a manual of steadiness.
06 Think and Grow Rich Napoleon Hill · 1937 The short book that put Hill's success method in front of a mass audience.
07 The Law of Success Napoleon Hill · 1928 copy Hill's long course on success, the book that came before Think and Grow Rich.
08 Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude Napoleon Hill and W. Clement Stone · 1960 Hill and Stone's book on attitude as a working tool, not a mood.
09 Outwitting the Devil Napoleon Hill · 2011 A Hill manuscript published long after it was written, framed as an argument with the habits that stall people.
10 The Strangest Secret Earl Nightingale · 1956 Nightingale's 1956 recording on why people with similar ability end up in different places.
11 See You at the Top Zig Ziglar · 1977 edition Ziglar's book-length pep talk on attitude, goals, and self-image.
12 Psycho-Cybernetics Maxwell Maltz · 1960 Maltz's book on self-image, written by a plastic surgeon who noticed that changing a face did not always change a life.
13 The Magic of Thinking Big David J. Schwartz · 1959 Schwartz's book on raising the size of the goals and actions a person will attempt.
14 The Power of Positive Thinking Norman Vincent Peale · 1952 Peale's widely read book of faith and practical drills for a more confident mind.
15 Man's Search for Meaning Viktor E. Frankl · 1959 Frankl's account of the concentration camps and the idea that a person can choose a stance toward suffering.
16 The Power of Your Subconscious Mind Joseph Murphy · 1963 Murphy's book of drills for planting an aim in what he calls the subconscious mind.
17 The Magic of Believing Claude M. Bristol · 1948 Bristol's book on belief and suggestion as forces that steer what a person attempts.
18 Maximum Achievement Brian Tracy · 1993 Tracy's broader success manual, covering goals, time, and personal strategy in one volume.
19 The Art of Exceptional Living Jim Rohn · 1993 Rohn's spoken program on personal development, still sold by Nightingale-Conant.
20 Awaken the Giant Within Tony Robbins · 1991 Robbins's large book of decisions, beliefs, and physical practices for changing a life.