Cheesy motivational books are nothing short of spine-chilling, and not in a good way. There are lots of people who’re sick of the cheesy motivational books commonly found in bookstores today. Many of these books don’t give you any advice you can actually use.

If you’re the sort of person who wants to get straight to the facts these five motivational books will get you started on the road to accomplishing whatever it is, you want to do.

Picture Your Prosperity by Ellen Rogin and Lisa Kueng

Getting ready for the future is just as about finance as it is about having a positive frame of mind. The financial professionals Ellen Rogin and Lisa Kueng have created a guide that you can personalize for your own savings goals.

It doesn’t matter whether you want to buy a house or pay your student loan debts because this book is going to give you straight, practical advice on how to do it. And it uses the latest psychological advice to show you that this advice is based on fact.

Hustle: The Power to Charge Your Life with Money, Meaning, and Momentum by Neil Patel

Motivation is all about hustle and actually doing something. You won’t get a lot of cheesy sayings from Neil Patel. He gets right to the heart of owning your dreams and planning them out in a practical way. By making some small but essential changes to your life you can completely turn around your prospects.

Patel demonstrates how you can create your own luck and how you can avoid relying on anyone else to make things happen.

The Up Side of Down: Why Failing Well is the Key to Success by Megan McArdle

One of the hard facts of life that people have to learn is that failure is a necessary part of the learning and development process everyone goes through. Megan McArdle will show you what the backbone of prosperity is through introducing you to people from all walks of life.

This is the book for everyone who needs an extra push and anyone who wants to reinvent themselves.

New Rules of the Game by Susan Packard

Susan Packard is one of the leading authors in her field. She’s also the former COO of HGTV, and was one of its co-founders. Packard shares a new way to change your life through comparing everything to a sort of game or sporting event. Using her thirty years of knowledge, she will show you how to conquer the corporate world.

This is not about listening to a so-called guru. This is about listening to someone who has thirty years of experience and is ready to provide you with personal coaching.

Work Simply by Carson Tate

Carson Tate is a productivity expert and lives life as a consultant to some of the biggest corporations in the world today. When you start this book Tate will try to determine what sort of person you are. Are you an arranger, a planner, or something else? The answer to this will define where you go from here and what sort of advice you need to move forward.

Once you’ve found out what sort of person you are, you will go through the concrete tips that will help you to manufacture a life that fits your mindset.

This is a road map to how to build the life you want, and it doesn’t include a single quote from the Dalai Lama.

These five books are a great start for anyone who needs an extra push in life. Which of these books will you pick up first?