Good to Great by Jim Collins
This book is necessary for anyone in business who wants to set their mark and not only do well but want to excel. Jim has included finding from 25 years of research into a wide variety of businesses and pulled from the findings what enables some businesses to succeed and others to barely survive. Read this book and get the tools that will allow you to achieve greatness.
The 4-hour Work Week by Timothy Ferriss
This book is fundamental to the book collection of every modern entrepreneur. It sets out clear steps with examples of how to succeed in business, especially pertaining to this digital age. The author, Tim addresses readers in a conversational tone which is very relatable. So whether you are a beginner or quite far along your journey, you will benefit from the information shared.
The 10X Rule by Grant Cardone
Grant Cardone is a very straight to the point and hard-hitting successful sales guru and this widely acclaimed books doesn’t disappoint. He gives you all the tools that you need not only to succeed in business but to also thrive whilst doing it. The book will challenge you to take action to excel and work to becoming the best in your respective industry.
Start with Why by Simon Sinek
The perfect book for helping you to have a clear focus, purpose and motivation to fuel your drive to accomplish as a business and in life. A concept derived from one of the most watched Ted X talks, the author goes into depth regarding the importance of defining your why and how it provides a secure foundation to build on. This book is a necessary reminder to you to stay on track and will likely be one that you read several times over.
Atomic Habits by James Clear
This book is perfect for everyone and gives guidance to achieving with proven principles that will an effectively change your life even with only small changes applied. The author shares his moving story of overcoming a life-threatening challenge and then his journey to success that follows this. A Highly recommended read for everyone and anyone from all walks and backgrounds in life that want to find easy-to-follow tools to becoming more successful in a specific area in life.
The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod
This is highly packed with the motivation to set you up for not just an extremely successful day but life. The author, Hal talks about the effectiveness of utilising simple principles daily that work and have been working for millions world-wide. Understanding what can be achieved through implementing a few simple tasks consistently is amazing. It gives you the motivation needed daily to accomplish your goals.
Profit First by Mike Michalowicz
It Is part of every business objective is to make money and to be profitable. But we are all too aware of how much money it costs to run a business. Managing business finances is not everyone’s forté and although it is beneficial to get a good accountant onboard, it is also very important to understand the workings of money management yourself. This book takes the complexity out of money management quite effectively and makes it simple to become profitable with clear guidance and easy-to-follow principles. Most definitely a book worth having as business owner .
Failing Forward by John C.Maxwell
Most people hate failure and are victims of fear where failing is concerned. However this book provides great tools to overcome this fear, and rise above any challenge that occurs as a result of failing. John C Maxwell an acclaimed authority in teaching on leadership wonderfully demonstrates how you can use failure rather than avoid it.Â
Dare to Lead by Brené Brown
This book is vital for not just business owners but everyone that is in a role where they serve in the capacity of a leader in one way or another. The author Brené effective breaks down the purpose of the true attributes of a good leader and demonstrates how great leadership leads to great results in all areas of life.
Key Person of Influence by Daniel Priestly
This book is a great way to build your confidence as an authority in your niche, pulling from your expertise, experiences, and knowledge. Whether it’s through education, career or your networks. The author Daniel, shares his journey starting from humble beginnings and becoming known and highly demanded as a keynote speaker. He provides practical steps to achieve Influence that will set you a part within your industry.
Eat That Frog! by Brian Tracy
A brilliant read and great addition to your Business & Career Success book collection. This easy to read and relatable book takes the toil off difficult mundane tasks that cause you to procrastinate. Author Brian, gives great tips on becoming more effective, whilst managing to eliminate most cliché systems and practices around overcoming procrastination.Â
Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway by Susan Jeffers
This is the perfect book to get you more comfortable about taking risks. The author Susan brilliantly teaches how to face your fears relentlessly, with practical guidelines and examples to overcome challenges in life, career and business. This book will both motivate and inspire you to take action.
The Power of Broke by Daymond John
This book is awesome for business owners that know what it’s like to face very difficult challenges. The author Daymond, cleverly demonstrates how to turn obstacles into opportunities through inspiration and innovation. His journey of success from having very little to owning a billion dollar company and insight into the principles he used to get there, will provoke you into elevating your perspective in resolving issues more effectively.
The Magic of Thinking Big by Dr David Schwartz
A strong and resilient mindset in Business is everything and this book equips you with the mental tools to defeat doubt, cultivate a positive attitude and become more creative. As a well respected motivational speaker and personal development expert he does not fail to deliver in this book, to give you all the motivation you need to obtain the success you desire starting with your thoughts.
The One Thing by Gary Keller & Jay Papasan
A fantastic book to enable you to master focusing and avoiding distractions. As a business owner you often have multiple things to juggle and you can often over-commit yourself, becoming less effective. The author brilliantly demonstrates how to prioritise and work in chaos successfully conquering one goal at a time.
Sell or Be Sold by Grant Cardone
Get tutored by the Sales expert and multi-millionaire business owner Grant Cardone on how to effectively sell anything. Learn crucial principles and practices that will enable you to close any deal big or small, including selling an idea to yourself to commit to your goals and accomplish them. A fantastic addition to the book collection.
The Psychology of Selling by Brian Tracy
Sales is the driving force for any company so it is important for every business owner to know the fundamentals of how to successfully sell their products or services. This book does just that it gives you the perfect strategies to make more sales and to become more confident selling.
Zero to One by Peter Thiel
A must have in your book collection especially if you are new to business and you want to make a product or offer a service that is revolutionary. Rather than making multiple mistakes and overcoming several failures, learn from the author Peter Thiel who cleverly instructs you on what you need to do with proven examples. You’ll find yourself reading this book over and over again as a point of reference to successfully breakthrough in business, even more so if you are a startup.
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
This book is an old’en but a good’en. Dale Carnergie was a profound orator and teacher of professional development courses including, public speaking, sales, and corporate training to name a few. He always emphasised the importance of incorporating interpersonal skills to stand out in business and life. This book outlines the effectiveness of such skills.
The 12 Week Year by Brian P. Morgan & Michael Lennington
As a business owner time is everything and we often feel like we do not have enough of it. This book offers brilliant suggestions of how to get your time back and helps you identify and prioritise urgent task. Cut your execution time and close projects quicker to give you more time to review and become better. As execution experts the authors challenge you to take action and stop procrastinating. If time management is important to you, this book will help you master your time more effectively.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey
Stephen Covey was a renowned leadership authority, businessman and speaker. He completely changed the game with this remarkable book laying the foundations for true success not just in business, career but in life. In this addition son, Sean Covey modernises the authoritative principles giving a refreshed approach, offerring the same great principles with even more knowledge and insight shared.
The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale
To truly succeed in business you have to have a resilient mindset. In this book the renown and respected Dr Norman Vincent Peale uses several real life examples to offer solutions to succeeding any challenge and cultivating a winning mindset. There are Christian faith principles and values used in the book which add an interesting insight, despite whether the reader shares the same views regarding faith or not.
The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy
Being practical and taking consistent action towards your goals is vital for everyone trying to make their business successful. This book is a guide to exactly that. Learn practical and doable action steps that will enable you to progress and stop hitting that brick wall. This book will also inspire you to stop procrastinating and give you the motivation you need through breaking down tasks into small easy-to-do exercises.
Make Your Bed by William H.McRaven
A simple but effective principle developed from a speech made by the author. William brilliantly puts across how committing to small tasks can radically impact your life and the life of many. The book is short and straight-to-the-point, giving practical steps and life lessons from the authors experiences that will both motivate and encourage you to not overlook the small stuff and cultivate simple life-changing habits.Â
12 Rules For Life by Jordan B. Peterson
A vital read to remind you to live life with purpose and meaning. Through doing this, you make even more impact through your business and any other venture you undertake. The author Jordan, a highly acclaimed psychologist and professor shares principles taught from years of research and experience and encourages the reader to take responsibility and charge of their life as well as cherish it. The underlying theme is to help create balance in life which is necessary to maintain a well-balanced mind as well as a healthy life in general.
Deep Work by Cal Newport
This book is a great companion to those who struggle to focus and often get distracted by unimportant, time-wasting interruptions and find it difficult to get back on track. The author through story telling cleverly demonstrates how cutting out things that eat away at your time without adding value to you, can accelerate your progress and completion of important purposeful tasks.
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