Books that (can) change your life!

 “Books that will change your life!”, Hui that sounds like a big headline. Can the books at all. No of course not. But they can very well serve as a source of inspiration on the path of change. If right now you want to take your life into your own hands, shape it anew, shape it, and break new ground then I have some exciting inspirations for books that can change your life. 

What for? To go your personal path that leads to a beautiful and good life. The most important factor is listening to yourself, following your inner voice. Only in this way can a self-determined life in the sense of the art of living succeed. I followed my inner voice and went my way, still go it. However, the change often requires some food for thought from outside.

I read many books that helped me to make changes in my life. In the following article, I would like to present to you the most formative books that most inspired me and certainly many others on the path of the art of living.

Beware of self-help - books that change life

Before we start, I would like to send you a little warning. In my small collection, there are also one or two self-help books. I know, I know these don't have the best reputation. The only question is, what do you make of it? I took out the essences and made my own version of them. You can skip over some dogmatic advice and leave it alone.

For a better overview, I've divided the best self-help books into different categories. Depending on the area in which you want to turn your life upside down, I have divided my little best-of list into different categories.

• Mindset - books that change thinking
• Self-empowerment - books that help get things done
• Serenity - books for more relaxation
• Glück - books for more happy moments
• Philosophical books to think about
• But let's go, here are the best books:

Mindset - books that change thinking

Siddhartha. An Indian seal | Her man Hesse

This book is the deep and touching story of a young man who is on his way. Where and what for? In order to free oneself from family and social heteronomy and to go in search of inner knowledge. I read this book almost four years ago when my life was about to change again. My son Matteo was about to be born. As I read this book, I became quite thoughtful. About my future and the impending change that I was eagerly awaiting. At that time I was also looking for inner knowledge. 

But I couldn't hear my inner voice. It wasn't until two years later that I realized that I, too, should set out to lead a self-determined and independent life. At the time, this book sneaked into my subconscious in order to motivate me for a change at the right time. Even if my consciousness did not perceive this at the time. This book was also a very nice source of inspiration for my transition from career type to simplicity.

The Art of Being Free: A Guide to a Beautiful Life | Tom Hodgkinson

What does freedom mean and how can it be achieved? In our time freedom is often associated with making a lot of money. The author Tom Hodgkinson proves in a very entertaining way in his book that this doesn't have to be the case. With a sweeping look into the past, he tells his personal story about independence.

 He also shows many ideas and possibilities for a life of freedom. The author knows that freedom means something different for everyone and that everyone goes their own way. He has decided to minimize his life with a cheap cottage in the country so that he has less work and more time for the finer things in life. With his book, he enables a glimpse of an alternative way of life in order to escape the hamster wheel capitalism trap.