7 Must Read Books for Fitness Entrepreneurs
Apparently, the practice of reading or listening to books creates cognitive engagement that improves lots of things, including vocabulary, thinking skills, and concentration. It also can affect empathy, social perception, and emotional intelligence, the sum of which helps people stay on the planet longer. So we know reading is good, but this is a two-birds-one-stone kind of situation. While you read, you are also progressing personal development, which will only help you and your business. Self-improvement helps enhance strengths, improve mental health, and even heal relationships.
So now, without further adieu, here are the 7 must-read books for fitness entrepreneurs, but anyone can truly benefit from these amazing books! (Links to Audible for those on the go)
1. The Bravest You
Five Steps to Fight Your Biggest Fears, Find Your Passion, and Unlock Your Extraordinary Life
This book helps you conquer huge hurdles, which everyone has, especially at the beginning of a business adventure! The unknown is always scary, and that's the beauty of life. We might not know what will happen tomorrow, and that’s a good thing! Think of a community filled with people who wanted to better themselves and do the work. How much better of a place it would be as a whole if we were just a little brave to be vulnerable, honest, and ask for what we need? This place can become a reality, and it starts with you! The author Smith guides you through each stage of the process - Complacency, Inspiration, Fear, Passion, Bravery - showing how to identify goals and passions and apply the Bravery Process to any circumstance. These proven techniques will empower you to conquer your doubts once and for all and become your bravest self.
2. Business Made Simple
60 Days to Master Leadership, Sales, Marketing, Execution, Management, Personal Productivity and More
This book was by far the most challenging book I’ve read because Donald Miller & his team give you access to a 60-day master class to go along with the book. So you read a chapter, then watch the class for the ultimate knowledge “sink-in.” I learned so much in such a short amount of time and can recall almost everything I have learned. If you are a reader, you know how hard sometimes it is to comprehend and retain what you learn. The masterclass sure helps! 2 They say it’s hard to be successful without a clear understanding of how business works. These 60 daily entries from best-selling author Donald Miller focus on the tangible skills it takes to offer extreme value to your organization while building your company, career, and legacy
3. Blue Ocean Strategy, Expanded Edition
How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant
This book was referred to me by a client and has actually changed how I look at all businesses, including my own. It gave me hope that with over 300 million people in America alone, my business can thrive with this approach, and yours can too! Blue Ocean Strategy presents a systematic approach to making the competition irrelevant and outlines principles and tools any organization can use to create and capture their own blue oceans. This book will explain Value Innovation, and the four actions framework consists of the following: Raise, Eliminate, Reduce and Create. The "blue ocean strategy" tries to align innovation with utility, price and cost positions.
4. Roadmap
The Get-It-Together Guide for Figuring Out What to Do with Your Life
This may come as a surprise to you, but most young people and some not so young struggle with what to “do with their lives.” Regardless of age, this book is amazing because it shares with you stories of people who found the secret to living their most authentic, fulfilling life. I’m pretty sure we all want that! 3 This book is full of advice for people seeking a fulfilling work life that will make them happy and keep them engaged. A self-mapped guide to creating a rewarding and satisfying work life. #careergoals (Am I right?)
5. The Personal MBA
Master the Art of Business
I'll be honest, I did not go to college, but I feel like I did after reading this book. The Personal MBA is designed to help you learn the art of business on your own terms. So instead of mortgaging your life to go to business school, it’s possible to dramatically increase your business knowledge on your own time and with little cost – without setting foot inside a classroom. With a little time and effort, you can easily learn these skills on your own, without eye-popping tuition and student loans. Understanding the fundamental principles of business will give you essential tools you can rely on to make good decisions. If you learn these critical concepts, you’ll be in the top 0.01% of the human population when it comes to knowing. So seriously, do not skip this one!
6. How I Built This
The Unexpected Paths to Success from the World's Most Inspiring Entrepreneurs
I mean, I have been obsessed with Guy Raz’s podcast “How I built this” for years. A friend told me about Guy, and I was hooked. I guess my soul loves a good story about the process, struggles, successes, and everything in between. This book offers priceless insights and inspiration from the world's top entrepreneurs 4 on starting, launching, and building a successful venture. Guy shares tips for every entrepreneur's journey: from the early days of formulating your idea to raising money and recruiting employees, to fending off competitors, to finally paying yourself a real salary. This is a must-listen for anyone who has ever dreamed of starting their own business or wondered how trailblazing entrepreneurs made their own dreams a reality.
7. Business Boutique
A Woman's Guide for Making Money Doing What She Loves
Christy Wright created the Business Boutique business. Whether it’s a side hustle or a small business, an online shop or a retail storefront, a freelance gig or a national brand, she loves helping women chase their version of success. Her book showed me that people go into business for the love of it because it fills their soul! They don’t care to make a million dollars; they do it to help everyday people like you and me live better lives. They become businesswomen so they can be flexible for their kiddos; they do it because they want to and have the choice to do so. It is easy to get caught up in the financial part of something and base business solely on that, but it is much more and goes much deeper. In this book, Christy shares stories of women, including herself, who have found themselves at a fork in the road with their professions and life who then applied the tools they had to get them to where they are today. Very inspiring and sure helped me with the grander vision for my company. Highly recommend it.