If I could cred­it one habit that has pro­found­ly impact­ed my life, it would have to go to the books I read dai­ly.  I have com­piled a list of the top 10 books that I feel are essen­tial, inspir­ing, trans­for­ma­tion­al and life-chang­ing.  If you read them and apply the prin­ci­ples you learn, your life will change, too.  I guar­an­tee it.

• The 4‑Hour Work­week - I read this book over a decade ago and it has changed every­thing.  I used to think that you had to work your­self sick.  I now look for ways to sim­pli­fy and del­e­gate work.
• The 5AM Book Club — Have you ever felt the need to take a quick break from read­ing to write down an impor­tant valu­able piece of wis­dom you just read?  Well, this book will have you doing that every oth­er minute.  Read this book, give a copy to your loved ones and thank me lat­er. 
• Atom­ic Habits - James Clear is KING when it comes to habits.  If I could only rec­om­mend one book…ugh, so many amaz­ing ones…but if all you had time was to read one book, I would have to rec­om­mend this one.  This rev­o­lu­tion­ary book will blow your mind.  It’s all in your dai­ly habits.  
• The Pow­er — Rhon­da Byrne is also the author of The Secret, which is an excel­lent mod­ern intro­duc­tion to the Law of Attrac­tion.  The Pow­er goes deep­er into this way of think­ing.  “Give the best of you.  Give love because when you give love, you will receive so much love and joy and you will feel it is almost more than you can take.”
• 12-Week Year - The 12 Week Year (and the Com­pound Effect below) inspired me write and pub­lish my own 8‑Week Year Trans­for­ma­tion­al Plan­ner and cre­ate my 8 week online coach­ing pro­gram.  It’s a bril­liant book about set­ting and achiev­ing goals. “Get more done in 12 weeks than most do in 12 months.”
• Think & Grow Rich —  This is a clas­sic, but it’s a lot to take in.  I read this book every sin­gle year.
• Essen­tial­ism — I absolute­ly am always crush­ing on this author because this book has done so much for me. “The Way of the Essen­tial­ist isn’t about get­ting more done in less time. It’s not about get­ting less done. It’s about get­ting only the right things done. It’s about chal­leng­ing the core assump­tion of ‘we can have it all’ and ‘I have to do every­thing’ and replac­ing it with the pur­suit of ‘the right thing, in the right way, at the right time’. It’s about regain­ing con­trol of our own choic­es about where to spend our time and ener­gies instead of giv­ing oth­ers implic­it per­mis­sion to choose for us.”
• The Com­pound Effect - I know I keep say­ing this about every book, but this tru­ly is a must-read for those who are look­ing for the com­pound effect.  “The Com­pound Effect is the strat­e­gy of reap­ing huge rewards from small, seem­ing­ly insignif­i­cant actions. You can­not improve some­thing until you mea­sure it. Always take 100 per­cent respon­si­bil­i­ty for every­thing that hap­pens to you.”
• 10X Rule — Grant Car­done is a beast.  Hands down, he’s a rock­star and will put fire in your a$$.  You will cer­tain­ly feel the heat.  His high expec­ta­tions will have you either run­ning for the door or run­ning to grab a pen and paper to map out your plan.  It’s def­i­nite­ly not bor­ing.  He shames you for being broke, but it’s all out of love.  And he’s real­ly right, we are more pow­er­ful than we think.  He’s not sug­ar-coat­ing any­thing.  Grab this copy and get ready to work. 
• The Strangest Secret - I start­ed study­ing the mind­set about 15 years ago.  My very first intro­duc­tion to this way of liv­ing was The Strangest Secret.  I wish I could thank the per­son (lost touch!) who gift­ed me the audio ver­sion because it changed my life for­ev­er.  It’s a short inspir­ing essay.  It’s even more pow­er­ful if you can lis­ten to his (Earl Nightin­gale) voice.  I’m cer­tain you can find it for free on YouTube.  “We are what repeat­ed­ly think about”.

There are many pos­si­ble routes to get to your des­ti­na­tion.  I’m going to show you the one with the least amount of effort required, the fastest and most scenic.  This plan­ner will help you accom­plish more in 8 weeks than most will in  twelve months in any area of your life. GUARANTEED.

Relat­ed: The Sim­plic­i­ty of Con­sis­ten­cy

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