Whether you want to become the best in your field or start your own business, who better to advise you than those who have achieved the greatest business and financial success? From Bill Gates' business advice to Richard Branson's successful leadership lessons; the wisdom written on the pages of these books goes beyond what you learned in school.
10 books written by billionaires that teach you how to live:
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1. Richard Branson: The Virgin Way
The founder of leading investment group Virgin reveals lessons about business management and entrepreneurship in his book, in which he emphasizes the importance of listening and hiring the right people. Branson talks openly about both his successes and failures, and overall the book offers a good insight into the life of someone who cannot do without challenges in life.
2. Howard Schultz: Onward
Eight years after he stepped down as CEO of the Starbucks coffee chain, he returned just in time for the company's biggest financial crisis. In the book, Schultz describes how he revived the global coffee chain after making some unusual decisions, such as closing more than 7,000 coffee shops across the United States. There are also stories about his unique business strategies and anecdotes about growing up in New York.
3. Warren Buffett: The Essays of Warren Buffett
The 85-year-old chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffet, is considered one of the greatest investors in history. The book is a collection of his letters to shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway. In each one, he simply and humorously explains various aspects of his business and investment philosophy.
4. Bill Gates: Business @ the Speed of Thought
Microsoft founder Bill Gates, who is estimated by Forbes to be the richest man in the world, emphasizes the importance of technology to improve business in his book. In doing so, he relies on the examples of his companies Microsoft and GM.
5. Peter Thiel: Zero to One
In the book, Thiel, the founder of PayPal, points out the importance of entering the market through innovation rather than a new company operating in the field of already existing products and services.
6. Donald Trump: Think Like a Champion
A combination of personal anecdotes and advice on learning from your mistakes and facing your fears in a collection of essays from the Republican presidential candidate and real estate mogul.
7. Oprah Winfrey: What I Know for Sure
Born into a poor family, Oprah later built a successful career as an actress and talk show host with passion and dedication. In a collection of his columns, he gives advice and lessons from life.
8. Ralph Lauren: Ralph Lauren
A biography of a fashion designer, in which we learn about his life story, growing up as the son of Jewish immigrants in the American Bronx, and how he was fascinated by the style of high society to start developing his own haute couture brand.
9. Michael Dell: Direct from Dell
An inspiring story with useful advice from a businessman who left school at the age of 19 and founded a computer company that has grown into the Dell Corporation today. You can read all about how his business grew and what Dell's unique entrepreneurial style is.
10. T. Boone Pickens: The First Billion Is the Hardest
The story of how the now 87-year-old chairman of BP Capital Management overcame personal and business challenges and achieved tremendous success. Each chapter begins with his life or business quote.
