Reading List

Study is Primary for the Entrepreneur

I include a short reading list, since study will continually be an important part of your development as you build your home based business.

As much as I enjoy and appreciate the marvels of the Internet, there is still nothing like a good book.

Personal Finance & Attracting Abundance

First published in 1937, this amazing little book has become a classic in the field of attracting abundance and is often on reading lists of the same. An international bestseller, more than 15 million copies have been sold worldwide.

A contemporary of Dale Carnegie, the author spent many years interviewing some of the richest and most influential people of his time. It’s a fascinating read.

Secrets of the Millionaire Mind
by T. Harv Ecker

Mr. Ecker has built a fortune from advising others how to do the same.

As the subtitle Mastering the Inner Game of Wealth implies, he instructs you to get to the root of it all. When you identify your personal “money blueprint,” and learn to change it, the door opens to dramatically increase your income.

T. Harv Ecker teaches seminars worldwide.

Harmonic Wealth
by James Arthur Ray

The author chronicles his own adventures in amassing wealth, losing it all, and finding the true key to abundance as he rebuilt his lost fortune.

While giving a nod to others in the field, Mr. Ray’s work has a more spiritual base. He outlines 5 pillars of harmonic wealth: financial, relational, mental, physical, spiritual.

James Arthur Ray is featured in the popular movie The Secret, where he says he is proud to be known as “the action guy.” Not just a book of principles, Harmonic Wealth includes numerous exercises and guides to practical action. A companion home-study course is also available.

The subtitle of this book is The Secret of Attracting the Life You Want and the book jacket sports an apropos question:

“When would Now be a Good Time to Start?”

The Science of Getting Rich
by Wallace D. Wattles

First published in 1910, in the field of abundance this might be the book that started it all, and a must for any reading list on attracting wealth.

It’s a small text, philosophical and thought provoking. An interesting read, especially considering its date of publication.

The Wellness Revolution
by Paul Zane Pilzar

The author describes the explosion of the Health and Wellness Industry and its expected growth over the next several years. Paul Zane Pilzer suggests this industry as an excellent choice for the home business entrepreneur.

Also by Paul Zane Pilzer: The Next Millionaires

Rich Dad, Poor Dad
by Robert Kiyosaki

Rich Dad shows the differences and highlights the downfalls in two radically different viewpoints.

Also by Robert Kiyosaki:
Rich Dad, Poor Dad 2: Cash Flow Quadrant

Coauthored with Donald Trump:
Why We Want You to be Rich

Sales Concepts

First published in 1987, this widely read book on sales caught the attention of many as it turned the focus from high-pitch toward a very different approach.

If you engage in any type of sales, it is worth your while to add this book to your reading list.

This philosophy, as well as its practice, fits well with Attraction Marketing.



How to Win Friends and Influence People
by Dale Carnegie

Often said to be the classic book on personal empowerment, this title continues to appear on many reading lists. The book is in four parts, and each contains a list of principles, aimed at accomplishing what the title suggests.

The first edition was published in 1936, one year before Napoleon Hill's Think and Grow Rich.

Another widely-read title by Dale Carnegie:
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living

Network Marketing

While many of the techniques described in this little book are for offline marketing, the “napkin presentations” themselves are an excellent description of how and why multi-level marketing works.

Illustrated with playful yet useful hand drawings, and also available in audio format.

Don Failla has more than four decades of successful experience in the Network Marketing industry.

Success from Home Magazine

A full color printed periodical, this magazine is from the publishers of SUCCESS magazine. Each issue profiles a different network marketing company, with numerous interviews.

Also included are articles by well-known authors in the fields of finance
and personal empowerment, such as Jack Canfield, Paul Zane Pilzer,
Robert Kiyosaki, Donald Trump and Stephen Covey.

You can visit Success From Home online.

Nutrition

With a subtitle of Create the Brain Chemistry of Health, Happiness and Lasting Romance, who wouldn’t want this book on their reading list?

Written by the author of the immensely popular Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus, this book clearly outlines how nutrition plays a role in weight loss, moods, energy and of course, passion and romance.

Food Matters
directed and produced by James Colquhoun and Laurentine ten Bosch

A documentary film on our current state of health. The relationship between nutrition, toxins and disease is explored, as well as the role a de-toxification process can play in increasing and enhancing our health.

"Let Thy Food Be Thy Medicine, And Thy Medicine Be Thy Food."
– Hippocrates

Food Matters is worth watching.