Self Leadership

Self-leadership is having a developed sense of who you are, what you can do, where you are going coupled with the ability to influence your communication, emotions, and behavior on the way to getting there.

Self-Awareness & Self-Management

Understanding of own emotions and triggers. Integrity. Self-control and regulation. Self-motivation and wellness. Understanding own strengths. Self confidence.

While self improvement books and courses can be a good start, timeless learning can be found in Advaita teachings (see Swami Vivekananda’s works), and teachings of Ramana Maharshi, J Krishnamurti, Nisargadatta Maharaj, Osho and other contemporary masters like Sadguru Jaggi Vasudev. A few books are suggested in the “Additional Reading Resources” section below if this is the path you are wiling to take.

You can also check this mentor’s blog for some short notes and ideas.

Entrepreneurship

Courage and risk-taking. Energy, passion, and, optimism. Driving change and innovation. Breaking orthodoxies. Are these nature or can be nurtured?

Here are some reading suggestions:

• Find Your Why by Simon Sinek
• The Element by Sir Ken Robinson
• Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach
• Icarus Deception by Seth Godin
• Good to Great by Jim Collins

Goals Achievement

Ownership and decisiveness. Grit and persistence. Achievement orientation. Coping with uncertainty. Self-development. How aware are you of these functioning’s inside you?

Check these books:

• Mindset by Carol Dweck
• Deep Work by Cal Newport (check his other books too!)
• Atomic Habits by James Clear

Financial Freedom

Check these wonderful books:

• Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel
• Debt – First 5000 Years by David Graeber
• Small is Beautiful by E. F. Schumacher

https://www.ngpf.org/ is an interesting place to try some courses on Personal Finance. They are all aimed for High Schoolers – and hence easy to access.

Khan Academy also has a Financial Literacy offering – https://www.khanacademy.org/college-careers-more/financial-literacy

Articles/Resources:

• Art & Science of Spending Money by the author of Psychology of Money
• https://howmuch.net – Understanding Money
• https://ofdollarsanddata.com/newsletter/ – Make better financial decisions

Addition Reading Recommendations

Here are some books you can consider reading:

1. The Power of Now – Eckhart Tolle
2. The Untethered Soul – Michael Singer
3. Awareness – Anthony de Mello
4. The Way to Love – Anthony de Mello
5. Who Am I? – Teachings of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi
6. The Four Agreements – Don Miguel Ruiz
7. The Surrender Experiment – Michael Singer
8. The Bhagavad Gita – Eknath Easwaran Version
9. Freedom from the Known – J Krishnamurti
10. The Book of Life: Daily Meditations with Krishnamurti
11. Total Freedom: The Essential Krishnamurti 
12. Autobiography of a Yogi – Paramahansa Yogananda
13. Inner Engineering : A Yogi’s Guide to Joy – Sadguru
14. Karma: A Yogi’s Guide to Crafting Your Destiny – Sadguru
15. Be Here Now – Ram Dass
16. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance – Robert Pirsig
17. The Essential Rumi – Jalal al-Din Rumi
18. I Am That – Nisargadatta Maharaj
19. A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose – Eckhart Tolle

Additional References

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