What book do you recommend that I should read next?

[kf9211]

I am currently reading "The 7 habits of Highly Effective People", and am trying to decide which book I want to read next.

I have looked at some of Steve Pavlina's suggestions, and have made a list of some of the books that I am considering reading.

Here's the list:

How to Think Like a CEO: The 22 Vital Traits You Need to Be the Person at the Top
How to Act Like a CEO: 10 Rules for Getting to the Top and Staying There
Brain Building in Just 12 Weeks
The Five Temptations of a CEO: A Leadership Fable
Go Put Your Strengths to Work: 6 Powerful Steps to Achieve Outstanding Performance
Is Your Genius at Work?: 4 Key Questions to Ask Before Your Next Career Move
The Psychology of Winning
Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming
Think and Grow Rich!
The Memory Book: The Classic Guide to Improving Your Memory at Work, at School, and at Play
The Secret

So I am wondering what I should read next.

I will explain a little bit about me, so that you can get a better idea of who I am.

I am a High School Student, in 9th grade. I have a bad memory, but I make sure to study and do all of my work, so that I can get good grades. This year I have made the goal of getting straight A's on my report card. I was able to succeed in the goal the first semester, and got a 4.0 on my report card. And I plan to do this again this semester.

I plan to go to college, after I graduate high school, and after college I want to go into some type of business related career.

I want to gain a couple of years of experience in that career, and then go on to owning my own business. I am not exactly sure on what I want my business to be, however I am very entrepreneurial, so when I see something, one of the first things that I think about is how someone can make money from this.

One job that I am considering getting after college is becoming an investment banker. That way I can get a couple of years experience in buying and selling companies, and can then move into some type of more entrepreneurial career.

I also want to learn how to lucid dream. I want to do this, so that I am not wasting time while I sleep. I am not exactly sure what I would use the lucid dreaming for, however I think that once I learned how to do it, I would constantly come up with new ways of applying it.

Also I tend not to be very good at my social skills. I tend to talk too much, and have a hard time meeting new people, and keeping a conversation going.

So I was wondering what book do you think I should read next? Not necessarily restricted to the books on my list.

Thanks,
Kai

[Angela]

Hey, Kai -- take a look at the Landmark Forum and Advanced Course -- Landmark Education: Seminars, Courses & Landmark Forum. There's a video introduction and a description of the course on there. It's a little pricey, and each one takes a long weekend. Your parents might be interested in doing it first, or at the same time.

I sure wish I had done it when I was in the ninth grade -- it would have saved me a lot of unnecessary angst! The teenagers I know who have done the courses are the most amazing humans I've ever met -- so effective and aware, so full of vitality and purpose. For me, it completely erased all traces of shyness, made it possible for me to be in relationships in an entirely new way (romantic and otherwise), and made all kinds of other very useful differences for me. I really recommend it.

[smartile]

Kai,

Angela has got a point. The Landmark Forum is worth exploring and participating in. These high profile personal development guru's also participated in the Landmark Forum,

Anthony Robbins
T. Harv Eker

Sometimes you need to take the next step - which may mean exploring the Landmark Forum. I completed it in March 2006 and would highly recommend it. My dad used to always think he was right and I realized that so did I. This made it difficult for me to communicate with him. After the forum I realized that I was the one who had to be right which is why I wasn't close with him. Once I realized this I transformed my relationship with him, my wife, my brother, my mum, my aunts and uncles, friends.......

[Angela]

Originally Posted by smartile

Kai,

Angela has got a point. The Landmark Forum is worth exploring and participating in. These high profile personal development guru's also participated in the Landmark Forum,

Anthony Robbins
T. Harv Eker

I didn't know that, Stephen! I know that Raul Julia did -- I heard about how he used to ask people, "If not you, WHO? If not now, WHEN?" in that great booming big voice of his. And Carrie Anne Moss from the Matrix, too!

[kf9211]

It looks really interesting! The only thing though is that it's extremely expensive, almost $500. I don't think that I can afford that, at least not now. Since I'm only in 9th grade, I don't have a job yet and am short a few dollars . Also the traveling to that area would make it even more expensive.

Thanks for your help,
Kai

[Kevin Givens]

Kai,

I would highly recommend Think and Grow Rich. If you are struggling with social skills I would suggest Dale Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People. For business/entrepreneurial, check out The Four Hour Workweek, E-myth Revisted, The Magic of Thinking Big, and How to Make Millions from Your Ideas.

With your drive and mindset, you could easily start a part-time Internet business. You can get a good looking website started for under $30.

Good luck with all your goals!

[thirial]

ive read hundreds of self help books including 7 habits but the one i always come back to is Think and Grow Rich. Read it five times now at least once a year since i discovered the book, the other book recommendations are also good but Think and Grow Rich is what you should be lying your foundations with.

[kf9211]

Originally Posted by Kevin Givens

Kai,

I would highly recommend Think and Grow Rich. If you are struggling with social skills I would suggest Dale Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People. For business/entrepreneurial, check out The Four Hour Workweek, E-myth Revisted, The Magic of Thinking Big, and How to Make Millions from Your Ideas.

With your drive and mindset, you could easily start a part-time Internet business. You can get a good looking website started for under $30.

Good luck with all your goals!

Thanks! All of the books sound great to read. Actually I have already read "How to Win Friends and Influence People". However I have not read any of the others, and they all look very interesting.

As far as the website, it's kind of amazing that you mentioned that since I have actually tried making money online before. I am still trying to make money, the problem is that I can't seem to find the perfect niche to create my website around. However once I find it, I will definitely do it.

I have created multiple sites before, but none of them had lasting effects simply because I either did not care enough about the topic, or did not know enough about it.

I might try to use the law of attraction though to come up with an idea for an online business plan.

Thank you so much, you have no idea how much this helped.

Kai

[Buddy]

Rich Dad Poor Dad- Robert Kiyosaki

[Zoey Jordan]

Hi - I really enjoy the books that talk about the Catch! philosophy, some call it the Catch and Release philosophy. There is an entire series of books that are based on the business model/philosophy of the fishmongers at the World Famous Pike Place Fish Market in Seattle. The principles make great sense and can be applied to your personal or professional life. I read and re-read them often. The most inspiring for me on a personal note is: Catch! A Fishmonger's Guide to Greatness.

If anyone else has read these books I'd love to know what you thought or what you found most helpful.

[The Cultivated Mind]

Hi Kai,

I would highly recommend The Secret book as well as Think and Grow Rich from that list. Both are great options. Also another book I just recently purchased and like very much is Jack Canfield’s “The Success Principals”. All are high caliber options.

For your social skills and entrepreneurship may I recommend a book called “How to Win Friends and Influence People” by Dale Carnegie? It’s one of the top selling books of all time and an extremely good choice if you’re looking to meet new people or start and hold conversations. It will also do wonders for your dream of entrepreneurship as well as increase your ability to buy and sell companies as an investment banker. Personally, it’s one of my favorite personal development books of all time and believe it may help you exponentially in your future.

Good luck!

[funkybuddha]

fight club.

[Jennihul]

If you are on a path to power, fame, money and/or glory you should read The Power of Kabbalah, by Yehuda Berg.

Jennifer

[dannielo]

Originally Posted by kf9211

I want to gain a couple of years of experience in that career, and then go on to owning my own business.

I would also recommend Think and grow rich. And I'll put a paragraph that could interest you:

"There can be no compromise between POVERTY and RICHES! The two roads that lead to poverty and riches travel in opposite directions. If you want riches, you must refuse to accept any circumstance that leads toward poverty."

So since you are in college and have enough time to fail, maybe you should think about going directly in business, than choosing the other way and thinking you'll turn around.

And read, if you didn't already, Steve's 10 Reasons You Should Never Get a Job

[kf9211]

Originally Posted by dannielo

I would also recommend Think and grow rich. And I'll put a paragraph that could interest you:

"There can be no compromise between POVERTY and RICHES! The two roads that lead to poverty and riches travel in opposite directions. If you want riches, you must refuse to accept any circumstance that leads toward poverty."

So since you are in college and have enough time to fail, maybe you should think about going directly in business, than choosing the other way and thinking you'll turn around.

And read, if you didn't already, Steve's 10 Reasons You Should Never Get a Job

Hmm... That's an interesting point. I think that I do want to get a few years of experience though before I go into business for myself. Also I plan to become an investment banker. Investment Bankers make a lot of money, so I won't be poor (at least financially).

Also my goal isn't so much to become rich, but it is to become an entrepreneur.

Thanks,
Kai

P.S. I'm not in college, I'm in High School and am thinking about going to college.

P.P.S. I also am thinking about creating some type of online business while I am in High School. I just can decide what type of website I want to create.

[agnostic]

Don't fall into the trap of reading another book. Apply this one first. You are currently reading one of the best self-help books available. Putting this one into practice will do you more good than jumping into the next theory, and then the next, and then the next. You'll end up with little more than a big library.
Application is the key. Jim Rohn once said "You can't pay someone to do your pushups for you." It's also true that you can't grow muscles by reading about muscular development. Similarly, you don't grow as a person by reading about personal growth. Books can be guidance and motivation. But growth is the result of applying what you're reading. Implementing the seven habits, even remotely would take at least half a year. You will see tremendous improvements in all areas of your life. Get there first, THEN decide which book to read next. Don't get ahead only in your head.

[MagicalRealist]

I agree with funkybuddha. Read Fight Club.

I have nothing against personal development books, but the truth is that most of them simply repeat the same content in slightly different form. Reading more self-development books will not make the actual work of developing oneself any easier, nor will it do the work for you.

And trust me on this--the people I meet who read almost nothing except self-development books and things that directly relate to their particular profession tend to be undeveloped people in most other areas of their lives. The visionaries, the big-picture people, the ones who lead truly fascinating lives on a large scale tend to be the ones who are interested in everything. They often know the most arcane bits of information, or the most amazing stories about why things are the way they are. And for the really smart ones, none of that is useless information--they almost always find a way to relate it to their work.

So pick up new SD books occasionally, but if you really want to develop yourself through reading, read other kinds of books, too. Fiction, nonfiction, biographies, whatever--if it looks like it might be interesting, read it. When you're old enough to go, travel. Never lose sight of your primary goal, but don't get so narrowly-focused on that goal that you only bother with things that obviously relate to it.

[ticktockclok]

Originally Posted by kf9211

I am currently reading "The 7 habits of Highly Effective People", and am trying to decide which book I want to read next.

I have looked at some of Steve Pavlina's suggestions, and have made a list of some of the books that I am considering reading.

Here's the list:

How to Think Like a CEO: The 22 Vital Traits You Need to Be the Person at the Top
How to Act Like a CEO: 10 Rules for Getting to the Top and Staying There
Brain Building in Just 12 Weeks
The Five Temptations of a CEO: A Leadership Fable
Go Put Your Strengths to Work: 6 Powerful Steps to Achieve Outstanding Performance
Is Your Genius at Work?: 4 Key Questions to Ask Before Your Next Career Move
The Psychology of Winning
Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming
Think and Grow Rich!
The Memory Book: The Classic Guide to Improving Your Memory at Work, at School, and at Play
The Secret

So I am wondering what I should read next.

I will explain a little bit about me, so that you can get a better idea of who I am.

I am a High School Student, in 9th grade. I have a bad memory, but I make sure to study and do all of my work, so that I can get good grades. This year I have made the goal of getting straight A's on my report card. I was able to succeed in the goal the first semester, and got a 4.0 on my report card. And I plan to do this again this semester.

I plan to go to college, after I graduate high school, and after college I want to go into some type of business related career.

I want to gain a couple of years of experience in that career, and then go on to owning my own business. I am not exactly sure on what I want my business to be, however I am very entrepreneurial, so when I see something, one of the first things that I think about is how someone can make money from this.

One job that I am considering getting after college is becoming an investment banker. That way I can get a couple of years experience in buying and selling companies, and can then move into some type of more entrepreneurial career.

I also want to learn how to lucid dream. I want to do this, so that I am not wasting time while I sleep. I am not exactly sure what I would use the lucid dreaming for, however I think that once I learned how to do it, I would constantly come up with new ways of applying it.

Also I tend not to be very good at my social skills. I tend to talk too much, and have a hard time meeting new people, and keeping a conversation going.

So I was wondering what book do you think I should read next? Not necessarily restricted to the books on my list.

Thanks,
Kai

I don't usually post when people are asking for help. I read your post though, and it really resonated with me. It resonated with me, because you sound like a mirror image of me two years ago. I wanted to get into a business career, and had an obsession with stocks. I had good grades but a bad memory, and bought some books to get over that. I just bought my first personal development book: 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Read it, highlighted, but didn't really understand it or use it. I'd also bought a book called "Exploring Lucid Dreaming", and attempted to lucid dreams. Lastly, I was pissed about my social skills and relative lack of good friends.

So, I'm going to help you by telling you what I would have done myself, going back two years to freshman year.

I didn't really understand the 7 Habits book really well. I became angry with it becaues I didn't find it telling me exactly what to do. I didn't find it very actionable, which is actually true. It's really a book on a philosophy of ethics which Covey believes are best.

Covey's 7 habits are excellent, and I actually used and accepted them after giving up with the book. I did this in sophomore year, by fully understanding subjective reality. I started reading all the articles on subjective reality on Steve's site, and over a period of 6 months, began to fully understand it as Steve does. I think there are still some holes in Steve's interpretation of subjective reality, and I'm trying to make a better model of reality on my own.

Overall though, as a freshman in high school, I would have tried to understand subjective reality and intention-manifestation better. I would have attempted to find my purpose, my calling in life much sooner. And after finding my purpose, I would have picked up productivity techniques from blogs in order to obsessively pursue my purpose. I'm doing that all right now, two years later.

Pm me if you have any more questions. I'd be glad to help.