25 Books for Success

[sling15]

I got this from Success Magazine. Here they are.

1. Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
2. How to win friends and influence people by Dale Carnegie
3. The Richest Man in Babylon by George Clayson
4. 9 Steps to financial Freedom by Suze Orman
5. Who moved my cheese by Dr. Spencer Johnson
6. The power of positive thinking by Norman Peale
7. Magic of thinking Big by David Schwartz
8. The way of the peaceful warrior by Don Millman
9. See you at the top by Zig Ziglar
10. Acres of Diamonds by Russel Conwell
11. Maximum Achievement by Brian Tracy
12. As a man thinketh by James Allen
13. The Law of Success by Napoleon Hill
14. The Season of Life by Jim Rohn
15. The 7 habits of highly effective people by Stephen Covey
16. The Slight Edge by Jeff Olsen
17. Become a better you by Joel Osteen
18. The One Minute Manager by Ken Blanchard
19. The Greatest Salesman in the world by Og Mandino
20. Chicken Soup for the soul series by Canfield and Hansen
21. Success Through a positive mental attitude by W Clement Stone
22. Developing the Leader within you by John Maxwell
23. Good to Great by Jim Collins
24. Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki
25. Awaken the giant within by Tony Robbins

So what do you think of this list. Is it great. How many of these books have you read?

[Mounds]

I've read the last two on the list. I think I might benefit from reading the Tony Robbins book again at some point but first, more action.

[mikej]

i've seen peaceful warrior, the movie. does that count?

[Daffy Duck]

Good list, though I'm not a fan of #24. I'm familiar with most of those books, though I've only fully read a few.

I'm a big fan of Brian Tracy but of all those listed, I think As a man thinketh by James Allen is the most vital. It's a much more simple book than many of the others listed - but it focuses on the most powerful idea: our thoughts control our lives. We can steer our own ship.

[sling15]

i loved 24..why dont u like it?

[Mounds]

I didn't like 24 because I think it's simply bad advice. I mean, it's good to think about personal finance but imagine where you would be right now if you'd bought a tons of houses and the recession hit?

-Tim

[stealth87]

Originally Posted by Mounds

I didn't like 24 because I think it's simply bad advice. I mean, it's good to think about personal finance but imagine where you would be right now if you'd bought a tons of houses and the recession hit?

-Tim

The best advice is the most simple: assets are what provide you value via cash or appreciation, liabilities are what make you owe and lose money. Invest in assets!

I tend to shy away from authors who make a living by writing on how to be successful. Guys like Tony Hsieh, for example, are too busy running a successful company like Zappos to write 10 series of books that rehash the same ideas.

[Daffy Duck]

Originally Posted by sling15

i loved 24..why dont u like it?

Robert Kiyosaki is good on ideas but never provides specifics or details on how to achieve those good ideas.

I like authors who share good ideas AND how to achieve them. It's one thing to say that "exercise is good for you", and it's another to say, "exercise is good for you and this is how I did it."

[AGBourne]

Great list! I've read many of these.

[sling15]

Originally Posted by Daffy Duck

Robert Kiyosaki is good on ideas but never provides specifics or details on how to achieve those good ideas.

I like authors who share good ideas AND how to achieve them. It's one thing to say that "exercise is good for you", and it's another to say, "exercise is good for you and this is how I did it."

you have a point....

[Neal2009]

what bothers me is i have almost evbery book on this list and my life is by large the same.

[Daffy Duck]

Did you apply any of the techniques? There should be a stark difference between someone who applies the techniques in those books compared to someone who doesn't.