What to Read to Shift to a More Positive Mindset

"1. Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck 'Becoming is better than being.' 'In a growth mindset, challenges are exciting rather than threatening.' 'The view you adopt for yourself profoundly affects the way you lead your life.' 'Why waste time proving over and over how great you are, when you could be getting better?' 'Effort is what ignites that ability and turns it into accomplishment.' 2. Atomic Habits by James Clear 'Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become.' 'You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.' 'Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement.' 'Success is the product of daily habits—not once-in-a-lifetime transformations.' 'Small changes often appear to make no difference until you cross a critical threshold.'"

"3. The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz 'Be impeccable with your word.' 'Don’t take anything personally.' 'Don’t make assumptions.' 'Always do your best.' 'When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won’t be the victim of needless suffering.' 4. The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer 'There is nothing more important to true growth than realizing that you are not the voice of the mind—you are the one who hears it.' 'Only you can take inner freedom away from yourself, or give it to yourself.' 'Let go. Live life without clinging.' 'The only thing you really want from life is to feel enthusiasm, joy, and love.' 'Freedom is the only thing you cannot have unless you give it to yourself.'"

"5. The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown 'Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing we’ll ever do.' 'Imperfections are not inadequacies; they are reminders that we’re all in this together.' 'Let go of who you think you’re supposed to be and embrace who you are.' 'Authenticity is a collection of choices we have to make every day.' 'Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.' 6. Awaken the Giant Within by Tony Robbins 'It’s in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped.' 'If you can’t, you must. If you must, you can.' 'Success is doing what you want, when you want, where you want, with whom you want, as much as you want.' 'The past does not equal the future.' 'Where focus goes, energy flows.'"

"7. Grit by Angela Duckworth 'Enthusiasm is common. Endurance is rare.' 'Our potential is one thing. What we do with it is quite another.' 'Grit is living life like it’s a marathon, not a sprint.' 'The most dazzling human achievements are, in fact, the aggregate of countless individual elements.' 'Passion for your work is a little bit of discovery, followed by a lot of development, and then a lifetime of deepening.' 8. Can’t Hurt Me by David Goggins 'You are in danger of living a life so comfortable and soft, that you will die without ever realizing your true potential.' 'The mind is a battlefield. It's where the most powerful conflicts reside.' 'It’s not about the trophy. It’s about the process.' 'You have to build calluses on your brain just like how you build calluses on your hands.' 'Motivation is crap. Motivation comes and goes. When you’re driven, whatever is in front of you will get destroyed.'"

"9. The Magic of Thinking Big by David J. Schwartz 'Believe it can be done. When you believe something can be done, really believe, your mind will find the ways to do it.' 'The size of your success is determined by the size of your belief.' 'Big ideas and big plans are often easier—certainly no more difficult—than small ideas and small plans.' 'Action cures fear.' 'Think confidently, act confidently, and you’ll be confident.' 10. You Are the Placebo by Dr. Joe Dispenza 'Your thoughts have consequences so great that they create your reality.' 'You are not doomed by your genes and hardwired to be a certain way for the rest of your life.' 'You can change your brain just by thinking differently.' 'When you change your internal state, you begin to see new possibilities in the external world.' 'Your personality creates your personal reality.'"