Books that changed who you are

[Jeff Kershner]

Yeah...Coveys "7 Habits of Highly Effective People" is one that I read and listen to all the time. It's real life changer if you follow it.


A few others that have recently helped me from the business side ..

The Ultimate Sales Machine: Turbocharge Your Business with Relentless Focus on 12 Key Strategies

The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It

Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable

 

[JohnScott]

ATLAS SHRUGGED-Ayn Rand

Anatomy of Restlessness- Bruce Chatwin

Focaults Pendulum- Umberto Eco

Fountainhead- Ayn Rand

Zen and the art of Motorcycle Maintenance - Pirsig

The Greatest Salesman in the World- Og Mandino


Also a big fan of Thomas Friedman books, even though I disagree with some of the things he says I respect his intelligence and thoughtfulness.

 

[Gerald]

Aside from the Holy Bible, my owner's manual as I call it, Carnegie's winning friends and influencing people, Harvay Mackay's swim with the sharks, Marcus Buckingham's Discover your strengths, and No put your strengths to work, Jim Collins' Built to last & Good to Great.

These are off the top of my head- all had a marked impact on my thinking and are great reads

 

[Stefan]

Dale Carnegie "How to win friends and influence people"
Dale Carnegie "The Dale Carnegie Leadership Mastery Course" Audio
Stephen R Covey " The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People"
Richard Koch " The 80/20 Principle"
M. Scott Peck "The Road Less Traveled"
Malcolm Gladwell "Blink "

 

[joe.pistell]

Dr Alexander Elder: "Trading for a Living"

 

[Stefan]

This next 3 books have not changed who I am Yet! They did change my views !!!

Velocity - Dale Pollak

Velocity 2.0 - Dale Polak

Ego Kills - Scott Tolland

Thank you guys!!!

 

[Mitch Gallant]

A couple of my fav's

Think And Grow Rick - Napolean Hill: I cringe at get rich quick pitches, this is definitely not that. Much more like Stephen Covey's 7 habits if I had to compare.
Made To Stick - Chip and Dan Heath: wonderful book about creativity and generating impact. I use the SUCCES model almost daily to think through our ads.
Purple Cow - Seth Godin: Any Godin book is worth while, and a few are already listed... i just wanted to reiterate the power of his writing. His blog is also fantastic.
Web Analtics 2.0 - Avinash Kaushik: I'm jumping the gun by listing this one, I'm only a few chapters deep but I have to say it's quickly becoming invaluable.

 

[ed.brooks]

This next 3 books have not changed who I am Yet! They did change my views !!!

Velocity - Dale Pollak

Velocity 2.0 - Dale Polak

Ego Kills - Scott Tolland

Thank you guys!!!

Dale's books DID change my life as I went to work for him!

I'll add another: Customer Satisfaction is Worthless, Customer Loyalty is Priceless: How to Make Them Love You, Keep You Coming Back, and Tell Everyone They Know by Jeffrey Gitomer. It changed my concept of what great service really means!

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[KoreyB]

Outliers - Malcolm Gladwell
How to Win Friends and Influe People - Dale Carnegie (any Carnegie stuff is timeless)
The Art of Learning - Josh Waitzkin (Searching for Bobby Fischer movie is based on his childhood)
Blue Ocean Strategy - W. Chan Kim & Renee Mauborgne
REWORK - Jason Friend & David Heinemeier Hansson
Predictably Irrational - Dan Ariely

 

[Katie]

QBQ - The Question Behind the Question. It has perhaps the best scenario of true customer service I've ever seen.