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7 Replies Last post: Jan 29, 2008 10:30 AM by LUCKIEST

What do (did) you read?

Jan 27, 2008 1:10 AM

Click to view SpartanWarior's profile Mogul SpartanWarior 32 posts since
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  • to research when you start your business?
- to make decisions?
- to learn what you need for business
- for fun?
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1. Re: What do (did) you read? Jan 27, 2008 5:52 AM
What do I read? In the morning with coffee, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.
For Business, The Bottom Line, Kiplinger, Money and Forbes
Playboy and Mad Magazine and MORE
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2. Re: What do (did) you read? Jan 27, 2008 8:41 AM
Anything by Guy Kawasaki.
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3. Re: What do (did) you read? Jan 27, 2008 10:49 AM
All the books when I was in college on business.

When I was doing import/export, every book I could find on the subject at the library. (well that probably isn't true, but it seemed like every book.) That was a long time ago before I purchased the books.

Lots of books on licensing and franchising before I did that.

Books on investing and forex. And intermixed with all this, self improvement books by Neal Donald Walsh, Wayne Dyer, Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen. Lynn Grabhorn, Florence Scovill Shinn, Ester and Jerry Hicks and many, many more.

Robert Allen's real estate books. Robert Kiyosaki's Rich Dad, Poor Dad and Cash Flow Quadrant.

BJ Dohrmann's Perfection Can be Had and Super Achiever Mindsets.

And many more. I'm sure I'm missing many. It is hard to remember and I have an extensive library now.

I think some really good ones to start out with are Rich Dad Poor Dad, The One Minute Millionaire and Super Achiever Mindsets just to see the different mind set of an entrepreneur from everyone else.

Whenever I meet Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Bob Proctor, BJ Dohrmann and any of those guys.....I always ask them what they are reading or listening to.

Interesting question.

Kathy
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4. Re: What do (did) you read? Jan 27, 2008 1:52 PM
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DD, Interesting. L
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5. Re: What do (did) you read? Jan 28, 2008 3:40 PM

This may be more general than what you were asking, but I try to read things (books, articles, columns, blogs, etc.) by people I don't normally agree with, and whose opinions I may not even respect very much. The reason is because I already know how to get along with the people who think like I do, and I already know how to provide them with products or services they'll find valuable. To sustain a business in a diverse world, however, I have to understand everyone else -- i.e., the huge majority of people who are not just like me, and who don't think the way I do. If an author has readers and admirers, then there is something I can learn by reading what all those people are reading. Even if I disagree with the message, trying to understand why others like it can provide useful insight.
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6. Re: What do (did) you read? Jan 28, 2008 10:03 PM
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LUCKIEST, Check out www.garage.com.

Guy has written several books:

Rules for revolutionaries and
The Art of the Start

Great advice and encouragement for anyone wanting that final push to get started.
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7. Re: What do (did) you read? Jan 29, 2008 10:30 AM
in response to: DomainDiva
DD, Yes I can check out www.garage.com. Thanks.
Have you read anything by Ram Charan??
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