4 Books to read this fall

Reading is one of my favorite hobbies and it offers a great opportunity to relax and learn at the same time. Here are 4 great books to read this fall which I liked.

Hit Refresh by Satya Nadella – This was a good read. The thing that I liked was his authenticity. He also talks about the lessons he learned from cricket which were to be passionate, being a true team player and leading by example. He also talks about having a growth mindset for example which helped in the acquisition for Minecraft. He is certainly his own man and leads his own way which is the great takeaway for me.

Principles by Ray Dalio – I especially liked the second and third parts of the book. For your life set goals, identify problems, diagnose them, take action and keep on going towards your goals. Be totally open-minded and accept others viewpoint. He also says you should take full responsibility for your life. Life doesn’t care what you like so it is up to you to go after what you want. Also for organizational effectiveness you should be radically open and honest. Very actionable advice.

High Performance Habits by Brendon Burchard – This was refreshingly good for me. If we follow these steps, we will be more successful. First habit it to seek clarity which is being totally clear on who you are and what you want. Second is generate energy which is ensuring your physical and mental energy is high. Third is raise necessity basically deciding for whom you are doing all this. Fourth is about productivity focusing only on generating outputs that matter. Fifth is influencing others and sixth is displaying courage. It is an incredibly practical book.

Braving the Wilderness by Brene Brown – I have read all her other books and this one was good as well. The main crux of all her work is to be authentic and vulnerable. Here is a quote I liked “Stop walking through the world looking for confirmation that you don’t belong. You will always find it because you’ve made that your mission. Stop scouring people’s faces for evidence that you’re not enough. You will always find it because you’ve made that your goal. True belonging and self-worth are not goods; we don’t negotiate their value with the world. The truth about who we are lives in our hearts. Our call to courage is to protect our wild heart against constant evaluation, especially our own. No one belongs here more than you.”

There you have it the 4 books I really enjoyed reading recently. Please share your favorite books below. Thanks for reading this post.

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