95% of Self-Help books → Cliché
95% of Personal Finance books → Unrealistic
95% of Business Books → Repetitive
If you want to learn from exceptional people, read Biographies instead.
Here are 13 of the best ones + why they are great (#3 might be my favourite):
95% of Personal Finance books → Unrealistic
95% of Business Books → Repetitive
If you want to learn from exceptional people, read Biographies instead.
Here are 13 of the best ones + why they are great (#3 might be my favourite):
The Fish That Ate the Whale by Rich Cohen
Why it’s great:
• Gives you the courage to fight for what you believe in
• Proof that your background is not important
• Crazy facts about bananas
Why it’s great:
• Gives you the courage to fight for what you believe in
• Proof that your background is not important
• Crazy facts about bananas
Total Recall by Arnold Schwarzenegger
Why it’s great:
• Inspires you to ignore the naysayers
• Teaches you how to make the best of any situation
Why it’s great:
• Inspires you to ignore the naysayers
• Teaches you how to make the best of any situation
Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey
Why it’s great:
• Transforms the way you look at life
• Shows how to succeed while following your passions and taking risks
Why it’s great:
• Transforms the way you look at life
• Shows how to succeed while following your passions and taking risks
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin
Why it’s great:
• A look into one of the greatest minds that ever existed
• Reminds you of the value of practical knowledge and skills
Why it’s great:
• A look into one of the greatest minds that ever existed
• Reminds you of the value of practical knowledge and skills
Churchill by Paul Johnson
Why it’s great:
• How you can fail a thousand times and still succeed
• Reminds you of the importance of seeking out experiences
Why it’s great:
• How you can fail a thousand times and still succeed
• Reminds you of the importance of seeking out experiences
Dark Genius of Wall Street by Edward J. Renehan Jr.,
Why it’s great:
• Shows the power of revolutionary, out-of-the-box, thinking
• Thought-provoking; it will make you either love or hate him
Why it’s great:
• Shows the power of revolutionary, out-of-the-box, thinking
• Thought-provoking; it will make you either love or hate him
Shoe Dog by Phil Knight
Why it’s great:
• Chuck-full of first-hand business and life lessons
• Inspires you to keep going even when no one believes in you
Why it’s great:
• Chuck-full of first-hand business and life lessons
• Inspires you to keep going even when no one believes in you
Michael Jordan - The Life by Roland Lazenby
Why it’s great:
• The drive and willpower of Michael Jordan will rub off on you
• Teaches you to remain calm under pressure
Why it’s great:
• The drive and willpower of Michael Jordan will rub off on you
• Teaches you to remain calm under pressure
Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
Why it’s great:
• A chilling account of one of the most disastrous climbs in history
• Gets the adrenaline flowing
Why it’s great:
• A chilling account of one of the most disastrous climbs in history
• Gets the adrenaline flowing
The Kon-Tiki Expedition by Thor Heyerdahl
Why it’s great:
• Makes you believe that anything is possible
• Fills you with a longing for adventure
Why it’s great:
• Makes you believe that anything is possible
• Fills you with a longing for adventure
Elon Musk by Ashlee Vance
Why it’s great:
• Makes you think 10 times bigger
• Gives you new perspectives for when you are stuck on a problem
Why it’s great:
• Makes you think 10 times bigger
• Gives you new perspectives for when you are stuck on a problem
When I Stop Talking, You’ll Know I’m Dead by Jerry Weintraub
Why it’s great:
• Reminds you of what is possible when you are persistent
• Takes you out of your comfort zone
• Fascinating look behind the scene of showbiz
Why it’s great:
• Reminds you of what is possible when you are persistent
• Takes you out of your comfort zone
• Fascinating look behind the scene of showbiz
Made in America by Sam Walton
Why it’s great:
• Puts time into a different perspective (Sam Walton was 44 when he started Walmart)
• Reminds you to stop chasing shiny objects
Why it’s great:
• Puts time into a different perspective (Sam Walton was 44 when he started Walmart)
• Reminds you to stop chasing shiny objects
TL;DR
13 Biography Books to transform your life:
The Fish That Ate the Whale
Total Recall
Greenlights
Benjamin Franklin
Churchill
Dark Genius of Wall St.
Shoe Dog
Michael Jordan
Into Thin Air
Kon-Tiki
Elon Musk
When I Stop Talking, You’ll Know I’m Dead
Made in America
13 Biography Books to transform your life:
The Fish That Ate the Whale
Total Recall
Greenlights
Benjamin Franklin
Churchill
Dark Genius of Wall St.
Shoe Dog
Michael Jordan
Into Thin Air
Kon-Tiki
Elon Musk
When I Stop Talking, You’ll Know I’m Dead
Made in America
We can never have too many books if you ask me.
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+ follow me @JoeydeWit_ for more.
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