Motivational/Business books

[Mr_John]

So what are some good reads that everyone recommends?

I've heard The Secret is a good book. Also Donald Trump's Why We Want You to be Rich.

Anything else that anyones read thats helped or motivated you more?

[sCream]

Winning, by Jack Welch

[Gainsbarre]

Don't bother with anything by Donald Trump. He only offers ridiculous, unpractical advice like "to succeed at business, you must sleep no more than 4 hours a night". I got one of his books for free and I feel ripped off.

[Schwa]

Also stay away from Kiyosaki, who's "non-fiction" has been proven false.

He also overgeneralizes way too much to be useful or practical.

[dmtx]

i haven't really read any of the business motivational books but you can try books how they started ebay, google, yahoo and girls gone wild....

[l8braker]

Originally posted by Gainsbarre
Don't bother with anything by Donald Trump. He only offers ridiculous, unpractical advice like "to succeed at business, you must sleep no more than 4 hours a night". I got one of his books for free and I feel ripped off.

Agreed! My roommate has one by Trump and I put it back after the first chapter. The whole book seemed like it was written by a child.

A great one i'm reading right now is called "If first you don't succeed" and it's a great read for anyone who has some entrepreneur inside of them. I'd also recommend the bio of Howard Schultz from Starbucks and the Google story that chronicles its creation by Page and Brin.

[asuth077]

Originally posted by sCream
Winning, by Jack Welch

I also highly recommend this book.

Good to Great by Jim Collins is also very good.

The Tipping Point and Blink are good "idea" books as well by Malcolm Gladwell.

[Evro]

the science of getting rich, kindof what the secret was based on, good read, written in 1911, cant remember authors name

[R-Audi]

Power to Focus (and for students)

[ringmaster]

Think and Grow Rich!!!, The magic of thinking BIG, and although untrue, I found the work of Kiyosaki to be somewhat insightful.

[Schwa]

How to win friends and influence people by Dale Carnegie

[Mckenzie]

+1 for Blink and the Dale Carnegie Classic- I think this is one of the best books on business AND dealing with people. I have read it 3 times.

I would not even wipe my ass with Trump's book...I put about 4 hrs into that and will never get it back.

The best part was when he devoted an entire chapter to how to live like a millionaire- "I personally like Mercedez BEnz- they make fina automobiles...." blah bla bla bla you are a loser.

[Mr_John]

I guess the Trump book is out. Figured so since it looked very useless while skimming through a couple chapters at the bookstore yesterday.

Got a lot of great suggestions so far. Keep em' coming.

[kenny]

The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss. Recommended read

[liquid1010]

Take the $20 you'd spend on a book, and put it in a savings account J/K....

I know a lot of people are really looking to hit it big and be rich... and I think it's great to have a good work ethic. However, I think our generation (18-30) really needs to start thinking about more than money in our position. I recently read "confessions of an economic hitman" by John Perkins, and highly recommend it.

[Mckenzie]

Originally posted by liquid1010
Take the $20 you'd spend on a book, and put it in a savings account J/K....

I know a lot of people are really looking to hit it big and be rich... and I think it's great to have a good work ethic. However, I think our generation (18-30) really needs to start thinking about more than money in our position. I recently read "confessions of an economic hitman" by John Perkins, and highly recommend it.

This book kinda fucked me up lol....amazing read and it puts the world as we see it and have seen it in a very interesting perspective.

I think I'm gonna read it again.

[broken_legs]

I thought Rich Dad Poor Dad was a great INSPIRATIONAL read

Although Kyosaki doesn't tell you really exactly how to do anything he opens a lot of doors to ideas and ways of thinking that perhaps the average person may not have been exposed. Plus its an easy read ;-)

I haven't read the Million Dollar Mind, but i hear its good too from friends.

[liquid1010]

Originally posted by Mckenzie




This book kinda fucked me up lol....amazing read and it puts the world as we see it and have seen it in a very interesting perspective.

I think I'm gonna read it again.

Definitely... makes you realize how much is beneath the surface. It really made me re-think a lot.

[bamboo403]

Rich Dad Poor Dad is awsome.

[Hakkola]

Originally posted by Mr_John

I've heard The Secret is a good book.

Don't waste your time.