{"id":6982,"date":"2021-05-07T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kylas.io\/?p=6982"},"modified":"2024-04-03T11:02:42","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T05:32:42","slug":"top-5-books-every-small-business-owner-should-read","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kylas.io\/en\/leadership-culture\/top-5-books-every-small-business-owner-should-read","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 Books Every Small Business Owner Should Read"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\n@media only screen and (max-width: 700px){\n.img-full-mob{\nwidth:100% !important;\nheight:100% !important;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">It is a well-circulated statistic that&nbsp;the world\u2019s leading&nbsp;CEOs read about 4-5 books a month.&nbsp;And if that number seems to vary based on the source, we can at least be sure that&nbsp;it&nbsp;is much higher than&nbsp;the average professional including the small business owner. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">So,&nbsp;there is definitely some truth to the idea that reading books can directly help you lead your&nbsp;organization&nbsp;better, see more growth and generally be a frontrunner in your industry.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ht-block-toc  is-style-outline htoc htoc--position-wide toc-list-style-plain\" data-htoc-state=\"expanded\"><span class=\"htoc__title\"><span class=\"ht_toc_title\">Table of Contents<\/span><span class=\"htoc__toggle\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\"><g fill=\"#444\"><path d=\"M15 7H1c-.6 0-1 .4-1 1s.4 1 1 1h14c.6 0 1-.4 1-1s-.4-1-1-1z\"><\/path><path d=\"M15 1H1c-.6 0-1 .4-1 1s.4 1 1 1h14c.6 0 1-.4 1-1s-.4-1-1-1zM15 13H1c-.6 0-1 .4-1 1s.4 1 1 1h14c.6 0 1-.4 1-1s-.4-1-1-1z\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/span><\/span><div class=\"htoc__itemswrap\"><ul class=\"ht_toc_list\"><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#htoc-top-5-books-every-small-business-owner-should-read\">Top 5 Books Every Small Business Owner Should Read<\/a><ul class=\"ht_toc_child_list\"><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#htoc-1-zero-to-one-notes-on-startups-or-how-to-build-the-future-by-peter-thiel-with-blake-masters\">1.&nbsp;Zero to One: Notes on Startups, Or How to Build the Future by Peter Thiel with Blake Masters<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#htoc-2-the-lean-startup-by-eric-reis\">2.&nbsp;The Lean Startup by Eric Reis<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#htoc-3-the-hard-thing-about-hard-things-by-ben-horowitz\">3.&nbsp;The Hard Thing About Hard Things, by Ben Horowitz<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#htoc-4-the-miracle-morning-the-not-so-obvious-secret-guaranteed-to-transform-your-life-before-8am-by-hal-elrod\">4.&nbsp;The Miracle Morning:&nbsp;The Not-so-Obvious Secret Guaranteed&nbsp;to&nbsp;Transform Your Life Before 8 am, By Hal Elrod<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#htoc-5-triggers-sparking-positive-change-and-making-it-last-by-marshall-goldsmith\">5. Triggers: Sparking Positive Change and Making it Last, by Marshall Goldsmith<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Your&nbsp;natural follow-up question to that statistic, of course,&nbsp;might be,&nbsp;<em>\u201cWhat can they possibly&nbsp;be reading&nbsp;so much of?\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Think&nbsp;leadership, philosophy, how-to,&nbsp;and success stories.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">To help you along your way, we\u2019ve shortlisted&nbsp;5 books you should read as a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/kylas.io\/business-growth\/6-ways-increase-small-business-sales\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">small&nbsp;business<\/span><\/span><\/a> owner.&nbsp;We can personally assure you that these&nbsp;5 books are&nbsp;an especially&nbsp;great place to start.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">And if you can actually read all 5 within a month, more power to you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Because 5 is quite a small number (it&nbsp;would have been so much easier to recommend 20 books and let you do the choosing), we have made sure to pick the absolute, essential best for small business owners.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"htoc-top-5-books-every-small-business-owner-should-read\">Top 5 Books Every Small Business Owner Should Read<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"htoc-1-zero-to-one-notes-on-startups-or-how-to-build-the-future-by-peter-thiel-with-blake-masters\" style=\"font-size:22px\">1.&nbsp;Zero to One: Notes on Startups, Or How to Build the Future by Peter Thiel with Blake Masters<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">A popular book for entrepreneurs, Zero to One helps you find value and innovation in unexpected places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The premise behind \u2018Zero to One\u2019 is the idea of creating something that hasn\u2019t existed before-&nbsp;Where creating more of something that\u2019s already available takes the market from&nbsp;<em>1&nbsp;to n<\/em>, creating something that doesn\u2019t exist basically helps you gain a first-mover advantage.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The book is well articulated, with relatable examples and thought-provoking concepts from Thiel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Interesting fact \u2013 the book is actually based on Blake Master\u2019s notes from Thiel\u2019s startup class at Standford. Blake Masters was a student in Thiel&#8217;s class in 2012.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Defining excerpt- <em>\u201cIt\u2019s easier to copy a model than to make something new. Doing what we already know how to do takes the world from 1 to n, adding more of something familiar. But every time we create something new, we go from 0 to 1.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em>The act of creation is singular, as is the moment of creation, and the result is something fresh and strange. Unless they invest in the difficult task of creating new things, companies will fail in the future no matter how big their profits remain today.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">This a great book for when<\/span>&#8211; You need some inspiration to reinvent your approach\/outlook and widen your horizons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"htoc-2-the-lean-startup-by-eric-reis\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong>2.&nbsp;The Lean Startup by Eric Reis<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Most&nbsp;startups&nbsp;around the world fail \u2013 even with initial success, they dwindle into has-beens and are put onto the metaphorical back shelves until they eventually need&nbsp;to shut down. This journey from an exciting&nbsp;startup to a failed&nbsp;company can take a matter of a few years or a few months.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The Lean Startup examines how&nbsp;more startups can hit success, primarily by being agile and innovating.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Eric Reis takes you through the entire cycle of entrepreneurship \u2013 right&nbsp;from&nbsp;the building of a business and the concept of entrepreneurship vs management, to scaling a startup to be successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">He puts forth the idea of a process for success and aims to equip entrepreneurs to build successful businesses.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Defining excerpt<strong>&#8211;<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>&#8220;I was building IMVU\u2019s product development team, using unorthodox methods.&nbsp;Measured against the traditional theories of product development I had been trained on in my career, these methods did not make sense, yet I could see firsthand that they were working.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em>I struggled to explain the practices to new employees, investors, and founders of other companies. We lacked a common language for describing them and concrete principles for understanding them.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em>I began to search outside entrepreneurship for ideas that could help me make sense of my experience. I began to study other industries, especially manufacturing, from which most modern theories of management derive.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em>I found that by applying ideas from lean manufacturing to my own entrepreneurial challenges \u2013 with a few tweaks and changes \u2013 I had the beginnings of a framework for making sense of them. This line of thought evolved into the&nbsp;Lean&nbsp;Startup \u2013 the&nbsp;application of lean thinking to the process of innovation.\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">This a great book for when<\/span>&#8211;&nbsp;You\u2019ve established a company and are only a few members deep, but are swinging in the dark&nbsp;in terms of&nbsp;leading it to certain success.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"htoc-3-the-hard-thing-about-hard-things-by-ben-horowitz\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong>3.&nbsp;The Hard Thing About Hard Things, by Ben Horowitz<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Most of the business books you read are full of wonderful concepts that inspire you, and one hopes that by reading them you can extract their context and apply it to your business. This book, however, gets right into the messiness and reality of running a business.&nbsp;All small business owners should perfect these challenges that they\u2019re undoubtedly facing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The Hard Thing About Hard Things is a no-holds-barred book that&nbsp;realistically&nbsp;navigates the&nbsp;different complications you\u2019re likely to encounter as a small business owner.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\">.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Ben Horowitz uses his personal experience to set the background for numerous&nbsp;challenges, including very real ones such as <em>\u201cwhat to do when smart people are bad employees\u201d.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">What makes this book a most magnetic read is Horowitz\u2019s personal journey. As any successful businessman, he\u2019s faced a large number of setbacks, failures,&nbsp;and cringe-worthy moments that&nbsp;he tells you about them,&nbsp;keeping&nbsp;you hooked and wondering how he dealt with it all.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">His&nbsp;&#8216;in your face\u2019&nbsp;style of writing, with no drama and no fuss, draws&nbsp;you in&nbsp;easily&nbsp;and puts the essence of his story first. You\u2019ll be left not only inspired but armed with actionable insights on dealing with very real business scenarios.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Defining excerpt-&nbsp;<em>\u201cThe hard thing isn\u2019t setting a big, hairy, audacious goal. The hard thing is laying people off when you miss the big goal. The hard thing isn\u2019t hiring great people. The hard thing is when those &#8216;great people&#8217; develop a sense of entitlement and start demanding unreasonable things. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em>The hard thing isn\u2019t setting up an organizational chart. The hard thing is getting people to communicate within the organization that you just designed. The hard thing isn\u2019t dreaming big. The hard thing&nbsp;is waking up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat when the dream turns into a nightmare.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em>There\u2019s no recipe for really complicated, dynamic situations. Nonetheless, there are many bits of advice and experience that can help with the hard things. I do not attempt to present a formula in this book. Instead, I present my story and the difficulties I have faced. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em>As an entrepreneur, CEO, and now a venture capitalist, I still find these lessons useful \u2013 especially as&nbsp;I work with a new generation of founder-CEOs. Building a company inevitably leads to tough times. I\u2019ve been there; I\u2019ve done that. Circumstances may defer, but the deeper patterns and the lessons keep resonating.\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">This a great book for when<\/span>&#8211;&nbsp;You\u2019re scaling and seeing cracks in the foundation, or want to avoid any cracks in the foundation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"htoc-4-the-miracle-morning-the-not-so-obvious-secret-guaranteed-to-transform-your-life-before-8am-by-hal-elrod\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong>4.&nbsp;The Miracle Morning:&nbsp;The Not-so-Obvious Secret Guaranteed&nbsp;to&nbsp;Transform Your Life Before 8 am, By Hal Elrod<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">When we were compiling this list, we knew we didn\u2019t&nbsp;just&nbsp;want to fill it with management titles that help lead your company to success.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Your personal outlook&nbsp;is&nbsp;key to your company\u2019s success, so we also wanted to include books that will help you evolve into the best version of yourself, in the context of your company.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The Miracle Morning is the ultimate&nbsp;business management&nbsp;guide&nbsp;to help you turn your&nbsp;business&nbsp;around and one look at its reviews will make you want to pick it up for yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"> This is a book&nbsp;for which the reviews don\u2019t just praise the writing and readability, they praise \u2013 and personally&nbsp;<em>validate&nbsp;<\/em>\u2013 the very concept.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Hal Elrod takes you through&nbsp;his concept of the miracle morning, the premise of which&nbsp;is, of course, waking up early!&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">But it\u2019s not just about waking up early, it\u2019s about what you do with that morning time. If you\u2019re not used to rising early, now\u2019s the point at which you will say, \u201cI\u2019m not too much of a morning person, and I wake up reasonably early enough for work anyway\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">But&nbsp;if you trust the reviews,&nbsp;the practices Elrod outlines will make&nbsp;you be and&nbsp;<em>want&nbsp;<\/em>to be a morning person and will add so much value to your life that you\u2019ll see yourself making visible strides&nbsp;in achieving success.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Defining excerpt-&nbsp;<em>\u201cWhether you consider yourself to be a&nbsp;\u2018morning person\u2019&nbsp;or not, you\u2019re going to learn how to make waking up every day easier than it\u2019s ever been before.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em>Then, by taking advantage of the undeniable relationship between early rising and extraordinary success, you\u2019ll find that how you spend the first hour of your day becomes the key to unlocking your full potential and creating the levels of success you desire.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em>You\u2019ll quickly see that when you change the way you wake up in the morning, you\u2019ll change your entire life.\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">A great book for when<\/span>&#8211;&nbsp;you feel like you can be going so much further! But&nbsp;also,&nbsp;for anytime, really.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"htoc-5-triggers-sparking-positive-change-and-making-it-last-by-marshall-goldsmith\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong>5. Triggers: Sparking Positive Change and Making it Last, by Marshall Goldsmith<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">As a small business owner, chances are you\u2019ve heard the name \u2018Marshall Goldsmith.\u2019 He\u2019s one of the world\u2019s leading business coaches (and many legitimately argue he is the world\u2019s leading business coach).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Besides the countless&nbsp;global&nbsp;leaders&nbsp;he has coached, he has also established coaching concepts and techniques that have contributed immeasurably to the field of coaching and management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Needless to say, when Marshall Goldsmith writes a book, business leaders pick it up.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">&#8216;Trigger\u2019 is now a commonly used word, and Marshall means it in exactly the same context \u2013&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em>W<\/em><em>hat is it that triggers you to react and behave in a particular way in your day-to-day life?&nbsp;<\/em><em>How do you respond to those triggers?&nbsp;<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The book\u2019s goal is not only to help you answer these questions but to change the way you respond to your triggers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Think about it \u2013 if you could control your response to the countless triggers you must face as a small business owner, wouldn\u2019t so much more of your day feel within control? Wouldn\u2019t challenges and hurdles be put into context and navigated more productively?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Wouldn\u2019t you be a better leader, and wouldn\u2019t your company\u2019s culture and the environment take a turn for the better?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Most importantly, in addition to helping you master your triggers to make positive changes, the book&nbsp;gives you actionable&nbsp;structures&nbsp;to make these positive changes last in the long term.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Defining excerpt- <em>\u201cThis is a book about adult behavioral change. Why are we so bad at it? How do we get better at it? How do we choose what to change? How do we make others appreciate that we\u2019ve changed?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em>How can we strengthen our resolve to&nbsp;wrestle with the timeless, omnipresent challenge any successful person must stare down \u2013 becoming the person we want to be? To answer these questions, I\u2019ll begin by focusing on the triggers in our environment. Their impact is profound.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">A great book for when<\/span>&#8211;&nbsp;you think (or you\u2019ve been given feedback) that you need to change your behavior in some way to create a better impact or benefit&nbsp;in your&nbsp;work\/company.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">And that concludes Kylas book list! &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">We tried to keep it well-rounded and, rest assured, no matter where you are in your journey as a <a href=\"https:\/\/kylas.io\/sales-effectiveness\/financial-planning-small-business-owners\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">small business owner<\/span><\/span><\/a> (or as a person, really) you will find that these books are evergreen in adding value and insight to your life.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">And if you need social proof, know that they\u2019ve all been written by extremely successful people&nbsp;and are rated very highly by other industry leaders and readers&nbsp;in general.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">And in turn, if&nbsp;you have any that you\u2019ve read and would like to recommend, we\u2019re all ears \u2013 or rather, eyes!&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is a well-circulated statistic that&nbsp;the world\u2019s leading&nbsp;CEOs read about 4-5 books a month.&nbsp;And if that number seems to vary based on the source, we can at least be sure that&nbsp;it&nbsp;is much higher than&nbsp;the average professional including the small business owner. &nbsp; So,&nbsp;there is definitely some truth to the idea that reading books can directly &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kylas.io\/en\/leadership-culture\/top-5-books-every-small-business-owner-should-read\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Top 5 Books Every Small Business Owner Should Read&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":14833,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"ub_ctt_via":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[16,28],"tags":[42,50,62],"acf":[],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/kylas.io\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/PB-Banner-Guide-Images-ONLY-2.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Shagun Sharma","author_link":"https:\/\/kylas.io\/en\/author\/shagun"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Best Must-Read 5 Books for Small Business Owners<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"When you\u2019re a small business owner, reading great books isn\u2019t just a best practice or good habit. 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