• Carnegie, Dale, (1939/1988). How to Win Friends and Influence People.  New York: Simon & Shuster, Inc.​

• Covey, Stephen R., (2004). The 7 habits of highly effective people: Restoring the character ethic. [Rev. ed.]. New York: Free Press.​

• Harper Jr, J. D., (2014). The Great 8; A new paradigm for leadership. HarperandHarperPublishing.com ​

• Goleman, Daniel (2000). Working with emotional intelligence. New York, New York: Bantam Bells.  ​

• Nightingale, E. (1966, 2018). Lead the field. Nightingale-Conant.​

• Prochaska, J. O., Norcross, J. C., & DiClemente, C. C. (1994). Changing for good (pp. 40-56). New York: Avon Books.​

• Snyder, C.R., (2003). Psychology of hope; You can get here from there. New York: Free Press.​

• William James, “The Will to Believe” available @: https://notredame.app.box.com/s/uljpiyyab269a10bbpo3a28hahwyz4fq 

• The Practical Guides to Self-esteem, Positive Psychology, & the Psychology of Relationships are part of a series & can be located by accessing the search bar at http://www.introducingbooks.com/ ​

 

Autobiographical Books used that show an intentional decision to persist through to a goal, despite the odds. ​

• Westover, Tara, (2018). Educated; A memoir. New York Times Best Seller. New York: Random House. ​

• Hinton, R., Love Harden, L., Stevenson, B., (2018). The sun does shine: How I found freedom on death row. New York, N.Y. : St. Martin's Griffin. ​