self-help

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He was commissioned to ghostwrite several other motivational books including “Passion, Profit, & Power” for hypnotist Marshall Sylver and “The Slight Edge” for self-help expert Jeff Olson.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

It’s clearly vying to be shelved alongside the sententious Stoic self-help books that have become trendy among seekers of meme-able ancient wisdom in recent years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

The foundation said nearly 700,000 people went on to access its Stop It Now resources, which offer confidential advice and self-help tools - a figure some experts say is disappointingly low.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

He logged mass-market self-help books on his Goodreads: Malcolm Gladwell, James Clear, you name it.

From Slate • May 1, 2026

Colored families and communities were always engaged in self-help and sacrificing in order to move forward so that the next generation would have better opportunities.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson