Taegan Lion
Most people think of their 20’s as the best years of their lives. But if you actually think back to those years carefully, I’m sure you’ll remember some hard times. From discovering how to function and act like an adult to heartbreak. These are the 20 best self-help books for 20 something.
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#1 Influence by Robert Cialdini
I wish I had read this book when I was in my 20's when I was in college. This book makes the otherwise boring topic of Human Psychology very interesting. Using real-life examples it shows how we are influenced by our surroundings, how people & companies observe our behavior and then use it to influence our decision making. This book will equip the reader with the knowledge to recognize when these factors are in play and will help in making better decisions both in personal and professional life.
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Contributors: Rajat Gogia from Aurora Wealth Management Solutions, LLC
#2 The All of Everything by Laura Saltman
From the author:
Manifestation. Meditation. Soul Cycle. We are a world awakening and already this generation of 20 somethings (and even younger) are beginning to resonate with the concept that we are all one. We are a collective consciousness who think, act and move as one alongside our individualness.
My book series, The All of Everything, The All of the All and the forthcoming The All That Is are a definitive guide to life and why we are all here. It explains our humanness in a way which cannot be ignored and explores the reasons why we fail, why our lives take tragic turns and quite literally answers the question of what is the meaning of life.
Written as a Q&A with the “God” portion that lives inside all of us, it follows my journey as a skeptical entertainment reporter (who suffered through multiple tragedies) through the process of enlightenment. It’s messy. It’s frustrating, but ultimately it transforms me and these books are meant to be found by others awaiting spiritual transformation.
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Contributors: Laura Saltman from Laura Saltman Coaching
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She used to be my neighbor in LA and was such a nasty piece of work. I wonder if she’s really changed?
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A must-read book for all ages!
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CONGRATULATIONS on making the List 🙂 Well Deserved 🙂
#3 The Defining Decade by Meg Jay
What you do in your 20s sets up your future, now is the time to take risks in jobs, to work hard, to start taking relationships seriously, and to start investing in yourself. Just like investing in your retirement account accrues interest, so does all of your hard work in your career, health, and love. The earlier you start, the better your life will be down the road. In the new '20s are the new 30s' culture a lot of people are letting their 20s pass by without much intention. This book is a good push for those of us that have been putting some things off until our 30s.
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Contributors: Adelaida Diaz-Roa from Nomo FOMO
#4 How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie
It's the classic book, but its golden and a must read for someone in your 20's. This took me from helping out on client accounts and in less than a year, becoming the youngest Account Manager (running over 12 clients myself) in the history of one of the biggest Search Specialist Digital Marketing Agencies in the UK. A must read!
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Contributors: Dan Jet Elson from DanJetElson and Chasing Flags
#5 Bye Felipe by Alexandra Tweten
This empowering “field guide” is perfect for 20 somethings navigating the hazards and horrors of dating. Her work revolves around advocating for women taking a stand against harassment online and in person.
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Contributors: Sabrina Tenteromano from Wunderkind PR
#6 The art of happiness by the Dalai Lama
We live in a world where happiness has been painted to be something it's not. We crave and seek constant smiles and rainbows when pain and tear are inevitable parts of life. The Dalai Lama helps to remind us what happiness is all about.
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Contributors: Josée Perron from You Choose the Way
#7 A Year of Living Kindly by Donna Cameron
A Year of Living Kindly offers practical strategies for repairing the incivility swirling around us and creating a successful life-and meaningful relationships-through kindness. While the book is intended for all ages, those in their teen and twenties will especially benefit by learning early how to overcome the barriers to kindness and to employ the skills of kindness. Since science has shown that kindness is a major factor in professional advancement, social and relationship success, and even in overall health, cultivating kindness early will pave the way for greater life satisfaction.
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Contributors: Donna Cameron from DonnaCameron Books
#8 Job Interview Success By Clive West
Do you struggle at job interviews? If you interview badly, that could be preventing you from getting a desperately-needed paying position - or nailing that Dream Job. This book contains excellent advice from an expert in the field, that could help you ace those difficult interviews and win the job you deserve.
This advice from a human resources expert is VERY relevant to anyone in today’s job market.
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Contributors: Veronica Castle from Crimson Cloak Publishing
#9 Are You Emotionally Ready to Retire? By Beverly Mann Lessard
Are You Emotionally Ready To Retire? It's not a question that only Baby Boomers are asking, but also a question that all ages should be asking.
What author Beverly Lessard discovered through her own experiences as well as those of the people she interviewed, was that to be happily retired required more than a party and sleeping until ten o'clock the next morning. As one man remarked, you need to retire TO something, not FROM something. And the happiest retirees did just that.
The interviews in this book include those from people who will never retire and those who will retire as soon as possible; people who were truly experiencing the golden years and those who found themselves returning to work.
By reading the stories which relay the wide range of retiring experiences, people who are counting the days, weeks or even years until that magical date, will discover that if they fill their lives with all the right stuff, they too will be ready.
An ever-present problem for people who face retirement
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Contributors: Veronica Castle from Crimson Cloak Publishing
#10 Power Your Happy by Lisa Sugar
I probably like this book because it was written by one of my idols, but again, like Jen Sincero, Lisa Sugar has a conversational way of writing that makes you feel like you can set attainable goals and eventually achieve them. She also makes it feel like finding success in the diluted market that is internet publishing might be possible.
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Contributors: Lauren Anderson from A Girl & Her Musings
#11 Start where you are, Pema Chodron
This book is all about acknowledging the present moment. College can feel so stressful and like all you want to do is get out and finish. This book helps with balancing emotional components of relationships, learning about spiritual energy, while also teaching about how to live in the present moment and be happy.
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Contributors: Katie Ziskind from Wisdom Within Counseling in CT
#12 Living HIPP by Pam Guyer
From the author:
In the book, I give advice on all areas of life and I also share my personal experience when I was in my 20’s and how I was able to transform through issues such as: debt, relationships, career, death to name a few. It is a great book that helps people of all ages (including 20 somethings) create their best life one area at a time.
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Contributors: Pam Guyer from Living HIPP
#13 The Four Doors by Paul Evans
It's not the typical here's three steps to doing this better or do this and earn more money kind of self-help book. It's about discovering your true purpose and how to fulfill it regardless of what you do for a living. If you're looking for a step-by-step self-improvement plan, this is not your book. If you want to find more in life and add more to the world, I'd highly recommend The Four Doors.
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Contributors: Ken Hensley from AltaBello
#14 The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod
I read The Miracle Morning in one night (it's a short read) and woke up at 5:30 am the next day and continued it for the month of August. I completed more deals in the first 16 days of August than all the months combined since I became an agent earlier this year. I ended up finishing in the top 5 for rentals in my company for the month of August.
The reason The Miracle Morning was different than any other book or method I've read was 1) It gave actionable steps to follow to become a morning person that actually made total sense to me 2). It gave reasons why it's difficult for people (like me) to be a morning person and why Hal's method works.
Basically, it didn't get me out of bed in the morning with inspirational quotes and self-help mumbo-jumbo. It basically laid out why I wasn't able to get out of bed and what it took to get out of bed and how to sustain it. I wish my 20-year old self had read this a decade earlier.”
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Contributors: Dan Chen from Triplemint
#15 You Are A Badass by Jen Sincero
You are a badass will send you on a motivational spree feeling up for anything. The book urges you to look deep into yourself and identify your stories. The stories that you're telling yourself that keep you from doing something bigger. Then it gives you all the inspiration you need to actually go for it.
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Contributors: Maryna Shkvorets from Persuasive Speaking for Introverts
#16 You are the one you’ve been waiting for by Richard Schwartz
This book allows a 20 something to build a connection themselves and explore their anger, caretaking parts, how they may always end up trying to fix their partner in a relationship, and allows them perspective so they can build an intimate relationship with a partner into adult years.
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Contributors: Katie Ziskind from Wisdom Within Counseling in CT
#17 You are here by Thich Naht Hahn
This book is wonderful if you’re just beginning a meditation practice or have no experience with meditation at all. He takes aspects of mindfulness, contentment, and inner peace, and brings them into stories of his own life. I love his concrete examples and stories!
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Contributors: Katie Ziskind from Wisdom Within Counseling in CT
#18 20 Something 20 Everything by Christine Hassler
I was feeling a lot of pressure and anxiety about finishing college, entering my career, and fully supporting myself without the help of my parents. I was also thinking about going back to school to get my masters within the next year or so and I was not sure what direction to go in.
This book helped me realize that I was not alone and there are many other women going through the same experience. It gives many examples from other women experiencing this “quarter-life crisis” and how they worked through it. The advice and stories are things that I still think about, three years after reading this book.
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Contributors: Tiffany McEachern from Blazers and Blue Jeans
#19 Go Home by Alexander Folk
This book is ideal for anyone that is not sure how to deal with the ups and downs of everyday life. It even explains how incredibly simple it is to find a career you would do for free or maybe even pay to do. But most of the world's population live their entire lives and can never figure out how to look within themselves to find a career they love not like “LOVE” and the earlier in life they find that career the more valuable this book becomes.
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Contributors: Alexander Folk
#20 Rich Bitch by Nicole Lapin
In this New York Times bestseller, Nicole Lapin shows women how to take charge of their lives by taking charge of their money. She lays out a 12-Step Plan in which she shares her experiences—mistakes and all—of getting her own finances in order. She talks to you not like a lecturer but as your friend. And even though money is typically an “off-limits” conversation, nothing is off-limits here.
Rich Bitch rehabs whatever bad money habits you might have and provides a plan you can not only sustain, but also thrive on. You won’t feel deprived but rather inspired to go after the rich life you deserve, and confident enough to call yourself a rich bitch.
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Contributors: Daphne Ortiz from Statement PR
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Truly one of the best books on Human Psychology. Good Choice.
Ii agree, good stuff