Hustle Harder Hustle Smarter by Curtis Jackson
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Bible. Completely changed my purpose of life and the way I live
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
RemindMe! 5 days
Autobiography of a Yogi
Total money makeover- Dave Ramsey. It’s a great reset and once you have great habits, you can adjust where it fits for your maturity and goals.
Book: 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Idea: Hawking Radiation given detected is proof of previous universe’s existence.—Roger Penrose
Emmerson - Self Reliance Modern Translation
Speak what is true for you, and it will almost always resonate in others.
Inner game of tennis
How To Win Friends And Influence People by Dale Carnegie.
Completely changed the way I interact with other people / helped me better understand others.
Rich dad, poor dad
Asci C by Denis Ritchie
The 4 hour work week. Because I did take it literally. I started selling my first product online after reading it, even putting some of the headlines mentioned in the book on my website and copying 110% satisfaction guarantee from it.
Funny thing was, my boss at work recommended it and I quit that job 2-3 months after that.
The Art of Living: Peace and Freedom in the Here and Now by Thich Nhat Hanh.
One of the greatest books I've read.
What the Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School by Mark McCormack
The 5am Club. It is an absolute gamechanger to start your day early. You knock out so much before everyone even starts their day. Lot's of advantages to starting early.
7 Habits of Highly Effective People
its really short, and I first heard it through Earl Nightingale reading it in a youtube video, but "as a man thinketh" by James Allen is basically my bible now
The Awakening of Intelligence
Rich dad poor dad, he made things very different
I know the subject is one book, but I cannot narrow it down to a single book.
The High 5 Habit by Mel Robbins and You are a Badass by Jen Sincero taught me to value myself as I am. That relationships are not (necessarily) transactional. Friendships/relationships can be more about enjoying the same things together. I used to think that if my friend did (x) for me, it was worth $0.00, so I had to reciprocate. It turns out, that's kind of insulting. A friend does what he/she cam because he/she can - not with an expectation of equitable reciprocity.
You Were Born Rich by Bob Proctor takes it one step deeper.
Those books helped build my self confidence, where other business books were "how to" - these books are about "You Are"
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
5 dysfunctions of a team
No Hard Feelings by Liz Fosslien
The power of focus.
Have no idea what this subreddit is but it looks like everyone is focusing on self help - haven’t seen these few mentioned:
I recommend for some enjoyable reading as well as for some perspective shifts the writings of two stoic authors from Rome;
The works of Seneca, in “Letters from a Stoic” to his disciple Lucilius - the work typically reflects on wants, desires, ambitions and some meditation upon death. Acceptance of inevitability, rejection (or better phrased an understanding) of vanities and of the trapping of greed and power. Reads like a conversation, which I found engaging, but that may be due to the translation I read
And the work of Marcus Aurelius, in his “Meditations,” a personal journal of sorts that documented his perspectives focusing on morality and man’s purpose in life and place in existence. It does focus specifically on death and accepting one’s situation, as well as the stoic concept of virtue versus vice - has some beautiful passages that certainly do provoke thought. I recommend the George Long translation, especially through Audible.
The works of Epictetus (the Enchiridion) I found much more difficult to read or take seriously - it was more of a proclamation than a dialogue that you have in the above listed works.
A modern compilation of the different works into different chapters focusing on different topics (greed, lust, anger, sorrow, death, love) is the “Practicing Stoic,” perhaps the most accessible of the ones listed featuring components of their works in a more catalogued way
The Monk who Sold his Ferrari by Robin Sharma: an incredibly wealthy, lawyer didn’t have the satisfaction in his life, and suffered from a deadly heart attack in the middle of court. he sold his possession and went to seek guidance from the monks who resided in the Himalayas.
It has some pretty valuable lessons in life, and also reminds you that possession and materialistic objects are nothing if you cannot be mentally, happy and healthy.
He became a monk too. If you’re trying to read the main lessons in short without the details then you can try reading “Who will cry when you die? Also by Robin Sharma. It is a compilation of lessons that are in the original book.
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Ego is the enemy stood out to me
I would say:
-The 48 Laws Of Power
-The Lean Startup
-The 4 Hour Work Week
-Antifragile
-Principles by Ray Dalio
-The Game by Neil Strauss (this book didn't help me at all with business ofc but massively improved my ability to talk to women)