“The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding.” Proverbs 4:7.
The greatest asset you can possess is knowledge, understanding, and wisdom. A wise person can never lack what to eat. A wise person knows how to utilize the opportunities and resources before them. A wise person can solve problems and overcome obstacles in their path. It’s for this reason that I am always on a constant search for new ideas to improve my life. To this end, I have read over 300 books in the last three years. The strategy I adopted involved building a reading habit on my commute to and from work. I spend about 3 to 4 hours daily commuting. So instead of listening to the radio, I listen to audiobooks. I have also invested in a number of reading apps like kindle, blinkist, and anybooks. I usually arrive at work at 6.30am so I use the time from 6.30am to 8.00am to catch up on my reading. Most of the articles and content I have shared have been inspired by these books. The reading habit is a very powerful habit and will catapult you quickly above the average person.
Here is the current list of books I have read so far.
1. 100 Rules For Entrepreneurs: Real-life business lessons by Neil Lewis.
2. 12 rules for life by Jordan B. Peterson.
3. 21 lessons for the 21st century – Yuval Noah Harari
4. 21 secrets of self made millionaires – Brian Tracy
5. 33 strategies of war by Robert Greene
6. 7 strategies for wealth and happiness – Jim Rohn
7. A brief history of thought – Luc Ferry
8. A brief history of time – Stephen Hawking
9. A guide to the good life – William B Irvine
10. A minute to think – Juliet Funt
11. Alex Ferguson – My biography – Alex ferguson
12. An economist walks into a brothel – Allison Schrager
13. Analysing real estate investments by Steve Bergers
14. Aristotle for everybody by Mortimer J. Adler
15. art of d deal by donald trump
16. atomic habits by james clear
17. Automatic Millionaire by David Bach
18. Awaken the Giant within by Tony Robbins
19. Beyond measure – Margaret Heffernan
20. Beyond order – Jordan Peterson
21. Beyond religion – Dalai Lama
22. beyond wealth by alexander green
23. Biology of belief by Bruce lipton
24. built to last – Successful Habits of Visionary Companies – Jim Collins and Jerry I Porras
25. Business adventures – 12 classic tales from Wall Street – John Brooks
26. Business for Bohemians – Tom Hodgkinson
27. Business secrets from the bible by Rabbi Daniel Lapin
28. cashflow quadrant by Robert Kiyosaki
29. Charlie Munger – Tren Griffin
30. chicken soup for the soul by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen
31. Choose yourself – James Altucher
32. Clay Water Brick – Jessica Jackley
33. Clean – James Hamblin
34. Clock work – Mike Michalowicz
35. Commercial real estate investing for dummies by Peter Conti and Peter Harris
36. Creative schools – Ken Robinson and Lou Aronica
37. Creativity – Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
38. Crushing it – Gary Vaynerchuk
39. d monk who sold his ferrari by robin sharma
40. d most successful small biz in d world by by Michael E. Gerbe
41. David and Goliath – Malcom Gladwell
42. Debt proof your marriage – Mary Hunt
43. Decisive – Chip and Dan Heath
44. Deep thinking – Gary Kasparov
45. Deep Work – Book by Cal Newport
46. Deep Work by Cal Newport.
47. Deviate – Beau Lotto
48. Do design – Alan Moore
49. Do the work – Steven Pressfield
50. Dollars and Sense – Dan Ariely and Jeff Kreisler
51. Dollars and Sex – How Economics influences sex and love.
52. Double Double – Cameron Herold
53. Double your money – Aga Sekalala Snr
54. Doughnut economics – Kate Raworth
55. earn it and enjoy it – linda proctor
56. Eat that frog – Brian Tracy
57. Edinburgh lectures on Mental Science by Thomas Troward
58. Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday
59. Eight dates – John Gottman and Schwartz Gottman
60. Elevate – Joseph Deitch
61. Elon Musk – Ashlee Vance
62. Emersons essay on compesation by Robinson
63. Endurance – Shackleton’s extraordinary voyage – Daniel Bryce
64. Entreleadership – Dave Ramsey
65. Everyday millionaires – Chris Hogan
66. Evil geniuses – Kurt Andersen
67. extreme ownership by Jocko Willink
68. Financial Freedom – Grant Sabatier
69. First things first – Stephen Covey
70. Fit for Life – Harvey and Marilyn Diamond
71. Fix this next – Mike Michalowicz
72. Freakonomics – Steven Levitt
73. Future shaper – Niamh O’keeffe
74. Getting things done – David Allen
75. Give and Take by Adam Grant
76. Goals: How to get everything you want faster by Brian Tracy
77. God-Works-Through-You by Robert-Russell-SMSE-2010
78. Got your attention – Sam Horn
79. Great thinkers – Alain de Botton
80. grit – the power of passion n perseverance by Angela Duckworth
81. Happy Money – The Japanese Art of Making Peace with Your Money – Ken Honda
82. Head Strong – Dave Asprey
83. Help me – Marianne Power
84. Henry Ford – a life – Editors of new world city
85. High Performance habits – Brendon Burchard
86. How to be a stoic by Massimo Pidlliuci
87. How to be an adult in relationships – David Richo
88. How to build self discipline – Martin Meadows
89. How to do nothing – Jenny Odell
90. How to fly a horse – Kevin Ashton
91. How to have a happy hustle – Bec Evans
92. How to lead smart people – Arun Singh + Mike Mister
93. How to live a good life – Massimo Pigliucci
94. How to love – Thich Nhat Hanh
95. How to speak machine – John Maeda
96. How to win friends and influence people – Dale Carnergie
97. I will teach you to be rich – Ramit Sethi
98. If you’re so smart, why aren’t you happy? – Raj Raghunathan
99. Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life – Héctor García & Francesc Miralles
100. Influence – psychology of persuasion – Dr Robert Cialdini
101. Ingenius – Tina Seelig
102. Intimacy and Desire – Dr David Schnarch
103. Investing for dummies by Eric Tyson.
104. Investing in ETFs for dummies – Russel Wild
105. Know yourself know your money – Rachel Cruze
106. laws of human nature by robert greene
107. Leaders eat last – Simon Sinek
108. Limitless – Jim Kwik
109. linchpin by Seth Godin
110. Lives of the stoics – Stephen Hanselman
111. Living beyond what if – Shirley Davis
112. Lost and Founder – Rand Fishkin
113. Love sense – Sue Johnson
114. Made in America – Sam Walton
115. Made to stick – Chip and Dan Heath
116. Making ideas happen – Scott Belsky
117. Maps of meaning – Jordan B Peterson
118. Maps of Meaning by Jordan B Petterson
119. Masters of scale – Reid Hoffman
120. Maximising your potential – Dr Myles Munroe
121. Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
122. millionaire fastlane by MJ DeMarco
123. millionaire mindset by Gerry Roberts
124. Millionaire success habits – Dean Graziosi
125. Millionaire teacher – Andrew Hallam
126. Mind in d making by Ellen Galinsky
127. mindset – the new psyschology of success by Carol Dweck
128. Mini habits – Stephen Guise
129. Money magnetism by J Donald Walters
130. Money master the game – Tonny Robbins
131. money wont make u rich by sunday adelaja
132. My story – Mohammed bin Rashid
133. Napoleon Hill’s golden rules – Napoleon Hill
134. Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) for dummies by Romilla Ready and Kate Burton.
135. Neuropsychology of self discipline – Steve DeVore and Dr Karl Pribram
136. nlp for dummies by Kate Burton and Romilla
137. nlp-at-work-the-difference-that-makes-a-difference-in-business by Sue Knight
138. no-excuses-the-power-of-self-discipline-2011 by brian tracy
139. Numbers don’t lie – Vaclav Smil
140. On the shortness of life – Seneca
141. On writing well – William Zinsser
142. Originals – Adam Grant
143. Outliers – Malcom Gladwell
144. Outsmarting the crowd – Napoleon Hill
145. Permission marketing – Seth Godin
146. personal finance management for dummies by Eric Tyson
147. persuasive advertising by J. Scott Armstrong
148. Pitch perfect – Bill McGowan and Alisa Bowman
149. Poor Charlie’s Almanach – Warren Buffet
150. Poverty proof by Douglas Krugger
151. poverty riches and wealth by kris vallloton
152. Profit first – Mike Michalowicz
153. Pscho cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz
154. Quiet – power of introverts – Susan Cain
155. Ready for anything – David Allen
156. Reinvent yourself – James Altucher
157. Resilience – Mark McGuinness
158. Rich dad poor dad – Robert Kiyosaki
159. Rich dads conspiracy of d rich by Robert Kiyosaki
160. Rich dad’s guide to investing by Robert Kiyosaki
161. Richest Man in Babylon by George Samuel Clason
162. robert-kiyosaki-the-real-book-of-real-estate by Robert Kiyosaki
163. Ronald regan a life – Editors of new world city
164. sapiens – a brief history of mankind; by Yuval
165. Secrets of the millionaire mind by T. Harv Eker
166. Seneca’s moral letters to Lucilius by Seneca the Younger
167. Shark Tank Jump Start Your Business by Michael Parrish
168. Six Easy Pieces – Richard P. Feynman
169. Small giants – Bo Burlingham
170. Solve for happy – Mo Gawdat
171. Speed of trust by Steve Covey
172. start up school by seth godin
173. Start with why by Simon Sinek
174. Stillness is the key – Ryan Holiday
175. straight forward financial growth by moses mukisa
176. Subtract – Leidy Klotz
177. Super Attractor – Gabrielle Bernstein
178. Super Thinking – Gabriele Weinberg
179. Superhuman innovation – Chris Duffey
180. Surrounded by idiots – Thoman Erikson
181. Take charge of your money – John Ntende
182. Talking across the divide – Justin Lee
183. Talking to strangers – Malcolm Gladwell
184. Tap dancing to work – Warren Buffet – Carol J. Loomis
185. The 100 absolutely unbreakable laws of business success by Brian Tracy
186. The 10x Rule by Grant Cardone
187. the 15 invaluable laws of growth by John C Maxwell
188. The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing – Al Ries and Jack Trout
189. the 4 hour work week by Tim Ferris
190. the 5 love languages by gary chapman
191. The 5am club – Robin Sharma
192. The 7 habits of highly effective people – Stephen Covey
193. the 8 pillars of prosperity by James Allen
194. The almanack of Naval Ravikant – Eric Jorgenson
195. The art of communicating – Thich Nhat Hanh
196. The Art of money getting by P.T.Barnum
197. The Art of Public speaking by Dale Carnegie
198. the art of the deal by Donald trump
199. The barefoot investor – Scott Pape
200. The behavior gap – Carl Richards
201. The black swarn – Nassim Nicholas Taleb
202. the blessed life by Robert Morris
203. The business of venture capital – Mahendra Ramsinghani
204. The case against education – Bryan Caplan
205. The changing world order – Ray Dalio
206. The coaching habit – Michael Bungay Stanier
207. the compound effect by darren hardy
208. The Creative Process in the Individual by Thomas Troward
209. The creative thinking handbook – Chris Griffiths + Melina Costi
210. The creativity Code – Marcus du Sautoy
211. The creator’s code by Amy Wilkinson.
212. the daily stoic by Ryan Holiday
213. The dip by Seth Godin.
214. The Dynamic Laws of Prosperity by Catherine Ponder
215. The E Myth Revisited by by Michael E. Gerbe
216. The enchiridion – Epictetus
217. The entrepreneur roller coaster – Darren Hardy
218. The execution factor – Kim Perell
219. The First 20 Hours: How to Learn anything Fast by Josh Kaufman
220. The game – Neil Strauss
221. The game of life and how to play it – Florence Scovel
222. The gap and the gain – Dan Sullivan
223. The geometry of wealth – Brian Portnoy
224. The Great A.P and the struggle for small business in America by Marc Levinson
225. The great mental models – Shane Parrish, Rhiannon Beaubien
226. The greatest salesman in the world – Og Mandino
227. The grid – Matt Watkinson
228. The hard thing about hard things – Ben Horowitz
229. The hidden Brain – Shankar Vedantam
230. The instant millionaire – Mark Fisher
231. The intelligent investor by Benjamin Graham
232. The joy of less – Francine Jay
233. The last lecture – randy Pausch
234. The last safe investment – Michael Ellsberg
235. The latte factor – David Back
236. the law of success by napoleaon hill
237. the laws of prosperity by kenneth copeland
238. The laws of wealth – Daniel Crosby
239. the leader who had no title – Robin Sharma
240. The little book on stoicism – Jonas Salzgeber
241. The magic of thinking big – David Schwartz
242. The man who solved the market – Gregory Zuckerman
243. The mindful day – Laurie J Cameron
244. The moment of lift – Melinda Gates
245. The Money Boss Manifesto by JD Roth
246. The motivation manifesto – Brendon Burchard
247. The myths of innovation – Scott Berkun
248. the obstacle is the way by ryan holiday
249. The only investment guide you’ll ever need by Andrew Tobias
250. The passion paradox – Brad Stulberg
251. The power of broke – Daymond John with daniel Paisner
252. The power of now – Echart Tolle
253. The Power of the sub-conscious mind by Joseph Murphy
254. The practice – Seth Godin
255. The practice of groundedness – Brad Stulberg
256. The Psychology of money – Morgan Housel
257. The psychology of self esteem – Nathaniel Branden
258. The quiet mind – John E Coleman
259. The road to wealth by Robert G Allen
260. The rules of life by Richard Templar
261. The rules of work by Richard Templar.
262. The science of getting rich – Wallace D Wattles
263. the science of power by benjamin kid
264. The science of story telling – Will Storr
265. The Secret of Shelter Island by alexander green
266. The self-made billionaire – John Sviokla
267. the six figure speaker by Brian Tracy
268. the small business bible by Steven D Strauss
269. The strangest secret by Earl Nightingale
270. The success principles – Jack Canfield
271. The tipping point – Malcom Gladwell
272. The universe has your back – Gabrielle Bernstein
273. The upside of irrationality – Dan Ariely
274. The value of debt in building wealth – Thomas Anderson
275. The Warren Buffet Way by Robert G. Hagstrom
276. The way of Zen – Alan W Watts
277. The Way to wealth by Benjamin Franklin
278. The Whole-Brain Child_ 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind by Dan Siegel
279. The wisdom of finance – Mihir A
280. The wisdom of insecurity – Alan Watts
281. The-Kaizen-Way-PDF by Robert-Maurer-
282. Think again – Adam Grant
283. think and grow rich by Napoleon Hill
284. Think like a monk – Jay Shetty
285. Think like a rocket scientist – Ozan Varol
286. Thinking Fast and Slow – Daniel Kahneman
287. This is marketing – Seth Godin
288. Though shall prosper – Daniel Lapin
289. Tiny habits – BJ Fogg
290. Titan – The life of John D Rockefeller – Ron Chernow
291. Total Money Make Over by Dave Ramsey
292. Ultra learning – Scott H Young
293. Unlearn – Barry O’reilly
294. Unleashing the idea virus – Seth Godin
295. Unlocking Creativity – Michael Roberto
296. Unshakeable – Tony Robbins
297. Vagabonding – Rolf Potts
298. Warren Buffet’s Ground rules – Jeremy C Miller
299. Way of the Wolf – Straight Line Selling by Jordan Belfort
300. Wealth and Poverty by George Gilder
301. What I learned losing a million dollars – Jim Paul, Brendan Moynihan
302. When genius failed – Roger Lowenstein
303. Why are we yelling – Buster Benson
304. Words That Change Minds_Mastering the Language of Influence by Shelle Rose Charvet
305. Working with the law by Raymond Holliwell
306. Writing down the bones – Natalie Goldberg
307. You too can be prosperous by Robert-Russell
308. You were born rich by Bob Procter
309. YOUR INVISIBLE POWER by Genevieve Behrend
310. Your money or your life by Vicky Robins
311. Your next five moves – Patrick Bet-David
312. you’re a badass – Jen Sincero
313. zero to one by peter thiel
314. ziz ziglar on selling by zig ziglar
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