78 Must-Reads For Business Owners and Entrepreneurs
Success leaves its footprints behind. Books are such pieces which very well preserve the impressions of a successful person and their success. An Entrepreneur on the go needs to be skilled, have polished thoughts and actions, be pre-cautious to upcoming risks and defy apparent errors.
Such qualities come with experience and the quality of knowledge piled up from various sources. Reading books can compensate for the output of hard-learned experiences and make an entrepreneur or a business owner fully prepared.
A carefully selected reading list is here for you —
- Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman
2. Tough times never last, but tough people do — Robert H. Schuller
3. How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
4. The Psychology of Selling by Brian Tracy
5. Who Moved My Cheese? An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your
6. Work and in Your Life by Spencer Johnson
7. Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter
7. The Startup of You: Adapt to the Future, Invest in Yourself, and Transform Your Career by Reid Hoffman
8. The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss
9. The $100 Startup by Chris Guillebeau
10. Click Millionaires by Scott Fox
11. The E-Myth Revisited by Michael E. Gerber
12. Founders at Work by Jessica Livingston
13. The Art of Non-Conformity by Chris Gillebeau
14. The Entrepreneur Mind by Kevin D. Johnson
15. Business Model Generation by Alexander Osterwalder
16. My Philosophy for Successful Living by Jim Rohn
17. Life Matters: Creating a Dynamic Balance of Work, Family, Time, & Money
18. Enough: True Measures of Money, Business, and Life
19. Creative Calling
20. Joy at Work: Organizing Your Professional Life by Marie Kondo
21. Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski, PhD, and Amelia Nagoski, DMA
22. Make the Right Choice: Creating a Positive, Innovative and Productive Work Life by Joel Zeff
23. Decision-making Principles by Ray Dalio
24. Smart Choices by John S. Hammond, Ralph L. Keeney, and Howard Raiffa
25. Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
26. The Paradox of Choice by Barry Schwartz
27. Yes or No by Spencer Johnson
28. The Art of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli
29. Grit by Angela Duckworth
30. Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini
31. Leaders by General Stanley McChrystal, Jeff Eggers, and Jason Mangone
32. Lost and Founder: A Painfully Honest Field Guide to the Startup World by Rand Fishkin
33. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
34. Best for Women: Million Dollar Women by Julia Pimsleur
35. Best for Female Entrepreneurs: Women Who Launch
36. Best for Kids: Kidpreneurs by Adam Toren and Matthew Toren
37. Starting a Business in 2021? Here you go
38. Solving the People Problem: Essential Skills You Need to Lead and Succeed in Today’s Workplace by Brett M. Cooper and Evans Kerrigan
39. Courage to Lose Sight of Shore: How to Partner with Private Equity to Grow Your Business with Confidence by Kelley W. Powell
40. Own Your Career, Own Your Life: Stop Drifting and Take Control of Your Future by Andy Storch
41. Move Fast. Break Shit. Burn Out: The Catalyst’s Guide to Working Well by Tracey Lovejoy and Shannon Lucas
42. More Good Jobs: An Entrepreneur’s Action Plan to Create Change in Your Community by Martin Babinec
43. A CEO Only Does Three Things: Finding Your Focus in the C-Suite by Trey Taylor
44. Get Rooted!: Growing People and Companies Through Change by Stacy Henry
45. The Extraordinary UnOrdinary You: Follow Your Own Path, Discover Your Own Journey by Simone Knego
46.Best for Mastering Social Media: Crushing It! by Gary Vaynerchuk
47. Best for Mindset: The Millionaire Fastlane by MJ DeMarco
48. Best for Introverts: The Introvert Entrepreneur by Beth Buelow
49. Best if You’re Hurting for Cashflow: The Power of Broke
50. Best for Determining to Move Forward: Will It Fly by Pat Flynn
51. Solving the People Problem: Essential Skills You Need to Lead and Succeed in Today’s Workplace by Brett M. Cooper and Evans Kerrigan
52. Courage to Lose Sight of Shore: How to Partner with Private Equity to Grow Your Business with Confidence by Kelley W. Powell
53. Own Your Career, Own Your Life: Stop Drifting and Take Control of Your Future by Andy Storch
54. Move Fast. Break Shit. Burn Out: The Catalyst’s Guide to Working Well by Tracey Lovejoy and Shannon Lucas
55. More Good Jobs: An Entrepreneur’s Action Plan to Create Change in Your Community by Martin Babinec
56. A CEO Only Does Three Things: Finding Your Focus in the C-Suite by Trey Taylor
57. Get Rooted!: Growing People and Companies Through Change by Stacy Henry
58. The Extraordinary UnOrdinary You: Follow Your Own Path, Discover Your Own Journey by Simone Knego
59. Best for Mastering Social Media: Crushing It! by Gary Vaynerchuk
60. Best for Mindset: The Millionaire Fastlane by MJ DeMarco
61. Best for Introverts: The Introvert Entrepreneur by Beth Buelow
62. Best if You’re Hurting for Cashflow: The Power of Broke
63. Best for Determining to Move Forward: Will It Fly by Pat Flynn
64. Best Overall: Will It Fly?
65. Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World by Fareed Zakaria
66. The 5 Disciplines of Inclusive Leaders: Unleashing the Power of All of Us by Andrés T. Tapia and Alina Polonskaia
67. The Blueprint: 6 Practical Steps to Lift Your Leadership to New Heights by Douglas Conant
68. The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups by Daniel Coyle
69. The Technology Trap: Capital, Labor, and Power in the Age of Automation by Carl Benedikt Frey
70. The Tyranny of Merit: What’s Become of the Common Good? by Michael Sandel
71. Where Good Ideas Come From The Natural History of Innovation by Steven Johnson
72. The Nuclear Effect: The 6 Pillars of Building a 7+ Figure Online Business
73. Mentor to Millions: Secrets of Success in Business, Relationships, and Beyond
74. Big Money Energy: How to Rule at Work, Dominate at Life, and Make Millions
75. Powershift: Transform Any Situation, Close Any Deal, and Achieve Any Outcome
76. The Introvert’s Edge to Networking by Matthew Pollard
77. Digital Body Language: How to Build Trust and Connection, No Matter the Distance by Erica Dhawan
78. You Are What You Risk: The New Art and Science of Navigating an Uncertain World by Michele Wucker