1. THE MILLIONAIRE NEXT DOOR BY THOMAS J. STANLEY
The premise of the book is that they've done the largest survey at the time among millionaire households in the united states of america based on the data they received they aggregate it and found seven traits that most of that most of the millionaires share basically that's what you need to do form a statistical perspective to become a millionare the book is filled with gold nuggets and harsh truths coming from empirical data the first of the seven is that millionaires live way below their means and they go into how that impacts your life and why millionaires choose to do so the book recently resurfaced as a must read and the principles you're going to learn from this book are timeless definitely a must read if you haven't already.
2. THE RICHEST MAN IN BABYLON BY GOURGE SAMUEL CLAWSON
This is an interesting one because depending on which stage in life you're at you might learn different things from this that's why it's such a great investment you can buy it now read it and a couple of years down the road you can go through it once more and find new valuable things you miss the first time the storyis about a man who starts out in the same place with the same luck with the same education as everyone else but who followed two simple fundamental rules which over time made him the richest man in babylon if you're struggling financially and need to understand in the simplest from possible what you need to do immediately to start your journey to financial success this is the book to get.
3. THE ART OF WAR BY SUN TZU
This book is a guide to winning no matter what challenge lies ahead of you in this book you'll find the objective answers to overcome and conquer it it's incredible that a book written over 2,500 years ago is still very much in line with today's world business is the modern-day warfare this book is tailored to people with a people with a business mindset you'll learn how to get ready for battles how to know when and where to strike and become victorious although the book is designed as a military book it's easy to see how this translates to business how based on everything you'll learn from this you can have an advantage in your company and in your workplace.
4. START WITH WHY BY SIMON SINEK
Eck we remember discovering simon a few years ago watching his TED Talks and we thought to ourselves why didn't we figure this out before him this book flips the way you think about life business and relationships completely upside down in an almost revolutionary kind of way today every modern company is running like this if you don't start with why you don't stand a chance in the new environment get the book or at least watch the TED Talk and then get the book.
5. LOSING MY VIRGINITY BY RICHARD BRANSON
This is the first biography book we recommend on the list we read this while we were in college and remember thinking Richard Branson's story taught me more about life and business than courses we've had all that semester the truth is in order to reach your true potential you need to be inspired we've always said that the easiest way to become a millionaire is to hang out with a billionaire in this book you'll go through a complete journey from childhood to building one of the biggest and coolest brand in the world owning over 200 companies in multiple industries and pushing your mindset further than you already have by the end of this book you'll feel like Richard Branson is your personal mentor.
6. TOOLS OF TITANS & TRIBE OF MENTORS BY TIMOTHY FERRIS
You know we're already big fans of Timothy Ferris for bringing a new perspective to what business could look like in the modern day tools of titans is a beast of a book in it you'll learn the tactics routines and habits of billionaire icons tim himself said that the tribe of mentors takes all things that made tools of titans a best seller and 10x them the book is like a buffet with short easy to follow and implement advice for the most interesting people in the world.
7. PRINCIPLES BY RAY DALIO
Not everyday you have the most prolific hedge fund manager in the world share some of his secrets with the world for for those of you who don't know Ray Dalio he's the founder of the largest hedge fund in the world period the man is a legend and in this book he shares with us a systematic approach to how to overcome and make the best of any difficulties in business and life the strategy is focused around a method of analyzing situations in order to get yourself the best possible outcome repeat this over extended periods of time and you're off to the races.
8. THE INTERNET OF MONEY BY ANDREAS M. ANTONOPOULOS
You heard about bitcoin right if you're a cryptocurrency investor then you probably know who Andreas is he's been the most vocal advocate of the technology ever since it caught traction in this book you'll not only go over the basics what bitcoin is what cryptocurrencies are what a decentralized network is or how peer-to-peer transactions work but you'll also get a glimpse into what the future holds the blockchain technology behind cryptocurrencies is in our humble opinion the biggest technological breakthrough since the internet and it really has the potential to change the world the best thing you can do is get yourself educated get the book read it watch some of his talks get yourself a wallet and learn about the process.
9. THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE BY STEPHEN COVEY
Stephen breaks down how to be a successful person to seven core messages or habits that if one implements in their life they can dramatically change it for the better not only is the method straightforward the fact that it's paried with real life examples is what made it such a success while you're reading the book you can relate your current reality so, well the gears in your mind starts spinning follow the seven follow the seven habits and you're on the right path to success.
10. CRUSHING IT! BY GARY VAYNERCHUK
Who doesn't love Gary this is his latest book if you've never heard of Gary vaynerchuk you're about to have your mind blown he's one of the most influential entrepreneurs of today especially if you're gonna love Gary style he shares the same bluntness you've been accustomed to getting from our articles holding no punches and hitting you with raw reality and actionable insights in 2009 he wrote a book called crush it where he showcased how people could leverage their passions and creating a business via social media in the nine years since Gary's built a one hundred and fifty million dollar media empire applying the principles in that book if you're passionate about the internet about instagram, Facebook, You Tube, Snapchat or social media in general this is the book to get it'll help you realize what you need to do to turn your posts into actual businesses and how to grow from there.
11. OUTLIERS BY MALCOLM GALDWELL
We remeber when we first discovered Malcolm Gladwell and reading outliers our mind was blown Galdwell has a way of looking at the world around us in a completely different way than we had ever encountered it was fascinating to realize that being born toward the end of the year actually gives you a slight advantage in life you know the saying that it takes 10,000 hours to master anything here's the guy who discovered it based on his research not to mention that it gives a solid explanation on why asians are better at math than the rest of the world unlike other books in this list it's not filled with business advice but with real life observation based on statistical data if you're going on a holiday and want to pick up a book definitely go for one of Gladwell's it'll bolow your mind.
12. ELON MUSK TESLA, SPACEX, AND THE QUEST FOR A FANTASTIC FUTURE BY ASHLEY VANCE
Elon Musk is the most beloved entrepreneur and visionary in the world right now in this book you'll learn his story you'll follow along his journey and come to understand how this man looks the world how we thinks what were his batson how did he get to where he's today if you followed Ellen's progress in the last couple of you know that colonizing Mars is now a very attainable goal he's such a fascinating.
13. THE HARD THING ABOUT HARD THINGS BY BEN HOROWITZ
Ben Horowitz is an entrepreneur turned venture capitalist he's the co-founder of a 2.7 billion dollar investment fund in the u.s they're making a lot of money we recommended to get his book if you already have an established business you've been at it a while and for sometime things are not going so, well while most management books out there tell you how to screw up your company we haven't found a better book to guide you through what to do if your company is already screwed up the book is focused around what the life of a CEO is and how you must be able to make decisions when there are no good options on the table if your company is struggling this is the book you should get.
14. BILLION DOLLAR APP BY GEORGE BERKOWSKI
It's a complete guide to the app environment you might not have heard the name George Berkowski before but you've certainly heard about candy crush you know that crazy addictive game everyone was playing a couple of years back in their prime candy crush was generating 3.5 million dollars per day let me repeat that in case you didn't get it 3.5 million dollars every single day Gourge is the founder of king the software company which developed the app along with other incredibly successful ones he he sold king for 5.9 billion dollars to activision blizzard just a few years ago if you're looking to understand how apps work or how to build a successful app this book is a must read he breaks down the business model and strategy of all the apps that are worth at least 1 billion dollars in the world right now in a single book something to consider before purchasing thought the book was revised in 2017 to include even newer apps so, make sure to get the new edition.
15. SOLVE FOR HAPPY BY MO GAWDAT
It's not a book about how to get rich or how to increase your sales but we believe it's at least as important if not more the author mogul is the cheif business officer for Google X this is their division for moonshot projects where they try to create projects for the future self-driving cars the research balloons Google glass and more are just some of the projects that come from Google X he's an incredibly smart guy to say the least but the book is not about that it's about what it means to be happy after his 21 year old son Ali died unexpectedly during a routine appendectomy the world come crashing down on him Moe is an engineer so he dedicated to find a way to solve happiness like any other problem he had encountered in life he goes a very systematic and logical process of explaining some of the most complex concepts and problems out there like your idea of time death and many more at the end of the book you'll be left speecless and appreciate life even more.
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