My Fall Reading List | Personal Development Edition

Life is a never-ending pursuit of knowledge and growth. And one of my favorite ways to learn, is to read. Successful people all have one thing in common. They read, and they read a lot. They are successful because they are lifetime learners. They commit to learning new things every single day. Successful people never stop learning.

The average CEO reads 60+ books a year and makes 319x the income of the average worker who reads 1 book a year but finds the time to watch 700 YouTube videos a year.
Warren Buffett, one of the wealthiest humans on the planet is famous for reading more than 5 hours every day.
Mark Cuban is a vocal supporter of treating business like a sport, which means he looks for the competitive edge however he can, which often means reading for 3 hours a day just to learn more about the industries he works in.
Bill Gates reads about 50 a year, which breaks down to one book per week.
A young Elon Musk read for 10 hours each day before growing up to become Tesla CEO.
And Oprah is all about books, she selects one of her favorite books every month for her Book Club members to read and discuss. She has called reading "her personal path to freedom."

High achievers don’t just read anything. They are highly selective about what they read, opting to be educated over being entertained. Instead of filling their reading time with magazines and the hottest fictional novel, they often choose biographies and autobiographies of other successful people for guidance and inspiration.

This Fall I am going to prepare myself for 2018 by reading some personal development books that will get me thinking about my new year resolutions and what I want to work on in the new year. 

The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life (Before 8AM) | Hal Elrod
"Whether you want to make significant improvements in just a few key areas, or you are ready for a major overhaul that will radically transform your entire life--so your current circumstances will soon become only a memory of what was--you've picked up the right book. You are about to begin a miraculous journey, using a simple, but revolutionary process that is guaranteed to transform any area of your life... all before 8:00 am." -Hal Elrod

The Confident Woman: Start Today Living Boldly and Without Fear | Joyce Meyer
“Because of the lingering discrimination, many women still lack confidence. They live in fear of stepping beyond what they feel is acceptable 'female' behavior. I can remember feeling that I wasn't 'normal' because I was aggressive, had dreams and goals, and wanted do do great things...I am glad now that I found courage to do something radical and chase my dreams.” -Joyce Meyer

Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder | Arianna Huffington 
“I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to dance better than myself.” -Arianna Huffington

The Art of Non-Conformity: Set Your Own Rules, Live the Life You Want, and Change the World | Chris Guillebeau
“11 WAYS TO BE UNREMARKABLY AVERAGE 1. Accept what people tell you at face value. 2. Don’t question authority. 3. Go to college because you’re supposed to, not because you want to learn something. 4. Go overseas once or twice in your life, to somewhere safe like England. 5. Don’t try to learn another language; everyone else will eventually learn English. 6. Think about starting your own business, but never do it. 7. Think about writing a book, but never do it. 8. Get the largest mortgage you qualify for and spend 30 years paying for it. 9. Sit at a desk 40 hours a week for an average of 10 hours of productive work. 10. Don’t stand out or draw attention to yourself. 11. Jump through hoops. Check off boxes." -Chris Guillebeau

Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time | Keith Ferrazzi 

“I’ve come to believe that connecting is one of the most important business—and life—skill sets you’ll ever learn. Why? Because, flat out, people do business with people they know and like. Careers—in every imaginable field—work the same” -Keith Ferrazzi

 

What books are on your Fall list? Do you have a favorite personal development book?