Suggested Reading

Readers are leaders! Here are my favorite books to help you grow your skills.

Setting up your ideal business

The Supernova Advisor – Crossing the Invisible Bridge to Exceptional Client Service and Consistent Growth – Rob Knapp
The Million Dollar Financial Services Practice – David J. Mullen Jr.
Advisor for Life – Stephen D. Gresham
Questions Great Financial Advisors Ask – Alan Parisse and David Richman

Encouraging the Heart: A Leader’s Guide to Rewarding and Recognizing Others – James M. Kouzes & Barry Z. Posner
Good to Great – Jim Collins
Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. – Brené Brown
Coaching for Emotional Intelligence: The Secret to Developing the Star Potential in Your Employees – Bob Wall
The Science of Effective Communication: Improve Your Social Skills and Small Talk, Develop Charisma and Learn How to Talk to Anyone – Ian Tuhovsky
Learning to Become a Person of Influence – John Maxwell
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – Stephen Covey
Dealing with People You Can’t Stand: How to Bring Out the Best in People at Their Worst – Rick Brinkman and Dr. Rick Kirschner
Primal Leadership – Daniel Goleman

What Color is Your Parachute? Richard Nelson Bolles
48 Days to the Work You Love – Dan Miller
Knock ’em Dead: The Ultimate Job Search Guide – Martin Yate CPC
Never Eat Alone, Expanded and Updated: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time – Keith Ferrazzi

The Sales Advantage – How to Get It, Keep It, and Sell More Than Ever – Dale Carnegie and Associates
Little Gold Book of YES! Attitude – Jeffrey Gitomer

Blink – Malcom Gladwell
The War of Art – Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles – Steven Pressfield
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion – Robert Cialdini
Vivid Vision: A Remarkable Tool For Aligning Your Business Around a Shared Vision of the Future – Cameron Herold
Never Eat Alone, Expanded and Updated: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time – Keith Ferrazzi

Mastering The Rockefeller Habits – Verne Harnish
Scaling Up: How a Few Companies Make It…and Why the Rest Don’t (Rockefeller Habits 2.0) – Verne Harnish
The Slight Edge: Turning Simple Disciplines Into Massive Success – Jeff Olson
The Miracle Morning – The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life Before 8am – Hal Elrod

Awaken the Giant Within – Tony Robbins **highly recommended
Authentic Happiness – Martin Seligman
Stumbling on Happiness – Daniel Gilbert
The Happiness Project – Gretchen Rubin
The Happiness Hypothesis – Jonathan Haidt
Thanks, How Practicing Gratitude Can Make You Happier – Robert Emmons, PH.D
Changing for Good: A Revolutionary Six-Stage Program for Overcoming Bad Habits and Moving your Life Positively Forward – James O. Prochaska, John C. Norcross and Carlo C. DiClemente
Man’s Search for Meaning – Viktor Frankl
Social Intelligence – Daniel Goleman
The Tao of Pooh – Benjamin Hoff
The Last Lecture – Randy Pausch with Jeffrey Zaslow
The Power of Impossible Thinking: Transform the Business of Your Life and the Life of Your Business – Yoram (Jerry) R. Wind and Colin Cook

The Intelligent Investor: The Definitive Book on Value Investing. A Book of Practice Counsel (Revised Edition) – Benjamin Graham, Jason Zweig and Warren E. Buffett (Collaborator)
The Financial Wisdom of Ebenezer Scrooge – Ted Klontz, PH.D, Rick Kahler, CFP® and Brad Klontz, Psy.D.
The Little Book of Value Investing – Christopher H. Browne & Roger Lowenstein
The Future for Investors – Jeremy Seigel

Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life – Bill Burnett and Dave Evans
You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life – Jen Sincero
From Coping to Thriving: How to Turn Self-care into a Way of Life – Hannah Braime, Will Moyer
Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself – Kristin Neff
The Art of Extreme Self-Care: Transform Your Life One Month at a Time – Cheryl Richardson
Loving Kindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness (Shambhala Classics) – Sharon Salzberg, Jon Kabat-Zinn
The Harvard Medical School Guide to a Good Night’s Sleep (Harvard Medical School Guides) – Lawrence Epstein, Steven Mardon

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