If you know anything about me, then you know I wasn’t a very good student.
That’s the understatement of the year. Dyslexia trashed my GPA…
But the beauty of technology is that it gives us dozens of ways to overcome disadvantages like mine… for example, audiobooks!
I want to share some of my favorite books… Three books that EVERY entrepreneur should read, and some of the titles may surprise you…
Because they aren’t business books written by Warren Buffet or Bill Gates or my friend Sir Richard Branson…
Here are my Top 3, in no particular order…
Rocket Fuel: The One Essential Combination That Will Get You More of What You Want from Your Business by Gino Wickman and Mark C. Winters…
I know the title includes business but it’s really about so much more…
If you’re wanting to start a business or take one to the next level, read this book.
It’ll help you really understand the difference between a visionary and an implementer…
If you look at Walt Disney, he was the visionary. His brother Roy was the implementer. Bill Gates? Visionary. But he had Paul Allen as his implementer…
As they say in the book it’s really good when you start a business to be both.
I thank God I could be both at the start, but I absolutely know I’m a visionary. And if I surround myself with implementers who get stuff done, everything changes.
The thing is if you know the difference, it’s really huge. It’s a game changer!
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport…
Especially today in an unprecedented time, this book is amazing! To realize that we’re in such a fragmented world…
We’re all over the place! We’re all checking Instagram and Facebook and text messages and social media…
It’s crazy how distracted we can let ourselves be. Honest to God truth here, I haven’t watched the news in years. Like the book says, we go shallow on too many things…
The way to be successful is to pick one thing or a few things and go really deep, do deep work.
If you feel like you’re just bouncing around and all over the place and distracted, Deep Work is a great resource.
The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael Singer…
Without a doubt, this is a book I absolutely love… It changed my life.
Of all the books I’ve read – and I read as many each year as I have time for – I always recommend The Untethered Soul.
A lot of books I’ve read deserve to be called game changers…
But for me this is at the top 😉
But what about you? What books would you recommend that have helped take you to your next level?
