Everyone likes to be praised, but many people shy away from receiving compliments. And the same is true of women in the workplace – they feel like they should more than earn their spot. But receive compliments you must; your employer wants to see you succeed, and happy employees are twice as profitable as unhappy ones. So what books can help you make your resume less self-conscious? Here’s a list of five that have been proven time and time again for their effectiveness in boosting happiness, satisfaction, and performance:

1. Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, by Carol Dweck

This book is a guide to improving your mood by changing your mindset. If you’re constantly worrying about failing, it’s probably because you have an anti-intellectual bias, which means that you have a problem believing in your ability. To improve this habit and move forward into the future, you need to stop judging yourself for what you can’t do and instead focus on what you CAN. This simple shift can make all the difference in career success.

2. The Four Agreements, by Don Miguel Ruiz

While you may have heard of this book, you probably have yet to read it. Mindfulness is a practice that can significantly improve your mental health and recovery in times of stress. This book is the story of Don Miguel’s journey to self-discovery through his realization that he had problems with three fundamental beliefs: we are our own worst enemies; nothing comes from pain or suffering; and if we live in harmony with other people, all will be well with the world. These beliefs are not only harmful to our own happiness but are also a set-up for jealousy and violence in society.

This book is essential reading for anyone trying to improve their happiness and the world around them.

3. Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, expanded edition, by Carol Dweck

The first book on this list takes you through an entirely new mindset that will make you more successful than ever before. If you read the first book and have trouble applying its lessons to your life, this second edition will help you make sense of it all. As with Dweck’s books, this one is highly motivational and easy to apply to your everyday life. This book will help you overcome your self-doubt, improve your patience, and feel more empowered.

4. The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business, by Charles Duhigg

This book is all about how habits can be shaped into positive behavior. If there’s a way to change your bad habits into positive ones, this book will teach you how to do it. As a society, we have a lot of built-in unhelpful habits. Still, this book shows you how to change those habits by thinking about triggers and rewards rather than avoiding them altogether (which is incredibly difficult). Many women have been able to quit smoking, become more consistent with exercise, and become more productive. This is a must-read if you’re one of them and have trouble breaking habits holding you back.

5. Success is the best revenge:

A novel of murder, love, and redemption by Danielle Steel

In this book by Danielle Steel, we follow famous author Alice Dunbar through all her career highs, lows, and everything in between. She was married to a man who abused her emotionally and left her for another woman. We also see her having a child out of wedlock at sixteen who was still not legally allowed to vote when she became an adult. This book gives us a look into her accomplishments and fallibilities in life. It also shows how she defeated her abusive husband and came out on top by writing a best-selling novel.

Conclusion.

The mindset of many women today is to “complete the task,” “get it done,” and be acknowledged for their work. Women can get stuck in a cycle that keeps them from really becoming happy because they think that to be happy, they have to have their work recognized and praised. They become motivated by the praise and objective feedback from others, not by happiness itself. There are books that encourage women to focus on self-development so that they can take control of their own happiness rather than letting it be “given” by others. The mindset of many women today is to “complete the task,” to “get it done,” and be acknowledged for their work.