What books have helped you run your business? 📚📖

[PessoAlumni]

Hey sellers!

There are so many business books out there, but as a business owner it's hard to find good ones that would be relevant to your needs.

So today we're asking:

What business books have helped you run your business?

We'd love to hear what books have inspired you and given solid strategies to help you run your businesses.

• What books helped you the most?
• What elements of these books resonated with you?
• What are some key strategies that you found and used in your business?
  
  

It could be about any aspect of your business: starting up, management, marketing, leadership, hiring & training, product creation, or anything else!

Here are some that have been recommended to me (that I haven't read yet): 

• Dare to Lead by Brene Brown 
• How I Built This by Guy Raz 
• The E-Myth Revisited by Michael E. Gerber 

Looking forward to seeing what you've found helpful!

Pesso

[Bronze_Palms]

When I started managing people, these books really helped:

• Twelve & a Half by Gary V
• Untethered Soul 

When I started earning money:

• Rich as Fu** by Amanda 
• Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert K

[PessoAlumni]

Thanks so much for sharing these, @Bronze_Palms !

[Nok]

Honestly, I can not recall the number of books I've had access to in my 2+ decades in retail. Many of the books I refer to have to do with managing people to get the best out of them.

-Joe Torre's Ground Rules for Winners: 12 Keys to Managing Team Players, Tough Bosses, Setbacks, and Success

-Our Iceberg Is Melting: Changing and Succeeding Under Any Conditions by John Kotter, Holger Rathgeber

Most of both my wife and I's knowledge came from actually running stores for Large retailers. That was a huge help in allowing us to take some risks with our business.

[Bronze_Palms]

So many great answers in this thread!

My favorites are

Rich as F by Amanda Frances

Focal Point by Brian Tracy

[Bronze_Palms]

If you are a manager, I recommend The Unteathered Soul.

If you are working on your finances, Amanda Francis' Rich as Fu*k.

If you are working on organization, Profit First.

[Helen]

Great list, love the categories! Thank you @Bronze_Palms