Running a business requires a myriad of business skills.
When you run a small business, you often take on multiple roles, customer service manager, salesperson, HR manager, copywriter, marketer, accountant… the list goes on. Business books remain a great resources for finding answers to business questions. And, regardless if you’re a fan of the paper book or you’ve migrated to eBooks and eBook readers, some of the world’s greatest business tips can be found in business and self help books. We asked a few of our community members to tell us which books have most influenced their success and why. Here are just a few of the stories:
Move out of your comfort zone and push forwardTo grow and succeed in career or business it is necessary to move out of ones comfort zone and push forward. ‘Fear’ (or anxiety, lack of confidence, self-consciousness, nerves, stress) runs throughout our lives. Feel the fear, and simply do it anyway, is the message Susan Jeffers shares, rather than letting ‘fear’ in its many disguises act as a barrier to your success. Read more… |
If you want to succeed in life or business take actionI believe we go through life learning. Sometimes it’s from our mistakes, sometimes from our triumphs, and often it’s from others. I think as business owners it’s imperative to realise we’ll never know it all (why would we want to?) and that continual self-education and development is closely tied to our success or failure. Life in Half a Second by Matthew Michalewicz is Shauna Maguire’s favourite business book. Read more… |
Self education is critical in today’s worldLaunch by Michael Stelzner taught me a whole new way of thinking about marketing. I think ongoing learning and self-education is critical, particularly in today’s world where things are changing so quickly. Read more… |
