Ready to up your game this 2019? These six books will provide the boost you need to start taking your life to a whole new level. Learn from the pros as they’re sharing exactly what helped them take off.

With stories of success and failures, these reflections are perfect for inspiring you to grab this new year by the horns and turn your dreams into reality.

1. The Creative Curve by Allen Gannett

Creativity has become a daunting and misunderstood phenomena. Society teaches us that some of us are naturally born creative geniuses, and some of us- well, aren’t. Allen Grant challenges this concept by proposing ‘the creative curve’, the science of churning out a masterpiece. Filled with experiential advice and steps to follow, this book is sure to reshape the way you perceive creativity.

2. Purple Cow: Transform Your Business By Being Remarkable by Seth Godin

In his latest hit, Purple Cow, marketing guru Seth Godin explains how traditional marketing techniques are dead. In today’s competitive world, you need to stand out to become successful. As he puts it, be the ‘purple cow’ in the farmyard. Explore techniques that will make your business an attention-grabbing, show-stopping wonder.

3. You Are A Badass At Making Money: Master the Mindset of Wealth by Jen Sincero

Jen Sincero is back to remind us all how amazing we are. With the same wit and sass that made readers love her first book, You Are A Badass, Sincero is specifically focusing on our financial worlds. Based upon the premise that our beliefs about money change the way we attract it, readers will uncover and remove internal blocks that are preventing them from reaching their financial goals.

4. Rise and Grind: Outperform, Outwork, and Outhustle Your Way to a More Successful and Rewarding Life by Daymond John and Daniel Paisner

A tribute to hard workers everywhere, this book reminds us how strong ambitions can change our world. Rise and Grind is a story of will and persistence, showing readers how any obstacle can be overcome through activism. Daymond John shares winning techniques, secrets, and routines that will lay the grounds for success. This one will specifically help to develop an unstoppable work ethic.

5. The Execution Factor: The One Skill That Drives Success by Kim Perell

According to Perell, the only difference between failure and success is execution. As an entrepreneur of a flourishing startup, Perell knows that being able to actualize goals is a definite skill- it isn’t luck or chance. By explaining five traits held by accomplished go-getters, readers get a direct route to becoming successful.

6. Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder by Arianna Huffington

Going beyond salary and fame, Thrive explores what it truly means to be successful. Arianna Huffington, the founder of the Huffington Post, takes up a holistic approach to redefine prosperity. Catering to the inner-world is just as important as tackling outer-world affairs, and in the journey to reach goals we sometimes sacrifice parts of ourselves along the way. This book questions the validity of money and power as the fundamental marks of success and instead strives for personal growth and well-being.

Get reading and get inspired! What are your go-to books for motivation?