Book Recommendations for Small Business Owners
As a business owner, it's important to challenge your way of thinking and seeking inspiration on ways to improve yourself, your team, and your company as a whole. There are thousands of great business books out there to help you set and achieve goals, market your services, manage your finances, and so much more; but it can be overwhelming to determine which are worth reading.
We're here to share some of our favorites.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
by Stephen Covey
This book covers the seven habits you need to adopt for personal and professional effectiveness. The author challenges you to change your perception and interpretation of how the world works so you can be more productive, proactive, and positive.
What You Really Need to Lead: The Power of Thinking and Acting Like an Owner
by Robert Steven Kaplan
Can leadership be learned? Author Robert Steven Kaplan believes so. In this book, you’ll learn the three key elements needed to learn to lead. These leadership qualities are not something you either have or you don’t. Leadership starts with an ownership mindset.
The Achievement Habit: Stop Wishing, Start Doing, and Take Command of Your Life
by Bernard Roth
Realize the power of positive change to gain the confidence needed to do what you’ve always wanted to do, overcome obstacles, and achieve your goals. Use the power of design thinking to achieve goals you never thought possible!
The Magic of Thinking Big
by David J Schwartz
In this book, you’ll learn how to sell more, manage better, lead fearlessly, earn more, and enjoy a happier, more fulfilling life. When you have big goals, you have big successes.
Other Recommendations:
- Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
- The 10X Rule: The Only Difference Between Success and Failure
- Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World
- Learning: steps to becoming a passionate lifelong learner
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