Personal BrandingWorkHacker Dogpile

Quick Facts• These are damn good books, each averages a

4.5 star rating

• Each is quick read and will have a profound effect on your life.

• All books are under $20.00, most are less than $12.00 when purchased used on Amazon.

• Clicking the book cover will take you to the sales page for each book.

• Almost all are available in multiple formats (hard, soft, audio, kindle)

10 Steps Toward a New Professional You

• In this Introduction to Personal Branding you will get a short crash course into what personal branding is, how to take your first steps toward perfecting your personal brand, and you will learn some actionable tactics you can employ immediately in order to start becoming more memorable within your career niche.

• Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Personal-Branding-Toward-Professional-ebook/dp/B01A67OUIY#nav-subnav

TED Talks Storytelling• Very helpful and succinct book on how to deliver a

great TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) talk.

• The principles taught in this book will help me to sell my ideas.

• TED Talks Storytelling Amazon.com Link

• Author: Akash Karia

TED Talks - Chris Anderson• TED talk is the 21st-century’s new manual for

truly effective communication and it is a must-read for anyone who is ready to create impact with their ideas."

• How to take “something you really care about and rebuild it inside the minds” of those with whom you share it

• Amazon.com Link: TED-Talks-Official-Public-Speaking

• Author: Chris J Anderson

The Long Tail• Chris Anderson shows how the future of

commerce and culture isn't in hits.

• Great read and very educational

• Amazon Link: Long-Tail-Future-Business-Selling

• Author: Chris Anderson

The Tipping Point• Gladwell explores the tipping point

phenomenon, already changing the way people throughout the world think about selling products and disseminating ideas.

• Brings 'Sticky' Ideas to a Nexus

• The Tipping Point Amazon.com Link

• Author: Malcolm Gladwell

Careers in Marketing• Consider 'Careers in Marketing' your personal

guide for navigating today's complex world of marketing. The book that will help you make smarter choices about that career path that's best for you.

• Must Read for Every Marketer

• Amazon link: Careers-Marketing-Insider-Traditional-Digital

• Author: Eric Siebert

Personal Branding Secrets For Beginners• Consider 'Careers in Marketing' your personal

guide for navigating today's complex world of marketing. The book that will help you make smarter choices about that career path that's best for you.

• Must Read for Every Marketer

• Amazon link: Careers-Marketing-Insider-Traditional-Digital

• Author: Eric Siebert

Impressions - The Power of Personal Branding

• The book is dedicated to helping people live an extraordinary life by introducing them to personal branding and the importance of embracing seemingly small, individual interactions.

• Excellent book to improve your personal brand• Amazon link: Impressions-Personal-Branding-

Living-Extraordinary• Author: Coyte G Cooper

Think and Grow Rich• The Book provides you with a perfect system of

self-analysis that will readily disclose what has been standing between you and "the big money" in the past with principles of money-making

• Truly inspirational. The single best success book I have ever read

• Amazon link: Think-Grow-Rich-Napoleon-Hill

• Author: Napoleon Hill

How Successful People Think• You'll learn how to recreate your mind, how to

tap into your creative potential, develop shared ideas, and derive lessons from the past to better understand the future

• This book is a quick read, but a life changer!

• How-Successful-People-Think-Think Amazon link

• Author: John C. Maxwell

The Art of Work• This is a book about discovering your life’s

work, that treasure of immeasurable worth we all long for. It’s about the task you were born to do.

• A must read for anyone who has a dream or vision to do great things,

• Amazon link: Art-Work-Proven-Discovering-Meant

• Author: Jeff Goins

Finding Your Passion• The Book will Wake Up the mind Full of

Excitement, Purpose and Passion. Also Uncover the Truth About Living a Passionate Life

• Effectively simple, accessible, and practical

• Amazon link: Finding Your Passion

• Author: Henri Junttila

The Pathfinder• The Book contains invaluable advice and

diagnostic tools that will help you choose an entirely new career—or view a current job from a new, more positive perspective

• THIS BOOK DESERVES TEN STARS

• Amazon link: Pathfinder-Lifetime-Satisfaction

• Author: Nicholas Lore

Personal Branding For Dummies• The Book is a guide through the steps of

creating and maintaining a personal trademark by equating self-impression with other people's perception.

• Top positive review, short title: Branding Made Simple

• Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/Personal-Branding-Dummies-Susan-Chritton/dp/1118117921

• Author: Susan Chritton

How To Win Friends and Influence people• A guide on fundamental techniques in handling

people, ways to make people like you, win people to you way of thinking and change people without arousing resentment.

• A must read for everyone who wants to develop relationships

• Amazon link: How-Win-Friends-Influence-People/dp/0671027034

• Author: Dale Carnegie

Givers and Takers• The book opens up an approach to success that

has the power to transform not just individuals and groups, but entire organizations and communities.

• Insightful

• Amazon link: Give-Take-Helping-Others-Succes

• Author: Adam M. Grant

Originals• Originals addresses the challenge of improving

the world, but now from the perspective of becoming original

• An essential and accessible handbook for entrepreneurs, creatives & revolutionaries

• Amazon link: Originals-How-Non-Conformists-Move-World

• Author: Adam Grant

Business Model You: A One-Page Method For Reinventing Your Career

• The book detailed new ways skills can be adapted to the changing needs of the marketplace to reveal new, more satisfying, career and life possibilities.

• Changed my Perspective - Changed my World

• Amazon.com Link : Buisness Model You

• Author: Tim Clark

Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time

• The Book shows you how to zero in on these critical tasks and organize your day. You'll not only get more done faster, but get the right things done.

• Top positive review, first 3 sentences:– Doing discipline– 21 rules to overcome procrastination– I like this book a lot. It helps, and it's

interesting• Amazon.com Link: http://www.amazon.com/Eat-That-

Frog-Great-Procrastinating/dp/1576754227/ref=sr_1_3• Author: Brain Tracy

Managing (Right) for the First Time• A field guide for first time managers, or for

managers who want to begin doing a better job with practical steps.

• Link to ReCourse for the book • Author: David C Bake

Maximum Achievement: Strategies and Skills That Will Unlock Your Hidden Powers to Succeed

• The book helps to learn concepts used by successful people in every field unlock your individual potential for personal greatness and powerfully focused in everything you do.

• Top positive reviews:

– Brian Tracy is a proactive success genius!

– No Fluff, Just FAST RESULTS!

– OUTSTANDING! A 10 PLUS!

• Amazon Link: Maximum-Achievement-Strategies-Skills-Succeed

• Author: Brian Tracy

Reinventing You: Define Your Brand, Imagine Your Future

• Brief description (25 words or less): A step-by-step guide to help you assess your unique strengths, develop a compelling personal brand, and ensure that others recognize the powerful contribution you can make.

• Top positive review, first 3 sentences: – Best book I've ever read on this topic.– Good, but not so applicable for normal people– If you're looking for practical tools to stand-out in the

digital age, I'd highly recommend it.• Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/Reinventing-You-

Define-Imagine-Future/dp/1422144135/ref=sr_1_1• Author: Dorie Clark

What You're Really Meant to Do: A Road Map for Reaching Your Unique Potential

• The Book detailed specific steps and exercises to help you understand yourself deeply, take control of your career, and build your capabilities in a way that fits your passions and aspirations

• Reviews:

– Might have been good advice 20-30 years ago; not for entrepreneurs

– To paraphrase Walt Whitman, "We are large, we contain multitudes.“

• Amazon link: What-Youre-Really-Meant-Potential

• Author: Robert Steven Kaplan

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100 Simple Habits of Happy People• The Book distills the scientific findings of over a

thousand of the most important studies on happiness into easy-to-digest nuggets of advice.

• Top positive review:

– Short, Sweet, & Inspiring

– A great way to brighten your day!

– Plenty of simple wisdom, but ultimately superficial

• Amazon.com Link: 100 Simple Secrets

• Author: PhD Niven David

30 Lessons for Living: Tried and True Advice from the Wisest Americans

• The Book distills stories and hard-won advice. Learn how to live without regret, persevere through hard times, find fulfillment, and age fearlessly and well.

• Top positive review, first 3 sentences:

– Profound life lessons

– Life is short…

– Advice from the wise

• Amazon link: 30-Lessons-Living-Advice-Americans

• Author: Karl Pillemer Ph.D.

Pioneers of Digital• The Book is packed full of unique insight, Pioneers of

Digital provides advice and inspiration for readers interested in twenty-first century commercial online thinking

• Reviews:

– Where was this book when I was in grad school?

– Inspiring Insights from Digital Super Stars

– The Personal Side of the Industry

• Amazon link: Pioneers-Digital-Success-Advertising-Marketing

• Author: Paul Springer

The Last Lecture• In this book, Randy Pausch has combined the

humor, inspiration and intelligence that made his lecture such a phenomenon and given it an indelible form. It is a book that will be shared for generations to come.

• Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/Last-Lecture-Randy-Pausch-ebook/dp/B00139VU7E/ref=sr_1_1

• Author: Randy Pausch