These 5 books on creativity will help you in unleashing your creative potential to succeed as an artist, innovate in your business or even just do better at your job. Great for anyone seeking to become a bit more creative!
The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement
Authors: Eliyahu M. Goldratt,Jeff Cox
Alex Rogo is an employee whose personal and work life are both falling apart, and has only 90 days to save his plant. Learn how he frees himself from conventional methods and changes the entire course of his life.
Fortune’s “Guru to industry” Eliyahu M. Goldratt gives you a thriller that will transform management styles across the world.
Maverick: The Success Story Behind the World’s Most Unusual Workplace
Authors: Ricardo Semler,
Ricardo Semler unveils the secrets of Semco’s success — a company with an unconventional style of management and redefined efficiency. It started when he challenged his father’s autocratic style of leadership and favoured one with more participation. He was eventually made CEO of the family business at the age of 21, after which he brought their company from the brinks of closure to an inspiring success.
In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day: How to Survive and Thrive When Opportunity Roars
Authors: Mark Batterson,
When opportunity knocks on your door, fear chases it away. Mark Batterson’s insights will teach you to conquer this fear, to face the risks boldly and to make the most of the opportunities God chose to send in your way. It’s time to chase the lion!
Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment
Authors: George Leonard,
As competitive beings, we are always trying to master everything – our relationships, our work, ourselves. George Leonard gives us the tools we will need to achieve this. In Mastery, he shares the 5 essential keys to mastery, the 3 personality types that are obstacles to mastery and how to avoid the pitfalls along the path.
Novice to Expert: 6 Steps to Learn Anything, Increase Your Knowledge, and Master New Skills
Authors: S.J. Scott,
Wall Street Journal bestselling author, S. J. Scott helps you develop a talent, without having to spend too much time or money. In Novice to Expert Scott trains you to dedicate your free time to building a skill and practicing it. He eradicates the role of an instructor in your life and proves the power of self-learning.
Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain
Authors: John J. Ratey,Eric Hagerman
World-renowned psychiatrist Joseph Ratey gives you a solution to conditions like depression, ADD, menopause, addiction, and even Alzheimer’s. This magical cure is none other than – Exercise. He presents the connection between the mind and the body and how breaking a sweat can actually improve your memory, fight stress and make you a happier person.
The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
Authors: Ben Horowitz,
While many experts motivate you to start your own venture, only a few talk about the challenges you will face in the process. Silicon Valley’s praised entrepreneur, Ben Horowitz, gives you essential advice on how to tackle these challenges, even if it means having to fire a close friend.
The Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery
Authors: Ian Morgan Cron,Suzanne Stabile
The part of you that you are yet to discover could be the reason why you feel sudden waves of emptiness in life. It could also be the reason why your relationships aren’t as strong as you wish they were, even the one with God. Cron and Stabil help you through a journey of self-discovery, by the end of which you will become the person you want to be.
Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone
Authors: Brene Brown,
Brene Brown reveals the truth about true belonging, and it isn’t all about changing habits and behavior. Rather, it is about remaining firm and deeply rooted to your integrity despite the challenges and criticisms you will face in life. It is to step out and embrace the uncertainties, the solitude and the meaning of life.
The Sober Truth: Debunking the Bad Science Behind 12-Step Programs and the Rehab Industry
Authors: Lance Dodes,Zachary Dodes
Nowadays, addiction experts conveniently guide addicts to a rehabilitation centre where the famous 12-step program, Alcoholics Anonymous, is used. Dr. Lance Dodes reveals the flaws in this treatment method. He scrutinises its entire history and gives you useful information that can help you get over an addiction.
Integrity: The Courage to Meet the Demands of Reality
Authors: Henry Cloud,
Dr. Henry Cloud believes that integrity isn’t just about being honest. It’s an ongoing growth strategy. People with integrity are always realistic; they accept negativity and work on making the end the best part no matter what comes in their way. In this remarkable book, he shows you how you can become one of them.
Rich Dad’s Increase Your Financial IQ: Get Smarter with Your Money
Authors: Robert T. Kiyosaki,
Short-term wealth makes people ignorant of how money actually works in the real world. Robert Kiyosaki claims that the key to financial success is in a truthful assessment of your financial position. Only then can you stop working for money and make money work for you.
iWoz
Authors: Steve Wozniak,Gina Smith
An account of the life of a man who gave us personal computers that we can actually carry around, the brand Apple and a host of other inventions that truly changed the world. Through this book, Steve Wozniak walks us through his life while paying attention to every little detail that an interviewer might miss. iWoz is the story of Wozniak, in his own true words.
The Launch Pad: Inside Y Combinator, Silicon Valley’s Most Exclusive School for Startups
Authors: Randall E. Stross,
Y Combinator is the investment firm behind Airbnb, Dropbox, Reddit and Rainforest. World-renowned journalist, Randall Stross, was given access to this haven and The Launch Pad was the result of it. In this book, he shares his journey into the Y Combinator world and the stories of some of the world’s most important business start-ups.
The Design of Everyday Things
Authors: Donald A. Norman,
The former director of the Institute of Cognitive Sciences at the University of California, Donald Norman, gives you the reason why some product designs make customers purchase them instantly, while some others create immediate dissatisfaction. Norman illustrates the science of product quality and how it can be tailor-made to suit every customer’s requirements.
Little Red Book of Selling: 12.5 Principles of Sales Greatness
Authors: Jeffrey Gitomer,
Salespeople don’t always want hundreds of pages of marketing theories and concepts. Jeffrey Gitomer knows this. So he provides you with a handy little book that is filled with all the information you seek in concise and easy-to-read sentences. With his entertaining style of writing and examples of practical scenarios, this book will make your dream sales figure a reality.
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