Resources

Every entrepreneur, writer, coach, and platform builder needs resources to help them gain clarity and grow in expertise, confidence, and leadership, as well as produce outstanding results.  Here is a list of tools that have helped me and my clients to perform at our highest levels.

Books

How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie
The Art of Possibility: Transforming Professional and Personal Life by Benjamin Zander & Rosamund Stone Zander
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You by John C. Maxwell
The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth: Live Them and Reach Your Potential by John C. Maxwell
Everyone Communicates Few Connect by John C. Maxwell
The Prosperous Coach: Increase Income and Impact for You and Your Clients by Steve Chandler & Rich Litvin
The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results by Gary Keller & Jay Papasan
The 5 Levels of Leadership: Proven Steps to Maximize Your Potential by John C. Maxwell
The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles by Steven Pressfield
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott
Permission Marketing: Turning Strangers Into Friends And Friends Into Customers by Seth Godin
Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable by Seth Godin
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen R. Covey
As a Man Thinketh by James Allen
Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade by Robert Cialdini
Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It by Chris Voss & Tahl Raz
Reinventing Yourself: How To Become The Person You’ve Always Wanted To Be by Steve Chandler
The Life Coaching Connection: How Coaching Changes Lives by Steve Chandler
The Richest Man in Babylon: The Success Secrets of the Ancients by George S. Clason
The Greatest Salesman in the World by Og Mandino
The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life (Before 8AM) by Hal Elrod
Prison Break: Vanquish the Victim, Own Your Obstacles, and Lead Your Life by Jason Goldberg
How to Write Copy That Sells: The Step-By-Step System for More Sales, to More Customers, More Often by Ray Edwards
See You at the Top by Zig Ziglar
Secrets of Closing the Sale by Zig Ziglar
The Go-Giver: A Little Story About a Powerful Business Idea by Bob Burg

Audiobooks

The Strangest Secret by Earl Nightingale (You can also find it for free on YouTube)
The Art of Exceptional Living by Jim Rohn

 

Podcasts

Podcasts are mostly all free and are invaluable ways to learn about your industry, your customers, your competition, and to find mentors who can help you grow in ways you haven’t even imagined. Podcasts can open you up to new ways of thinking, new markets, and to the world. If you aren’t listening to podcasts now, I highly recommend you do. Here are some to get you started.

I Love Marketing with Joe Polish & Dean Jackson
Social Media Marketing with Michael Stelzner
The Charged Life with Brendon Burchard
Achieve Your Goals with Hal Elrod
Learning With Leslie: Blogging Online Business with Leslie Samuel
The Cliff Ravenscraft Show: Podcasting with Cliff Ravenscraft
The Portfolio Life with Jeff Goins
This is Your Life with Michael Hyatt
The Tim Ferriss Show with Tim Ferriss
The Tony Robbins Podcast with Tony Robbins
Story Grid Podcast with Shawn Coyne & Tim Grahl
Online Marketing Made Easy with Amy Porterfield
PROBLOGGER with Darren Rowse

Note: Some of these are free and some are paid resources. As an affiliate for the paid resources, I will get a commission, without any additional cost to you, when you buy them.  I recommend only the things I have used and found beneficial. Check back here periodically because this page will grow. I hope that you find them useful.