Top 7 Books Successful People Read ‘Regular’ Kenyans Might Ignore

What do successful people do? They are constantly in search of new information. They are motivated and they have a focus on their personal growth. 

President Barack Obama has one of his favorites “Self-Reliance” by Ralph Waldo Emerson, Oprah’s favourite is To Kill a Mockingbird, Bill Gates favourite for a span of 10 years was “The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined” by Steven Pinker while Mark Zuckerberg’s is   “Enders Game” by Orson Scott Card

What have you been reading…….Mills & Boon? Well, let’s take a look at what successful people feast their eyes on

1) The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey
This book presents an integrated approach for solving personal and professional problems. It reveals principles that give us the security to adapt to change and the wisdom and power to take advantage of the opportunities that change creates.

If you are interested in personal change, it guides you through private victory, public victory and renewal this is the book for you.

2) Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck
Dweck explains why it’s not just our abilities and talent that bring us success–but whether we approach them with a fixed or growth mindset. She makes clear why praising intelligence and ability doesn’t foster self-esteem and lead to accomplishment, but may actually jeopardize success. With the right mindset, we can reach our own goals–personal and professional.

3) Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazzi
Do you want to get ahead in life? Climb the ladder to personal success? As Ferrazzi discovered early in life, what distinguishes highly successful people from everyone else is the way they use the power of relationships — so that everyone wins.

In Never Eat Alone he advices to not keep score: It’s never simply about getting what you want. It’s about getting what you want and making sure that the people who are important to you get what they want, too.

4) Renegades Write the Rules: How the Digital Royalty Use Social Media to Innovate by Amy Jo Martin
This book reveals the winning strategies for using social media to achieve dramatic results, shows how to gain influence with social media that requires an unprecedented (and potentially uncomfortable) level of accessibility and ongoing affinity, show how humanizing a brand through social media leads to monetization using social media to innovate their personal and professional lives

5) Awaken the Giant Within by Anthony Robbins
Almost everyone has dreams. Most of us cherish some private ambition, a dream of what we could achieve, create or become in our lifetime, a vision for the kind of life we want and think we deserve.

This book will enable you to discover your true purpose, take control of your life and harness the forces that shape your destiny and dares – you to take responsibility for creating a life in accordance with your highest dreams and desires

6) Conscious Business: How to Build Value Through Values by Fred Kofman
This is a book meant to create awareness on every area of your work; in making good decisions under pressure; and even in delving into such spiritual questions as “Who am I?” and “What is my real purpose here?”
This book presents the basic principles and skills to deal with people while honoring their conscious nature.

7) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
This inspirational book tells Maya Angelou’s story of her confronting here life and how love for herself, the kindness of others, her own strong spirit, and the ideas of great authors allow a person to be free instead of imprisoned.

Courtesy: Good Reads

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