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Introducing five books to improve your mindset 

Having a positive view of your job leads to your success. Except, how can you improve your mindset at work when you are dreading going to your job or constantly bombarded with projects? When you have so much to do and so little time, the stress keeps building up every time you procrastinate on one thing and start another. It's time to change your mindset and how you approach work in the first place.

We've chosen five books, each with a different mindset you can apply to your job. These business titles will shape the way you think in a more positive direction and have the potential to change your life whether it be at work or how you approach everyday problems.

As different as these books are, there is one similarity between them: The power of you. Only you can implement the lessons that are taught in these self-improvement reads. Start changing that negative mentality and see excellent results by picking up these five books!

Happiness

1. The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor

How can you rewire your brain to be geared toward being happy? In The Happiness Advantage, Shawn Achor claims that happiness is what fuels success. By learning how to be happy you can seize all of the opportunities around you and produce big gains at work, home, and in life. Be less stressed at work and reap the happiness advantage by picking up this read!

In this book, you’ll learn how to: 

• Spread positive change in your team
• Build a strong social network at your job
• Retrain your brain to spot patterns of possibilities

Love

2.  Love and Work by Marcus Buckingham

Doing what you love should be a simple concept, however, it’s harder than it sounds. Oftentimes we get stuck at a job or in a situation we don’t particularly enjoy. Love and Work by Marcus Buckingham will teach you how to discover the crucial intersection between what you love to do and how to contribute it to others. From this book, you’ll position yourself as a leader. Break free from conformity by making lasting changes to your work and life.

In this book, you’ll learn how to:

• Describe yourself compellingly in job interviews
• Choose the right role in a team
• Decode what you love and turn it into a powerful expression

Joy

3.  Eat Sleep Work Repeat by Bruce Daisley

Rediscover the joy of work! With many fun hacks, Bruce Daisley gives us insights and solutions to improve our daily lives. Burn-out and unhappiness is a reality for most workers and according to a Gallup survey, only 13% of employees are engaged in their job. Shift your mindset! Eat Sleep Work Repeat introduces 30 changes to transform your work experience. Develop user-friendly strategies from going to lunch, to suggesting a tea break. You’ll learn there are so many ways for you to find joy in your work and stay invigorated every day.

In this book, you’ll learn how to:

• Increase your team's productivity and cohesiveness
• Prevent problems by foreseeing possible issues
• Transform your work experience from boring to fulfilling, fun, and joyful

Curiosity

4. A Curious Mind by Brian Grazer and Charles Fishman

Unlock curiosity in your life and show up to work inquisitive and willing to learn new things! A Curious Mind will help you awaken curiosity and use it as a superpower. Brian Grazer has spent time around interesting people including spies, artists, politicians, and scientists. Through his experiences, he has had the inspiration to create movies and TV shows such as Arrested Development, A Beautiful Mind, and many others. He has also learned from saying curious that there is something special in everyone. Do you have a dream job? Tapping into your curiosity is the key to achieving your dream.

In this book, you’ll learn how to:

• Strengthen your management style at work and inspire employees to ask questions
• Uncover new sources of creativity within your team
• Channel the power of curiosity and lead a bigger more rewarding life

Optimism

5.  The Reset by Elizabeth Uviebinené

Do you want to work better and live better? If so, this book is for you! The Reset by Elizabeth Uviebinené will help us rethink how we fit into an ecosystem. The reset provides an optimistic view of the future after the radical shift of 2020 and how we can benefit from living a more fulfilling life. It will not only teach you how to work in a way that suits more parts of your life but allow you to rethink your relationship with work altogether. This fresh perspective is essential for you to understand your own identity, include everyone in a community, and help shape society.

In this book, you’ll learn how to:

• Feel connected to others by working by design and not by default
• Bring balance to your life by resetting how you live and work
• Look at the bigger picture outside of yourself and shape society in a positive way

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This post was written by Joelle Shusterman, the Marketing Intern at BookPal. She is currently reading The Gift of Influence by Tommy Spaulding.