Books I have Read in 2021, and you should too!

While it's easy to grab snippets of information and inspirational quotes on social media, reading or listening to an entire book provides far more detail, context and wisdom.

Here is a list of some of my favorite books I read, or re-read this year.?

Comment below and let me know which books you read this year and share which titles I should add to my list for 2021! (BTW, I use Audible and love it!)

Here's the list!

Entrepreneurship:

The Ministry of Common Sense: How to Eliminate Bureaucratic Red Tape, Bad Excuses, and Corporate BS

By: Martin Lindstrom

A humorous yet practical five-step guide to ridding ourselves - and our companies - of the bureaucratic bottlenecks and red tape that plague every office....

The 12 Week Year: Get More Done in 12 Weeks than Others Do in 12 Months

By: Brian P. Moran , Michael Lennington

Most organizations and individuals work in the context of annual goals and plans; a 12-month execution cycle. Instead, The 12 Week Year avoids the pitfalls and low productivity of annualized thinking. This book redefines your "year" to be 12 weeks long....

Personal Development:

Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds?

By: David Goggins

For David Goggins, childhood was a nightmare - poverty, prejudice, and physical abuse colored his days and haunted his nights. But through self-discipline, mental toughness, and hard work, Goggins transformed himself....

The Motivation Manifesto

By: Brendon Burchard

The Motivation Manifesto is a pulsing, articulate, ferocious call to claim our personal power....

The Power of Your Subconscious Mind

By: Joseph Murphy

The Power of Your Subconscious Mind introduces and explains the mind-focusing techniques that remove the subconscious obstacles that prevent us from achieving the success we want - and deserve....

The Law of Attraction: The Basics of the Teachings of Abraham

By: Esther Hicks , Jerry Hicks

This abridged audiobook presents the powerful basics of the original Teachings of Abraham....

Leadership:

No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention

By: Reed Hastings , Erin Meyer

Drawing on hundreds of interviews with current and past Netflix employees from around the globe and never-before-told stories of trial and error from his own career, No Rules Rules is the full, fascinating, and untold story of a unique company making its mark on the world....

Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking

By: Malcolm Gladwell

In his landmark best seller The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell redefined how we understand the world around us....

Sales and Marketing:

Mr. Shmooze: The Art and Science of Selling Through Relationships

By: Richard Abraham

Mr. Shmooze is the parable of a man who reveals the secret shared by all superstar salespeople. Selling, in its most exquisite form, is not about "taking", nor is it about "persuading". Selling, believe it or not, is about "giving"....??

Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It

By: Chris Voss

In this practical guide, Voss shares the nine effective principles - counterintuitive tactics and strategies - you, too, can use to become more persuasive in both your professional and personal lives....?

Start with No: The Negotiating Tools that the Pros Don't Want You to Know

By: Jim Camp

Start with No offers a contrarian, counterintuitive system for negotiating any kind of deal in any kind of situation - the purchase of a new house, a multimillion-dollar business deal, or where to take the kids for dinner....

The Practice: Shipping Creative Work

By: Seth Godin

From the best-selling author of Linchpin, Tribes, and The Dip comes an elegant little book that will inspire artists, writers, and entrepreneurs to stretch and commit to putting their best work out into the world....

Just for Fun

I Can't Make This Up: Life Lessons

By: Neil Strauss - contributor , Kevin Hart

Superstar comedian and Hollywood box-office star Kevin Hart turns his immense talent to the written word by writing some words....