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How to Build a Library Worth Having

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Here’s one of the books he recommended: Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. Who wouldn’t need that book?” A good book to start building your library with is How to Read a Book by Mortimer Adler and Charles Van Doren. History books are a must when building your library We’ve all got to have a sense of history.

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25 Self-Help Books You (Probably) Haven’t Read

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The solution to every problem you’ve ever had is written in a self-improvement book somewhere. You already know that leaders are readers, and that your success is correlated to how much you read. Here’s an alternative list of self-improvement books that you may have missed. Self-Improvement Books About Overcoming the Odds.

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How Deesha Philyaw Built Her Writing Career From the Ground Up—and Landed a 7-Figure Book Deal

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Deesha Philyaw did not teach me how to write, but she did teach me how to turn writing into a career. I have spent many hours on the phone with her asking what I should charge for a certain piece of content, or where to submit my work. If anyone knows how to make entrepreneurship and writing look easy, it’s Philyaw.

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21 Ways to Read More Books

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You’ve probably said it to yourself 100 times before: I really need to start reading more books. When you’re an out-of-the-habit adult with a full schedule, however, finding the time to pick up a book can be a challenge. Science is beginning to back up what book-lovers already know: Reading offers far-reaching benefits for your life.

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How to Make Reading Part of Your Daily Routine

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Is that book you’ve been meaning to read still sitting unopened on your nightstand? How to make time for reading We asked members of the Young Entrepreneur Council—busy people by definition—how they make time for reading. Discipline your mind to replace staring at a screen with reading a book (or an e-book).

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How to Plan a Working Vacation

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Fischer-Rosenthal also recommends booking refundable accommodations and services whenever possible, just in case your travel plans change with short notice. A location that’s too remote may not work if Wi-Fi and phone service are not up to par. Coming back from vacation, I felt reinspired to work,” he says.

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Joshua Becker’s New Book Explores Everyday Distractions Becoming a Lifestyle—And How to Refocus on the ‘Things That Matter’

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The truth is, the distractions coming from our phones, computers and other electronic devices are far from being the whole problem when it comes to our getting derailed from the things that matter most to us and the world around us. This isn’t a book about blaming external circumstances; this is a book about looking inward.

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