Growth Mindset Resources
Foundational Readings
The following are recommended readings to support a growth mindset, emotional intelligence, and the Permanent Vitality Path. These works offer profound insights into behavioral change and mental resilience.
Seligman, Martin (2006). Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life.
Csikszentmihalyi, M. (1990). Flow. HarperCollins.
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. (2018). The evolving self: a psychology for the third millennium. Harper Perennial Modern Classics.
Duhigg, C. (2012). The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business. Random House.
Klein, A. (1989). The healing power of humor: techniques for getting through loss, setbacks, upsets, disappointments, difficulties, trials, tribulations, and all that not-so-funny stuff. J.P. Tarcher.
Sapolsky, R. M. (2004). Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers. Henry Holt And Co.
Your Brain at Work: strategies for overcoming distraction, regaining focus, and working smarter.
Lipton, B. H. (2015). Biology of Belief - Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter & Miracle.
Maxwell, J. C. (2010). Everyone communicates; few connect: what the most effective people do differently.
Ledoux, J. E. (1996). The emotional brain: the mysterious underpinnings of emotional life.
Gladwell, M. (2005). Blink: the power of thinking without thinking. Little, Brown and Co.
Goleman, D. (2004). Emotional intelligence: why it can matter more than IQ. Bloomsbury.
Goleman, D. (2006). Social Intelligence: The Revolutionary New Science of Human Relationships.
Seligman, M. E. P. (2011). Flourish: a visionary new understanding of happiness and well-being.
Carnegie, D. (2015). How to Win Friends & Influence People.
Ram Dass & Paul Gorman. How Can I Help: Stories and Reflections on Service.
Achor, S. (2018). The Happiness Advantage: How a Positive Brain Fuels Success in Work and Life.
Diener, E., & Biswas-Diener, R. (2011). Happiness: Unlocking the Mysteries of Psychological Wealth.
Duckworth, A. (2016). Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance. Scribner.
Siegel, B. S. (1988). Love, Medicine & Miracles: Lessons Learned About Self-Healing.
Nhất Hạnh, ThÃch. (2017). No Mud, No Lotus: The Art of Transforming Suffering.
Nhất Hạnh, ThÃch. (1987). Being Peace. Parallax Press.
Almossawi, A. (2014). An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments. The Experiment.
Wiseman, R. (2004). The Luck Factor: Changing Your Luck, Changing Your Life.
Sarno, J. E. (2001). Healing Back Pain. Grand Central Publishing.
Sarno, J. E. (2001). The Mindbody Prescription. Grand Central Publishing.
Sarno, J. E. (2009). The Divided Mind. HarperCollins.
Bongiovanni, M. G., & Schechter, D. (2025). The Pain Secret: Unlocking the Mindbody Connection.
Psychology & Emotional Intelligence
Ledoux, J. E. (1996). The emotional brain: the mysterious underpinnings of emotional life. Simon & Schuster Paperbacks.
Gladwell, M. (2005). Blink: the power of thinking without thinking. Little, Brown and Co.
Goleman, D. (2004). Emotional intelligence: why it can matter more than IQ. Bloomsbury.
Goleman, D. (2006). Social Intelligence: The Revolutionary New Science of Human Relationships. Arrow.
Siegel, B. S. (1988). Love, Medicine & Miracles: Lessons Learned About Self-Healing from a Surgeon’s Experience with Exceptional Patients. Harper Perennial.
Almossawi, A. (2014). An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments. The Experiment.
Sarno, J. E. (2001). Healing Back Pain. Grand Central Publishing.
Sarno, J. E. (2001). The Mindbody Prescription. Grand Central Publishing.
Sarno, J. E. (2009). The Divided Mind. HarperCollins.
Bongiovanni, M. G., & Schechter, D. (2025). The Pain Secret: Unlocking the Mindbody Connection to Overcome Chronic Pain and Symptoms.
