Running a small business isn't just about improving sales and profits. It's about writing goals and objectives, self improvement. You should take time to improve your own skills as this will also increase your business' chances of success.

Do you know how to set goals and motivate yourself? Do you understand the power of positive thinking? Do you have a positive self image? Do you have great ideas but never take action on them?

Take a look at these books and see how you can practice some self improvement.

Who Moved My Cheese?

Change can be a blessing or a curse, depending on your perspective. The message of Who Moved My Cheese? is that all can come to see it as a blessing, if they understand the nature of cheese and the role it plays in their lives.  Most of us reading the story will see the cheese as something related to our livelihoods--our jobs, our career paths, the industries we work in. The point of the story is that we have to be alert to changes in the cheese and be prepared to go running off in search of new sources of cheese when the cheese we have runs out.

Awaken the Giant Within

Anthony Robbins offers advice on such matters as mastering emotions, overcoming debilitating habits such as over-eating, drinking and drug abuse, unleashing the hidden power of body and mind, improving personal and professional relationships, and taking control of personal finances.

It's Not Personal! : A Guide to Anger Management

Alice Katz makes you realise that you're not a total psycho for venting your anger and illustrates how simple every day situations lead to frustrations and outbursts.

7 Habits of Highly Effective People

To live with security and wisdom, and be able to take advantage of the opportunities created by change, we need fairness, integrity, honesty and human dignity. In this guide, Covey defines the "habits" as "the intersection of knowledge, skill and desire" and states that the seven habits of the title are not mutually exclusive but, when developed together, help to form a well-rounded, sensitive, confident and effective human being.

Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway

The author asserts that people's lack of decisiveness, whether in respect of work, relationships, money or life in general, is attributable mainly to fear. She claims that fear prevents them from doing what they really want and need to do in order to grow and achieve a sense of well-being, and that holding back through fear causes feelings of confusion, self-doubt, frustration, anger and helplessness. The aim of the book is to offer readers a path of re-learning, by means of which they can get rid of faulty thinking, feel the fear and push through it to turn anger into love and indecision into action.

Anger Management

The authors of this volume provide information, insight and strategies for understanding and managing anger more effectively. They outline impulse control, social skills, moral judgements, environmental factors and therapeutic approaches designed to help the reader consider their own anger as well as their reaction to the anger of others. Specific ideas are given for working with children and the resources and check lists are photocopiable.

How to Raise Your Self-Esteem

The action-oriented approach to greater self-respect and self-confidence.

The Positive Power of Negative Thinking

How often are we urged to "look on the bright side"? In this book Julie Norem offers evidence that, for many people, positive thinking is an ineffective strategy - and often an obstacle - for successfully coping with the anxieties and pressures of modern life.

Learned Optimism : How to Change Your Mind and Life

Compiles scientific evidence that optimism is vital to overcoming defeat and exhibits how readers can learn the habit of optimism necessary for a successful and happy life.

Introducing NLP

In this guide to Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP), the text covers: the essence of NLP and how it can work for you; using NLP to achieve what you really want; and how to build quality relationships and enhance your influence in the workplace.

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