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Financial Success: Harnessing the
Power of Creative Thought
by Wallace Wattles

Description: This intriguing book shows how freedom from both economic and emotional insecurity can be achieved in practical, creative, and noncompetitive ways. The approach outlined in this book enables us to find our proper place in the cosmic scheme and to create for ourselves a harmonious environment in which to grow in wealth, wisdom, and happiness.

Sid’s Comments: An old favorite. Written in 1910. This is a ”God wants you to be rich,” theme. Has the grandiose style of the time. It’s a quick 100 pages and a good source of motivation.

You Can't Afford the Luxury of
a Negative Thought: A Book for People with
Any Life-Threatening Illness Including Life
by Peter McWilliams

Description: A confirmed negaholic shows us how to resist those negative thoughts that get in the way of living life to the fullest. This empowering bestseller, touted by both Oprah Winfrey and Larry King, provides "...a roadmap to a happy disposition."

Sid’s Comments: The most comprehensive encyclopedia on positive thinking I have ever seen.

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In the Flow of Life
by Eric Butterworth

Description: Over 140,000 people have read this vibrant message, and thousand have transformed their lives by putting it into practice. You can too! Eric Butterworth reminds us in a straightforward, nontheological language that we have the power and means within us to live abundantly.

Sid’s Comments: An old favorite. Eric Butterworth was a Unity Minister and a master of “staying in the flow,” backing it all up with Scripture.

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The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks
and Win Your Inner Creative Battles
by Steven Pressfield

Description: A cross between Sun-Tzu's "The Art of War" and Julie Cameron's "The Artist's Way," the book stresses patience and acting in the face of fear in order to overcome resistance so one can achieve the unlived life within.

Sid’s Comments: By the author of the book, "The Legend of Bagger Vance," subsequently produced as a feature film by Robert Redford, this book is about how to get past whatever is keeping you from doing something creative or anything else for that matter.

Negaholics: How to Overcome Negativity
and Turn Your Life Around
by Cheries Carter-Scott, PhD

Description: Do you sometimes focus on all time times you blew it and things didn't work out? Do you often find yourself expecting the worst so as not to be disappointed? When friends compliment you, do you brush it off, dismiss it, or look for an ulterior motive? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, you could be a Negaholic -- and ready to find help and hope in this book.

Sid’s Comments: Dr. Cherie and her sister, Lynn, are two of my most important mentors. At the start of my coaching career, they taught me the importance of helping people find their own answers, the answers that feel right. Cherie is internationally recognized for her workshops and many great books on a variety of personal growth subjects.

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Path of Least Resistance:
Learning to Become the Creative Force
in Your Own Life
by Robert Fritz

Description: Robert Fritz outlines an exciting and different approach to using creativity in everyday life. He shows that creativity is not a special gift given to the very few, but a skill that can be learned in order to change and improve every aspect of life.

Sid’s Comments: An old favorite. Concert pianist turned world coach. Some great perspectives on creativity and human nature.

How to Be an Adult in Relationships:
The Five Keys to Mindful Loving
by David Richo

Description: A well-constructed, thought-provoking book that provides practical and spiritual exercises for couples and singles who want to have mature and lasting relationships. Emphasizing paying attention and letting go of ego, Richo gently and compassionately coaches readers on what he calls the five A's: attention, acceptance, appreciation, affection and allowing.

Sid’s Comments: As I read this book, I realized how little useful information most of us really get growing up on how to have a successful relationship with another person. This is a powerful and challenging book.

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How to Argue and Win Every Time: At Home,
At Work, In Court, Everywhere, Every Day
by Gerry Spence

Description: Attorney Gerry Spence, who's never lost a criminal trial in his career, presents his ten laws of arguing. "How to Argue and Win Every Time" shows readers how to successfully state their cases and make the winning argument.

Sid’s Comments: The cowboy defense lawyer who's won many big cases with a win/win approach offers a profound perspective on the importance of making an argument for what you value.

The Gift of Change:
Spiritual Guidance for a Radically New Life
by Marianne Williamson

Description: This honest and uplifting book, delves deeply into the powerful role of change in our lives. Far from being something to fear and avoid, every change, even the most difficult and painful, gives us an opportunity for personal transformation. The only real failure is the failure to grow from what we go through by reorienting ourselves using an eternal compass of spiritual principles.

Sid’s Comments: Marianne’s latest book, a contemporary, clear voice on how to live a spiritually-guided life, offers a convincing perspective that love is always the best answer.

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Living Fearlessly:
Bringing Out Your Inner Soul Strength
by Paramahansa Yogananda

Description: The book delivers a single message designed to set you free from fear and its debilitating effects in your life. That message is to recognize and connect fully to your own divine source, and how this omniscient presence is within you, your heart and soul at all times and that, as such, you are never alone.

Sid’s Comments: Yogananda has written many great books each succesfully merging the best of the Eastern and Western spiritual teachings.  Living Fearlessly is a quick and insightful read on overcoming fear by developing greater faith and trust in the spiritual.

Please Understand Me:
Character and Temperament Types
by David Keirsey & Marilyn Bates

Description: Rather than trying to 'change' your mate, your coworkers or a family member, Keirsey and Bates argue that these differences are a good thing and maintain that, not only is it impossible to truly change others, it's much more important to understand and affirm their differences. This book is a guide for putting an end to trying to change others and starting on the path to acceptance.

Sid’s Comments: This is a social style profile (The Myers Briggs) which has been around for decades. The book allows for nine people to take the test and get their score. An interesting exercise that will help you understand some of the basic differences in how people approach life.

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Leslie Nielsen’s Stupid Little Golf Book
by Leslie Nielsen & Henry Beard

Description: Comedic actor and self-proclaimed 'guru of bad golf' Leslie Nielsen and former National Lampoon editor Henry Beard open the book with hints on the golfer's stance, grip and sighting, all guaranteed to make you laugh but do nothing to actually improve your game.  They scoff at the notion of taking lessons from a pro but offer up various ways of undermining a fellow player's morale and suggest that readers always appoint themselves scorekeeper and avoid thinking of the ball as an ailment.

Sid’s Comments: If you’re a golfer and enjoy slapstick humor, this book is hilarious! It may be out of print but there are used copies available.