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12 books with a reading profile close to How Full Is Your Bucket? by Tom Rath. Practical, growth-minded and clear-cut; an easy read.

1

The Energy Bus

by Jon Gordon

Also practical and growth-minded · self help, practical

The story follows George, a miserable middle manager whose car breakdown forces him onto a city bus.
2

How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk

by Adele Faber

Also practical and growth-minded · self help, practical

Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish present a communication framework built on identifying and acknowledging a child’s feelings rather than dismissing them.
3

Manage Your Day-to-Day: Build Your Routine, Find Your Focus, and Sharpen Your Creative Mind

by Jocelyn K. Glei

Also practical and growth-minded · self help, practical

Manage Your Day-to-Day addresses the tension between reactive work, like answering emails, and proactive creation.
4

So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love

by Cal Newport

Also practical and growth-minded · self help, practical

Cal Newport rejects the mantra to follow your passion, arguing instead that job satisfaction results from building rare and valuable skills.
5

Why Men Love Bitches

by Sherry Argov

Also practical and growth-minded · self help, practical

Sherry Argov argues that women who overcompensate by being overly submissive or eager to please eventually lose the interest of their partners.
6

How to Win Friends and Influence People for Teen Girls

by Donna Dale Carnegie

Also practical and growth-minded · self help, practical

Donna Dale Carnegie adapts her father’s classic principles to the social landscape of high school.
7

You Are a Badass at Making Money: Master the Mindset of Wealth

by Jen Sincero

Also practical and growth-minded · self help, practical

Jen Sincero argues that financial success depends on identifying and dismantling subconscious psychological barriers regarding wealth.
8

For Women Only: What You Need to Know About the Inner Lives of Men

by Shaunti Feldhahn

Also practical and growth-minded · self help, practical

Shaunti Feldhahn presents findings from a multi-year national survey and hundreds of personal interviews to explain the internal motivations of the male psyche.
9

The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer

by Harvey Karp

Also practical and growth-minded · self help, practical

Harvey Karp argues that human infants are born three months too early and require a theoretical fourth trimester to ease their transition into the world.
10

The 7 Habits of Happy Kids

by Sean Covey, Stacy Curtis

Also practical and growth-minded · self help, practical

Based on the principles established by his father, Sean Covey adapts the seven habits of effectiveness for a younger audience through the residents of 7 Oaks.
11

Eat That Frog! 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time

by Brian Tracy

Also practical and growth-minded · self help, practical

Brian Tracy opens with an old line, that if you eat a live frog first thing in the morning, nothing worse will happen to you all day.
12

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens: The Ultimate Teenage Success Guide

by Sean Covey

Also practical and growth-minded · self help, practical

Sean Covey adapts his father’s management principles into a practical roadmap for navigating adolescence.

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