The All Time Top 3 Life Changing Books...

[FionaS]

Personally, I have so many business related books I absolutely love, it's hard to pick the top three.

1. The One Thing
2. The Slight Edge
3. The Compound Effect

These aren't 'business' books, per se, but they have had an incredible amount of impact on my day to day life.

Of course TMF is up there, The Miracle Morning, Influence, The Art of War, One Simple Idea, Blue Ocean Strategy... but for day to day business work, the three above have made a huge impact.

 

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[The_Dude]

How to Win Friends & Influence People: http://www.amazon.com/How-Win-Friends-Influence-People/dp/0671027034/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1425087740&sr=8-1&keywords=how to win and influence friends

One of my favorites, great book!

 

[DustinG]

Personally, I have so many business related books I absolutely love, it's hard to pick the top three.

1. The One Thing
2. The Slight Edge
3. The Compound Effect

Which did you prefer more between The Slight Edge and The Compound Effect? I've read the slight edge (as well as The One Thing), but it sounds like The Compound Effect is very similar to the Slight Edge. Is it worth reading the Compound Effect if I've already read the Slight Edge or is it re-hashing basically the same thing?

 

[ddall]

Which did you prefer more between The Slight Edge and The Compound Effect? I've read the slight edge (as well as The One Thing), but it sounds like The Compound Effect is very similar to the Slight Edge. Is it worth reading the Compound Effect if I've already read the Slight Edge or is it re-hashing basically the same thing?

Hi, I've read all three, and yes, The Compound Effect and the Slight Edge are basically identical premises.

 

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[Ettan Bazil]

The e-myth revisited was a great book. More, The Self-investment mentality is a good all-rounder and TMF is the best of the bunch

 

[Daniel A]

It's hard for me to list just three books. I've read so much over the past few years and they've all helped me change for the better...

I do plan to create a list of books I highly recommend very soon. So I'll be asking myself what they were (good thing I started keeping track of what I read in Evernote a while back ).

I'm really looking forward to your second book though @MJ DeMarco

But of course, no pressure.

 

[obrian]

think and grow rich- napoleon hill
the dip-seth goden
the millionaire fastlane -MJ DeMarco

 

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[valuecreator]

Scientific Advertising, by Claude Hopkins

Written in 1923. You can easily download it for free online (copyright expired).

 

[arfadugus]

I've never actually read Rich Dad Poor Dad. I know RK gets flack about the seminars but is the book a worthwhile read?

I'm at the end of Rich Dad Poor dad right now and I wish I would have read it a long time ago.

 

[Ronnie Bryan]

Life Changing right?
1. Holy Bible
2.Paradox of Choice Why More is Less~Barry Swartz
3.Millionaire Fastlane ~M.J.Demarco

 

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[obrian]

i have alot trust me if i only give three then i am being too selfish so here i go: think and grow rich,the science of getting rich, the richest man in bobylon, the alchemist, rich dad poor dad,from rats to riches(very important) and the dip.

 

[FeaRxUnLeAsHeD]

The e-myth revisited was a great book. More, The Self-investment mentality is a good all-rounder and TMF is the best of the bunch

I personally didn't like E-myth. Too much filler in Michael Gerber's writings. He needs to get to the point.

I saw him in person and got a free copy of the book. He's a real passionate guy and great speaker, didn't really enjoy his book though. Maybe I just don't like his style.

 

[WarWizard]

I've got and have read too many but top 3-ish life changing:
#1. The Holy Bible
#2. Rich Dad, Poor Dad
#3. The Millionaire Fastlane

#4 - infinity - - too many to list

Bonus: The Ultimate Success Secret - Dan Kennedy

 

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[TakeAction]

1. Conversations with God
2. The Millionaire Fastlane
3. Think and Grow Rich

 

[Marius S.]

I would list them this way as of my short reading experience:

#1 MJ's TFLM
#2 Think and Grow Rich (get both versions for some extra taste)
#3 Rich Dad - Poor Dad

there are lots more, and I know - the more one reads - its not that hard to understand, how one book fill gaps that the other has left behind, and if you're bright enough - you shouldn't ever stop with the last book, some new gaps needs to be filled again

 

[Mike McAdam]

I've never actually read Rich Dad Poor Dad. I know RK gets flack about the seminars but is the book a worthwhile read?

I think it is.. I agree with some other members that "Cash flow Quadrant" is great too.

 

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[damondietz]

1. TMF
2. Exploiting Chaos: 150 Ways to Spark Innovation During Times of Change
3. How to Master the Art of Selling Anything - Tom Hopkins

 

[Deocto]

Hi all. I'm brand new here. Someone should really compile this into a list and tally em up.

The book that changed my whole mindset and put me on a different path from the doomed one I was on was:

"The Magic of Thinking Big." Schwartz

Truly changed my life and path overnight, even if it does have that fake Yale study about writing down your goals. Was the first book of that ilk I've read, and still the most influential on a quick transformation within I've had.

Curious to see how it holds up to the man I've become. Not a re-reader, but I think I'm going to pick it up right now.

As much as that changed my mindset about potential and growth,

"Rich Dad..." transitioned my thoughts on money. Though honestly, anyone who has read Fastlane and had it resonate with them, would likely find RDPD to be a step backwards. It helped me exponentially because of my socioeconomic background and parentage, and





"Money, master the game" by Tony robbins is fair, outside the box, and has some great interviews with some of the best financial minds in the finance industry. However it has a whole lot of fluff, and recommendations to get involved with Robbins other vehicles and businesses (like all of Robbins stuff does). One big takeaway : mutual funds are evil.


But I wouldn't list that in the top 3. Only mention it because it hasn't been mentioned yet. It's definitely a slowlane in principle type of book. (Save 10%, etc). But it's base advice on investing is relatively solid.

Many other great recommendations on here that I won't bother giving my personal account of. Win Friends, 4HWW and personal power audio series were all influential on me though.

/Deone

 

[MattCour]

I think it is.. I agree with some other members that "Cash flow Quadrant" is great too.

I went ahead and read RDPD and enjoyed it. Some great business basics about cashflow and reinvesting profits.

 

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[Fatal Jay]

1.Outwitting the devil
2.Think and Grow Rich

I won't post number 3 cause thos two books are the most powerful books for making money, which is ironic because they was written by the same guy

 

[Jesse Dallenbach]

In no particular order

The Art of Non-Conformity
The Millionaire Fastlane
Rich Dad Poor Dad

 

[aaron bowe]

1. Think and Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill.
2. How To Win Friends and Influence People, Dale Carnegie.
3. The Power of Now, Eckhart Tolle.

 

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[tnzk]

I really liked Pitch Anything by Oren Klaff. It was a minor revolution in how to approach dealing with people.

It's actually more to do with sales than anything, however, based on his multi-million dollar deals he closed over many years, Oren talks about the psychology of business negotiation. While it deals with high stakes sales pitches, it can be applied to anything, like wooing a hot supermodel girl, as a review on the book cover says.

It's the only book I've read, re-read, then listened to the audiobook, then re-listened to the audiobook. Like The Millionaire Fastlane , it's just no-crap knowledge that is immediately executable.

Unfortunately, in the end Oren does try upsell his web package stuff, but the book itself should be enough to get you started on the road for years. Honestly, if you practice the techniques he outlines in the book, you'll actually see crazy good results.

Atlas Shrugged is the most awesome philosophical work ever written. It is better than the Bible, and definitely better than any single academic book on Philosophy.

It is not a light casual reading. It's no good, if you start reading it and then drop it halfway. I almost got depressed by the midpoint when I first read it. But I knew Ayn Rand could not be a downer forever, so I persevered.

Why do you need Philosophy, and why do you need a correct philosophy? You can't be without a philosophy. Everyone already has some type of philosophy that they follow, be it religion, or their life experience, or something that they read in a magazine or heard their friends say. At the very beginning of their independent lifes everyone has already bought someone else's philosophy. The only question is: whose philosophy did you buy?

There were occasional moments of elation, even when I read it first. But reading it the second time around was a sheer pleasure.

Atlas Shrugged is a different thing to different people. Some, those who it rubbed the wrong way, and who it described way too precisely, hate it fiercely. But I think those people are in the minority, even though you'd start seeing them on the news daily after reading this book.

To me Atlas Shrugged is about happiness. It is about being happy, and about pursuing happiness the right way and the wrong way. It is also about the people who do not want you to be happy, and about the methods that they use on you, with your own consent. And the worst part is that you give this consent to them yourself voluntarily, whether consciously or subconsciously, and then hate and doubt yourself when their methods work against you to their advantage and not yours.

It's about contradictions that most people store deep within themselves. The contradictions that often push them to act against their own best interest. It shows you how to identify and eradicate those contradictions. The contradictions that stand in the way of achieving and experiencing your own happiness.

I find that most people who evangelise about Ayn Rand and Atlas Shrugged have read it only very recently (within the last several years). The reason it's never caught on is probably because most people give up on it after about a decade of trying to live a lifestyle based around Objectivism. Spoiler alert: Ay Rand died lonely and miserable.

Ayn Rand is like the creator of a MLM scheme called "Objectivism" and Atlas Shrugged is that so-called "entrepreneur distributor kit" that leads you nowhere.

I personally don't recommend people trying to benefit from her beliefs. You may probably benefit from trying to sell people a philosophy, however =P

 

[DayIFly]

I find that most people who evangelise about Ayn Rand and Atlas Shrugged have read it only very recently (within the last several years). The reason it's never caught on is probably because most people give up on it after about a decade of trying to live a lifestyle based around Objectivism. Spoiler alert: Ay Rand died lonely and miserable.

Ayn Rand is like the creator of a MLM scheme called "Objectivism" and Atlas Shrugged is that so-called "entrepreneur distributor kit" that leads you nowhere.

I personally don't recommend people trying to benefit from her beliefs. You may probably benefit from trying to sell people a philosophy, however =P

I completely agree. I simply can't understand how this "philosophy" can be the main part of somebody's world view, especially after outgrowing the susceptible phases of one's youth. To see how shallow this is, I would recommend reading a couple of the good old classics.

 

[Will Bauer]

Do not know if it was mentioned but my all time favorite book is Siddhartha by Herman Hesse.

I love the story of Siddhartha's nonconformity, seeing him getting rid of everything then changing his mind completely. He's getting getting rich really fast through the power of focus and determination and finally he abandons all his material wealth and finds peace.

Definitely would recommend it to everyone especially if you only have business books in your Top 3.

 

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[MakeItHappen]

1.Outwitting the devil
2.Think and Grow Rich

What is the difference between the books?
DO you still recommend reading Outwitting the devil if you already have read Think and Grow Rich? Is the content very repetitive if you already have read TaGR?

 

[The Abundant Man]

Models: Attract Women Through Honesty by Mark Manson-Invest in yourself then the right woman/women will come. Be brutally honest with yourself and her. Honest lifestyle, honest communication etc

Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki-Taught the difference between the rich and the poor.

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas-One of the greatest revenge stories ever told. A young merchant sailor is wrongly imprisoned. He is then mentored by a fellow prisoner. After his escape he uses his new skills to exact revenge against the people who wronged him.

 

[ChrisV]

Life changing books?



Okay lol all ‘jokes' aside..

For me it’s the following:

Mindware: Tools for Smart Thinking

Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science (Fully Revised and Updated)

The Mood Cure: The 4-Step Program to Take Charge of Your Emotions--Today

 

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[deep singh]

[QUOTE="The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles by Steven Pressfield[/QUOTE]

A beautiful book. Highly recommended.

 

[better]

The Obstacle is The Way got me back on track.