Here are some of the books that I have read and have found most helpful. My website is in its early stages and I cannot yet provide you with summaries of all these books (but you do have them all to come). The next best thing is to read them for yourself. Live and breath what these books teach you and you will notice a significant increase in your quality of life immediately. Knowledge is the key to success, it is the only thing that separates the successful from the unsuccessful, read these books and learn what it takes to become elite.

1. Think and Grow Rich – Napoleon Hill

This book offers you the information that you need to achieve great things, begin with a great desire to learn and let this book teach you. Napoleon Hill says that this is not a book to be skimmed through but that it should be thoroughly absorbed into every waking minute for months on end. Follow this books advice to turn your greatest dreams into reality.

    

2. Business Stripped Bare – Richard Branson

If you want to know why Richard Branson is so successful then read this book. He takes you through the basics of his company and gives you insight into why he has succeeded, from leadership to branding to charitable work.

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3. The Idea Hunter – Andy Boynton and Bill Fischer

Looking for the next big thing that will make you millions but don’t know what it is, do you have something you love and want to turn it into something successful? This book will give you the key to continuous invention and innovation.

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4. The Science of Getting Rich – Wallace Delois Wattles

Wattles main secret to success: visualisation. This book takes you step by step on how to turn your ideas and dream into something of reality through the power of visualisation.

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5. Total Recall – Arnold Schwarzenegger

The amazing story of success, a man who came from almost nothing to being the most notable bodybuilder, the richest actor of his time and the senator of California. Learn his secret.

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6. What Happened To The Hippy Man? – Mike Thexton

The amazing true story of a man held at gunpoint on a hijacked plane for 16 hours. This book really helps to put your own life in perspective.

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7. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – Stephen R.Covey

This book does more than just tell you what to do in just business but what to do in life. This book tells you how to live every minute of the day happily, successfully and productively. This book offers more than just a quick trip to money or success, it offers you a way of life.

    

8. How to Win Friends and Influence People – Dale Carnegie

One of the most famous people in the world gives you their views on how to deal with the people around you and to use them to your advantage. He claims the most important skill needed in the modern day world is the ability to deal with people. Learn the minds of friends, colleagues and customers and nothing will hold you back.

    

9. Outliers, The Story Of Success – Malcolm Gladwell

What is it that sets those who achieve apart from those who don’t. Malcolm Gladwell has studied the life of many successful people and he believes he has found the key to success. Want to become as rich as Bill Gates or as talented as pro hockey players?

    

10. The Tipping Point, How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference – Malcolm Gladwell

There are certain things that turn a good idea into one that is adopted to millions, there is a certain point in a products life that it explodes with popularity. Where is this ‘tipping point’ and what causes it. Find out how turn your idea into the next big thing by achieving the tipping point.

    

11. Thinking Fast and Slow – Daniel Kahneman

Learn how to optimise the different parts of the brain, use intuition for fast thinking and logic for slow thinking. What you take away from this book will change the way  you think about the world.

    

12. My Life and Work – Henry Ford

Learn how Henry ford managed to take himself from living on a farm to owning the most successful car company of his time. Learn the secrets of increasing productivity and being an innovator as he takes you through his business.

    

13. Edison, His Life and Inventions – Frank Lewis Dyer

What is it that made Edison the greatest innovator of his time and what made him the first person to invent the light bulb? Learn about his amazing work ethic and his unusual search for ideas.

    

 

14. Managing Oneself – Peter Drucker

In a world so full of choice you need to find a way to manage yourself, how to do the right things consistently. Managing yourself is a skill that needs to be learnt, it does not come naturally.