12 great books that will help you achieve everything you want in your career
- If you want to take your career to the next level
In “Maximize Your Potential: Develop Your Experience, Take Daring Risks and Build an Incredible Career,” from 99U and Jocelyn Clay, some of today’s leading minds offer their advice for taking your career to the next level. In an in-depth guide, you’ll learn how to create new opportunities, build relationships in the workplace, and unleash your creativity. - If you want to fall in love with your current job
Let’s face it: work is more satisfying when you love what you do, right? “Love Your Job: The New Rules for Career Happiness” is a guide written by Kerry Hannon to help you turn a boring job into something meaningful. For people who are struggling to get through the day, Hannon’s advice will help you change your habits and attitudes so that you’ll love your job again in no time. - If you want to balance work and personal life. Arianna Huffington’s book Prosperity: The Third Metric for Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder reminds us that there’s more to life than just making a lot of money. The constant pursuit of more (and more) has been a one-way ticket to burnout for too many. Thus, Huffington encourages people to incorporate self-care into their daily lives.
- If you want to change the way you think about money
Have you ever wondered how Andrew Carnegie, Henry Ford, and many other successful businessmen of the 1900s made their fortune? Well, my friend, the secret is in Think and Get Rich, the 1937 Napoleon Hill classic. Not only will you learn what they thought was the key to their wealth, but you’ll also get Hill’s 13-step program to help you achieve wealth and success. - If you want to recover from a career setback
The truth is that we all face setbacks in life, whether it’s our careers or our personal lives. What matters is how we deal with it. But how can you be one of those people who turn their failures into learning experiences? Business blogger Megan McArdle explains just that in her book, The Beautiful Side of Failure: Why Failure is Key to Success. - If you want to be fearless.
Many books focus on the bright side of history, but in Jessica Bacal’s Mistakes I Made at Work: 25 Powerful Women Reflect on What They Learned from Their Mistakes, you’ll learn about the challenges 25 powerful women have faced. This book features interviews with Cheryl Strayed, Anna Holmes of Jezebel, Stanford psychology professor Carol Dweck, and many others. - If you feel stuck in your career
In his book Moving the Needle: Get Clear, Get Free and Get Going in Your Care, Business and Life, Joe Sweeney offers a detailed system for people who feel stuck and want a plan for change. It’s the perfect read for those who are hungry for practical advice. Bonus: these lessons can be applied to personal aspirations as well. - If you want a career change
Laura Berman Fortgang shares exactly how she has helped her clients make significant changes in their lives. If you’re looking for a new job or wondering what to do with your life, What Now? “90 Days to a New Life Direction” will help you find answers in just three months! - If you want to start your own company
If you haven’t read #GIRLBOSS by Sophia Amoruso yet, what are you waiting for? Amoruso, founder of fashion clothing store Nasty Gal, talks about her troubled past and how she changed her life to become a wildly successful CEO. Even if you’re not passionate about the fashion industry, you can benefit from this inspiring story. - If you want inspiration for working on your career
“Lean in” is a phrase in our lexicon for a reason. In her bestseller ” Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead ” Sheryl Sandberg seeks to change the fact that men still hold most leadership positions in business by encouraging women to work toward their career goals and strive to reach their full potential. Sandberg shares her personal stories as well as hard data to explain why women’s progress in achieving leadership positions has stalled. - If you want to develop better work habits. Originally published in 1990, Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People continues to sell like hotcakes. (And for good reason!) It’s not just about your life in the workplace, and it’s not a quick fix book. But it will teach you how to change your perception of how the world around you works and help you achieve more.
- If you want to become vital to your workplace. How is your office divided? People in managerial and non-managerial positions? In Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? , Seth Godin writes about a third team: the rods. You’ll learn how to join this third category and become the innovator your company can’t live without.
