Mind-Span
Recommended Reading List
There are many thousands of books that we could recommend you to read as a follow up to our MindSpan programme. To make things easier for you please find below those we have read that we believe best support the programme content and your desire to get the very best out of yourself.
Happy reading!
Gavin Drake
Stop Thinking and Start Living – Richard Carlson
Published by Thorsons
ISBN 0-7225-3547-3
Easy to read and with some very important ‘thinking messages’ included
Man’s Search For Meaning – Viktor E. Frankl
Published by Rider
ISBN 184413239-0
The true story of a battle for survival and the importance of purpose and greater meaning in our lives
Psycho-Cybernetics 2000 – Bobbe Sommer
Published by Thorsens
ISBN 0-13-263849-5
Majors on the importance of self-image and the sub-conscious mind
The Road Less Travelled – M. Scott Peck
Published by Rider
ISBN 978-1-84604-107-5
A famous book that challenges attitude, thinking and personal responsibility in the face of difficulty and challenge
Goals! – Brian Tracy
ISBN 1-57675-235-6
Setting goals and achieving all that you want
Emotional Intelligence – Daniel Goleman
Published by Bloomsbury
ISBN 0-7475-2830-6
Highlights the importance of maturity, optimism and positivity versus pure ‘mensa’ intelligence
Being Happy – Andrew Matthews
Published by Media Masters
ISBN 981-00-0664-0
Very easy to read and it’s the book that I have purchased so many times because friends borrow it and then lend it to other friends etc
Positive Thinking – Vera Peiffer
Published by Element
ISBN 1- 86204 – 528 –3
Putting positive thinking into practice
What to say when you talk to Yourself – Shad Helmstetter
Published by Thorsons
ISBN 0 – 7225 – 2511 – 7
The impact of your ‘self-talk’ and making it more constructive
Learned Optimism – Martin E.P. Seligman
Published by Free Press
ISBN – 0-671-01911-2
What optimism and pessimism really are and how to tell which of these you tend to gravitate towards. Seligman defines how he measures these different mental approaches
The Biology of Belief – Bruce H. Lipton
Published by Hay House
A great book that provides scientific evidence of how every thought you have impacts you at a physical, cellular level
Authentic Happiness – Martin E.P. Seligman
Published by Nicholas Brealey
This book is a pioneer in the young field of ‘positive psychology’ and potentially impacts the mental, moral and spiritual well being of the reader
Evolve Your Brain – Joe Dispenza
Published by HCI Books
Reveals exciting recent discoveries on the plasticity of the human brain and much more about the astonishing potential we all have in that 3lbs of matter in our heads
