This week, I sent an email to real estate agents asking them to take a one question survey. The one question asked was:
What was the best business building book you've ever read?
We received a wide range of answers. All of the answers we received have been included below. Many agents listed the same book as their favorite. We have tallied up the survey and have narrowed the entire list down to the top 5 books. I'll post the top 5 books in my blog next week. (You can have my blog posts automatically emailed to you by adding your email address in the box on the top, right hand side of my blog.)
If you are looking for something to read, I would suggest you print this list out and keep it with you. You can simply use this as your buying list. Or you can request many of these books at your local library for free. Another option would be to subscribe to audible.com and download these books in audio format.
Here are the best business books as reported by agents throughout North America. These books are not listed in any particular order:
Rich Dad, Poor Dad By Robert Kiyosaki
Goals By Brian Tracy
Secrets of the Millionaire Mind by Harv T. Eker
Think Like A Billionaire" By Donald Trump
Rich Dad's Guide to Investing by Robert Kiyosaki
The Millionaire Real Estate Agent By Gary Keller
Swim With The Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive By Harvey MacKay
The Seven Habits Of Highly Effective People By Steven Covey
Who Moved My Cheese By Ken Blanchard
"The Richest Man Who Ever Lived," by Steven K Scott, Scott reveals Solomon's key for "winning" every race, explains how to resolve conflicts and turn enemies into allies, and discloses the five qualities essential to becoming a valued and admired person at work and in your personal life. Scott illustrates each of Solomon's insights and strategies with anecdotes about his personal successes and failures, as well as those of such extraordinary people as Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Edison, Oprah Winfrey and Steven Spielberg
The Wealthy Barber By David Chilton
The Secret By Rhonda Byrne
Winning Through Intimidation By Robert Ringer
Million Dollar Habits By Robert Ringer
Looking Out For Number 1 By Robert Ringer
The Tipping Point By Malcolm Gladwell
Are You Dumb Enough To Be Rich? By G. William Barnett
The Principles And Power Of Vision By Dr. Myles Munroe
The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clayson
E-Myth Revisited By Michael Gerber
The E-Myth By Michael Gerber
Gorilla Marketing By Jay Conrad Levinson
The Ultimate Sales Machine By Chet Holmes
The Magic Of Thinking Big By David Schwartz
How To Become A Power Agent In Real Estate, By Darryl Davis
Double Your Income In Real Estate By Danielle Kennedy
Ready Fire Aim By Michael Masterson
Info Marketing By Dan Kennedy
The Power Of Positive Thinking By Norman Vincent Peale
How To Get Rich By Felix Dennis
The Power To Be Free By Frank Moore
Good To Great By Jim Collins
Who Moved My Cheese By Spencer Johnson
As A Man Thinketh By James Allen
Think And Grow Rich By Napoleon Hill
The Answer By John Assaraf and Murray Smith
Man's Search For Meaning By Viktor E. Frankl
Over The Top By Ziz Ziglar
Choose To Be Rich By Robert Kiyosaki
The Bible !!!
The 4- Hour WorkWeek By Timothy Ferriss
How I Raised Myself From Failure to Success in Selling" by Frank Bettger
Principals Of Thermodynamics By Jan Hendrick Van Den Berg, J. H. Van Den Berg, Bernd Jager, and David Jager
The Billion Dollar Agent
The Kaizen Way By Robert Maurer, Ph.D
Hug Your Customers By Jack Mitchell
Raving Fans By Blanchard And Bowles
The Success Principles By Jack Canfield
Get Unstuck And Get Going By Michael Bungay Stanier
Anything By Zig Ziglar & Jim Rohn
The Power Of Focus By Canfield, Hansen And Hewitt
Purple Cow By Seth Godin
Anything by Peter Drucker. I've read them all.
The Effective Executive By Peter F. Drucker
Scientific Advertising By Claude C. Hopkins
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Total Money Makeover By Dave Ramsey
The Millionaire Mind By Thomas J. Stanley
How To Master The Art Of Selling ByTom Hopkins
Blueprint To A Billion By David G. Thomson
The "By Referral Only" website with Brian Buffini
No B.S Time Management by Dan Kennedy
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Posted by: Frank | October 28, 2008 at 03:21 PM