Powered by Awesome 2018 Book List: Learn How to Help Through Influence, Selling and Meeting the Needs of Your Clients
Last year I attempted to read a “book a week”… yep, 52 total books in 1 year. I made it most of the way through, and boy did I learn a lot. One of those things was that 52 books is way too many books, at least for me. It’s not that it wasn’t possible, and it’s not that I didn’t enjoy the process (because I did), it’s that I wasn’t able to sit back and reflect and apply as much as I wanted to.
This year I wanted to do things differently. I wanted to have more time with each book. I wanted to be a little more strategic and focus my learning. So I cut the number in half, and hand selected the books based off what I wanted to learn more about.
Like the old adage goes, “Plan the work, and then work the plan”.
Most of my reading list is focused on sales and marketing. Why? Because having a great product is no longer enough… you have to be able to convince people that the value that you’re providing is worth more the money you’re charging.
And to quote Zig Ziglar, “you will get what you want in life, if you help enough other people get what they want.”
I want to help my clients get more sales, and change more lives.
Now, on to the list…
#2
The Go-Giver Leader: A Little Story About What Matters Most in Business
by Bob,Mann, John David Burg
#3
The Conversion Code: Capture Internet Leads, Create Quality Appointments, Close More Sales
by Chris Smith
#4
Speak To Sell: Persuade, Influence, And Establish Authority & Promote Your Products, Services, Practice, Business, or Cause
by Dan Kennedy
#6
How to Write Copy That Sells: The Step-By-Step System for More Sales, to More Customers, More Often
by Ray Edwards
#8
Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen
by Donald Miller
#10
The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph
by Ryan Holiday
#11
The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur: The tell-it-like-it-is guide to cleaning up in business, even if you are at the end of your roll.
by Mike Michalowicz
#13
The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact
by Chip Heath & Dan Heath
#14
The Storyteller’s Secret: From TED Speakers to Business Legends, Why Some Ideas Catch On and Others Don’t
by Carmine Gallo
#16
Brand Seduction : How Neuroscience can Help Marketers Build Memorable Brands
by Daryl Weber
#18
Growth Hacker Marketing: A Primer on the Future of PR, Marketing, and Advertising
by Ryan Holiday
#23
Let the Story Do the Work: The Art of Storytelling for Business Success
by Esther K. Choy
#24
The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results
by Gary Keller
#25
Million Dollar Habits: Proven Power Practices to Double and Triple Your Income
by Brian Tracy
#26
Get Smart!: How to Think and Act Like the Most Successful and Highest-Paid People in Every Field
by Brian Tracy
Want to learn with me?
- Buy the books and follow along! I’ll be reading a book every 2 weeks.
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