've always viewed books as a portal into the world, giving you access to new perspectives, ideas and knowledge. These have been especially helpful in my journey to find freedom with food and overcome over a decade of disordered eating. When I was ready to finally change my habits in the last 2 years of that decade, these were the ones that gave me the awareness and confidence to get things handled.

1. 7 BooksThat Have
Shaped My Business and
Life

2. I've always viewed books as a portal into the world, giving you access to
new perspectives, ideas and knowledge.
These have been especially helpful in my journey to find freedom with
food and overcome over a decade of disordered eating. When I was
ready to finally change my habits in the last 2 years of that decade,
these were the ones that gave me the awareness and confidence to get
things handled.

3. Psychiatrist Viktor Frankl's memoir has
riveted generations of readers with its
descriptions of life in Nazi death camps
and its lessons for spiritual survival.
Between 1942 and 1945 Frankl labored
in four different camps, including
Auschwitz, while his parents, brother,
and pregnant wife perished.
Based on his own experience and the
experiences of others he treated later
in his practice, Frankl argues that we
cannot avoid suffering but we can
choose how to cope with it, find
meaning in it, and move forward with
renewed purpose.
Frankl's theory-known as logotherapy,
from the Greek word logos
("meaning")-holds that our primary
drive in life is not pleasure, as Freud
maintained, but the discovery and
pursuit of what we personally find
meaningful.
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4. In The Power of Habit, Pulitzer Prize–
winning business reporter Charles
Duhigg takes us to the thrilling edge of
scientific discoveries that explain why
habits exist and how they can be
changed.
Distilling vast amounts of information
into engrossing narratives that take us
from the boardrooms of Procter &
Gamble to sidelines of the NFL to the
front lines of the civil rights movement,
Duhigg presents a whole new
understanding of human nature and its
potential.
At its core, The Power of Habit contains
an exhilarating argument: The key to
exercising regularly, losing weight,
being more productive, and achieving
success is understanding how habits
work.
As Duhigg shows, by harnessing this
new science, we can transform our
businesses, our communities, and our
lives.
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5. There is an end to the anguish of
emotional eating -- and this book
explainshow to achieve it. Geneen
Roth, whose Feeding the Hungry Heart
and When FoodIs Love have brought
understanding and acceptance to tens
of thousands ofreaders over the last
two decades, here outlines her proven
program forresolving the conflicts at
the root of overeating.
Using simple techniquesdeveloped in
her highly successful seminars, she
offers reassuring,practical advice.
Geneen Roth is a writer and a teacher
who has gained international
prominence through her work in the
field of eating disorders. She is the
founder of the Breaking Free
workshops, which she has conducted
nationwide since 1979.
She is also the author of Feeding the
Hungry Heart, Breaking Free from
Compulsive Eating, and When Food is
Love. A frequent guest on television
and radio programs, she has written for
and been featured in Tie, Ms., New
Woman, Family Circle, and
Cosmopolitan.
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6. The new complete edition of a timeless
classic that includes the never-before-
published Part Four and Last Words by
Richard Bach.
This is the story for people who follow
their hearts and make their own
rules…people who get special pleasure
out of doing something well, even if
only for themselves…people who know
there’s more to this living than meets
the eye: they’ll be right there with
Jonathan, flying higher and faster than
they ever dreamed.
A pioneering work that wed graphics
with words, Jonathan Livingston Seagull
now enjoys a whole new life.
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7. The world is changing. Markets have
crashed. Jobs have disappeared.
Industries have been disrupted and are
being remade before our eyes.
Everything we aspired to for “security,”
everything we thought was “safe,” no
longer is: College. Employment.
Retirement. Government.
It’s all crumbling down. In every part of
society, the middlemen are being
pushed out of the picture. No longer is
someone coming to hire you, to invest
in your company, to sign you, to pick
you.
It’s on you to make the most important
decision in your life: Choose Yourself.
This book will teach you to do just that.
With dozens of case studies, interviews
and examples–including the author,
investor and entrepreneur James
Altucher’s own heartbreaking and
inspiring story–Choose Yourself
illuminates your personal path to
building a bright, new world out of the
wreckage of the old.
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8. In The Gifts of Imperfection, Brené
Brown, a leading expert on shame,
authenticity, and belonging, shares ten
guideposts on the power of
Wholehearted living—a way of
engaging with the world from a place
of worthiness.
Each day we face a barrage of images
and messages from society and the
media telling us who, what, and how
we should be. So most of us perform,
please, and perfect, all the while
thinking, "What if I can't keep all of
these balls in the air? What will people
think if I fail or give up?
In her ten guideposts, Brown engages
our minds, hearts, and spirits as she
explores how we can cultivate the
courage, compassion, and connection
to wake up in the morning and think,
"No matter what gets done and how
much is left undone, I am enough," and
to go to bed at night thinking, "Yes, I
am sometimes afraid, but I am also
brave.
And, yes, I am imperfect and
vulnerable, but that doesn't change the
truth that I am worthy of love and
belonging."
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9. Whether this is your first exploration of
inner space, or you’ve devoted your life
to the inward journey, this book will
transform your relationship with
yourself and the world around you.
You’ll discover what you can do to put
an end to the habitual thoughts and
emotions that limit your consciousness.
By tapping into traditions of meditation
and mindfulness, author and spiritual
teacher Michael A. Singer shows how
the development of consciousness can
enable us all to dwell in the present
moment and let go of painful thoughts
and memories that keep us from
achieving happiness and self-
realization.
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10. For more tips, articles and support to overcome overeating or sugar
addiction, visit http://www.bingeeatingbreakthrough.com