Most successful people love to read good books that can inspire them and give them ideas for their endeavors. Right now, I have some success and financial books like Rich Dad Poor Dad, The Science of Getting Rich, The Magic of Thinking Big, Think & Grow Rich, The Millionaire’s Mind and other less known but excellent publications. Books can greatly enhance our financial understanding. Aside from learning, we also have to put them into action. The more you learn the more chances of earnings!
I don't read books like this often, especially not when they involve business that requires a lot of time and a financial input from yourself. I am not planning on getting started for myself anytime soon, so this isn't really interesting for me. There are also books like this online about online earning. I like options to earn online, but I'll be happy with a few bucks. I love my job to much to seriously try and earn just online.
There was a time when I read success books all the time. This was when I was in my twenties. At that time I was under the impression that it was enough to simply think positive, and that everything would just fall into place on its own. I took as my mantra: "Whatever the human mind can conceive, the human mind can achieve." Well, I conceived a lot; but achieved nothing at all. I don't blame the books for this lack of achievement on my part. It was my naivety that was to blame. Anyway, in time I came to realize that I was going nowhere. I stopped reading success books. Now I only read philosophical books.
Just reading inspirational books and then doing nothing can mean that the results would surely be nothing. Being positive and opening your mind to the possibility of riches is only the first step -- but very important one -- to a journey of a lifetime. It is just like being provided with your boat but you have to act and use the paddles and not just sit on there or else you can never be going anywhere and would probably just be going circles at the very best. There is one thing in between conceiving and achieving and that is action or should I say... actions!
You are absolutely right. This was something that took me a long time to realize. As I said earlier, it was my naivety that was to blame. I lived in some never-never land where it was enough to simply think the right thoughts. It could be that at a very young age I'd been reading on stuff to do with the power of thoughts. I suppose I took them too literally. By the time I woke up, it was beyond my strength to do anything. Action was beyond me. It remains so to this day.
I do not read books often but I had read some books about success and/or about career and personal development. It was usually Chicken Soup for The Soul books since I have a friend who collects such book and I could borrow those anytime. It helps me understand more aspects in life and I had learned ideas there such as approaches in different situations.
Currently I am reading a book called "Achieve Anything In Just One Year" By Jason Harvey. So far I am only 14 pages in but how the book is designed is to read one page a day and then act on in. So in essence you end up doing more acting than reading which is a concept I really like.
I'm not currently reading any books but I have in the past. They can be quite inspiring and motivating. I don't read books much any more, though, so I tend to gravitate more toward blogs. I read several self-improvement and financial blogs, etc, so that still sort of counts, right?
I've never read any "success" books completely. I've read a lot of chapters or bits of them but to be honest, I now avoid them like the plague that they are. I've found that the vast majority of them have nothing new to say or, at the very least, nothing precise. They're just a collection of feel-good nonsense which encourages most readers to sit back and believe that everything's going to be all right because they want it to be. Those that try to encourage action just spend most of their time talking imprecise rubbish that's of no real use. It's a great market if you're the one selling but for the readers, it's like swimming through a mile of dog poo to get to a single item of value, in my opinion. Probably the best "success" book I've read is ProBlogger. And that's because it's not a success book: it's a book by someone who's been successful. It's simple, it's pro-action and doesn't spend all its time dishing out "pearls of wisdom" that are of no practical use whatsoever. Like Jessi, I find a lot more useful content on blogs these days. A lot of those are also jam-packed with pseudo-philosophical claptrap but the gems are somewhat more common!
I also like that concept and that can help us people who are good in reading and not on doing something about it. I am also a guilty of that kind of thing and maybe I also need to read and act on this book. Maybe I could look for an eBook version of that so that I can get it cheaper. I really learned that while we should promote reading to widen our understanding and broaden our view on many things, it would be more appreciative if we would also start doing what we so far gathered.
I am working on a project wich is designed to help you understand, and aply certain techniques you find in books, seminars, self-help programs, etc. Basically, we present you people, and their stories, wich succesfully applied the principles and now they are willing to help others. If any of you is interested, just let me know
I like reading books about success stories and how to be successful. I find that I am very inspired by motivational books. It makes you realize that you really can achieve your goals and find success and happiness in all areas of life.
I don't really like these kinds of books, as a general rule. I suppose there are probably useful ones out there, but most of the success books I've read are about thinking certain things and expecting the universe to give those things to you. I find that pretty ridiculous. Plus, even the ones that admit all the hard work that goes into success, tend to insist that hard work will make you successful. It seems pretty unfair to all the millions of people who work very hard the entire lives and still never end up with a private jet of their very own, as though they didn't really work hard.
I "Think and grow rich" by Napoleon Hill is a classic and probably still the single best personal development book written on wealth creation. I read it when I was quite young but it wasn't until later when I actually had owned businesses that I realized how important and relevant each of the lessons in the book are.
I think success books are great not only do they change our thinking, give us motivation, they ultimately reprogramme our thinking into attracting the wealth we are seeking (if you are that is - seeking wealth). Its nice to read the books only if you are prepared to take action to get the desired results
Reading the right kind of books can inspire many people if the positive steps towards leading a prosperous and vibrant life despite several arduous obstacles mentioned in such books are put into daily practice with sincere effort and a willingness to work hard for it. I am not a great believer in those success books mentioned by the poster as many of such books are meant to generate sales primarily and hence doesn't have that human touch to it, which is necessary for the right motivation or inspiration. Therefore we ought to find the right books that tells peoples' stories, people who were just as ordinary as you and me, but became extra-ordinary through their sheer will to make a difference in their own life as well as others and being ready to put in the back-breaking hard work required for it and then choosing to share the story of their journey with all. These kind of real stories puts us in front of questions, the answers of which we are to search and find within ourselves and then take the necessary steps required to fulfill those.
No - I don't read motivational/inspirational books. They leave me cold. I prefer to actually get on with things, rather than spending precious time reading stuff that, quite frankly, is cringeworthy for the most part. I like practical 'real-world' advice from people who have actually gone out there and made themselves into a success - and not just sat at a desk and wrote a book about being successful.
I ABSOLUTELY BELIEVE in reading success books and books that will help in anything I want to learn more about. ONE problem I notice is the inability for many to translate what they read into their own circumstance. Our lives will invariably differ from the author is most cases so Wisdom is needed to be able to pull from and apply. The OTHER PROBLEM is wanting to read for the info but not liking the amount of time it takes to actually finish a good book. These visionaries created a system of summarising cutting edge books into 12min video summaries that neatly package key points. Check it out and see for yourself. http://readitfor.me/240.html
I ABSOLUTELY BELIEVE in reading success books and books that will help in anything I want to learn more about. ONE problem I notice is the inability for many to translate what they read into their own circumstance. Our lives will invariably differ from the author is most cases so Wisdom is needed to be able to pull from and apply. The OTHER PROBLEM is wanting to read for the info but not liking the amount of time it takes to actually finish a good book. These visionaries created a system of summarising cutting edge books into 12min video summaries that neatly package key points. Check it out and see for yourself. http://readitfor.me/240.html
Cool insight, and I see success much like I see Strawberry Ice Cream. Success has many different flavors and combinations that can be made so the key is finding the flavor that works best for you. So for me it is savoring the chocolate delights of reading as well having the ice cream sandwich of interacting with others walking the road of success.
