My Bookshelf
Throughout my journey in life, I’ve had the privilege of being inspired and motivated by hundreds of amazing people.
Here’s a small list of some resources that have helped me navigate life successfully.
General Personal Development Books
The Chimp Paradox: The mind management programme for confidence, success and happiness, Dr Steve Peters, Vermilion, 2012
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking, Susan Cain, Penguin, 2013
Willpower, Roy F. Baumeister and John Tierney, Penguin, 2012
Learned Optimism, Martin Seligman, Nicholas Brealy, 2018
Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ, Daniel Goleman, Bloomsbury, 1996
The Compassionate Mind, Paul Gilbert, Constable, 2010
i-brainmap: Freeing your brain for happiness, Rita McInnes, Naughty Brain Ink, 2014
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen R. Covey, Simon and Schuster, 2004
Thinking, Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman, Penguin, 2012
Leadership and Self-deception, The Arbinger Institute, Berrett-Koehler, 2010
Change Your Life in 7 Days, Paul McKenna, Bantam, 2010
How to Get from Where you Are to Where You Want to Be: The 25 Principles of Success, Jack Cranfield, Harper Element, 2007
The Mind Gym: Wake Your Mind Up, Mind Gym, Sphere, 2005
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying: A simple, effective way to banish clutter forever, Marie Kondo, Vermilion, 2014
Life Makeovers: 52 Practical and Inspiring Ways to Improve your Life One Week at a Time, Cheryl Richardson, Harmony, 2002
Wishcraft: How to get what you really want, Barbara Sher, Ballantine Books, 2004
The 4-Hour Work Week: Escape the 9-5, Live Anywhere and Join the New Rich, Timothy Ferriss, Vermilion, 2011
Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples, Harville Hendrix, Simon and Schuster, 2005
You Can Heal Your Life, Louise Hay, Hay House, 1984
The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You, Elaine, N. Aron, Harper Thorsons, 2017
Visual Thinking, Willemien Brand, BIS, 2017
Now, Discover Your Strengths: How to Develop Your Talents and Those of the People You Manage, Marcus Buckingham and Donald O. Clifton, Simon and Schuster, 2014
The Artist’s Way, Julia Cameron, Macmillan, 2016
Mindshift: Break Through Obstacles to Learning to Discover Your True Potential, Barbara Oakley, Tarcherperigee, 2017
Switch: How to change things, when change is hard, Chip and Dan Heath, Random House, 2011
Flip: How to Survive and Thrive By Turning Your Business on its Head, Peter Sheahan, HarperCollins, 2009
The Flipside: Finding the Hidden Opportunities in Life, Adam J. Jackson, Headline, 2010
Show and Tell: How Everybody Can Make Extraordinary Presentations, Dan Roam, Portfolio, 2014
How to Deliver A TED Talk: Secrets of the World’s Most Inspiring Presentations, Jeremey Donovan, McGraw-Hill, 2013
Creative Business Presentations: Inventive Ideas for Making an Instant Impact, Eleri Sampson, Kogan, 2003
Presentation ZEN: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery, Barr Reynolds, New Riders, 2011
ADHD Specific Books
Driven to Distraction (Revised): Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder, Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. and John J. Ratey, M.D., Anchor, 2011
You Mean I’m Not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy?!: The Classic Self-Help Book for Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder, Kate Kelly and Peggy Ramundo, Scribner, 2006
The Gift of Adult ADD: How to Transform Your Challenges and Build on Your Strengths, Lara Honos-Webb, New Harbinger, 2008
ADD and Creativity: Tapping Your Inner Muse, Lynn Weiss, PhD, Taylor Trade, 1997
Fidget to Focus: Outwit Your Boredom: Sensory Strategies for Living with ADD, Roland Rotz and Sarah D. Wright, iUniverse, 2005
The Disorganized Mind: Coaching Your ADHD Brain to Take Control of Your Time, Tasks, and Talents, Nancy A. Ratey, St. Martin’s Griffin, 2008
ADD-Friendly Ways to Organize your Life: Strategies that Work from an Acclaimed Professional Organizer and a Renowned ADD Clinician, Judith Kolberg and Kathleen Nadeau, Routledge, 2016
The ADHD Effect on Marriage: Understand and Rebuild Your Relationship in Six Steps, Melissa Orlov, Specialty Press, 2010
Is It You, Me, or Adult ADD?: Stopping the Roller Coaster When Someone You Love Has Attention Deficit Disorder, Gina Pera, 1201 Alarm Press, 2008
“The world needs dreamers and the world needs doers.
But above all, the world needs dreamers who do. “
S.B. Breathnach