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From boosting your self confidence, negotiating a deal, to escaping the 5-9 lifestyle, the inspiring stories and advice offered in the following books will help entrepreneurs and business owners think in new directions and take their businesses and personal life to the next level (even if your only starting out).

The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich

by Timothy Ferriss

Whether you are an overworked employee or an entrepreneur trapped in your own business, this book is the guide for a new and revolutionary world. Ferris gives some great ideas about starting a business even if you don’t have an MBA. He gets you thinking in a new direction — a direction that some may have never even considered or knew was possible. He gives a lot of tips on how to reduce your workload to give yourself more free time to enjoy life — something that we all enjoy. From the 80/20 rule to learning how to batch simple tasks… to finding a business idea and testing it – you’ll find how to streamline your life, live happy, live anywhere, and do the things you want to do.

There is a ton of resources listed in this book that I find myself referencing at least 2-3 times a week. It’s a very easy read (I read it in one sitting) and if you’ve heard about the new generation dubbed the ‘millennials’ it’s a must read – the thinking process is very similar. It’s not for everyone however – I suggest you read the book and keep an open mind – you may just learn something.

Just some of what you will learn:

• How to outsource your life
• How to eliminate 50% of your work using the 80/20 rule
• How to trade a long-haul career for short work bursts and frequent “mini-retirements”
• How to train your boss to value performance over presence
• What automated cash-flow “muses” are and how to create one in 2 to 4 weeks
• How to cultivate selective ignorance—and create time—with a low-information diet
• How to fill the void and create a meaningful life after removing work and the office

New Psycho-Cybernetics

by Maxwell Maltz

With over 30 million copies sold since its original publication in 1960, Psycho-Cybernetics has been used by athletes, entrepreneurs, college students, and many others, to achieve life-changing goals–from losing weight to dramatically increasing their income–finding that success is not only possible but remarkably simple.

This is a full-bodied, real and practical guide for taking charge. HOW you think makes all the difference. YOU control your thoughts. It is based upon using visualization to improve your self image and increasing your performance in life. You control your thoughts and substitute positive, encouraging, creativity enhanced thinking for the habits you may have picked up in the past from family, friends, co-workers, society, etc. Since reading this book, I have gone on to read many more books based on the Law of Attraction. Psycho-Cybernetics is hands-down one of the best books clarifying productive thinking.

“Whatever you want or want to be, you already have or already are.”

The Magic of Thinking Big

by David Schwartz

The Magic of Thinking Big gives you useful methods for getting the most out of your job, your business, your marriage and family life, and your community. He shows that you don’t need to be an intellectual or have natural talent to attain great success and satisfaction. The habit of thinking and behaving in ways that will get you there is what is taught and clarified in this book.
From thinking like a leader, believing in yourself, thinking positively and using goals to get there you will quickly learn how to think positively and lead your self to your goals.

Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In

by Roger Fisher

“The ability to see the situation as the other side sees it, as difficult as it may be, is one of the most important skills a negotiator can possess.”

When negotiating, in virtually all circumstances, whether it be an advertising deal, a pay raise, or something as simple as trying to get your kids to go to bed, efforts to dominate or to be combative are unnecessary and are usually counter-productive. When people work together, agreements are usually made that short-change everyone’s interests. This book gives you practical ways to find out what other people want and how to create a win-win for everyone.

Well, there you have it, 4 books for the entrepreneur. They are all fairly easy reads and I’ve found them all to be very helpful in my day to day.

Do you have any book recommendations you would like to add? Have you read any of these books? Please share your thoughts and comments below. Thanks again.