APPENDIX III

Recommended Reading

Baker, Dan, Ph.D., and Cameron Stauth. What Happy People Know: How the New Science of Happiness Can Change Your Life for the Better. New York: St. Martin's Griffin, 2003.
*Ways to increase happiness

Buckingham, Marcus. Go Put Your Strengths to Work: Six Powerful Steps to Achieve Maximum Performance. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2007.

Byrne, Rhonda. The Secret. New York: Atria Books, 2006.

Covey, Stephen R. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change. New York: Fireside Books, 1990.

Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly. Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience. New York: Harper & Row Publishers, 1990.
*Interesting information about happiness and self-actualization

Freedman, Joshua. At the Heart of Leadership: How to Get Results with Emotional Intelligence. San Mateo, CA: Six Seconds, 2007.

Goleman, Daniel. Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ. New York: Bantam House New York, 1995.

———. Working with Emotional Intelligence. New York: Bantam House, 1998.

———. Richard Boyatzis, and Annie McKee. Primal Leadership: Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence. Boston: Harvard Business School Publishing, 2002.

Gray, John. Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus: A Classic Guide to Understanding the Opposite Sex. New York: Harper Paperback, 2004.
*Good tips for building EI in relationships with the opposite sex

Grubbs-West, Lorraine. Lessons in Loyalty: How Southwest Airlines Does It–An Insider's View. Dallas: CornerStone Leadership Institute, 2005.
*Ideas for building an EI workplace

Kerr, Michael. Inspiring Workplaces: Creating the Kind of Workplace Where Everyone Wants to Work. Canada: Humor at Work Institute.
*Ideas for putting EI into the workplace

Litwin, Val, Brad Stokes, Erik Hanson, and Chris Bratseth. Cool to Be Kind: Random Acts and How to Commit Them. Toronto: ECW Press, 2004.
*Focuses on social responsibility

Lynn, Adele B. The EQ Interview: Finding Employees with High Emotional Intelligence. New York: AMACOM, 2008.
*An excellent EI guide for human resource professionals

Maxwell, John C. Relationships 101: What Every Leader Needs to Know. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2004.

McGraw, Phillip C., Ph.D. Self Matters: Creating Your Life from the Inside Out. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2001.
*Good primer for boosting self-regard

Robbins, Anthony. Awaken the Giant Within: How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical, and Financial Destiny. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1991.

Seligman, Martin, Ph.D. Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life. New York: Free Press, 1998.
*Ways of increasing optimism

Sharma, Robin. Greatness Guide Book 2: 101 More Insights to Get You to World Class. Toronto: HarperCollins, 2007.

Shimoff, Marci, with Carol Kline. Happy for No Reason: 7 Steps to Being Happy from the Inside Out. New York: Free Press, 2008.
*Ideas to increase happiness

Stein, Steven J., Ph.D., and Howard E. Book, M.D. The EQ Edge: Emotional Intelligence and Your Success. Toronto, Canada: John Wiley & Sons, 1996.
*Great stories and tips on increasing all aspects of EI in all areas of our lives

Sternberg, Robert J. Successful Intelligence: How Practical and Creative Intelligence Determine Success in Life. New York: Plume Books, 1997.

Tracy, Brian. Maximum Achievement: Strategies and Skills That Will Unlock Your Hidden Powers to Succeed. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1995.

Williamson, Marianne. Everyday Grace. New York: Riverhead Trade, 2004.