If you want to turn your life around in regards to finances, you have stumbled upon the right article. However, you should be warned that one of these books is incredibly impactful and can also change your life in other ways. You will essentially become a different person. In other words, if you happen to be shy, you will no longer have any fear of failure. This is how you succeed in life. The only true failure is not trying.
For instance, if you launch a YouTube channel and it fails, you now know you had the wrong topic. If you never tried, you would be stuck in limbo. Another example is approaching someone you’re interested in. If you wait, that person will find another, or another will find them. If you approach, you might win, especially if you approach with confidence. If you get rejected, you now know to move on to another option.
Since we’re on the topic of fearlessness, let’s begin with that book. Just remember its power prior to reading.
The Obstacle Is The Way
The Obstacle Is The Way is a book written by Ryan Holiday. It’s primarily focused on entrepreneurship but covers others topics as well. When you’re done reading this book, you will realize that the vast majority of human beings are conditioned for safety. They don’t want to take risks because they don’t want to look and feel like a failure. And even if they take those risks, many of them will stop when something goes wrong.
The idea of this book isn’t so much to keep plowing through when a business idea isn’t working. It’s more about your two options: plowing through that obstacle or going around it and finding a different path. Many times in life, we set the wrong course for ourselves without realizing it. When you see that obstacle, it doesn’t mean you should turn around. It means you should first attempt plowing through it, and if that doesn’t work, that obstacle might be there for you to alter your course while still moving forward.
You will also have literally zero fear of rejection after reading this book. You are going to be relentless in every aspect of life, which is going to make you different than 99.9% of the population.
Rich Dad, Poor Dad
This one is a classic but the two key messages still hold true today and will throughout the course of time. The first message is to work smart, not just hard. You want to find ways to make your money work for you so you can enjoy life. The other message is to never be a Chicken Little. These are people who are always pessimistic about the stock market, real estate, and other forms of investments. These markets have had their tough times, but if you look throughout the course of history, they always move higher.
The author of the book, Robert T. Kiyosaki, came to the United States with nothing and built an empire. Notice that many people who come to the United States recognize and appreciate the opportunities more than the average American. All you have to do is change your mindset.
