"Seven Habits of Highly Effective People" by Stephen Covey is hands down one of the best self-help books ever written. The following is the gist of the seven habits that I found very useful. Hope this helps. The first three habits focus on building clarity on the self and bringing that clarity to your day-to-day actions through self-mastery. Habits 4, 5, and 6 include the way towards public victory and how to be an effective human being. The seventh habit focuses on continuous growth and improvement and embodies all the other habits.