Most of the Personal Development materials that I've used have come from my bookshelf-away-from-home: the library; that's true in more ways than one considering that I work there. Also, most of the materials I consume are CDs, many of them are available in book form though, so this post does stick to the purpose of the thread. Here are some of the books/audio CDs that have most influenced me:
The Success Principles by Jack Canfield (I know, he basically takes others peoples ideas and slaps them into his book, but for some reason the way he presented them struck a chord with me).
The Go-Getter by Peter B. Kyne
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
...and anything by Zig Ziglar. I particularly enjoy the all-inclusive "View From the Top," which features all of his most famous anecdotes and "Zig," his autobiography.
I've listened to a lot of Personal Development CDs, but these stand out especially. Though if I could print out and bind Steve's articles, particularly the Self-Discipline series, I would certainly include that in this list.
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