When young, we are often zealous about making a change in the society. We apply our thoughts into achieving the intended. We plan out all the ways to make our ideas pave their way into execution. While even the slightest of motivation can bring such young entrepreneurial brains into creating a vast difference in the world, it is important for such hearts and minds to stay motivated. And one such way is by forming a good habit of reading books.
Books have a huge impact on our lives in a variety of ways: they help us understand how other people live, they expand our perspective, they change the way we think about political and social issues, they teach us how to be better persons, and they make us feel accompanied. And above all of that, books motivate us to do better in life by staying productive and full of ideas & thoughts.
Hence, this blog discusses about five such books that are a must read for young entrepreneurs.
1. “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” by Robert Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter
One of the most popular books on financial planning in recent years is Rich Dad, Poor Dad. This book is a great resource for learning how to handle your money carefully. It makes you understand how even if you decide to retire in your middle years, you may do it without a care in the world. You must control money rather than having money control you.
The book dispels numerous illusions, such as the idea that a house is an asset, and explains all the required financial jargon in digestible, enjoyable chunks. You would join the many people who believe that it should be taught in schools because it offers teachings that are not already covered there. The book essentially describes concerns related to money and how to act smart with it. It tells about the real definition of “Financial Freedom”.
2. “How to Win Friends and Influence People” by Dale Carnegie
One must master the art of dealing with people if they want to be successful in business. Since 1937, readers of How to Win Friends and Influence People have learned how to do this. It seems that this book is timeless and applies to all ages. After all, who doesn't want friends? In the era of social media and search engines, its counsel is just as pertinent as it was many years ago. It is frequently regarded as one of the first self-help books because of this.
Millions of people have learned from one of Time magazine's top 100 non-fiction books how to improve both their work and their quality of life. They regard Carnegie's book as “a sure-fire game changer”.
The book is broken up into several sections, each of which includes instructions to teach you how to do things like "Be a Leader: How to Change People Without Giving Offense or Arousing Resentment" or "Fundamental Techniques in Handling People."
3. “The Lean Startup” by Eric Ries
“The Lean Startup” by Eric Ries is a book that you can say is a must-read for all those aspiring youngsters who wish to begin with a start-up. People agree to the fact that this piece of art is one of the best books for budding entrepreneurs. It goes on to clearly define what entrepreneurship is all about and how it is going to be before you set into it.
The book sets before the readers a vision for successful start-up. It showcases the importance of having the right strategies required to be put in the right manner. All the needed tactics before beginning up with a start-up are very clearly mentioned in the book. There is passion, zeal and laboriousness reflected in the book that one should have for one’s idea of starting up.
4. “The 5 AM Club” by Robin Sharma
With the subtitle, “Own Your Morning, Elevate Your Life”, this book by Robin Sharma is another masterpiece produced out of his writing career. The 5 AM club begins with a successful morning routine that, if imbibed, can be fruitful in so many ways. Many successful people have been observed to have the knack of rising early in the morning.
If you're prepared to advance in life and excel, then this book is just what you need. The 5 AM Club teaches you precisely how to do this while also providing a thrilling fictional scenario to serve as an example. It keeps you intact till the very end and helps understand how to make every day productive through some life enriching daily habits.
5. “The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers” by Ben Horowitz.
Ben Horowitz, draws on his own experience founding, running, selling, buying, managing, and investing in technology companies. The Hard Thing About Hard Things provides crucial guidance and useful wisdom for navigating the most challenging issues that business schools don't cover. His counsel is supported by anecdotes from his own arduous ascent, from cofounding the pioneering cloud service provider Loudcloud to creating the phenomenally successful venture capital firm.
By his own experiences, he analyses difficult-to-solve problems, such as demoting (or firing) a devoted friend; whether to include titles and promotions, and how to handle them; whether it is acceptable to hire employees from a friend's company; how to manage your own psychology while the entire company is depending on you; what to do when intelligent people make bad employees and more.
Hence, by reading the books as listed above, engage into something fruitful and motivating. Happy reading!
