Personal development ebooks teach and guide. Many of them also include exercises that expand our experience or perspective on life.

When reading them it is important to keep an open mind and allow your intuition to guide you towards new insights that might arise in your mind.

To take what you learn from a good personal development ebook and apply it to your life is, of course, the main purpose of reading self improvement texts.

Rather than reading a book and then having nothing to show for it, underline and highlight lines that jump out at you while reading. Then go back and record the most important lessons or actions that you could apply to your own life.

A great way for your recently discovered knowledge to fall into place and become a reality is to share it with others.

You are the one who needs to take responsibility for implementing changes in your life. Therefore, you are also the one who needs to decide how the thoughts you read about will work, given your personal circumstances or surroundings.

To get you started, I’ve published the following 10 personal development ebooks for you to download for free and to explore at leisure.

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The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go. -Dr. Seuss, I Can Read With My Eyes Shut! Click To Tweet  
179 Forward Steps Life Power Tips Free eBook Add greater inspiration and intention to your days… Each of these 179 Forward Steps is a life power tip for every day. Use the 179 Forward Steps ebook as your springboard to fresh insights and new ideas. If you take up all 179 Forward Steps life power tips, incrementally your life will certainly look very different by the end of the next half year. Use each Forward Step as a part of your morning ritual, making time to pause with each for that day. Keep your mind tuned to positive with this ebook plus 50 more you’ll also be sent as bonuses.
 
I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book. -Groucho Marx Click To Tweet  
20 Self Exploration Exercises Free eBook Personal development and growth can happen by accident and does occur just by participating in life and all its challenges. However, if you are reading this, I’m assuming that you would like a little more deliberate input and would prefer not to leave your self growth to chance. Move forward with greater momentum! These 20 self exploration exercises present fresh ideas that could help with getting you unstuck. Many of these exercises will also give you further clarity for your life journey.
 
Books are a uniquely portable magic. -Stephen King Click To Tweet  
16 Lessons For Success In Life Free eBook This book draws on the expertise of 16 world-class authors and teachers who have each contributed an outstanding lesson on various topics such as setting goals, manifesting money, creating a magnetic personality, increasing your brain power, and simply being happy, no matter what. These next few chapter headings give you a great sense of the valuable content in this free book… 40 Ways to Increase Your Brain Power, How to See Yourself 10 Years in the Future, How A Secret Word Changed My Life and The Greatest Advice of All Time.
 
You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them. -Ray Bradbury Click To Tweet  
365 Happiness Vibes Free eBook Find Your Bootstraps Then… Tug! Being happy is a choice and a state of being that you can create anytime. Collect my free “Find Your Bootstraps Then… Tug! 365 Happiness Vibes” 12-pg. ebook to help you with that! We all want to feel happy and spread happiness to others. The question is… how? Well, this book has got you covered. It has listed 365 awesome and simple ways to bring happiness to yourself and the people around you. Just browse through the list and pick an idea or two. Then go about your day in amazing bliss.
 
Think before you speak. Read before you think. -Fran Lebowitz Click To Tweet  
A Little Book Of Flow Free eBook Instead of trying to create the “conditions” for flow we can learn how to access it directly and let flow infuse every aspect of our lives. Let genius shine into all your doing, replace chaos or stress with clarity and ease. You will gain insight into the true nature of your problems so they can be resolved easily at their cause. “Those all too rare moments, when we experience flow, when we are truly creative, happy and intuitively know exactly what is needed, are simply those instances when we glimpse our original and true nature.” -Nick Smith
 
Books are mirrors, you only see in them what you already have inside you. -Carlos Ruiz Zafón Click To Tweet

Making The Most Of Meditation Free eBook Living in such a hectic world can take its toll on your body, mind, and spirit. The practice of meditation can help you to focus, have a clear mind, and stay centered. There are a wide range of meditation techniques. Some are simple, while others require a great deal of discipline and training. In the end, though, there’s really no wrong way to do it. Meditation is a practice of learning to train your mind and can help you reduce the effects of stress on your body and mind. It can help you develop a clear mission and purpose for your life.
 
Words can be like X-rays if you use them properly, they’ll go through anything. You read and you’re pierced. -Aldous Huxley Click To Tweet

88 Fun Thoughts About Life Free eBook Getting there is half the fun, the other half is the fun that we have along the journey. Fun isn’t just fun, it can actually be good for your health. It is generally known that humour contributes to both physical and psychological wellbeing. it’s then also good to know that having fun reduces cortisol levels and increases serotonin levels. Take a breather, remember to lighten up and make time for laughing. Start today with a free ebook that has 88 fun thoughts about life.
 
The best moments in reading are when you come across something, a thought, a feeling, a way of looking at things, which you had thought special and particular to you. -Alan Bennett Click To Tweet

Believe In Yourself Free eBook Identify and overcome low self esteem. How much do you value yourself? Do you know someone who has a low opinion of themselves? Perhaps someone who consistently thinks they are an under-performer and not worthy of praise or compliments? It could be that person is suffering from low self-esteem. Simply put, your level of self-esteem is how you think about yourself, how you see yourself. Download this free Believe In Yourself ebook and share it with them or simply send them to this page so they can collect it themselves.
 
The best books are those that tell you what you know already. -George Orwell Click To Tweet

Empathy And Compassion Are Your Secret Ingredients Free eBook Empathy & Compassion Are Your Secret Ingredients is a free ebook download explaining why empathy and compassion are important to your well-being. Empathy is a crucial element of most social and interpersonal relations. Compassion improves the regulation of thought and emotion, as well as helping to manage the effects of stress. This ebook gives you a better understanding of both & presents ways to increase both in your life.
 
What you don't read is often as important as what you do read. -Lemony Snicket Click To Tweet

Unlocking The Law Of Attraction Free eBook Unlocking The Law Of Attraction is a free ebook download with a 12-part series of short lessons about the law of attraction for help with getting what you want out of life. In each message of Unlocking The Laws Of Attraction you will learn valuable information on how you can successfully unlock the power of your own mind and let your thoughts determine your destiny.
 
It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it. -Oscar Wilde Click To Tweet

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