10 motivational books to read: psychologist tips

At the request of VITAGURU, practicing psychologist Lana Zupko, a specialist in working with all types of addiction, crises and finding one’s self, has compiled a list of motivational and inspiring books that will help you understand yourself, revise your outlook on life and take more care of your health.

“Any book can become motivational for a person. In my opinion, before reading, the main thing is to ask yourself the question “So what?”. To become successful? Maybe to meet a partner? Or finally accept and love yourself with all the cracks and troubles?“ the psychologist advises.

Lana Zupko

TOP 10 motivational books from Lana Zupko:

1. If you strive to achieve success in sports, pay attention to books on sports psychology. For example, I recommend “Psychopedagogy of sport” by Gennady Gorbunov . This book has a section on motivation, and how mental stress affects results.
2. I would work on success through the work of Marina Melia “Business is Psychology”. The author told in detail how the millionaire differs from the average manager, and whether everyone is given the opportunity to become rich. Maybe you should already realize the human difference, and how important it is to feel real yourself.
3. To understand yourself and your uniqueness will help Regina Brett’s book “God always has a job for you. 50 lessons to help you discover your unique talent”. The author’s personal story alone is worthy of a mini-series about the problems of a single mother.
4. Ute Erhardt will inspire women to stop laying on the altar of family and relationships “Good girls go to heaven, and bad girls go wherever they want, or Why obedience does not bring happiness.”
5. You can revise your outlook on life and relax a bit through the pages of Mark Manson’s “The suble art of not giving a f**k”. Even if by the end you don’t want to look at this world easier, have a great time for easy reading.
6. About taking care of one’s health is wonderfully written in the book “Rushing Woman’s Syndrome. The Impact of a Never-Ending To-Do List and How to Stay Healthy in Today’s Busy World” by doctor Libby Weaver. It is about coffee, the lack of sleep and about why at night you are so hungry.
7. For those who want to be in the desired weight, I recommend “Intuitive Eating: How to Stop Worrying about Food and Lose Weight” by Svetlana Bronnikova. After all, what we eat is a mirror of our relationships with people generally.
8. The great Austrian psychologist Victor Frankl knows how to learn to survive even in hell and not lose one’s mind. Work “Say “Yes” to Life. Psychologist in a concentration camp” – a must have for a modern person.
9. For parents who are disappointed in one’s self, I recommend the book “Secret Support” by Lyudmila Petranovskaya. User manual for child from birth to adulthood written in easy language.
10. I propose to learn the root cause of yor behavior in the language of science with the help of Dick Swaab’s book “We Are Our Brains”.