\u201cWalk into a wealthy person\u2019s home and one of the first things you\u2019ll see is an extensive library of books they\u2019ve used to educate themselves on how to become more successful \u2026 The middle class reads novels, tabloids, and entertainment magazines,\u201d he says in his research.<\/p>\n
Many of the world\u2019s wealthiest people aren\u2019t quiet about their reading habits. Warren Buffett has regularly said that he spends 80 percent of his day reading. In a 2013 interview with The Week<\/em>, Buffett said the key to getting smarter is reading. In fact, he challenged people to read 500 pages a day.<\/p>\n Obviously Warren Buffett isn\u2019t the only bookworm \u2013 Bill Gates\u2019 dad told Forbes that Bill was a huge bookworm and, in a 2016 article, said \u201cJust about every kind of book interested him\u2013encyclopedias, science fiction, you name it. I was thrilled that my child was such an avid reader, but he read so much that Bill\u2019s mother and I had to institute a rule: no books at the dinner table.\u201d In a 2016 New York Times article, Gates said he reads about 50 books a year. Elon Musk, Richard Branson and Mark Zuckerberg are also self-proclaimed avid readers.<\/p>\n Here are just a few of the books you\u2019ll find on our shelves:<\/strong><\/p>\n Business Adventures<\/em> by John Brooks<\/p>\n The Effective Executive<\/em> by Peter F. Drucker<\/p>\n The Innovator\u2019s Dilemma<\/em> by Clayton M. Christensen<\/p>\n The Pumpkin Patch<\/em> by Mike Michalowicz<\/p>\n Think and Grow Rich<\/em> by Andrew Carnegie<\/p>\n The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People<\/em> by Stephen Covey<\/p>\n The Power of Positive Thinking<\/em> by Norman Vincent Peale<\/p>\n What books would you recommend your business colleagues read? Are there books or publications that have had a dramatic impact on your life or how you do business? Tell us in the comments!<\/p>\n Filed under: Business Coaching<\/a> Tagged: accountability<\/a>, balance<\/a>, business blo<\/a>, business blog<\/a>, business coach<\/a>, business coaching<\/a>, business coaching blog<\/a>, business owner<\/a>, entrepreneur<\/a>, financial success<\/a>, Growth Coach<\/a>, leadership<\/a>, management<\/a>, sales<\/a>, small business<\/a>, strategic business owner<\/a>, strategic thinking<\/a>, success<\/a>, wealth<\/a>, wealth blog<\/a> Successful and wealthy people come from all walks of life and their individual experiences have shaped who they are, what they do and how they do it. But most of them have something in common \u2013 they read. A lot. In Steve Siebold\u2019s book How Rich People Think, he points out that a packed library […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":331,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1575","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/comments\/growthcoachcorp.wordpress.com\/1680\/\")
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