I’m an avid reader and believe that while we can be smart, we should always remember that others have lived before us. By reading the stories of successful people, we can learn from their mistakes and try to avoid making the same ones. Their experiences can also serve as motivation and inspiration, especially when they are years ahead of us in their journeys. I hope you find some or all of the books on my list interesting. These are among my top recommendations, and I’d love to hear your suggestions for related reads—feel free to share them!
Productivity – 168 Hours – Laura Vanderkam
Literature – A Midsummer Night's Dream: Fully Dramatized Audio Edition – William Shakespeare
Spirituality – A New Earth: Awakening Your Life's Purpose – Eckhart Tolle
Investing – A Random Walk Down Wall Street, 12th Edition: The Time-Tested Strategy for Successful Investing – Burton G. Malkiel
Self-Improvement – Atomic Habits – James Clear
Spirituality – Autobiography of a Yogi – Paramahansa Yogananda
Self-Improvement – Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself – Dr. Joe Dispenza
Biography – Break Shot: My First 21 Years – James Taylor
Self-Improvement – Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies – Tara Schuster
Business – Conscious Capitalism: Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business – John Mackey, Rajendra Sisodia
Self-Improvement – Delivered From Distraction – Edward M. Hallowell, M.D., John J. Ratey
Economics – Economics in One Lesson – Henry Hazlitt
Biography – Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future – Ashlee Vance
Psychology – Emotional Intelligence – Daniel Goleman
Self-Improvement – Emotional Intelligence 2.0 – Travis Bradberry, Jean Greaves
Business/Communication – Exactly What to Say – Phil M. Jones
Leadership – Extreme Ownership – Jocko Willink, Leif Babin
Personal Finance – FAKE: Fake Money, Fake Teachers, Fake Assets – Robert T. Kiyosaki
Self-Improvement – Faster Than Normal – Peter Shankman
Public Relations – Fire Your Publicist – Mark Borkowski
Productivity – Focal Point – Brian Tracy
Social Media/Marketing – Freakishly Effective Social Media for Network Marketing – Ray Higdon, Jessica Higdon
Negotiation – Getting to Yes – Roger Fisher, William Ury, Bruce Patton
Business/Networking – Go Pro: 7 Steps to Becoming a Network Marketing Professional – Eric Worre
Business – Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...And Others Don't – Jim Collins
History – Guns, Germs, and Steel – Jared Diamond
Literature – Hamlet: Fully Dramatized Audio Edition – William Shakespeare
Sports Psychology – How Champions Think – Dr. Bob Rotella
Motivation – How to Get and Stay Motivated – Grant Cardone
Business – How to Win at the Sport of Business – Mark Cuban
Autobiography – I Must Say: My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend – Martin Short
Philosophy – Ideas and Opinions – Albert Einstein
Sales – If You're Not First, You're Last: Sales Strategies to Dominate Your Market – Grant Cardone
Personal Finance – I Will Teach You to Be Rich – Ramit Sethi
Science – Internal Time: Chronotypes, Social Jet Lag, and Why You're So Tired – Till Roenneberg
Autobiography – Kiss Me Like a Stranger – Gene Wilder
Self-Improvement – Learn Like Einstein – Peter Hollins
Autobiography – On the Road: 50th Anniversary Edition – Jack Kerouac
Business – Onward – Howard Schultz
Psychology – Originals – Adam Grant
Psychology – Persuasion – Robert Cialdini
Spirituality – Practicing the Power of Now – Eckhart Tolle
Public Relations – Publicity Tactics: Insights on Creating Lucrative Media Buzz – Rich Hatch
Autobiography – Pryor Convictions – Richard Pryor
Personal Finance – Quit Like a Millionaire – Kristy Shen, Bryce Leung
Business/Productivity – Radical Focus – Christina Wodtke
Sports/Business – Relentless – Tim S. Grover
Personal Finance – Rich Dad Poor Dad – Robert T. Kiyosaki
Personal Finance – Rich Dad's Cashflow Quadrant – Robert T. Kiyosaki
Personal Finance – Rich Dad's Increase Your Financial IQ – Robert T. Kiyosaki
Biography – Robert Downey, Jr. – Martin Howden
Autobiography – Sam Walton: Made in America – Sam Walton
Sales – Scrappy – Terri L. Sjodin
Sales – Secrets of Selling – Charles D. Turner
Self-Improvement – Self-Discipline – Dominic Mann
Sales – Sell or Be Sold: How to Get Your Way in Business and in Life – Grant Cardone
Autobiography – Shoe Dog – Phil Knight
Autobiography – Still Foolin' 'Em: Where I've Been, Where I'm Going, and Where the Hell Are My Keys – Billy Crystal
Autobiography – Stories I Only Tell My Friends – Rob Lowe
Self-Improvement – Stop Doing That Sh*t – Gary John Bishop
Biography – Steve Jobs – Walter Isaacson
Marketing – The 1-Page Marketing Plan – Allan Dib
Self-Improvement – The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – Stephen R. Covey
Motivation – The 10X Rule – Grant Cardone
Business/Productivity – The 80/20 Principle – Richard Koch
Philosophy – The Art of Happiness – Dalai Lama, Howard Cutler
Military Strategy – The Art of War – Sun Tzu
Sociology – The Bell Curve – Richard J. Herrnstein, Charles Murray
Real Estate – The Book on Investing In Real Estate with No (and Low) Money Down – Brandon Turner
Sports Psychology – The Brave Athlete: Calm the F--k Down and Rise to the Occasion – Simon Marshall, Lesley Paterson
Sales – The Closer's Survival Guide – Grant Cardone
Personal Development – The Compound Effect – Darren Hardy
Autobiography – The Decision: Overcoming Today's BS for Tomorrow's Success – Kevin Hart
Linguistics – The Etymologicon – Mark Forsyth
Autobiography – The First Billion is the Hardest – T. Boone Pickens
Happiness – The Happiness Advantage – Shawn Achor
Entrepreneurship – The Lean Startup – Eric Ries
Personal Finance – The Millionaire Booklet – Grant Cardone
Personal Finance – The Millionaire Next Door – Thomas J. Stanley, William D. Danko
Real Estate – The Millionaire Real Estate Investor – Gary Keller
Self-Improvement – The Miracle Morning: Transform Your Life - Before 8AM – Hal Elrod
Productivity – The ONE Thing – Gary Keller, Jay Papasan
Spirituality – The Original Be Here Now Talks – Ram Dass
Self-Improvement – The Power of Habit – Charles Duhigg
Self-Improvement – The Power of Positive Thinking – Norman Vincent Peale
Real Estate – The Real Book of Real Estate – Robert T. Kiyosaki
Personal Finance – The Richest Man in Babylon – George S. Clason
Communication – The Science of Effective Communication – Ian Tuhovsky
Self-Improvement – The Top Five Regrets of the Dying – Bronnie Ware
Spirituality – The Universe Has Your Back – Gabrielle Bernstein
Spirituality – The Untethered Soul – Michael A. Singer
Business – The Virgin Way – Richard Branson
Creativity – The War of Art – Steven Pressfield
Self-Improvement – Think and Grow Rich – Napoleon Hill
Business – Think Like a Champion – Donald Trump
Self-Improvement – Today Matters – John C. Maxwell
Autobiography – Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story – Arnold Schwarzenegger
Business/Negotiation – Trump: The Art of the Deal – Donald Trump
Self-Improvement – Unfu*k Yourself – Gary John Bishop
Self-Improvement – Unlimited Memory – Kevin Horsley
Personal Finance – Unshakeable – Tony Robbins
Entrepreneurship – Venture Deals, Third Edition – Brad Feld, Jason Mendelson
Sales – Way of the Wolf – Jordan Belfort
Productivity – When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing – Daniel H. Pink
Autobiography – When I Stop Talking, You'll Know I'm Dead – Jerry Weintraub, Rich Cohen
Personal Finance – Why the Rich Are Getting Richer – Robert T. Kiyosaki
Spirituality – Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind – Shunryu Suzuki
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