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1. The 10 Best Personal Development Books?
By Robin Sharma
Author of the #1 International Bestseller “The Leader Who Had No Title”
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http://www.robinsharma.com/blog/05/the-
10-best-personal-development-books/

2. Greetings from New York City.
Sat, 11th May 2013
• Just did a light run through Soho
– (exercising FIRST thing in the morning has been
such a game-changer).
– You owe it to yourself to try it for 7 days.
• Now I’m settled into creative mode.
– Great Colombian coffee.
– Book-filled room.
– Fresh flowers.
– (Another tip: your environment dramatically
influences your creativity).
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3. Greetings from New York City.
Sat, 11th May 2013
• So, I wanted to share some more good
information with you in my ongoing
OBSESSION to help you
– Lead Without a Title + build out a life THAT
MAKES HISTORY.
• I’m often asked which books are most
transformational for people like us
– who want to do fantastic work and lead our best
lives.
• So here are 10 of the best.
– Read them. Share them. Study them. LIVE
them…
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4. 1. Jonathan Livingston Seagull.
By Richard Bach.
• With lines like:
• “Don’t believe what your eyes are telling you.
All they show is limitation,”
• this book will move you deeply.
– I re-read it in Thailand.
– Still amazingly good.
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6. 2. Think and Grow Rich.
By Napoleon Hill.
• Fantastic book.
– Not so much about financial wealth as it is about the
making of a rich life.
• You’ll learn how important it is to have
– a burning desire (this galvanizes your focus and causes
the release of your creativity) + the imperative of setting
clear goals + the value of “a mastermind alliance”.
• This book truly changed my life
– when I was starting out as a self-published author with
nothing but a dream in my hands.
– Times were tough. This book got me through.
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8. 3. The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius.
By–well, Marcus Aurelius.
• Marcus Aurelius was a warrior
– who then became a Roman emperor.
• He wrote his lessons on greatness and a life
well lived during a multi-year military
campaign.
• Someone got his notes.
– And put it into this book.
– I go back to this book often.
• It strengthens my character. And resolve
– to help more people.
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10. 4. Steve Jobs.
By Walter Isaacson.
• One of the best books I’ve ever read.
– Period.
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12. 5. Long Walk To Freedom.
By Nelson Mandela.
• Nelson Mandela’s one of my heroes.
– Noble.
– Courageous.
– Focused.
– A visionary.
• If I could be 1/100 of who he is, I’d be overjoyed.
• This is his autobiography. You’ll walk with him
through his days
– as a lawyer,
– his time as a disruptor,
– his prison years and
– his period as the positional leader of South Africa.
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14. 6. Stop Acting Rich.
By Thomas Stanley.
• Thomas Stanley became famous for “The
Millionaire Next Door”.
• But this book–not so well known–is
exceptional.
• He explains the concept of “The Glittering
Rich”,
– shares how too many of us live beyond our
means and
– how to create true financial freedom.
• Like most of the books I read,
– I listened to it.
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16. 7. As You Think.
By James Allen.
• Maybe 10 times.
– That’s at least how many times I’ve read this book.
• And like all great books, it seems better+wiser and
deeper every time I read it.
– Of course, the book hasn’t changed.
– Just my ability to grasp the information. And understand
the concepts.
• This book is all about the power of your daily thinking.
– And how it drives your life’s behavior.
– As you know so well: your behavior shows us your
beliefs.
• And this awesome book will inspire you to build new
ones.
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18. 8. The Magic of Thinking Big. By David
Schwartz.
• Uber-practical.
– Tons of value.
– Great concepts, like
• “Go Through Life First-Class.”
• Every student, teammate and human
being should read this book
– (along with “How To Win Friends and
Influence People” by Dale Carnegie
• that work should also be on my list. True.).
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20. 9. Talent is Overrated.
By Geoff Colvin.
• Read this one a few years ago.
– Changed the way I viewed Genius.
• Confirms a lot of the work of exceptional
performance researchers like
– the famed Anders Ericsson
– that talent is less about natural gifts and
– far more about devotion to a skill,
– relentless practice and patience.
• Another superb audiobook.
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22. 10. Spark.
By John Ratey.
• One of the best books I’ve read in years.
– I’m on my 3rd reading.
• Shares the latest (and so fascinating)
research on how
– exercise transforms the brain,
– our performance,
– our productivity and
– even builds a new type of brain
• that is excellent at resisting stress.
• Please do your life a giant favor.
– And read this book. Today!
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24. Ok. So there you go.
• Some of my favorite books.
– Go study them.
– And use them.
• Please remember,
– ideas–flawlessly translated into reality
– are the keys to breathtaking success.
• And you becoming more of who you truly
are.
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25. Oh–and definitely make some time each
day to read.
• Small little advances in your knowledge base
– lead to quantum improvements in your performance
over time.
• Thanks for making the time to read my posts.
– I work hard to make them valuable for you.
– So we get you to your best.
– Sooner versus later.
• Be great. And dream even bigger.
– The world needs you to shine.
• Speak soon,
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26. LOL n Laughter to
Robin Sharma
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