One thing that came of this weekend was that I am so behind on reading fabulous business books. So after some serious discussion with friends (i.e. peer groups aka awesome people who are successful and know business books inside and out), here’s where we’re at – a massive reading list.
Note: I operate best when I write things down and hold myself accountable to real people, fake people, internet people, whoever really. :)
My very public reading goals for August 2011 to July 2012:
August
- Good to Great by Jim Collins
- Lead Who Had No Title by Robin Sharma
- Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki
September
- The Success Principles by Jack Canfield
- Rework by Jason Fried
- The Automatic Millionaire by David Bach – Finished August 7, 2011
October
- Who: A Method for Hiring by Geoff Smart and Randy Street
- My So-Called Freelance Life by Michelle Goodman
- The Greatness Guide – Part 1 by Robin Sharma
November
- The Greatness Guide – Part 2 by Robin Sharma
- The Anti 9 to 5 Guide by Michelle Goodman
- The Dip by Seth Godin
December
- The Art of the Start by Guy Kawasaki
- Crucial Conversations by Kerry Patterson
- Crucial Confrontations by Kerry Patterson
January
- Made to Stick by Chip Heath
- Women and Money by Suze Orman
- You Inc: The Art of Selling Yourself by Harry & Christine Becksmith
February
- The Monk Who Sold his Ferrari by Robin Sharma
- Grown Up Digital by Don Tapscott
- Brag: The Art of Tooting Your Own Horn without Blowing It by Peggy Klaus
March
- Getting to Yes by Roger Fisher
- All Marketers are Liars by Seth Godin
- The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey
April
- Crush It by Gary Vaynerchuck
- The Myths of Innovation by Scott Berkun
- The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement by Eliyahu Goldratt
May
- Switch: How to Change Things when Change is Hard by Chip Heath
- Enchantment by by Guy Kawasaki
- The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
June
- Built to Last by Jim Collins
- The eMyth Mastery by Michael Gerber
- Beyond Performance: How Great Organizations Build Ultimate Competitive Advantage by Scott Keller
July
- Six Pixels of Separation by Mitch Joel
- Drive by Daniel Pink
- Make the Impossible Possible by Bill Strickland
Tired yet? Yah, me too. But I’m going to work with Tony Robbins to get me some energy quick. ;)
One year. 36 business books.
Wish me luck.
PS – This list will likely evolve. Who knows… My list could dramatically change. I could be married, divorced, a house, a dog, a cat, some kind of rodent and a baby on the way by mid-2012… kidding… kidding. Well, I hope I’m kidding, cause that would be awful. :)
PPS – When I finish these, can I consider myself having complete a Masters Degree? Masters of Management by The University of Indigo Books. People would respect that right? ;)
PPS – If you have an opinions on the above or any other book recommendations – let me know!!
