Comments on: 9 Books That Inspire Me

By: Life Needs a Compelling Why - What's Yours?

Life Needs a Compelling Why - What's Yours? — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:33:05 +0000

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By: JimRaffel

JimRaffel — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:47:10 +0000

Hello Greg,

Thanks for taking the time to stop by. If you have never read Think and Grow Rich make it your next book. It’s really more than a classic, it’s a cornerstone to successful thinking. Thanks much for the think and doer compliment. “Writing is the doing part of thinking.”

By: Greg Imhoff

Greg Imhoff — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:01:19 +0000

Jim: You are a true thinker and doer. I have read some not all of your list so thank you. I have been meaning to pick up the N. Hill classic. Sincerely, Greg Imhoff

By: JimRaffel

JimRaffel — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:28:55 +0000

Sherman – I’m pretty sure you are one of the longest continuous readers of this blog, all the way back to the days when it was called “Golden Nuggets” Thanks for sticking around for the best, because it’s going nowhere but up from here!

Wish I could say I have finished Crush it! but I’m still reading that, The 4-Hour Work Week, and now “Fish Tales” – sounds very ADD to me

Hope all is well in your neck of the woods these have not been kind times for our industry.

By: Sherman

Sherman — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:37:03 +0000

I just finished Crush It and figured I might see it on your list. I will have to read a few of the others. Thanks for sharing.

By: Ryan M

Ryan M — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:16:42 +0000

Nice book list Jim!

I also enjoyed a lot of these same books (Think and Grow Rich is still in my to-be-read pile). You might also enjoy the other Malcom Gladwell books, in particularly Blink.

Also worth a read is Free, written by Chris Anderson, which was my favorite business/technology book from last year. The book talks about implementing various “free” models to grow followers and increase sales.