Recommended Books

Below is a list of influential books that I’ve read over the past several years. I tried to only include books that inspired me, influenced my behaviors, or that had a great story and I wanted to share it with you. I did not include some fantastic book series such as Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings, The Hunger Games, or Jack Reacher novels because they are already mainstream and if you’re interested in books like those, I’m assuming you already checked them out (or watched the movies). If a book doesn’t catch my attention after the first 50 pages, I’m out. There are so many amazing books out there we can learn from. Don’t force yourself to read a crappy book and ruin your experience (or worse, waste your time). Hopefully the list compiled below will be helpful for you in your journey towards your best self. Enjoy!

  1. The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss
  2. Tribe of Mentors by Tim Ferriss
  3. The 4-Hour Body by Tim Ferriss
  4. The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey
  5. Money: Master the Game by Tony Robbins
  6. Retire Early with Real Estate by Chad Carson
  7. Investing in Real Estate with No (and low) Money Down by Brandon Turner
  8. The Book on Rental Property Investing by Brandon Turner
  9. How to Invest in Real Estate by Joshua Dorkin and Brandon Turner
  10. Cashflow Quadrant by Robert Kiyosaki
  11. Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki
  12. The Richest Man in Babylon by George Clason
  13. Action Plan by Suze Orman
  14. Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
  15. How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
  16. The Millionaire Next Door by Dr. Thomas Stanley
  17. An Effective Life by Stephen Covey
  18. 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey
  19. The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod
  20. Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday
  21. The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday
  22. Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin
  23. The Dichotomy of Leadership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin
  24. How to Master the Art of Selling by Tom Hopkins
  25. Can’t Hurt Me by David Goggins
  26. Built to Last by Jim Collins
  27. Good to Great by Jim Collins
  28. Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio
  29. The School of Greatness by Lewis Howes
  30. Smart Money, Smart Kids by Dave Ramsey and Rachel Cruze
  31. Traction by Gino Wickman
  32. How to be a Great Boss by Gino Wickman
  33. The One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey by Kenneth Blanchard, William Oncken Jr., and Hal Burrows
  34. The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioci
  35. The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive by Patrick Lencioni
  36. The E Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber
  37. How to Win at the Sport of Business by Mark Cuban
  38. Tribe by Sebestian Junger
  39. Be Obsessed or Be Average by Grant Cardone
  40. The 10X Rule by Grant Cardone
  41. Sell or Be Sold by Grant Cardone
  42. Set for Life by Scott Trench
  43. Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek
  44. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*** by Mark Manson
  45. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
  46. 12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson
  47. I Will Teach You to be Rich by Ramit Sethi
  48. Pitch Anything by Oren Klaff
  49. Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss
  50. Walden by Henry David Thoreau
  51. Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
  52. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson
  53. Deep Work by Cal Newport
  54. Rhinoceros Success by Scott Alexander
  55. How to be a Productivity Ninja by Graham Allcott
  56. Moneyball by Michael Lewis
  57. Raising Men by Eric Davis
  58. Selling 101 by Zig Ziglar
  59. Coach Wooden’s Pryamid of Success Playbook by John Wooden and Jay Carty
  60. The Strenuous Life by Theodore Roosevelt
  61. Life is a Joke by The Javan Brothers
  62. Dune by Frank Herbert
  63. Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
  64. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
  65. Born to Run by Christopher McDougall
  66. Thinking in Bets by Annie Duke
  67. Chasing Excellence by Ben Bergeron
  68. The Road to Excellence by David Mattson
  69. Growth Hacker Marketing by Ryan Holiday
  70. Awaken The Giant Within by Tony Robbins
  71. Unlimited Power by Tony Robbins
  72. Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat by David Greene

73. The Power of a Positive Team by Jon Gordon

74. The ONE Thing by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan

75. The TB12 Method by Tom Brady

76. Your Money or Your Life by Vicki Robin

77. Essentialism by Greg McKeown

78. Sun Tzu Strategies for Selling by Gerald Michaelson

79. Building a StoryBrand by Donald Miller

80. Stories That Stick by Kindra Hall

81. Way of the Warrior Kid by Jocko Willink

82. Stillness is the Key by Ryan Holiday

83. The Infinite Game by Simon Sinek

84. The 5 Love Languages by Dr. Gary Chapman

85. Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom

86. The Road Back to You by Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stabile

87. Start With Why by Simon Sinek

88. Leadership Strategies and Tactics by Jocko Willink

89. Happy. Humble. Motivated. by Wilbur You

90. Laws of Human Nature by Robert Greene

91. The Three Signs of a Miserable Job by Patrick Lencioni

92. Everything is F*cked by Mark Manson

93. Boundaries by Dr. Henry Cloud

94. Home Buying for Dummies by Eric Tyson

95. Zillow Talk by Spencer Rascoff

96. Foreclosure Investing for Dummies by Ralph R. Roberts

97. Flipping Houses for Dummies by Ralph R. Roberts

98. Personal Finance for Dummies by Eric Tyson

99. Real Estate Investing by Mark Atwood

100. The Little Book of Common Sense Investing by John C. Bogle

101. Movies (And Other Things) by Shea Serrano

102. You Can Negotiate Anything by Herb Coen

103. A Million Miles in a Thousand Years by Donald Miller

104. Retire Inspired by Chris Hogan

105. #AskGaryVee by Gary Vaynerchuk

106. The Legacy Journey by Dave Ramsey

107. The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund Morris

108. Profit First by Mike Michalowicz

109. The Money Tree by Chris Guillebeau

110. The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor

111. Sell It Like Serhant by Ryan Serhant

112. H3 Leadership by Brad Lomenick

113. Grit by Angela Duckworth