If you want
to start a business, there’s simply no excuse to be clueless anymore.
Being the leader of a brand that influences people requires a relentless
commitment to bettering yourself.
Reading is one of the most
enlightening and inspiring habits which many Nigerians fail to appreciate.
Whichever book you lay your hands on, either biographies or fictions, there is
always something new to be learnt. Fiction feeds your creativity, nonfiction
feeds your knowledge. Biographies of people you admire give you insight into
the minds and habits of the masters. Taking at least 30 minutes in a day to
read is a reasonable commitment for people looking to brighten their world and
become more enlightened.
There are few books amongst
a sea of others that is a must read for every entrepreneur.
MASTERY by ROBERT
GREENE
Mastery is the
fifth book by American author Robert Greene. The book examines the
lives of great historical figures such as Charles Darwin, Mozart,
and Henry Ford and contemporary leaders such as Paul
Graham and Freddie Roach and distils the traits and universal
ingredients that made them masters. The book crystallizes lessons from
the world’s most prolific artists, scientists and entrepreneurs, then refines
their teachings into actionable insights.
RICH DAD POOR DAD by
ROBERT KIYOSAKI
Rich Dad Poor
Dad is a 1997 book written by Robert Kiyosaki and Sharon
Lechter. It advocates the importance of financial independence and
building wealth through investing, real estate investing, starting
and owning businesses, as well as increasing one's financial intelligence to
improve one's business and financial aptitude.
THE HARD THING ABOUT
HARD THINGS by BEN HOROWITZ
Ben Horowitz, cofounder
of Andreessen Horowitz and one of Silicon Valley's most respected and
experienced entrepreneurs, offers essential advice on building and running a
start-up practical wisdom for managing the toughest problems business school
doesn’t cover. He was the CEO of Opsware, a software company that was all but
doomed to complete and utter devastation. The Hard Thing About Hard Things details
all mindsets he had to adopt and the man he had to become to turn the company
around and exit for over $1.6 billion.SCRUM by JEFF SUTHERLAND
SCRUM will
completely redesign the way that you look at your life, and more specifically,
your to-do lists. This goes way beyond productivity advice and creates a
fundamental shift for you to get much more done in much less time. Good for
both teams and individuals.
THE ART OF
LEARNING by JOSH WAITZKIN
Waitzkin is the chess
prodigy about which the movie ‘Searching’ for Bobby Fischer was created. He’s
also a world champion martial artist. In The Art of Learning, he breaks
down everything he’s discovered about how to learn more quickly and how to go
from average to elite in any discipline.