Inspiration

1. Fiction / novels with a message for self-development 

The Alchemist by Paolo Coelho, the tale of a shepherd who travels to find a treasure, he overcomes a lot of obstacles in order to find the treasure: follow his dream. 

Eat, pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert (you can also watch the movie): after a divorce she takes a year off to travel. In Italy she makes friends, eats and has fun, In India she discovers spirituality and on Bali everything comes together. It made me pack my backpack to go on a comparable journey: Thailand, Australia, Bali and India. 

The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz with the four agreements, based on ancient Toltec wisdom which gives a formula for living well. 

Siddhartha by Herman Hesse: the journey of a Napalese man who follows Buddha in order to find enlightenment. He finds fulfillment in a much simpler way. 

Man’s search for meaning by Victor Frenkl (a psychiatrist): his observations who will survive in a Nazi concentration camp.

A course in Miracles by Helen Schucman. It’s been my ‘bible’ for many years. It shows a totally different way of looking at life and ‘reality’. 

Stretch your mindset books 

• Autobiography of a Yogi is an autobiography of Paramahansa Yogananda:
  The book is an introduction to the methods of attaining God-realization and to the spiritual wisdom of the East, which had only been available to a few in 1946.
• A new earth by Eckhart Tolle. The book takes readers on an inspiring spiritual journey to find their true and deepest self and reach the ultimate in personal growth and spirituality: the discovery of truth and light. It’s all about being present. 
• The Field by Lynne Mc Taggert: a radical new biological paradigm — that on our most fundamental level, the human mind and body are not distinct and separate from their environment but a packet of pulsating power constantly interacting with this vast energy field.
• The Intention Experiment: by Lynne Mc Taggert 

Use Your Thoughts to Change the World. Ever wondered if your intentions, prayers or wishes have a real, calculable effect on the world? Here, from Lynne McTaggart, groundbreaking author of ‘The Field’, comes riveting accounts of scientific investigations and real case histories with evidence that we are all connected and our intentions can be harnessed as a collective force for good.

• Breaking the habit of being yourself by Dr Joe Dispenza.
  You are not doomed by your genes and hardwired to be a certain way for the rest of your life. A new science is emerging that empowers all human beings to create the reality they choose. Dr Joe Dispenza combines the fields of quantum physics, neuroscience, brain chemistry, biology and genetics to show you what is truly possible.
• The code of the Extraordinary Mind Vishen Lakhiani.
  The Code of the Extraordinary Mind is a blueprint of laws to break us free from the shackles of an ordinary life. It makes a case that everything we know about the world is shaped by conditioning and habit. 
• The disappearance of the Universe Gary R. Renard.
  What would you do if you were sitting quietly in your living room when two mysterious strangers appeared from out of nowhere-and then told you they were ‘ascended masters’ who had come to reveal some shocking secrets of existence and teach you the miraculous powers of advanced forgiveness? Would you call the cops? Call a psychiatrist? Call out for pizza?
• Lame Deer, Seeker of Visions John (Fire) Lame Deer
  Storyteller, rebel, medicine man, Lame Deer was born almost a century ago on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota. A full-blooded Sioux, he was many things in the white man’s world – rodeo clown, painter, prisoner. But, above all, he was a holy man of the Lakota tribe. The story he tells is one of harsh youth and reckless manhood, shotgun marriage and divorce, history and folklore as rich today as ever – and of his fierce struggle to keep pride alive, though living as a stranger in his own ancestral land.
• Essentialism : The Disciplined Pursuit of Less. Greg McKeown
  shows you how to achieve what he calls the disciplined pursuit of less. Being an Essentialist is about a disciplined way of thinking. It means challenging the core assumption of ‘We can have it all’ and ‘I have to do everything’ and replacing it with the pursuit of ‘the right thing, in the right way, at the right time’.
• Any book of Anthony (Tony) Robbins: Unlimited Power, Awaken the Giant Within etc. 
• The hero with the 1000 faces by Joseph Campbell; the heroes story (if you need storytelling for your social media)

1. 1. Business 

• Rich dad poor dad Robert Kyosaki: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not
• Cashflow Quadrant Robert Kyosaki: reveals how some people work less, earn more, pay less in taxes, and learn to become financially free. A must read when you want to quit your job and are looking for (financial) freedom.
• A happy pocket full of money David Cameron: True wealth is not about buckets of cash. True wealth is not about designer clothes. It is not about a new Mercedes. It is not about living in a palatial estate. True wealth, asserts David Gikandi, is about discovering value within yourself and value within other people. It is about a kind of conscious living that incorporates gratitude, a belief in abundance, and the experience of joy.
• Money: Master the Game by Anthony Robbins.
  With advice about taking control of your financial decisions, to setting up a savings and investing plan, to destroying myths about what it takes to save and invest, to setting up a “lifetime income plan,” the book brims with advice and practices for making the financial game not only winnable—but providing financial freedom for the rest of your life.
• Nudge by Richard H. Thaler.
  By knowing how people think, we can make it easier for them to choose what is best for them, their families and society. Using dozens of eye-opening examples and original research, the authors demonstrate how to nudge us in the right directions, without restricting our freedom of choice.
• 4 Hour Workweek by Timothy Harris: how to work smart instead of hard 
• 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Stephen R. Covey: how true leadership starts from within
• Synchronicity by Joseph Campbell: Leadership is about creating new realities. In this new edition, leaders will learn how to use the power of synchronicity to manifest new realities into their organizations and unlock wisdom and creativity. From managing to creating and manifesting. 
• Seven insights for more flow in your business and Life by Jan Bommerenz: Remember the kind of happiness you experienced as a kid?  The kind of happiness that does not need an external reason? It is the happiness of ‘unconditioned being’. This original state can become hidden, but it is never lost. In FLOW, it comes to the foreground again. We know it by being it.

2.3 (Mental and Physical) Health and Food 

• Natural Cures “They” Don’t Want You To Know About Kevin Trudeau 

Presents the author’s thesis that processed foods and drugs approved by the FDA can be harmful to consumers’ health, and offers advice on the use of alternative therapies and natural cures to treat and prevent illnesses.

• The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman
  You’ll discover the secret that has transformed millions of relationships worldwide. Whether your relationship is flourishing or failing, Dr. Gary Chapman’s proven approach to showing and receiving love will help you experience deeper and richer levels of intimacy with your partner (or any other person) –starting today.

1. My favorite teachers to listen to *YouTube or podcasts)

• Abraham and Esther Hicks
• Eckhard Tolle 
• Rupert Spira
• Ram Das 
• Joe Dispenza 
• Rudolf Steiner (anthroposophy)
• Jack Kenfield 
• Vishen Lakhiani
• Tony Robbins 

My Personal Teachers and Guru’s

• Nisandeh and Vered Neta (Life Skill’s Academy)
• T Harv Ecker: Qauntum Leap 
• Marjean Holden: Enlightened Warrior Camp 
• Roy Martina 
• Tony Loorbach and Eelco de Boer(laptop) lifestyle 
• Wealth Dragons: John Lee (internet marketing)
• Wealth Dragons Vincent Wong (Property and personal development) 
• Wim Belt (Business Academy)
• Briony van den Bussche: Quantum Leap (Business Academy) 
• Brahman Menor Pranic Living 

TV and movies 

• Gaia.com