The Books That Inspired Me
There is a famous quote: “Show me your friends, and I will tell you your character.” Let me tweak it a bit: “Show me the books you read, and I will tell you where you are now.”
Books have had a very positive impact on me! I would like to share some of the books that have transformed me over the last 23 years. Here they are:
- Manasey Nee Oru Mandhira Saavi (Mind is Your Magical Key) – Tamil. This book gave me a different perspective on life, teaching me to take things lightly and not too seriously.
- All the One Minutebooks* – These helped me learn how to be a manager and more.
- The Millionaire Mind – This book helped change my money blueprint. Yes, money does not grow on trees! 😊
- Man’s Search for Meaning – A profound journey in search of my purpose.
- Think and Grow Rich and The Secret – Both impressed me with the concepts of the “Law of Attraction” and “Visualization of our dreams.”
- The Lean Startup – How to build startups the right way.
- The Innovator’s Solution – How to build the right solution and understand business models.
- The Master Course by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami – All about me and beyond.
- The Mom Test – How to have conversations with your customers in the early stages.
- Million Dollar Weekend – Some concrete steps to validate and get started with your business.
Switching gears, my Gurudeva used to advise his devotees one thing – very relevant for children as well: Children go to school or college to learn things, not to pick up the style or attitude of the teacher. Take the learnings!
Similarly, I often used to confuse the teachings from the book with the influence of the author of the book. One of the biggest takeaways from all of these is to focus the teaching and learning and internalize them.
The world has been functioning before I came and will continue after I go as well. I am a small grain of sand in the big ocean. Hope this grain of sand brought some smile today.
What has been your favorite book?
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