Life-Changing Books
The Art of Exceptional Living by Jim Rohn
I know this isn’t really a book, but is the single most complete influence of my life. It is a must for anyone who is serious about their success.
This exceptional series of motivational and inspirational messages by Jim Rohn literally changed my life over 20 years ago. His witty and sage advice will reach into the core of your thinking and change you from the inside out.
Begin by making your life a work of art. You don’t have to be a super-achiever. You don’t have to be unusually creative. You don’t have to endure great obstacles. According to success expert, Jim Rohn, you don’t have to do exceptional things at all. Just do ordinary things exceptionally well. That’s The Art of Exceptional Living.
There are things you can, should and must do to get your life on track of success. You may not be aware of it, but they are already in your heart. In The Art of Exceptional Living, Rohn provides the ideas and inspiration that lead to unstoppable daily progress. Using his exceptional powers of communication, he helps you through difficult subject matter, and teaches you how to get beyond personal setbacks to begin living according to ypour own rules. You’ll begin by following the strategies of exceptional living, including:
- Four major lessons that must be mastered in life
- The most common self-imposed limitations and how to deal with them
- How to get a miracle going in your life
- The foundation of good financial strategy
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Think And Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
If you asked me to recommend to you the single best book I have ever read, my answer would be a very definite “Think and Grow Rich”.
First published in 1937, this is the end product of two decades of research conducted by Napoleon Hill. His research started when Andrew Carnegie (the steel tycoon who was then the richest man on earth) gave him the assignment of organizing a Philosophy of Personal Achievement. Hill, who was a poor journalist, armed with just an introductory letter from Carnegie, set out to interview over five hundred successful people including Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, John D. Rockefeller, George Eastman, William Wrigley Jr. and Charles M. Schwab. Hill then revealed the priceless wisdom of his research in the form of the thirteen steps to success (in Think and Grow Rich) and the seventeen principles of success (in courses and lectures he conducted).
I decided to purchase the Deluxe hard back collectors edition for $10 or $15 instead of the paper back for $5-$6. I did that because I’m kind of cheap. Cheap, you say, then why didn’t I buy the paper back? I bought the really nice, more expensive hard back to compel me to read it more often. I knew that if I spent the extra money for the Deluxe Edition that I wouldn’t just let the book sit on the shelf. I’d want to get my money’s worth! There’s something about picking up not only the best foundational treatise on wealth ever written, but to have the Deluxe hard back edition does something to you when you read it. It gives you a sense of power and purpose and immediately puts you on the road Napoleon Hill wants you to be on anyway. You get all that and more for about $10 more.
