Recommended Books - Transitions Life Coaching

Over the years I have read hundreds of books on personal development, business skills and psychology — it’s as though I knew that one day I would be a life coach and would need to draw on the work of these great writers!

Listed below are my personal favourites — those that have really inspired, influenced and helped me. I hope that you will find them equally valuable. I’ve put the books into categories, to help you navigate the list faster, and you’ll see that some fall into two categories.

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And yes — all my bookcases at home are full, I always ask for book tokens for my birthday and a shopping trip is not complete without a visit to the bookshop!

Personal Development

“Loving What Is” by Byron Katie
“Embracing Your Inner Critic” by Hal Stone & Sidra Stone
“Your Best Year Yet” by Jinny Ditzler
“You Can Have What You Want” by Michael Neill
“The 7 Rules of Success” by Fiona Harrold
“Change Your Life in 7 Days” by Paul McKenna
“Living Your Best Life” by Laura Berman Fortgang
“How to Make Your Dreams Come True” by Mark Forster
“The Right Questions” by Debbie Ford
“Take Time for Your Life” by Cheryl Richardson
“Life Makeovers” by Cheryl Richardson
“Overcoming Low Self esteem” by Melanie Fennell
“Successful but Something Missing?” by Ben Renshaw
“The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” by Stephen R Covey
“Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway” by Susan Jeffers
“There Must be More than This” by Judith Wright
“Fearless Living” by Rhonda Britten
“Awaken the Giant Within” by Anthony Robbins
“Unlimited Power” by Anthony Robbins
“Be Your Own Life Coach” by Fiona Harrold
“Transform Your Life” by Carole Gaskell
“Taming Your Gremlin” by Rick Carson
“The Self Factor” by Duncan Coppock
“Everything I’ve Ever Done that Worked” by Lesley Garner
“Transitions — Making Sense of Life’s Changes” by Wiliam Bridges
“The Emotional Healing Strategy” by Gael Lindfield

Three Principles

“Somebody should have told us” by Jack Pransky
“Clarity” by Jamie Smart
“Our true Identity” by Elsie Spittle
“Wisdom for Life: The Principles for Well-being” by Elsie Spittle
“The Inside out revolution” by Michael Neill
“The Relationship Handbook” by Dr George Pransky
“The Enlightened Gardener” by Sydney Banks
“The Missing Link” by Sydney Banks
“Prevention from the Inside-Out” by Jack Pransky
“Do Nothing!” By Damian Mark Smyth

Time Management

“Do it Tomorrow” by Mark Forster
“Get everything done and still have time to play” by Mark Forster
“The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” by Stephen R Covey
“High Energy Habits” by Bill Ford
Thinking Skills
“Stumbling on Happiness” by Daniel Gilbert
“Change your Questions, Change Your life” by Marilee Adams
“Time to Think” by Nancy Kline
“Six Thinking Hats” by Edward de Bono
“Women Who Think too Much” by Dr. Susan Nolen-Hoeksema
“Stop Thinking and Start Living” by Richard Carlson
“Loving What Is” by Byron Katie

Communication

“Crucial Conversations” by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan and Al Switzler
“Fierce Conversations” by Susan Scott
“Words that Change Minds” by Shelle Rose Charvet
“I Only Say this Because I Love You” by Deborah Tannen
“The Dance of Anger: A Woman’s Guide to Changing the Pattern of Intimate Relationships” by Harriet G Lerner
“Why Men Don’t Listen and Women Can’t Read Maps” by Allan and Barbara Pease
“How to Win Friends and Influence People” by Dale Carnegie

Clean Language

“Clean Language” by Wendy Sullivan and Judy Rees
“Metaphors in Mind” by James Lawley and Penny Tompkin
Stress Management
“Don’t sweat the small stuff” by Richard Carlson
“What about the Big Stuff?” by Richard Carlson
“How to Stop Worrying and Start Living” by Dale Carnegie
“Overcoming Low Self Esteem” by Melanie Fennell
“Women Who Think Too Much” Dr Susan Nolen-Hoeksema

Health

“You are What you Eat.” by Gillian McKeith
“Detox Yourself” by Jane Scrivner

Career

“What colour is your parachute?” by Richard Bolles
“The work we were born to do” by Nick Williams

Coaching

“Supercoach” by Michael Neill
“Quantum Skills for Coaches” by Annette Simmons
“The Life Coaching Handbook” by Curly Martin
“The Coaching Manual” by Julie Starr
“Reflective Practice and Supervision for Coaches” by Julie Hay
“The EFT Coach” by Mary L R Jones
“A Guide to Coaching and Mental Health” by Andrew Buckley and Carole Buckley
“Life Coaching. A Cognitive-Behavioural Approach” by Michael Neenan and Windy Dryden
“The Portable Coach” by Thomas J Leonard
“Good Question! The Art of Asking Questions to Bring about Positive Change” by Judy Barber
“Passionate Supervision” by Robin Shohet
“Psychological Dimensions of Executive Coaching” by Peter Bluckert

Relationships

“Making Sense of Men: A Woman’s Guide to a Lifetime of Love, Care and Attention from All Men”, by Alison Armstrong
“Keys to the Kingdom” by Alison Armstrong
“The Dance of Anger: A Woman’s Guide to Changing the Pattern of Intimate Relationships” by Harriet G Lerner
“The Invitation” by Oriah Mountain Dreamer
“The Secrets — 100 Ways to Have a Great Relationship” by Ben Renshaw
“How to Win Friends and Influence People” by Dale Carnegie
“I Need Your Love — is That True?” by Byron Katie
“Why Men Don’t Listen & Women Can’t Read Maps” by Allan & Barbara Pease

Spiritual

“The Diamond in your Pocket” by Gangaji
“The Art of Forgiveness, Lovingkindness and Peace” by Jack Kornfield
“I Heard God Laughing” – poems by Hafiz, translated by Daniel Ladinsky
“Courageous Souls” by Robert Schwartz
“Conversations with God” by Neale Donald Walsch
“Manual of the Warrior of Light” by Paul Coelho
“Wisdom of the Ages” by Wayne W Dyer
“The Power of Now” by Eckhart Tolle
“The Art of Happiness” by HH Dalai Lama and Howard C. Cutler

Law of Attraction

“The Law of Attraction” by Michael J Losier
“The Law of Attraction” by Esther and Jerry Hicks
“The Astonishing Power of Emotions” by Esther and Jerry Hicks
“Attraction Marketing: How to Attract All the Perfect Clients You Want” by Annie Meachem

Emotional Freedom Techniques

“The Healing Power of EFT and Energy Psychology ” by David Feinstein, Donna Eden and Gary Craig
“The EFT Coach” by Mary L R Jones
“Attracting Abundance with EFT” by Carol Look
“EFT & Beyond” — edited by Pamela Bruner and Jon Bullough
“Matrix Reimprinting using EFT” by Karl Dawson & Sasha Allenby
“EFT for Back Pain” by Gary Craig
“Heart and Soul of EFT and Beyond” by Phillip and Jane Mountrose — an e-book