It’s a known fact that successful people read. Time and time again, successful entrepreneurs and business leaders cite frequent reading as one of their most important habits. If you’re looking for success in business and in life, these 10 brilliant business books can help you find your shortcut to success.
1. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
Get inspired and empowered with Covey’s classic book on achieving your goals. Each chapter explores a different habit aimed at helping you be the best, most effective person you can be for success in business and life. Read this if you’re ready to make powerful changes in your life to move you toward success.
2. Zero to One by Peter Thiel
Billionaire investor and entrepreneur Thiel offers deep and thought provoking insights on entrepreneurship and building value in the world in this modern classic. Read this to learn how great businesses are built and managed in today’s world.
3. The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss
With over a million copies sold worldwide, you’ve probably heard of ‘The 4-Hour Workweek’ before. In this powerful book Ferriss teaches you how to escape the 9-5, live anywhere, and join the new rich. This highly practical and informative read will have you looking at the world and the opportunities available to you in a whole new way. Read this if you’re ready to learn a new way of seeing the opportunities all around you.
4. ‘Think and Grow Rich’ by Napoleon Hill
Hill’s best seller has been one of the top-selling books of all time since it was first published in 1937. Read this if you’re ready to learn the secrets to success and wealth creation. Full of practical steps you can introduce in your life today. You won’t want to put this down till you’re done reading.
5. ‘Who Moved My Cheese?’ by Spencer Johnson
For timeless lessons on how to let go of fear and embrace change, you can’t go past Johnson’s best selling classic ‘Who Moved My Cheese?’. Inside you’ll find powerful strategies for successfully dealing with changing times, all wrapped up in a deceptively simple story about two mice and two little humans stuck in a maze of moving cheese. Read this if you want to approach the changes in your life in a highly effective way.
6. ‘The One Minute Manager’ by Kenneth Blanchard and Spencer Johnson
When it comes to learning the art of effective communication as a manager, you can’t go past ‘The One Minute Manager’. It’s full of expert advice on effective communication between managers and their employees. Read this if you’re a new manager, or a veteran who’s ready to uplevel the way you approach your employees,
7. ‘The Richest Man in Babylon’ by George S. Clason
The ultimate guide to personal finance as told through a seemingly simple collection of parables set in the historical city of Babylon. Read this to learn the simple yet powerful principles of financial success like who to pay first in your business and investing in yourself above all else.
8. ‘The Power of Habit’ by Charles Duhigg
Habits are powerful things, and nobody knows this better than Duhigg who shares the science of habit change in this remarkable book that will set you up for a lifetime of happiness and success. The big message here is that success begins with small changes in behaviour that you can start implementing right now.
9. ‘How to Win Friends & Influence People’ by Dale Carnegie
In this classic best seller Carnegie takes you inside the psychology behind our daily interactions to show you how to become a leader and influencer in your field. Read this if you’re ready to step up to build purposeful and meaningful relationships to pave your way to success.
10. ‘Rich Habits: The Daily Success Habits of Wealthy Individuals’ by Thomas Corley
Corley spent five years studying the lives of both rich and poor people to share the essential habits of both groups in this insightful book. This is a must read if you’re ready to learn the simple habits that could drastically impact your financial future.
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