Summary

Are self-help books anything more than an inspiration that you look for? My post and the video talk about the need to implement what you read and learn, to take responsibility for your own happiness. And not to leave it be a longing for betterment pager after page.

As I wrote in my first post on this topic, I believe in self-efficacy or self-empowerment. That the solution to your problems is within your power, but also within your responsibility.

You have to take action, you have to show the will to change things and you have to make it happen. You can also do this by asking for help.

Which brings me to self-help books.

I’ve read a lot over the years. I’m curious about the world and other people’s opinions and views on different subjects.

But self-help books often leave me wanting more. Because they feel like a promise for change, and I find myself flipping through them, page after page, looking for more.

That elusive answer, that better future I will find on the next page or in the next chapter.

I don’t think there’s anything wrong with self-help books, far from it. They can offer valuable insights and give us new perspectives on our lives and the way we do things.

But what matters is whether there are tips that you can apply to your life, whether there is anything useful for you other than inspiration.

Otherwise, you will be left longing for the next book that might be the answer to your problems. And that’s why my coaching focuses all on you finding solutions to your problems. Those solutions that you can implement right now and that will work for you.