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Top Books to Transform an Entrepreneur’s Life

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T O P B O O K S T O T R A N S F O R M A N E N T R E P R E N E U R ’ S L I F E 2

Here’s the truth...

Second to people, books have had

the greatest impact on my life.

It all started with a trip to the bookstore.

I was 23 years old, had started

two failed companies, and was

about to start on my 3rd.

I was so worried of failing.

I decided to look for guidance.

But I wasn’t a “reader”.

Up until that point in my life,

I had never read a book.

I’m serious... It actually took me

5 years to get out of high school

because I wasn’t a great student.

Then it all changed when I saw a book

called Love is The Killer App.

It was by a guy named Tim Sanders

and he worked at Yahoo.

Since I was a tech nerd, it

resonated with me.

I figured if I didn’t learn anything,

at least their would be some good

stories about a company I admired.

So I bought it... the audio book version :)

(Still counts, right?)

Once I started I couldn’t stop.

I binge-listened to that book

over the next 2 days.

It literally transformed my life.

Top Books to Transform an Entrepreneur’s Life

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T O P B O O K S T O T R A N S F O R M A N E N T R E P R E N E U R ’ S L I F E 3

Over the years I’ve read

over 1,000+ books.

Reading is what shapes my

thinking, my actions and are

responsible for my outcomes.

That’s why I wanted to create this list.

I get entrepreneurs asking me all the time

to recommend books... but the truth is, I

can’t do it justice without understanding

the challenge they’re having.

So that’s why I created this list.

It’s the books that have stood

out for me over the years.

They might not be the most popular but

they moved me to take action and had

a dramatic impact in my businesses.

So here you go.

How Should You Read Them?

Certain books can be listened to,

in those cases I make a suggestion

next to the author’s name.

Other should be read with a highlighter.

The key to reading is retention.

Here’s the dirty truth.

Most books could be

summarized into 20 pages.

What makes a great book a GREAT

book is it’s ability to suck us in and

persuade us to take action.

It’s about a transformation.

To connect with a book you need

to underline, highlight and share

what you’ve learned with others.

It’ll help you go back and reference

key strategies, quotes and suggestions

made by the author to help you

improve your business and life.

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T O P B O O K S T O T R A N S F O R M A N E N T R E P R E N E U R ’ S L I F E 4

Do the work.

Collect your highlights and review them.

That way, it gets ingrained in your mind

and will help guide your decisions.

What Should You Do With

What You Learn?

The key to getting benefit from reading is

integrating the knowledge into your life.

If all you do is read to be inspired but

do nothing with it then you might as well

have spent that time serving a customer.

But...

If you read a book, and make a firm

commitment to extract and implement

3 new strategies you learned, then

you’ve integrated the learning.

After a while, it compounds

and you will grow.

Trust me, it’s a beautiful thing.

It also helps build your confidence

because the world stops seeming

so mysterious to you.

Dan Martell

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Think and Grow Richby Napoleon Hill

The Compound

Effectby Darren Hardy

Awaken the Giant Within:

How To Take Immediate Control Of Your Mental, Emotional,

Physical And Financialby Tony Robbins

Managing Oneself

by Peter Drucker

As a Man Thinkethby James Allen

Personal Development

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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective

Peopleby Stephen R. Covey

The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple

Truth Behind Extraordinary Results

by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan

Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free

Productivityby David Allen

The 4-Hour Work Week:

Escape the 9-5, Live Anywhere and Join the New Rich

by Timothy Ferriss

Productivity

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The Charge: Activating the 10

Human Drives That Make You

by Brendon Burchard

The Magic Of Thinking Big

by David Schwartz

The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You

by John C. Maxwell

The 48 Laws of Power

by Robert Greene

Motivation

Leadership

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Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being

Remarkableby Seth Godin

Getting Everything You Can Out of All You’ve Got:

21 Ways You Can Out-Think, Out-Perform, and Out-Earn the Competition

by Jay Abraham

Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion (Collins

Business Essentials)by Robert B. Cialdini PhD

Positioning: The Battle for Your Mind Paperback

by Al Ries & Jack Trout

Marketing

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Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...And

Others Don’tby Jim Collins

The Checklist Manifesto:

How to Get Things Rightby Atul Gawande

Scaling Up: How a Few Companies Make It...and Why the Rest Don’t

by Verne Harnish

The E Myth: Why Most Businesses Don’t Work and What

to Do About Itby Michael E. Gerber

Work the System: The Simple Mechanics of

Making More and Working Less by Sam Carpenter

Business Building & Systems

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Whoby Geoff Smart

Tribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization

by Dave Logan

Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits,

Passion, and Purposeby Tony Hsieh

Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice

the Work in Half the Time Hardcover

by Jeff Sutherland

Hiring & Managing People

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The Ultimate Sales Machine

By Chet Holmes

Jeffrey Gitomer’s Little Red Book of Selling:

12.5 Principles for sales greatness: How to make sales FOREVER

by Jeffrey Gitomer

Getting More Sales & Persuasion

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Steve Jobsby Walter Isaacson

Losing My Virginity: How I Survived, Had Fun, and Made a

Fortune Doing Business My Wayby Richard Branson

Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.

by Ron Chernow

Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest

for a Fantastic Future, by Ashlee Vance

Inspiring Business Stories & Biographies

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Never Eat Alone, Expanded and Updated:

And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time

by Keith Ferrazzi and Tahl Raz

How to Win Friends and Influence People

by Dale Carnegie

Building Business Relationships

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Tell to Win: Connect, Persuade,

and Triumph with the Hidden Power of Story

by Peter Guber

The Hero’s JourneyBy Joseph Campbell

Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action

by Simon Sinek

Using Story To Compel Others

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Steal Like an Artist:10 Things Nobody Told You About

Being Creativeby Austin Kleon

The War of Artby Steven Pressfield

Finding & Breaking Through Creative Blocks

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The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big

Differenceby Malcolm Gladwell

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

by Yuval Noah Harari

Cool Science & Behaviour Psychology

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The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs

Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses Kindle Edition

by Eric Ries

Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to

Build the Futureby Peter Thiel and Blake Masters

Don’t Make Me Think, Revisited:

A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability

(Voices That Matter)by Steve Krug

The Innovator’s Dilemma:

The Revolutionary Book That Will Change the Way

You Do Businessby Clayton M. Christensen

Crossing the Chasm: Marketing and Selling Disruptive

Products to Mainstream Customersby Geoffrey A. Moore

Building a Software Company

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Personal DevelopmentThink and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

Awaken the Giant Within: How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical and Financial by Tony Robbins

Managing Oneself by Peter Drucker

As a Man Thinketh by James Allen

The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy

ProductivityThe 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey

Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen

The 4-Hour Work Week: Escape the 9-5, Live Anywhere and Join the New Rich by Timothy Ferriss

The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan

MotivationThe Charge: Activating the 10 Human Drives That Make You by Brendon Burchard

The Magic Of Thinking Big by David Schwartz

The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene

LeadershipThe 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You by John C. Maxwell

MarketingPurple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable by Seth Godin

Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion (Collins Business Essentials) by Robert B. Cialdini PhD

Positioning: The Battle for Your Mind Paperback by Al Ries & Jack Trout

Getting Everything You Can Out of All You’ve Got: 21 Ways You Can Out-Think, Out-Perform, and Out-Earn the Competition by Jay Abraham

Business Building & SystemsGood to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...And Others Don’t by Jim Collins

Scaling Up: How a Few Companies Make It...and Why the Rest Don’t by Verne Harnish

The E Myth: Why Most Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It by Michael E. Gerber

Work the System: The Simple Mechanics of Making More and Working Less by Sam Carpenter

The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right by Atul Gawande

Hiring & Managing PeopleWho by Geoff Smart

Tribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization by Dave Logan

Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose by Tony Hsieh

Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time Hardcover by Jeff Sutherland

Getting More Sales & PersuasionThe Ultimate Sales Machine by Chet Holmes

Jeffrey Gitomer’s Little Red Book of Selling: 12.5 Principles for sales greatness: How to make sales FOREVER by Jeffrey Gitomer

Inspiring Business Stories & BiographiesSteve Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Losing My Virginity: How I Survived, Had Fun, and Made a Fortune Doing Business My Way by Richard Branson

Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. by Ron Chernow

Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future, by Ashlee Vance

Building Business RelationshipsNever Eat Alone, Expanded and Updated: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time by Keith Ferrazzi and Tahl Raz

How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie

Using Story To Compel OthersThe Hero’s Journey by Joseph Campbell

Tell to Win: Connect, Persuade, and Triumph with the Hidden Power of Story by Peter Guber

Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek

Finding & Breaking Through Creative BlocksSteal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative by Austin Kleon

The War of Art by Steven Pressfield

Cool Science & Behaviour PsychologyThe Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari

Building a Software CompanyThe Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses Kindle Edition by Eric Ries

Don’t Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability (Voices That Matter) by Steve Krug

The Innovator’s Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book That Will Change the Way You Do Business by Clayton M. Christensen

Crossing the Chasm: Marketing and Selling Disruptive Products to Mainstream Customers by Geoffrey A. Moore

Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future by Peter Thiel and Blake Masters