Great Question: What's the best book for you is highly dependent on you and where you are in life.
Here is the list of books that I always had with me in my introduction to books pack prior to Covid-19. These are the ones that I have found that people can make immediate improvements in their lives from by reading them. These all are about learning how things actually work and improving your key skills.
-"How To Win Friends & Influence People In The Digital Age" By: Dale Carnegie & Associates. Learning to communicate better is the single most effective way of improving your future.
- "The 5 Love Languages" By: Gary Chapman. No one builds a successful life if their romantic relationship is not solid; and a lot of people have problems with their SO (or SOs for those that function best in plural relationships).
- "Success Through A Positive Mental Attitude" By: Napoleon Hill & W. Clement Stone.
- "Emotional Intelligence" By: Daniel Goleman. In General, people get paid by their Emotional Intelligence (EQ), not by their knowledge intelligence IQ.
- "Psycho-Cybernetics" By: Maxwell Maltz. Understand how your mind works - and put it working towards improving you and your future.
- "The Compound Effect" By: Darren Hardy. A primer on how to become successful at anything (each chapter in this book is generally a summary of a full book on the chapter's subject).
I also tend to have the following books as they tend to be popular and effective for certain specific things.
- "The Art of Dealing with People" By Les Giblin. This is a short summary on the keys of communication with people. Its a very thin book.
- "The Strangest Secret" By Earl Nightingale. This is actually the printed scripts for an old vinyl record or cassette tape, and a VCR video tape presentation. You can find the audio and video files on the internet (most likely on Youtube). Still many people like to have the book so they can underline, highlight, and make notes.
- "The Magic of Thinking Big" by David J Schwartz. People who think big think differently than the rest... and it pays off big time.
- "Dream Struggle Victory" By Gabriela Gonzalas & Ruben Gonzalez. Gabriela was I believe 12 when she had the idea to write this book. Her dad had the contacts for her to get the information she needed from people who had reached a high level of success in a very competitive environment. Every victory starts with a dream, and has a struggle before the victory. This book is most about the struggles that people have gone through to reach their dreams.
Since Covid-19; I have read dozens of other books (I average 2-3 per month). Here are 3 other key books about how things work that I think everyone should understand:
- "Influence (Subtitled: The Psychology or Persuasion)" By: Robert Cialdini. Ever feel trapped by someone starting a charity or sales pitch. Learn to understand why that is so, how and why they work, and how to exit them easily; along with learning the basics of crafting an argument that will likely work on most people.
- "Personality Isn't Permanent (Subtitled: Break Free From Self Limiting Beliefs and Rewrite Your Story)" By Benjamin Hardy. I believe this is the best book of 2020. It proves wrong many previous books and common sayings - and shows you that you can indeed change your personality to what you want.
- "The 5 Choices (Subtitled: The Path To Extraordinary Productivity)" Kory Kogon, Adam Merrill, Leena Rinne. This has been the key education book of FranklinCovey on productivity and balancing your life.
So pick one that meets what you think is your most pressing interest or need; and start with that.
I have on hand at least 50 other titles in boxes to give away, and know of others to recommend. Those may be 2nd, 3rd, or Nth books; and depend on where the person is at and what they need to reach their personal goals.
I do mentor people as a charity - and you can contact me directly if you want to work with me. I cannot make any real recommendations to people without knowing more about their situation and goals.
I hope this list helps many people...
Note that I recreational read Science Fiction & Fantasy, History, Science history, and many other things that catch my interest.
This is so awesome. I am adding these books to my list. I read like 5 books at a time lol 😆 I am definitely interested in being mentored. I think you have a ton of wisdom just based on humility alone.
Super dope. Definitely a Sci fi, history, fantasy, and philosophy fan too. Do you have Goodreads?
PM me if you are serious about that mentor-ship. I make no guarantees, and are not a match with all people... Just that I have assisted well over 100 people noticeably improve their lives in the last decade.
Is it normal everyone is struggling?
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Great advice. If you get a moment , I would love to know a good book.
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Great Question: What's the best book for you is highly dependent on you and where you are in life.
Here is the list of books that I always had with me in my introduction to books pack prior to Covid-19. These are the ones that I have found that people can make immediate improvements in their lives from by reading them. These all are about learning how things actually work and improving your key skills.
-"How To Win Friends & Influence People In The Digital Age" By: Dale Carnegie & Associates. Learning to communicate better is the single most effective way of improving your future.
- "The 5 Love Languages" By: Gary Chapman. No one builds a successful life if their romantic relationship is not solid; and a lot of people have problems with their SO (or SOs for those that function best in plural relationships).
- "Success Through A Positive Mental Attitude" By: Napoleon Hill & W. Clement Stone.
- "Emotional Intelligence" By: Daniel Goleman. In General, people get paid by their Emotional Intelligence (EQ), not by their knowledge intelligence IQ.
- "Psycho-Cybernetics" By: Maxwell Maltz. Understand how your mind works - and put it working towards improving you and your future.
- "The Compound Effect" By: Darren Hardy. A primer on how to become successful at anything (each chapter in this book is generally a summary of a full book on the chapter's subject).
I also tend to have the following books as they tend to be popular and effective for certain specific things.
- "The Art of Dealing with People" By Les Giblin. This is a short summary on the keys of communication with people. Its a very thin book.
- "The Strangest Secret" By Earl Nightingale. This is actually the printed scripts for an old vinyl record or cassette tape, and a VCR video tape presentation. You can find the audio and video files on the internet (most likely on Youtube). Still many people like to have the book so they can underline, highlight, and make notes.
- "The Magic of Thinking Big" by David J Schwartz. People who think big think differently than the rest... and it pays off big time.
- "Dream Struggle Victory" By Gabriela Gonzalas & Ruben Gonzalez. Gabriela was I believe 12 when she had the idea to write this book. Her dad had the contacts for her to get the information she needed from people who had reached a high level of success in a very competitive environment. Every victory starts with a dream, and has a struggle before the victory. This book is most about the struggles that people have gone through to reach their dreams.
Since Covid-19; I have read dozens of other books (I average 2-3 per month). Here are 3 other key books about how things work that I think everyone should understand:
- "Influence (Subtitled: The Psychology or Persuasion)" By: Robert Cialdini. Ever feel trapped by someone starting a charity or sales pitch. Learn to understand why that is so, how and why they work, and how to exit them easily; along with learning the basics of crafting an argument that will likely work on most people.
- "Personality Isn't Permanent (Subtitled: Break Free From Self Limiting Beliefs and Rewrite Your Story)" By Benjamin Hardy. I believe this is the best book of 2020. It proves wrong many previous books and common sayings - and shows you that you can indeed change your personality to what you want.
- "The 5 Choices (Subtitled: The Path To Extraordinary Productivity)" Kory Kogon, Adam Merrill, Leena Rinne. This has been the key education book of FranklinCovey on productivity and balancing your life.
So pick one that meets what you think is your most pressing interest or need; and start with that.
I have on hand at least 50 other titles in boxes to give away, and know of others to recommend. Those may be 2nd, 3rd, or Nth books; and depend on where the person is at and what they need to reach their personal goals.
I do mentor people as a charity - and you can contact me directly if you want to work with me. I cannot make any real recommendations to people without knowing more about their situation and goals.
I hope this list helps many people...
Note that I recreational read Science Fiction & Fantasy, History, Science history, and many other things that catch my interest.
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This is so awesome. I am adding these books to my list. I read like 5 books at a time lol 😆 I am definitely interested in being mentored. I think you have a ton of wisdom just based on humility alone.
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PM me if you are serious about that mentor-ship. I make no guarantees, and are not a match with all people... Just that I have assisted well over 100 people noticeably improve their lives in the last decade.