Discovering and sharing useful resources is one of Melissa’s on-going quests. What you find here are books and websites that are in the realm of supporting one toward a more satisfying work and life. For a variety of interesting work related articles, visit Melissa's Work/Life Facebook page.
In addition here is a link to Melissa’s book Sweet Relief From the Everyday Narcissist and to the companion website.
Recommended Books (in no particular order)
- I Could Do Anything If Only I Knew What It Was by Barbara Sher
- Live the Life You Love by Barbara Sher
- What Should I Do with My Life? by Po Bronson
- The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks
- The Way of Transitions by William Bridges
- Managing Transitions by William Bridges
- Now Discover Your Strengths by Marcus Buckingham and Donald Clifton
- Strengths Finder 2.0 (new and upgraded) by Tom Rath
- The Path: Creating Your Mission Statement for Work and Life (first half) by Laurie Beth Jones
- Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazzi
- What Got You Here Won’t Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith
- Making Work Work for the Highly Sensitive Person by Barrie Jaeger
- The Overnight Resume by Donald Asher
- The Overnight Job Change Letter by Donald Asher
- Asher's Bible of Executive Resumes and How to Write Them by Donald Asher
- Snakes in Suits: When Psycopaths Go To Work by Robert Hare
- Overcoming Underearning by Barbara Stanny
- Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway by Susan Jeffers
- The Creative Habit: Learn it and Use it For Life by Twyla Tharp
- How to Sit by Thich Naht Hahn
- Search Inside Yourself: The Unexpected Path to Achieving Success, Happiness (and World Peace) by Chade-Meng Tan
- The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg
- The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Toll
- Loving What Is: Four Questions that Can Change Your Life by Byron Katie
- Self Compassion by Kristin Neff
- The How of Happiness: A New Approach to Getting the Life You Want by Sonya Lyubomirsky
- Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life: How to Finally, Really Grow Up by James Hollis
- Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
As well as books by the following authors:
Useful Links
