Reading is one of the best activities you can do to learn about something. Personally I find it an absolute joy to open a book and to be able to learn something new everyday. Here I have listed my personal favorites. I have included a link to go to my aStore in which you can buy any of the books which I have mentioned in this post.
Success Books!
10. The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho
This is the only fictional book within this list. The Alchemist, dazzling in its powerful simplicity and inspiring wisdom, is about an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago who travels from his homeland in Spain to the Egyptian desert in search of a treasure buried in the Pyramids. It's all about taking risks which is something that you need to embed in your mind.
9. The eBay Business Handbook - Robert Pugh
This is a fantastic way of accumulating start up capital. Robert Pugh gives great advice and a step by step blueprint on how to make good money on eBay.
8. The Snowball - Alice Schroeder
In this book Alice Schroeder writes about the legend that is Warren Buffett. She goes into great depth on how he got to where he is today. His mindset, discipline, and strategies. Whether you wish to go into Stock trading or not it's worth a read.
7. The Intelligent Investor - Benjamin Graham
Benjamin Graham’s last line in The Intelligent Investor sums up the entire book in his trade-mark common-sense way: “ To achieve satisfactory investment results is easier than most people realize; to achieve superior results is harder than it looks.” This was the book in which Warren Buffett learned how to trade stocks. If that doesn't give you an incentive to read it, I don't know what will.
6. The 4-Hour Work Week - Timothy Ferriss
This book opened a whole new world for me, a new way of thinking; allowing me to find a balance between work and play. Tim is a great teacher with a very useful set of tools on his belt, and the ability to share his knowledge in a very easy, readable manner. This book is great for setting up a business which you eventually want to turn into passive income.
5. Rich Dad, Poor Dad - Robert T Kiyosaki
This book is not just about money. It's about how we are taught to think; how we are programmed by schools, family, and friends to look at the rich as greedy no good bloodsuckers and opportunities as risks. It is an attempt to reprogram minds to look at why we do what we do.. why do we buy all these shoes, clothes, cars, jewelry.. have we earned it or are we just trying to maintain an image?
4. Think And Grow Rich - Napoleon Hill
Napoleon Hill was tasked by Andrew Carnegie to write a book on what made a successful person succeed, and he spent 20 years researching and interviewing every great name of the day (Ford, Woolworth, Edison, etc), plus lots of people who failed (because you have to know what doesn't work too). This book is the result.
3. Trading In The Zone - Mark Douglas
This instantly became one of my favorite trading books, focusing on the psychology needed for trading as opposed to one's actual trading methodology and systems. If you currently trade or wanting to start trading, this is the book for you.
2. Secrets Of The Millionaire Mind - T. Harv Eker
A extract from the book, one which opened up my mind, and heart.
"Your life is not just about you. It's also about contributing to others. It's about living true to your mission and reason for being here on this earth at this time. It's about adding your piece of the puzzle to the world. Most people are so stuck to their egos that everything revolves around me, me, and more me. But if you want to be rich in the truest sense of the word, it can't only be about you. It has to include adding value to other people's lives."
Make of it what you will.
1. The Secret - Rhonda Byrne
By far the best mindset and psychological book I have ever read in my entire life. I now realize how much control I have over my life, my relationships, my happiness, my circumstances...everything. I'm totally in charge of my life and I learned and am learning how to create what I want.
This is my list, if you have a book you would like to recommend please leave a comment below as I would like to read as many books as I can!
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