Dr Josephine Perry recommends...

The Ten Pillars of Success was written during the Covid pandemic when we were all struggling to navigate ambiguity, fear and a lack of autonomy. As someone working closely with people who have learnt to handle these pressures, I felt I was in a privileged position to identify the characteristics that help them, and research how they could be replicated by more of us. The first three were easy; belonging, mastery and autonomy are well established motivational factors. Purpose, process, confidence and courage were equally clear as they are seen every day in sporting success. Internal insight and optimism surprised me but the research showed they are critical to success. And with nine pillars in place, it was clear that gratitude is vital to appreciate what we have. The five books I have chosen feed into one, or more, of the ten pillars of success.
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    • Essentialism

    • The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
    • By: Greg McKeown
    • Narrated by: Greg McKeown
    • Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
    • Release date: 26-11-15
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,804 ratings
    • 'This is the book I suggest to every high performer I work with who is failing to live by the ‘you can do anything, but you can’t do everything’ rule. They are capable of so much, but only have so many hours in the day. Essentialism helps them lose the indecision, guilt and fear to see it is better to spend those hours working on what matters to you, than overwhelming your time with the things that don’t.'

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    • The Power of Habit

    • Why We Do What We Do, and How to Change
    • By: Charles Duhigg
    • Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
    • Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
    • Release date: 05-04-12
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 5,634 ratings
    • The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
    • ' The Power of Habit is really well researched (Duhigg studied at Harvard and Yale) and really well written (he also won a Pulitzer Prize for journalism) with wonderful storytelling to bring his points to life. He explains the neuroscience behind habits and how they work, why we need them to function and how we can change them, usually one at a time, so we can be more effective, more successful, healthier or happier.'

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    • The Choice

    • Embrace the Possible
    • By: Edith Eger
    • Narrated by: Edith Eger, Tovah Feldshuh
    • Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins
    • Release date: 07-09-17
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1,373 ratings
    • The Choice: Embrace the Possible by Edith Eger
    • 'This book about life in a Nazi concentration camp should not only be required reading in history, psychology and sociology classes but English too as Eger writes beautifully. Her final phrase is a message to us all: You can’t change what has happened, you can’t change what you did or what was done to you. But you can choose how you live now.'

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    • You Only Live Once

    • Find Your Purpose. Reclaim Your Power. Make Life Count. THE SUNDAY TIMES PAPERBACK NON-FICTION BESTSELLER
    • By: Noor Hibbert
    • Narrated by: Noor Hibbert
    • Length: 6 hrs and 34 mins
    • Release date: 28-10-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 144 ratings
    • You Only Live Once by Noor Hibbert
    • 'The first chapter in this book is titled: Shitfaced and Shoeless. It completely reassured me this was my kind of book! There is swearing. There is passion. This is very raw honesty. I really love Chapter five where Noor explains how chronic stress comes about and how harmful it can be. It sets the scene for why we really need to know our purpose, and live in line with it.'

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    • Start with Why

    • How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
    • By: Simon Sinek
    • Narrated by: Simon Sinek
    • Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins
    • Release date: 21-10-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,081 ratings
    • Start with Why by Simon Sinek
    • 'When my clients feel stuck we look to their purpose to explore how they could move more in that direction. When they don’t know their purpose, I direct them to Sinek’s book and set them the task of writing their own Wikipedia page. It is life changing.'

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