The 5 Mindset Books That Will Change Your Mind About Giving up on Your Dreams

“Mama said there’d be days like this.”

There are times when you might want to give up on your dreams. There are times when it gets hard and you feel you are getting nowhere and you just want to call it quits.

Fortunately, there are also books that are so inspiring they make you want to keep going. They give you that piece of insight you need, that hope that it can happen, and that extra incentive NOT to quit.

These are 5 books of those books. They are not only inspiring, but also show the mindset it takes to overcome obstacles.

No career journey is going to be without obstacles. But these books can help you recognize that you can shift your thinking to accomplish ANYTHING.

Because you can!

The Miracle Mindset. JJ Virgin.

What do you do when your son is fighting for his life in the hospital AND you’ve invested a million dollars to publish a book with the launch date fast approaching? Well, if you are JJ Virgin, you develop a “Miracle Mindset” approach to both. JJ Virgin is inspiring in her commitment to hope in a time in her life that would have been completely reasonable to fall apart or feel like it was hopeless. This book will leave you with a feeling of resilience and also a feeling that things will work out when they seem impossible! You can find it HERE.

Dying To Be Me. Anita Moorjani.

Are you waiting to be your best self? Once you have things in order, or if you do everything a certain way, then you can be who you are meant to be? Well, for Anita Moorjani she thinks NOT being her true self and living in fear led to her near death experience. This book is a beautiful, unapologetic look at how to make decisions from a place of love rather than fear. You will come away remembering how important it is to allow yourself to live your life fully and embrace who you are. You can find it HERE.

The Big Leap. Gay Hendricks.

You work on something and it doesn’t turn out the way you’d hope and you think, “I guess it wasn’t meant to be.” Or you think you messed up. Could there be some self-sabotage at play instead? The Big Leap explores this idea of hitting your “upper limit.” It’s that really uncomfortable place when we reach for our best life, our best health, or our big goals. I refer to it as “the lobster-without-its-shell phase,” but however you want to label it, once you recognize this pattern in yourself and others it will change your life forever! I write more about the impact this book had on me personally in THIS post. You can find the book HERE.

Becoming. Michelle Obama.

I have to say I knew very little about the Obama’s before this book, but there is a reason it hit the best seller list so quickly. Michelle Obama writes about the humanness of coming from meager beginnings (her whole family living on the top floor of her aunt’s house) to become the First Lady. What is also very inspiring is the telling of Barack’s rise to Presidency which all changed with one 17-minute speech! This book is a reminder of preparation meets opportunity which will leave you inspired to keep going and keep pursuing your dreams. It is also a black woman’s journey, a mom’s journey, a driven career woman’s journey who’s role shifted to a support of her husband role – so many goodies to unpack! Plus, how to remain committed and sane once you get what you asked for. You can find it HERE.

The Untethered Soul. Michael A. Singer.

What is that voice in your head? Do you have to listen to it? Is it negative and would you allow anyone else to talk that way around you all day every day??? The Untethered Soul is not only good the first time you read it, but even better the second (and third). It’s helpful for anyone who has negative mind chatter to free themselves up to allow for the good to replace it – or just the quiet! You can find it HERE.

Let me know what you think when you read any of these 5 books in the comments. I’d love to know how they inspire you!