30 Best Self-Help Audiobooks for Reaching Your Potential

It can be hard to find motivation when you’re caught up in the pace of everyday life. When you need to outsource a little inspiration, audiobooks make it possible to put the advice of the world’s personal development experts right into your ears. Here we’ve put together a list of power-packed selections that include both newcomers and time-tested selections from veterans of the genre. Read on for the 30 best self-help audiobooks, and try not to be inspired!

Year of Yes

How to Dance It Out, Stand in the Sun and Be Your Own Person

De: Shonda Rhimes

Narrado por: Shonda Rhimes

Duración: 7 h y 4 m

Fecha de lanzamiento: 11-10-15

Idioma: Inglés

4.5 out of 5 stars 25,198 calificaciones

This title is worth a listen simply because Shonda Rhimes—creator of Grey's Anatomy, Scandal, and How to Get Away With Murder—is such an impressive and prolific writer and businesswoman with a knack for storytelling. But Year of Yes also offers a unique angle on the topic of personal development that long-time self-help listeners will appreciate for its freshness and candor. The work is a recounting of a year in which Rhimes resolved to say yes to any and all unexpected propositions and suggestions, no matter how outlandish. The vow naturally led her to a variety of new challenges and forced her out of her introverted shell, in the process opening opportunities that would change her life forever.
Gmorning, Gnight!

Little Pep Talks for Me & You

De: Lin-Manuel Miranda

Narrado por: Lin-Manuel Miranda

Duración: 46 m

Fecha de lanzamiento: 10-16-18

Idioma: Inglés

5 out of 5 stars 971 calificaciones

Creator of hit musicals Hamilton and In the Heights, Lin-Manuel Miranda certainly has a knack for building forward momentum in the arts. For years, he has also been using Twitter to disperse his motivational words in short little bursts, and in Gmorning, Gnight! Little Pep Talks for Me and You, he has assembled them into audiobook form. Given that Miranda's rhythmic, musical voice is his claim to fame, these should definitely be heard straight from his lips. These bright little affirmations, recorded by Miranda himself, can be digested in one sitting or as small snacks to help start the day, head into a big meeting, get through a tough experience, or simply pass the time, all with optimism and a sense of adventure.
Can't Hurt Me

Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds

De: David Goggins

Narrado por: David Goggins, Adam Skolnick

Duración: 13 h y 37 m

Fecha de lanzamiento: 11-28-18

Idioma: Inglés

5 out of 5 stars 204,379 calificaciones

Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins is the success story we all need to hear if we want to reach our full potential. Goggins grew up in a poor, abusive environment, and no one ever expected him to do anything extraordinary. However, through incredible perseverance, Goggins became the first person ever to complete elite training as a Navy SEAL, Army Ranger, and Air Force Tactical Air Controller. In 2009, he was named The Fittest (Real) Man in America by Outside Magazine. Narrated and guided by journalist Adam Skolnick, who leads interviews with Goggins between each chapter, this listen is a fascinating, exclusive look inside the mind of a model of bravery and strength. According to Goggins, most people only reach 40 percent of their potential, and the key to success is to push ourselves to reach 100—and that journey to optimizing your capabilities starts here.
Unfu*k Yourself

Get Out of Your Head and into Your Life

De: Gary John Bishop

Narrado por: Gary John Bishop

Serie: Unfu*k Yourself

Duración: 3 h y 24 m

Fecha de lanzamiento: 08-01-17

Idioma: Inglés

4.5 out of 5 stars 87,164 calificaciones

Listeners be warned: this selection comes packed with a healthy dose of tough love. But for those ready to hear it, Gary John Bishop’s hard-hitting advice can be life-changing. In his own words and rough-around-the-edges delivery, the author offers seven assertions: I am willing, I am wired to win, I got this, I embrace the uncertainty, I am not my thoughts, I am what I do, I am relentless, and I expect nothing and accept everything. According to Bishop, mastering these assertions and adding them to our mantras is the foolproof way of kicking the feeling that we're f*cked. His refusal to tiptoe around the issues that are holding us back provides the kick in the pants many of us need to get started on improving our daily lives.
Atomic Habits

An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

De: James Clear

Narrado por: James Clear

Duración: 5 h y 35 m

Fecha de lanzamiento: 10-16-18

Idioma: Inglés

5 out of 5 stars 143,167 calificaciones

James Clear's self-development work was an instant New York Times best seller, and it's no mystery why. Clear offers a foolproof system for improving your daily life so you can spend more time achieving your goals and less time worrying about your methods. His central message? That some of the tiniest, most seemingly insignificant changes in habit and attitude can deliver truly incredible results. Clear takes complicated ideas from fields such as psychology, biology, and neuroscience and breaks them down in an easily digestible, easily applicable structure. After one listen, you will be left feeling more equipped to tackle each day, no matter what’s thrown at you.
The Celestine Prophecy

A Concise Guide to the Nine Insights Featuring Original Essays & Lectures by the Author

De: James Redfield

Narrado por: Lou Diamond Phillips, James Redfield

Duración: 9 h y 29 m

Fecha de lanzamiento: 10-30-18

Idioma: Inglés

4.5 out of 5 stars 767 calificaciones

James Redfield's provocative adventure novel, The Celestine Prophecy, doubles as a self-development work thanks to its inspiring story and motivational prose. It starts with a discovery in the Peruvian jungle that unearths a long-lost manuscript containing nine pieces of ancient wisdom, all shedding light on various elements of the human condition. The discovery of these insights is the start of an adventure that combines sage wisdom with plot twists and turns that keep the listener engaged while they’re being enlightened. And with iconic performer Lou Diamond Phillips behind the microphone, this audiobook is impossible not to love.
How to Get Sh*t Done

Why Women Need to Stop Doing Everything So They Can Achieve Anything

De: Erin Falconer

Narrado por: Lauren Fortgang

Duración: 6 h y 38 m

Fecha de lanzamiento: 01-02-18

Idioma: Inglés

4 out of 5 stars 331 calificaciones

How to Get Sh*t Done by Erin Falconer is the busy woman's guide to making the most of a full schedule. Women face a barrage of pressures (from sources both internal and external), leaving them constantly fretting over balancing their careers with their domestic and social lives. There’s always a meeting to attend, a meal to prepare, or a playdate to plan—but Falconer explains how doing less can actually help us accomplish more. The majority of self-development books are written by men, leaving a gap in titles that address the specific stresses of being a woman. Falconer brings a much-needed female voice to the genre, addressing the problems facing high-achieving women.
48 Laws of Power

De: Robert Greene

Narrado por: Richard Poe

Duración: 23 h y 6 m

Fecha de lanzamiento: 05-01-15

Idioma: Inglés

4.5 out of 5 stars 25,366 calificaciones

This title doesn’t focus on personal success—it focuses on power. Though similar, the distinction between the two is essential, and Robert Greene’s study of 5,000 years of powerful people throughout history is a master class in might. These lessons on mental fortitude and firepower are only further enhanced by prolific actor Richard Poe’s dominant delivery. The 48 Laws of Power has already influenced countless people around the world, leaving a massive cultural impact in publishing and even popular music. With lessons from icons including Machiavelli, Sun Tzu, Julius Caesar, Henry Kissinger, Bruce Lee, and more, The 48 Laws add up to a fascinating (albeit sometimes dark) look at the motivations of the human race.
I Will Teach You to Be Rich

No Guilt. No Excuses. No B.S. Just a 6-Week Program That Works (Second Edition)

De: Ramit Sethi

Narrado por: Ramit Sethi

Duración: 12 h y 8 m

Fecha de lanzamiento: 05-14-19

Idioma: Inglés

4.5 out of 5 stars 10,018 calificaciones

After the release of I Will Teach You to Be Rich, author Ramit Sethi was hailed as the new finance guru by Fortune magazine. As the title implies, the audiobook serves as a guide for listeners to put their money in the right places so they can plan for long-term financial gain. All the while, as Sethi promises listeners, they can keep living an extravagantly rich life in the short term. From credit card benefits to stock portfolios, and from raise negotiations to student loan payments, Sethi has a response to every financial question—and he shares it in a fun, accessible, and irreverent fashion, making for a truly excellent listen.
The Moment of Lift

How Empowering Women Changes the World

De: Melinda French Gates

Narrado por: Melinda French Gates

Duración: 8 h y 9 m

Fecha de lanzamiento: 04-23-19

Idioma: Inglés

5 out of 5 stars 5,891 calificaciones

Melinda Gates has been on the international stage for decades, serving as an inspiration for countless women. The Moment of Lift is a compelling collection of her experiences, highlighting insights she has gained from other influential women. Presenting some of the most pressing gender issues facing the planet, Gates argues that the state of the world would drastically improve if there was nothing holding women down—and explains just how we can raise one another up. Though written with women in mind, Gates’s touching stories, lifted by a performance that one Audible listener calls lighter than air are filled with motivating words for listeners of any gender.