Tim’s book takes the prize for the best book I’ve
ever read that revolves around business and entrepreneurship. Ever.
I want my kids’ kids to read this book. This book
provides a non-standardized idea of how to approach daily situations, and how
to think of them with new perspective. It also teaches you positive thinking to
maximize your potential.
This is a clear stand out for so many
entrepreneurs.
According to Todd Tresidder of Financial Mentor, “this book will leave you
absolutely clear on the difference between a real business and owning your own
job. It will teach you the core principles that differentiate working ON your
business vs. working IN your business. It will assure that when you climb the
ladder to success it is actually leaning against the right wall. A simple story
with a powerful message.”
This book goes through an in depth analysis of why
it may be more important to market yourself opposed to marketing your actual
business. It also gives guidelines for how to attain more clients and raise
your business profile.
What’s funny about this book is that it’s been on
my shelf for years. I’m not even sure who recommended it, but it’s been a great
addition to my reading library. When I asked fellow entrepreneur Matt Sapaula what books he would recommend, this was tops on his list. I knew I had
good taste
4.The Brand Called You by Peter Montoya
A great book that teaches you about how marketing
your personal attributes can be more successful and important than marketing
your business. This book really helped put into perspective how to
differentiate myself from all the competition…like this blog
I’ve been a huge fan of this book for years and
recommend it to every new small business person that I encounter. As you can
imagine, I was blown away when Peter called me out of the blue to tell me how
he liked my blog and I was doing a tremendous job marketing myself. I’m pretty
sure he felt good when I told him that his book inspired me to create it.
Yes, this book might be more marketing related, but
I couldn’t leave Scott out of this list. This book goes through the approach of
viral marketing techniques and social media becoming the predominant source of
profitable businesses.
What I like about Scott so much is that he’s just a
real dude. It’s hard not to respect that about him. Plus he likes Pearl Jam.
What else is there to say?
6.The Millionaire Messenger by Brendon Burchard
After surviving a devastating car accident, Brendon
Burchard had a realization that he had both a purpose in life and a message to
share with others.
This experience helped him realize that every
single person has an important story and advice to share, and The Millionaire
Messenger outlines what you have to do in order to achieve a sense of mastery
over any subject and use your expertise to help others and attain financial and
life success. Now the “guru’s guru,” Burchard outlines the steps you can take
in order to join the information marketplace by becoming a motivation speaker,
coach, author, blogger, and consultant.
7.The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
This book is an in-depth look at the phenomenon of
a small idea turning huge, and how the critical point is referred to as the
“tipping point” by the author.
I was amazed on how the kids show Blues Clues was
able to take the Sesame Street concept and blow it up. If you’re looking to
grow your business with the same magnitude as Paul Revere galloping on his
horse through the U.S. country side, this book is an excellent read.
This inspirational story of a man who is given
overwhelming odds of failure, and the story of how he succeeded in life. I was
so fortunate to meet Susan and Denny’s son John, and a small intimate gathering
put on by the next author on the list. John was involved in a horrible burning
accident as a child that left him nearly for dead – the doctors telling his
parents that he had a 1% chance to survive the night.
John did survive and used that tragedy to inspire
others to be better people and also better business leaders. If you need help
in redefining your purpose in life, this is a must read. Find out more about
John and his professional speaking business at Rising Above.
9.Crush It by Gary Vaynerchuk
How can you not love Gary V? This guy is loud
mouthed, full of energy and lives and breathes entrepreneurship. His book gives
a guide of how to think successful in life, opposed to the ordinary how to be
successful type novel.
Favorite word of the book: Passion.
<<<<YOU better have some passion if you’re going to Crush It!
10.Delivering Happiness by Tony Hseish
How do you top selling a business for $265 million
at the age of 24? How about selling another company for a mere $1.2 billion.
Even though I new the outcome of the book (see
previous sentence where he sells company for $1.2 billion), I was on pins and
needles seeing how Zappos.com almost didn’t make it. Think Tony was worried?
Nah. He decided to go ahead with a scheduled trip to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro. Now
that is an entrepreneur that has brass balls.
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