Best Books and Podcasts to Expand Your Business and Improve Your Life in 2020
Kim Peterson Stone
Founder, Linkability.us | Where Industry Leaders Turn to Build Networks, Grow Business, and Transform Real-World Success into LinkedIn Authority
2019 has been an incredible year to learn, grow, develop, advance, and improve.
Consuming content (books, podcasts, articles, and video) that is interesting, informative, thought-provoking, and actionable make learning and improving more accessible than ever before.
I've put together a list of some of my favorite books and Podcasts from this past year for your browsing pleasure. Well, let's be completely transparent here, I'm sharing some of my favorites in hopes that you will do the same in the comment area below.
Some of the best recommendations for books to read and podcasts to listen to have come from my friends here on LinkedIn, so I thought I would share a few of my favorites from this year with all of you.
The book links will take you to Amazon should you choose to investigate the titles for yourself, however, I must confess that I choose to consume the majority of the books that I read these days by listening through Audible … which is a more PC way of saying that ... I’m an Audible addict.
The following lists are from books and podcasts that have made an impact on me both professionally and personally.
Books
- The Road Less Stupid by Keith J. Cunningham (Author)
- Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story Ben Carson (Author)
- Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck (Author)
- The Infinite Game by Simon Sinek (Author)
- Growth IQ: Get Smarter About the Choices that Will Make or Break Your Business by Tiffani Bova (Author)
- Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen by Donald Miller (Author)
- Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport (Author)
- Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth (Author)
- Thank You for Being Late: An Optimist's Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations by Thomas L. Friedman (Author)
- Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike by Phil Knight (Author)
- The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance by W. Timothy Gallwey
- The Alter Ego Effect: The Power of Secret Identities to Transform Your Life by Todd Herman
Podcasts
- The Brian Buffini Show
- Glambition Radio
- David Neagle | The Successful Mind Podcast
- EntreLeadership
- LinkedIn Speaker Series
- The Garyvee Audio Experience
- Building a StoryBrand with Donald Miller
- IMPACT THEORY
- WSJ’s The Future of Everything
Please take the time to share any and all books or resources that made an impact on you this year so that we all can benefit from them as we roll into 2020 together!
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Kim has attracted an audience of over 235,000 professionals from around the globe on LinkedIn and is the CEO of Linkability, Inc. She is a dynamic Entrepreneur, Global Business Communications authority, and three-time business founder. Linkability is a strategy and consulting firm that provides world-class Intrepreneurs, Entrepreneurs, and organizations with consulting, services, and products that helps to grow robust networks and drive tangible results in sales, marketing, and thought leadership positioning.
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Real Estate Investor
5 年Thank you, Jackie, for the great suggestions! ? I know Simon Sinek is really inspiring and look forward to checking some of the others out. ? Happy New Year!
CEO Aggressive Living Inc.
5 年Ok Kim, so Impact Theory is one of my favorite podcast. The story of?Tom Bilyeu?alone is impactful; then you add his guest and content... It'll cause an entrepreneur stampede! On to your books; ?Deep Work by Cal Newport was pivotal for me last year. Multi-tasking definitely has its place, but I found growth in settling into and focusing on one task. ?I will choose a book and a podcast from your list and check them out. In the meantime, one of my favorite podcast is The Ed Mylett show. Ed Mylett?has a way of delivering content that you can digest and nourish your sole, goals and business with. My favorite book from last year is The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho.
Customer Success Lead | Emano Flow
5 年A lot of these books intrigue me! Let's make 2020 the year of self-development!
Leading the Future of Work || Advancing Equitable Economies || LinkedIn Top Voice || Luminary Thinker RedBoxMe
5 年Kim Such a breath of fresh air and alot of take aways! Thank you ??
Petroleum Geophysicist. Independent Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Management Consultant
5 年Thank you so much for sharing . Happy holidays .