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10 Incredible Books That Will Make You a Christmas Hero This Year
Matt Karamazov
December 02, 2024 • Estimated Reading Time: 19 minutes
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Tonight I’ve got ten fantastic books to share with you, any one of which could make you a Christmas hero if you have booklovers on your list.
And I mean hey, I always buy myself a few books for Christmas, so you can always do that too! No judgement here :)
First, I want to tell you about a book giveaway I’m running on Instagram right now though, featuring:
It’s really simple to enter, just head to my Instagram and follow the instructions in the caption. I’m going to pick 6 winners on Friday, and the main winner will get both of Timofey’s books, along with everything else I mention in the post.
And as I explain in the video, getting serious about tracking is essential if you want to improve any area of life that’s important to you.
That’s one of the reasons why I keep track of every book I read, why I check my investment portfolio every morning, why I track my workouts…it’s all so important if you want to make big progress in a much shorter period of time.
So the giveaway details are in my latest Instagram post, but I chose today’s books from this list right here, which contains 20 of my most popular book breakdowns.
I’m not sure I could pick a favorite - they’re from a wide variety of different genres, and they’re spectacular for different reasons. As always, I’ll leave it for you to decide what makes it onto your Christmas list! On to the books…
Tonight, Inside The Reading Life, We’ve Got:
We’ve got lots to learn today, so let’s hit the books!
“Becoming a full-stack creator is also important. Social media is about to become far, far, far more lucrative and monetizable than people realize. They think it's over or stagnant. But we're just getting started. Many who want to build billion-dollar companies will have to also build million-person media followings."
"I want to see people live the lives they are capable of, not just the ones they think they are allowed to live."
A devastating crisis of meaning inspired Paul Millerd and many others to escape corporate slavery and build a real life for themselves in a universe teeming with more possibilities than could ever be imagined.
This book is a call to adventure for you to join them.
“Think about it: Most people don’t even show up. Of the people who do, most don’t really push themselves. So to show up and be disciplined about daily improvement? You are the rarest of the rare.”
Everything that most people believe about self-discipline is wrong. In this book, through inspiring stories and using fundamental truths and hard-won insights, Ryan Holiday illustrates the true power of self-discipline to shape our destinies.
“Since money is the single most powerful tool we have for navigating this complex world we’ve created, understanding it is critical. If you choose to master it, money becomes a wonderful servant. If you don’t, it will surely master you.”
Spend less than you earn. Invest the surplus. Avoid debt. Could achieving financial independence really be that simple? Can you actually do this? The answers are “Yes” and “Yes.” This book brings it all together and shows you the way forward.
“If you want more success, find a way to serve more people.”
Those who work together, win together. Helping others isn’t just “a nice thing to do - it's actually the way that wealth and success are created in the modern economy.
This book will teach you the 5 Laws of Stratospheric Success that all the greatest givers know and practice to reach the kinds of heights that the selfish “takers” of the world will never get to experience.
“Though it is full of Balaji's ideas, this book is actually a guide to thinking for yourself. Discover your own way to build the future you want to see. You might find your next great investment, start a billion-dollar company, or found an entirely new country.
Does Balaji sometimes sound a bit like a comic book villain? Maybe. He is an eccentric genius, after all. Have a conversation with this book. Adopt the ideas that serve you and wrestle with the others. When you're done reading, put the book down and get to work.
Our future is born anew every day. Use your powers well.
Create a product. Solve a problem. Build."
What if the human story is just getting started? What if there's a future techno-utopia just waiting for the right group of smart, ambitious, optimistic thinkers to come along and help make it real? What if there was a book that laid out a grounded yet exciting roadmap to get to that bright future? This is that book.
“Live the life you were meant to. Try to see yourself as you could be, and then do everything in your power to believe that you can become that person. That is the first important step in becoming a successful person."
Globally-recognized leadership expert John C. Maxwell has been positively impacting millions of lives for decades, and this short, powerful book contains more of his wisdom per word than most people will ever get to experience.
“No matter where I work, the same truth keeps emerging. Neutral thinking is the key to unlocking a set of behaviors that can turn also-rans into champions and champions into legends."
Positive thinking can work sometimes. Negative thinking works negatively 100 percent of the time. But what about neutral thinking? Could it be the key to world-class performance? This book by NFL quarterback Russell Wilson’s former mental performance coach explains why he believes it is.
“If you have what it takes to conquer your psychology and your physiology, then you might just have what it takes to reach out into the world and conquer a whole lot more.
In short, the better you get at the fitness game, the better prepared you’ll be for every other game you might want to play.”
You can learn just as much (if not more) about yourself at the gym than inside any classroom. In this book, entrepreneur and world health and fitness expert Mike Matthews shows that you have more inside of you left to give - and he offers you the tools you need to bring it out.
“You are where you are and what you are because of yourself. Everything you are today – or ever will be in the future – is up to you. Your life today is the sum total of your choices, decisions, and actions up to this point.
You can create your own future by changing your behaviors. You can make new choices and decisions that are more consistent with the person you want to be and the things you want to accomplish with your life.”
In this book, personal development legend Brian Tracy teaches you how to establish winning habits that will lead inevitably to the success and fulfillment you desire, while helping you actualize the potential you may never have even known you had in the first place.
"When life or a plan feels ultimately unsatisfying, I find it's because I've forgotten to find the intersection of all three: what makes me happy, what's smart, and what's useful to others."
This is, pound-for-pound, one of the wisest, most genuinely and authentically helpful books ever written, and it's just full of simple, profound mental models and sage advice to help guide your decisions and move you toward where you want to be in life.
Derek’s a deep thinker, with tremendous wisdom to impart, and the simplicity with which he delivers it means that it’s available to all of us.
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Until next time…happy reading!
All the best,
Matt Karamazov
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