If you pay attention to current books that are making it big in the market today, you will notice that a lot of them have to do with self-improvement.  It seems that over the years, people all over the world are become more and more aware of their inner potential and authors are trying to help people become even more aware of these things.  The self-improvement movement is not limited to print media – it has permeated other media sources such as the Internet.  Routes to Self Improvement is one example – a blog that covers diverse topics including motivation, self esteem, and the like. This blog is actually a companion to the main web site, from which you can learn a lot of things for your own development.