Do You Really Need Help Or Just A Good Read?

We all look for something that we don’t have, we

look to have a better life, we look to be better people and we look to business help books to put

us in control of our income. The dreams of losing weight or being a better marriage partner or

simply a better person are all covered in various self help books that are published and available

in the market.

The truth about self help books is very much a mixed bag, some are genuinely solid manuals that

offer rock solid advice, others are no more than a gimmick helping no one or nothing but the

author’s bank account.

Self help books generally fall into three categories;

Self help books on literally anything

A better route helping to remap your life

Finding help with your problems

Finding which book may be the best for your particular situation is not easy.

Are there really more books than readers?

Browsing the aisles of your favorite bookstore or going through the myriad of title on Amazon it

certainly appears that there are more titles than people who need the help. Regardless of the

topic, there will be a self help book there to guide you on your way to anew you. It is not just a

matter of a couple of titles, thousands have been published, and it’s not just the typical “How to

lose weight” books, it’s the hundreds and hundreds of diet books as well.

People are drawn to self help books because they offer (some promise) to aid in all the things

that stand between what we are and what they think equates to happiness and success. If you buy

the wrong book you have wasted your money, if all self help books worked as claimed we would

be a nation of extremely thin, insanely rich with a perfect family life and children with straight A

grades and a social life fit for a queen. Books for business would lead us in the right direction for

employee harmony, perfect business plans, roof bursting sales and wages far greater than the

norm.

Are there good self help books or is that a fallacy?

There most certainly are good self help books, as a matter of fact everyone of them probably

have some content that offers something useful however as with everything, if you are using a

self help book to do a medical diagnosis it will be wise to have your doctors telephone number

handy as well.

Many self help books can point to studies which prove beyond a shadow of doubt that they have

helped and inspired many. Books like Weight Watchers and Alcoholics Anonymous are perfect

examples of self help books that truly work; however there are very few that can offer these

backup statistics.

Take the time to investigate the author’s credentials before you buy the book, check his

background, his training, years in practice and any peer recognition. Even positive results in

these investigations are not a guarantee that the book will help but it is a good start. Do not forget

the internet, check for testimonials and see if you can authenticate the sources of the testimonials

making sure they have the competence needed to perform an effective, honest review.

Take the right precautions and there is nothing standing in your way from reading self help

books, however bear in mind that there are other ways as well to change your life in your favor.