6 Books Every Entrepreneur Needs to Read

Reading a good inspiring book can have a great impact on our lives and our businesses. It gives us fresh ideas, it helps us look at situations from a different angle, it is a great way to start new conversations with other people and get our creative juice flowing. 

This is why we believe having a regular reading practice as an entrepreneur is important and can really help us keep growing our business.

If you are not sure what to read next, we’ve compiled a list of 6 books that will inspire you!

1. Start With Why

by Simon Sinek

Simon Sinek talks about the importance of having a strong purpose and a clear why: why are you doing what you are doing and building your business? It is according to him the key to success. It will keep you motivated and inspired. It will help you to connect with your audience and inspire them to work with you or buy your product. 

Start With Why will help you discover your why and live in alignment with your purpose.

2. Overcoming Underearning

by Barbara

Stanny

Barbara Stanny is a financial educator, motivational speaker, and career counselor who helps you understand your relationship with money and heal it. 

We are often controlled by fear when it comes to money which will limit ourselves and our earning potential. Healing our money relationship is key for entrepreneurs and can help us move to the next step in our business and finally reach our financial goals. Overcoming Underearning shares a 5-step plan to access a richer and happier professional and personal life. 

If you have a hard time negotiating your contracts, asking for money, setting your prices, standing in your worth… this is for you!

3. The 4-hour work week

by Tim Ferris

Tim Ferris challenges the way we create our workload and end up in busy work life, but also at how we view and plan for retirement. If you don’t want to wait until you are 65 years old to enjoy your life, if you want to earn a great income and keep building your business while reducing the number of hours you spend behind your computer working, then give this book a try.

4. Getting Things Done by David Allen

Getting Things Done is considered one of the most influential business books from the last 15 years. If you want to improve your productivity, look no further! This book will help you to reorganize your entire professional and personal tasks in order to accomplish more while stressing less.

5. Getting to Yes by Roger Fisher & William L. Ury

Negotiation is an important skill when you are a business owner. From pitching new clients to signing new contracts, to handling contractors, you are in constant negotiation. Getting to Yes helps you resolve conflicts and come to mutually acceptable agreements with a proven step-by-step strategy.

6. Awaken the Giant Within by Anthony Robbins

World-known inspirational speaker, Tony Robbins needs no introduction anymore. In his book Awaken the Giant Within, he takes you on an introspective and spiritual journey to help you connect with your inner power. The same power that will help you take your life and your company to the next level. He shows you his best strategies to take control of your emotions, body, relationships, finances, and life. And make the best of it!

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