Marketers are ingenious when it comes to self-improvement books, many have intriguing titles and promise great results, but you need to look a bit farther than the outside cover to find out if the book will be useful. Open up the book and look inside, skim over the chapter titles read a few paragraphs and find out if this is what you are really looking for. Figure out if the things in the book are things you already know of if they will really be useful. If you skim a few pages and don't feel motivated move on, but if the book is making you think of ideas already and makes you want to take action, then you've found the perfect book for you.

Don't know where to start? Here are a few of the most recent bestsellers in the area of self-improvement:
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey came out in 1990 and continues to be a bestseller with more than ten million copies sold. The author uses anecdotes and interesting analogies to portray and idea. The book focuses on such things as productivity, time management and positive thinking. However if you are looking for a start improving today book this is not it. This book is deep and many of the ideas must be implemented over time.

Optimal Thinking: How to Be Your Best Self by Rosalene Glickman helps the reader figure out what is most important in their life, then helps the reader come up with the best way to make that part of their life the best it can be. This book is extremely practical and gives great advice.