I read 1800 business books - these 10 will make you RICH

I've read over 1,800 books and these 10 will make you rich a long time ago I got myself in trouble ended up in rehab and somebody wrote a book A book on Java programming and I found that book learning how to code became my new Addiction build a hole inside of me and from that one book I went on a journey to acquire knowledge my dad did something really cool he said as long as you finish the book you have an unlimited budget to buy the next book and I've applied that to my life I

have an unlimited budget to invest in my knowledge today I read every day I think of it as my way of programming my mind 10 pages is usually the minimum and what I'm doing every time I'm not just reading I'm studying books because I believe the words we read and the words we tell ourselves the beliefs we have creates our future so I've read over 1,800 books and I've had to distill it into these 10 books that will make you rich the first book Is secrets of a Millionaire Mind so fun fact this book back

in the day came with a ticket to go to the event and the reason why this book was so important to me it was actually the first seminar where my brother and I invested in a coach in a trainer in actual education and ourselves now what makes this book unique is that it really attacks the mindset that keeps us poor and it's not financially poor more than a lack of abundance a lack of Joy a lack of growth of understanding that if we want to have more we have to become more what I learned specifically

from this book is one is your financial blueprint shapes your financial destiny and everybody's got them they probably don't even realize it and what is the new blueprint you have to acquire you got to think Rich to become rich the mindset matters a lot the other one is that we invest in personal development and financial education so that we know how to receive the money see most of us if we actually got a million dollars and we weren't millionaires we would quickly lose Lo it and we have to learn how to act despite of fear

take bold Financial action see wealthy people constantly learn and grow and this book set the foundation for me to learn the rest of them so without this one the other books wouldn't really make sense for me number two is one of the most popular books in personal development it's Think and Grow Rich now again I don't read books I study books I've probably read this book about seven times so why is this book so powerful well here are a few things that I learned number one is that desire is the starting point of all achievement

most of us don't want to give ourselves permission to actually want more because we think for some reason that makes us not appreciate what we have but desire is required to move forward the other one is faith in your abilities is crucial to success if you don't have belief in your ability to succeed you'll never get a penny more than you think you deserve the concept of Auto suggestions speaking out loud what you want to achieve helped me in a big way to internalize my financial goals the other thing is specialized knowledge is more valuable

than general knowledge a lot of people major in minor things they know a lot about stuff that doesn't really move the needle and what I decided after reading this book is becoming worldclass at a topic for me it was software it was startups it's technology and finally persistence in efforts lead to success you have to be consistent in your effort to be successful and and that's how you will Think and Grow Rich number three is Seven Habits of Highly Effective People I just absolutely loved it the things that I learned from this book just to

name a few is number one be proactive in your life and choices see most people are reactive to the world you want to be proactive you want to play to win not play not to lose huge idea the other thing is begin with a clear end goal in mind it is probably something I say every day I'm always saying okay at the end of the day what does this look like if it's a 10 out of 10 I first really understood that Concept in this book the other one is put first things first prioritize important

task and it sounds so simple but too often people don't prioritize the important task first the other one is think winwin for mutually beneficial Solutions learning to collaborate with other people customers Partners if you can figure out how to collaborate in a way where everybody wins you will make your life a lot easier seek first to understand then to be understood this one saved me so many times where I was immediately like hotheaded and like what went wrong and why is this person doing that versus now that I understood this concept I go into media

and I go hey can you help me understand this this and this that's the concept of understanding before you're understood and those are just a small handful if you have not read this I can't recommend it enough number four is Dale Carnegie How to Win Friends and Influence People not only did it sell 30 million copies but this book has shaped me and how I interact with other people number one is is to show genuine interest in other people people don't care what you know until they know that you care the other big idea is

remember and use people's names often their favorite word is their name just say their name it actually helps you remember it it helps them feel seen and appreciated it's just a simple strategy the other one is encourage others to talk about themselves if you want to get a partner you want to get an investor you want to get a new customer ask them questions about how they started what was challenging how they overcame it be genuinely curious in others and trust me they will lean into what you've got going on the other big idea is

be a good listener and encourage others to talk about their interest I'm very curious if you meet with me I'm going to ask you way more questions than I talk and the reason why is I already know what I know think about that I have nothing to learn about me I already know what I know so why am I talking when I get together with other folks especially if they've gotten to a place that inspire me I'm Mr curious I'm Mr asker and it turns out a lot of the billionaires that I've had the pleasure

of meeting they're the same way they're always curious and genuinely interested in things that are going on around them and finally make other people feel important and do it sincerely my favorite way to do this is to just find some aspect of their presence their being their kindness and just give them a compliment just let people know hey I just want you to know that thing you just did it's really impressive so what's funny about this is that many people feel that they want to say something but they're scared that it's going to come off

wrong and I'm going to encourage you to just lean in if you feel something you see somebody do something awesome listen to the words in this book make sure other people feel important and do it in a sincere way and that's how you'll win friends and influence people number five is an awesome book on sales nothing happens until somebody makes a sale this book by Neil rackman is awesome it taught me so many things about sales I used to be more of an introverted person I like software and writing code cuz I didn't want to

talk to anybody turns out that everything in life is sales so it doesn't matter what you do in in your life you need to learn the concepts in this book the first one that stands out that I remember is successful selling is about asking the right questions see people think salespeople they just talk a lot and they pressure people the truth is the best of the best lean back ask questions to help guide the decisions of the buyer and make it their idea that was a big idea the other one is understand the customer situation

that's actually what spin stands for situation problem implication and need payoff if you understand those four things that's where the opportunity to enroll them to sell them to invite them to consider working with you all come from the other one is focus on problem solving not just product featur see the features unlock the benefits they don't care how they get there the tool the vehicle Etc they want the benefit that it's going to unlock so you got to make sure you understand how to speak towards solving their problem not just the features of your product

and finally you have to tailor your sales approach to each customer for for every interaction every customer know that you have to be in there with them you have to customize your conversation to meet their needs and if you do that you're executing on the spin selling process number six is for many people a bit of a controversial book 48 Laws of Power by Robert Green now I'll tell you why this book matters to me is you need to understand how the world is not how you hope it would be so that you can understand

the powers the forces that may be playing against you in business so a lot of things I've learned from this book number one is power requires careful strategy in planning so if you want to win in this world you can't be Loosey Goosey you have to have careful strategy and planning the other one is learn to be subtle and indirect in your influence see a lot of people that are too braggadocious too over their skis and their personality they actually don't have a lot of influence they might have a lot of notoriety a lot of

people might know who they are but they don't actually influence people to take action the other one is reputation is incredibly important protect it My Philosophy is reach and reputation to the degree that my reputation is positive and people that interact with me say good things and then also there's reach for that that is actually the unlock for any one of your dreams and goals the other big idea is use absence to increase respect and honor so sometimes creating space actually allows people to see you through a different lens for a lot of the entrepreneurs

out there you're too involved in every freaking meeting and decision you got to learn to let go and use space and absence to make that happen and most importantly Master the art of timing in your actions what I say is sequencing equals success so understanding the right sequence like a recipe not the ingredients will allow you to be successful so you have to master that if you want to build and develop the 48 Laws of Power number seven awaken the giant within it is one of the most influential books as it pertains to to personal

development I mean Tony Robin is the goat undeniable he's been doing this for 40 years and I read this book in my mid-20s and it shaped my mind so many things taking control of your mental and emotional state understanding what that means not having a victim mentality number two is decision shaped Destiny not your conditions you can just find somebody else has come from worse or the same that has achieved anything that is just proof that your decisions will shape your future the other one is set clear powerful and compelling goals most people are walking

generalities they don't set clear powerful and compelling goals and because of that they'll never hit anything the other one is develop and maintain a high level of energy your physical energy your state is a decision that you get to make you want to master that and finally Master personal and professional relationships if you want to take your life to the next level and really unlock your giant within you're going to want to read this book number eight is getting things done by David Allen this one for me is a GameChanger and I'll tell you why

it teaches you to organize your task and your thoughts neatly see most people are overwhelmed easily because they have a lot of things in their mind that they're trying to keep track of and the truth is is your brain was not designed to do that you want to take everything in your mind put it out in front of you so that you can work with it this book teaches you how to do that the other thing is you want to do one thing at a time and focus see most people think that we can multitask

and the truth is is we're not good at it at all so you want to do one thing and focus on it the other is make a list and keep track easily so have a tool for writing things down have a list and track where you at in that list what do you have to remember always have a book nearby every night when I go to bed I have my journal sitting there if I'm having a hard time sleeping I'm writing things down and because of that I've always had incredible sleep scores on my aura

and finally you want to take action Steps step by step calmly if you do that you will learn how to get things done and move your dreams forward number nine is the Lean Startup by my friend Eric Reese now fun fact I actually met Eric in San Francisco before he ever published this book when he was just going around speaking at different conferences about the concept of The Lean Startup and then he eventually signed a deal to write it let me tell you this this book changed the game for all startups in Silicon Valley and

all businesses in the world because it showed entrepreneurs a completely different way to build companies the Big Ideas in this book I mean there's so many but the first one is startups must adapt and adjust quickly to succeed it's all about pivots we need to be able to make decisions and pivot quickly the other area is validate business ideas through customer feedback no business plan survives first contact with the customer so you need to talk to your customers the whole structure of the book is built around the build measure learn Loop and it's crucial for

building your business we always want to build something something measure it with the customers look at the analytics and then learn and then feed that back into the next iteration the other key area is focus on minimum viable product for early testing you don't want to overbuild too often people overbuild their business they build so many features into their software just to launch and that is a recipe for waste and the other final idea that I think is so important that I've read in so many other books but it really is crystallized in this one

is continuous innovation is the key to long-term success so if you want to learn how to build a business and take shots on goals and learn and move quickly then get the Lean Startup number 10 is such an important book for me and it's called the innovators dilemma as a software entrepreneur as somebody that innovates that creates technology this really became the blueprint for building businesses there was so many incredible lessons and Clayton Christensen is not only a great author in mind but he was also just an incredible person I mean his other books are

also really great reads and just the way he lived his life in general he left a meaningful impact just outside of creating Innovation or teaching people how to think about Innovation but the big ideas that are going to help you is one that companies can fail despite good management if they ignore disruptive Technologies I mean think of Blockbuster Blackberry Kodak all these companies essentially had Market position number one and got disrupted because of technology and disrupted technology often initially underperformed but eventually improves rapidly meaning that it looks like a toy most people dismiss it they

think it's a fringe idea or it's too big or nobody would ever do that when you think of ghetto blasters and then the Walkman and then the iPod right like all these areas of innovation took something that most people would be like nobody's going to want to walk around with a bunch of music and then as the form Factory got better The Innovation showed up it disrupted whole Industries the other concept is that companies should invest in emerging Technologies even if they don't meet current customer needs and the reason why is you just want to

be close to it so for me AI crypto whatever it is web 3 you want to be close to the Innovation and the technology so that you can figure out where that might show up in your product road map in your Innovation so you don't get disrupted yourself and finally one of the biggest ideas is that organizational structures and their values can impede recognizing and responding to disruptive change some big companies just rest on their Laurels they just keep cashing the checks they don't innovate and then the newcomer they come in with this new innovation

just think about chat GPT and Google it came out of nowhere and all of a sudden Google's trying to respond to massive innovation in a space that they probably got flat footed on you don't want that to be the case this book will give you the framework to make sure that you're always innovating those are the 10 books that will make you rich but if you want to learn how AI could make you a millionaire click the video on the screen I'll see you on the other side