Books That Impacted You The Most In Life And Business

On January 26, 2011, in Book Reviews, Books With Impact, Personal development in MLM, by Oliver

Recently I asked you which books impacted you the most in your life and business.

I promised to share mine and to publish a list of “your books”.

Well, mine is the “Black Swan” by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. The link gets you the post that explains why.

Now let’s go ahead to your books:

–> Secrets of the Millionaire Mind by T Harv Eker

–> Slight Edge by Jeff Olsen

–> Rich Dad/Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki

–> The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace Wattles

–> Think and grow rich by Napoleon Hill

–> A Rich Man’s Secret by Ken Roberts

–> Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman

–> Richest man in babylon by George S. Clason

–> The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey

–> Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand

–> Reframe Your Blame by Jay Fiset

–> The Greatest Networker in the World by John Milton Fogg

–> Purpose-Driven Life by Rick Warren

–> The Ultimate Success Secret by Dan Kennedy

–> Change your thoughts Change your life – the Wisdom of the Tao Te Ching

–> How to win friends and influence people by Dale Carnegie

–> The difference maker by John C Maxwell

–> As a Man Thinketh by James Allen

–> The Answer by Jon Assaraf & Murray Smith

–> Influencer by Kerry Patterson & Joseph Grenny

I must say, I am blown away by your list. I know only a fraction of them – you find them in my recommended reading list on this blog, together with some others.

Thank you very much for sharing your books !

As a result of me asking you this question, my list of books to be reading has been growing menacingly.

The non-read books in a library are called “Umberto Eco’s anti-library” by the author of the Black Swan, Nassim Nicholas Taleb. Nothing to worry about, on the contrary ;-)

By the way, the hyperlinked book titles and/or names above get you to relevant posts on my blog about these books and authors.

Looking forward to seeing you there.

At the moment I am prepraing some posts about my realizations I had due to “The Black Swan”.

OK, my mind is preparing them, as they only exist in my mind at the moment.

Might take some time. Stay tuned. I’ll keep you posted.

Personal development lesson: If you read only one of these books per month in the next 12 months, who would you be in a year from now ?

What is your opinion ?

I always love your feedback, so please leave me a comment down below with questions, thoughts, or feedback.

And (yes, here’s my call to action) please share this post with your Twitter and Facebook friends by clicking on the share buttons above.

I appreciate you telling others.

To a prosperous life,

Oliver Tausend
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P.S.: Without the “Black Swan”, I wouldn’t be in the MLM industry – without “Success in 10 steps” I wouldn’t be in MLM anymore. Get a copy, it’s free !




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20 Responses to “Books That Impacted You The Most In Life And Business”

  1. Mavis Nong
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    January 26, 2011 at 12:17

    Hey Oliver,

    Thanks for sharing the book that impacted you the most in life and business with us.

    You’re right, personal development is absolutely critical to help us develop a positive mindset and stay focused on our goals.

    A chapter a day will get us there! :)

    All the best,
    Mavis
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    Oliver Reply:
    January 26th, 2011 at 14:27

    Hi Mavis,

    a chapter a day keeps the doctor away, so to speak. I like that attitude.

    Thanks for your comment.

    Take care

    Oliver

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  2. John says:
    January 26, 2011 at 13:15

    I think I missed your last post Oliver when you asked which books impacted you the most in your life and business. I will go back and check them out but I’m just like you, I only know a fraction of the books in this list.

    I think I will be a much more business oriented and positive man if I was to read one of these books each month in the next 12 months. Thanks for sharing the book that has had the biggest impact on your life, I plan on reading the “Black Swan” one day.
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    Oliver Reply:
    January 26th, 2011 at 14:26

    Hi John,

    thanks for your comment. I also think that reading one of these books each months has a huge positive impact on my life.

    Take care

    Oliver

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  3. Liz says:
    January 27, 2011 at 00:03

    Hey Oliver, all great books and I’ve read a few of them myself :-) I plan on doing more reading this year than last and this is good list to start from.

    Thanks, Liz :-)
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    Oliver Reply:
    January 27th, 2011 at 14:19

    Hi Liz,

    that’s definitely a great list to start from…that’s for sure.

    Thanks for your comment.

    Take care

    Oliver

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  4. Jym
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    January 27, 2011 at 04:21

    Thanks for this great list Oliver,

    Well done for attracting all those great suggestions. Some I know, but there’s plenty which have to be added to my list!

    Love your question – I’m sure anyone who read one of these each month for 12 months would be well on the way to transformation by the end!

    All the best,

    Jym
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    Oliver Reply:
    January 27th, 2011 at 14:16

    Hi Jym,

    thanks for your comment and your appreciation. I am sure that all these books are gems of wisdom and learning.

    I also think that reading one of these books each month for a year eventually grows us into giants !

    Take care

    Oliver

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  5. Heather C Stephens
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    January 28, 2011 at 01:20

    Hi Oliver,

    I’m thrilled to have read many of the books on your list. Many of them I had forgotten that I had read. I wish I had kept a journal of the books I’ve read and some golden nuggets from each of them. I know that my personal development journey these past 5 years has completely changed who I am.

    Thanks for giving me some new additions to my list! I so appreciate it!

    I’m now reading The Talent Code by Dan Coyle. Based on what I know about you, Oliver, I bet you’ll love it. It was recommend by Ann Sieg and it talks about how deep learning and how talent hotbeds accelerate learning. I think our tribe is a talent hotbed. :) I’m blown away by it so far and it’s becoming a new favorite of mine.

    Looking forward to more black swan nuggets!
    Heather
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    Oliver Reply:
    January 28th, 2011 at 14:31

    Hi Heather,

    thanks for your comment and the book recommendation. Sounds really interesting and you are right, our tribe is a talent hotbed (learned a new word) :-)

    I have all my read and my unread books that still matter to me in a shelf in my home-office (you see them in my videos I shoot from home) and in our living-room. The read ones look at me kindly and the others more menacingly.

    But that’s OK, it reminds me of what I don’t know. It’s one of the most important ideas of the Black Swan that the unknown matters more than the known, especially the unknown unknown.

    The flaw is that we tend to use data from the past – what we know – and project it into the future and average away the unknown – uncertainty – in addition to that – the best way to end up as a turkey.

    It won’t be an easy ride to write about this book, compared to the Cashflow Quadrant for example.

    Take care

    Oliver

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  6. Michelle Morgan says:
    January 28, 2011 at 06:50

    Hi Oliver…

    Thanks for sharing such a great lists in there. I would love to have some of those to read also.

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    Oliver Reply:
    January 28th, 2011 at 14:00

    Hi Michelle,

    thanks for your comment…I am sure you know where to get them ;-) don’t you ?

    Take care

    Oliver

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  7. Oliver says:
    January 28, 2011 at 14:33

    Hi Dev,

    you are most welcome. Thanks for your comment.

    Take care

    Oliver

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  8. Steve Nicholas says:
    January 29, 2011 at 17:34

    Great post, Oliver! I have a list of Twenty Books on my blog from last month. Here is my list:
    http://www.stevetheowl.com/2010/12/31/twenty-books-to-build-your-life/

    I have read about a third of the books on your list, and I have liked some better than others, but I will definitely look out for some of these other books. I really like the idea of sharing each other’s reading lists!

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    Oliver Reply:
    January 29th, 2011 at 23:51

    Hi Steve,

    thanks for your comment and sharing your list – I will check it out.

    Sometimes it’s not about liking a book. How many books are challenging our beliefs so that we do not really like them ?

    Take care

    Oliver

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  9. Bryan Salek says:
    February 3, 2011 at 15:45

    Oliver, thank you for consolidating. i just copied/pasted this list to my To Be Read list, minus the few duplicates. Awesome value!

    Bryan

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  10. Brock Blohm
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    August 19, 2011 at 20:51

    Awesome!

    To be honest, I am not much of a reader. A book-reader that is. I have read very few books in my life.

    People impact me. I have watched and learned from many successful people from a young age and picked as much as I could from them. Many of the books you have listed I have heard about. Never read them. They are excellent books, from what I hear! :)
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    Oliver Reply:
    August 20th, 2011 at 00:48

    Hi Brock,

    key is that we learn to learn from other people’s mistakes and experiences. That can be done by reading books and/or observing and modelling people.

    Thanks for your comment.

    Take care

    Oliver

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  11. Tanisha Ajokatcher says:
    December 16, 2011 at 04:06

    these books have changed my life forever…

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    Oliver Reply:
    December 20th, 2011 at 08:06

    Oh yes, Tanisha. They have.

    Thanks for your comment and be blessed

    Oliver

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