“I have never met a man that has given me as much trouble as myself” – Wright. L. Moody
As an entrepreneur, you have to motivate yourself first, before you try to motivate your business team and employees. Entrepreneurial skill development without self improvement is null and void, a complete waste of time and resources. Some entrepreneurs do not know how to motivate themselves, so i am using this time out to introduce some self improvement books that can motivate and develop your entrepreneurial skills.
Some of the Self Improvement books that have influenced me positively are:
1. 21 Indispensable Qualities of Leadership: Becoming the Leader Others Will Follow. – By John C. Maxwell
This book reveals how some people consistently inspire others to follow their lead. I hope you know that in business, leadership skills are not optional. In this self improvement book, the author identifies the top traits of successful leaders as character, charisma, commitment, communication, competence, courage, discernment, focus, generosity, initiative, listening, passion, positive attitude, problem solving, relationships, responsibility, security, self discipline, servant hood and vision.
John Maxwell breaks down leadership qualities into an easy to understand format. Character is what defines a leader, and the traits listed above are what people of character have. This book will teach you how to develop these traits. This self improvement book is a must read for leaders in any position.
2. Discover Your Strengths - by Marcus Buckingham
This self improvement book is highly recommended for entrepreneurs because it will help you discover your strengths and motivate you to work to make those strengths stronger. This book also contains a personal survey that can help you get started immediately.
3. Who Moved My Cheese? – By Spencer Johnson
This self improvement book is all about change. It is all about being the change that you want to see.
4. 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - by Steven Covey
Another must have in your self improvement books for entrepreneurs collection. I am not writing anything on it. The book speaks for itself.
These are just few of the popular self improvement books i have read and can confidently recommend to you.
Whenever you want answers to certain questions about life, you can pick any of these. Till i come your way again, remain blessed.
