Books that impacted you or changed your perspective?

Hey Guys do tell me what books you feel changed how you think or opened your minds.


Mine are:

How to lie with statistics

Guns, Germs and Steel

Thinking, Fast and Slow

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thedawg
Old School Bravo
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Director of Sales
"Getting Past No" - William Ury

"Sell the Way you Buy" - David Premier

"The Transparency Sale" - Todd Coponi

"Thinking Fast and Slow" - Daniel Kahneman

"Think Again" - Adam Grant

Those 5 books exponentially accelerated my career. Most of them I read twice. 
SalesPharaoh
Big Shot
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Senior Account Executive
Alright i like that I didn't hear of the other 4 so will check them out! Maybe spend my commish on amazon to collect them...
SalesSweetheart
Good Citizen
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Director of Sales
Obstacle is the Way & Atomic Habits. Two of my favorites from our sales team book club last year. 
SalesPharaoh
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Senior Account Executive
What about non sales book?
CuriousFox
WR Officer
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I'm into psychology and body language books. Love the art of reading people.
SalesPharaoh
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Senior Account Executive
Stratrgies of Psychotherapy is the way to go.
Thinking, Fast and Slow is written by psychologists 
tropicalisland
Arsonist
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Account Executive
I'll check out the ones you mentioned. 

For me, there are 3 that I finished recently that opened my mind.

- Rules for Radicals by Saul D. Alinsky - If you want to know about the ins and outs towards impacting social change, highly recommended.
- Blue Ocean Strategy by W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne - A blueprint towards creating an uncontested market space for your organization and breaking from the chains of competition.
- Good to Great by Jim Collins - Using qualitative and quantitative data, Jim and his research team embark on a journey to understand what makes a company go from good to great and remain great for a long period of time. 
SalesPharaoh
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Senior Account Executive
I heard about rules for radicals so will check it out
Rafikey
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Sr. Strategic Business Development
Tim Ferris - 4 hour work week
SalesPharaoh
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Senior Account Executive
Alright i wouldn't mind working 4 hours in a week at all!
Blackwargreymon
Politicker
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MDR
Obstacle is the Way & Atomic Habits. Two of my favorites from our sales team book club last year. 
MaximumRaizer
Politicker
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Sales Manager
Obstacle is the Way & Atomic Habits. Two of my favorites from our sales team book club last year. 
Clashingsoulsspell
Politicker
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ISR
Obstacle is the Way & Atomic Habits.
MassholeMovesWest
WR Officer
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Account Executive
Love Guns, Germs, and Steel
SalesPharaoh
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Senior Account Executive
Open my mind in interpreting history. Have you read Jared's other books? If so what do you think of them?
MassholeMovesWest
WR Officer
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Account Executive
I haven't, but one book that I'm reading right now is The Ball by John Fox:  https://www.amazon.com/Ball-Discovering-Object-Game/dp/0061881791/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+ball+john+fox&qid=1615405544&s=books&sr=1-1

Offers a totally new perspective on sports by looking back on it's origins and how sports has affected not only culture and society, but human evolution. Super interesting and a very fun read for a philosophical book.

Another one is Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari 
SalesPharaoh
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Senior Account Executive
I like sports books and sports science 
CadenceCombat
Tycoon
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Account Executive
Challenger Sale wasn't necessarily life changing but it did help connect some dots for me.
SalesPharaoh
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Senior Account Executive
Like??
SDMHGWarrior
Tycoon
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CEO
Atomic Habits, Limitless, Can't Hurt Me
SalesPharaoh
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Senior Account Executive
Is limitless related to the movie/series?
SDMHGWarrior
Tycoon
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CEO
No - it's by Jim Kwik, but its an amazing book.
SalesPharaoh
Big Shot
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Senior Account Executive
Fiction?
SDMHGWarrior
Tycoon
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CEO
Nope! It's nonfiction.  He suffered a brain injury and taught himself how to do everything again. It's kind of like Atomic Habits. 

Limitless: Upgrade Your Brain, Learn Anything Faster, and Unlock Your Exceptional Life
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thegrinch
Politicker
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SDR
Pyscho-cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz
Adslanger1
Opinionated
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Senior Account Executive
Obstacle is the way and greenlight - Matt McConaughey 
Salespreuner
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Regional Sales Director
The Greatness guide : Robin Sharma
Corp_groupie
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Enterprise sales executive
Never split the difference 
MR.StretchISR
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ISR
I'm into psychology and body language books. Love the art of reading people.
Mr.Floaty
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