Are you an entrepreneur, solo business owner or freelancer? Are you keen to get regular business advice but don’t have the time to work out which blogs to subscribe to? Well, we’ve done the research for you.
Here’s a collection of business blogs aimed at entrepreneurs and small businesses. These have been chosen for their insights, advice, presentation and overall appeal to business people. Hopefully you’ll find these blogs cover all the business management advice and business trends analysis for your needs.
1. Harvard Business Review
Harvard Business Review is a staple in any entrepreneur blog collection. The blog delivers timely business analysis and professional management advice.
2. Young Entrepreneur
When you’re just starting our with your business venture, things can be a little tough. Young Entrepreneur focuses on the things you’ll need to know – financing, bootstrapping, identifying opportunities and making sales.
3. 64 Notes
64 Notes gets straight to the nuggets of gold by bypassing straightforward management tips and filling each post with those eye-opening things that change your business from alright to amazing. They also write a lot about how to avoid being the start-up that failed.
4. The Personal MBA
The Personal MBA is a blog dedicated to teaching all the tips and tricks you would have learned if you had done a degree in business. It recommends books, summarises books and draws on advice given freely by great minds in business. If you follow this blog you will learn a great deal about managing your business.
5. Instigator Blog
Instigator Blog is a very insightful blog, mainly discussing thoughts relevant to small business and entrepreneurs, written by an entrepreneur as he works on his business.
6. Fast Company
Fast Company is a major business blog, covering business news and trends. It’s vital information if you want to know where business is heading.
7. Entrepreneur Blog
Entrepreneur Blog is a site dedicated to providing business insights to entrepreneurs. It will analyse business failures, successes and trends, while offering sensible advice for any business owner.
8. The Entrepreneurial Mind
The Entrepreneurial Mind is a business blog written by a Belmont University professor of Entrepreneurship. His academic insight into the world of the entrepreneur is a great balance to the news and trends offered by other blogs.
9. Creative Web Biz
Creative Web Biz is a great blog for all the artistic entrepreneurs out there. This is a place for those people who are entrepreneurs, but don’t much care for all the business management advice and trends. This blog is entirely focused on how to get that art out there and sold. Highly recommended for musicians, artists, and makers of other crafts.
10. Work Happy
Work Happy is a blog offering advice for anyone in business for themselves. It’s useful for freelancers, small business owners and entrepreneurs alike. It features a lot of video presentations from entrepreneurs to keep things interesting.
Bonus: Entrepreneurship Interviews
Entrepreneurship Interviews added itself on to the list by being a wealth of information in the form of interviews with entrepreneurs. It’s not much to look at, but there is a lot to be gained by listening to what other entrepreneurs say candidly about their own business ventures.
More Blogs
If you’re keen to see some more great blog lists from MakeUseOf, read on:
- Four Best Inspiring Blogs Every Life Hacker Should Subscribe To
- 3 Personal Finance Blogs That Will Get You Out Of Debt
- The 10 Most Stunning Photo Blogs
- 6 Best Web Design Blogs To Follow
- The 6 Best Blogs For Architectural & Interior Design Ideas
If you know of other great blogs for business people, let us know in the comments!
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For those of you new to Free Money Finance, I post on The Bible and Money every Sunday. Here's why.
Here's an interesting verse from Proverbs 13:20:
He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.
Let me put a personal finance spin on this:
He who associates with and listens to those who are doing well financially becomes wealthy. But someone who follows the advice of those who can't handle their money is destined for the poor house.
Ok, so I'm not a wordsmith (but you already knew that, didn't you?), but you get the idea. If you hang around people who follow the solid financial principles that can make you wealthy, then it's likely those principles will rub off on you and you'll do well too. But if you associate with people who continually make bad money mistakes, you'll probably do the same -- and thus kill your finances.
I'm not talking about having only friends who have it all together financially. But I am saying that it's wise to have friends, on average, who are doing fairly well or at least making good financial choices. And I'm not saying the friends have to be experts on everything. But I learn something from almost all of my friends -- how to save money from one, how to manage retirement from another, how to network for another, and so on.
If I spent most of my time with people who shopped for enjoyment, I'd probably want to do the same. If my friends spent every penny they had on "stuff" to fill up their houses, I'd probably follow suit. And if my friends all had boats and cottages, it probably wouldn't be long before I needed one (or both) too.
Let's face it, you're influenced by who you hang out with. So who do you want influencing you?
I once heard a speaker say that the person you'll be in five years will be determined by the people you know and the books you read. So choose your friends (and your books) wisely!!!
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<b>News</b> Corp contributions 7 comments - The Washington Monthly
Yet in its expanded coverage of the issue, Fox did not disclose the News Corporation's donation to a group working to defeat Proposition 24. Nor did Fox report that the small-business man it featured in the news reports was asked to do ...
Email Reveals ABC <b>News</b> Walked Back 'Bigs' Publisher Participation <b>...</b>
In response to the announcement that I would provide my analysis on ABC News from Arizona on election night, like-clockwork, from the George Soros-funded Media Matters to Keith Olbermann to Huffington Post to Daily Kos to Talking Points ...
Fox <b>News</b> cuts down Palin's claim about 'corrupt bastards' at CBS <b>...</b>
Fox News cuts down Palin's claim about 'corrupt bastards' at CBSRaw StoryABC News reports that Republican party leaders have all but given up on Miller and are hoping a Murkowski win will keep the seat in Republican hands. …and more » [ ...
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Are you an entrepreneur, solo business owner or freelancer? Are you keen to get regular business advice but don’t have the time to work out which blogs to subscribe to? Well, we’ve done the research for you.
Here’s a collection of business blogs aimed at entrepreneurs and small businesses. These have been chosen for their insights, advice, presentation and overall appeal to business people. Hopefully you’ll find these blogs cover all the business management advice and business trends analysis for your needs.
1. Harvard Business Review
Harvard Business Review is a staple in any entrepreneur blog collection. The blog delivers timely business analysis and professional management advice.
2. Young Entrepreneur
When you’re just starting our with your business venture, things can be a little tough. Young Entrepreneur focuses on the things you’ll need to know – financing, bootstrapping, identifying opportunities and making sales.
3. 64 Notes
64 Notes gets straight to the nuggets of gold by bypassing straightforward management tips and filling each post with those eye-opening things that change your business from alright to amazing. They also write a lot about how to avoid being the start-up that failed.
4. The Personal MBA
The Personal MBA is a blog dedicated to teaching all the tips and tricks you would have learned if you had done a degree in business. It recommends books, summarises books and draws on advice given freely by great minds in business. If you follow this blog you will learn a great deal about managing your business.
5. Instigator Blog
Instigator Blog is a very insightful blog, mainly discussing thoughts relevant to small business and entrepreneurs, written by an entrepreneur as he works on his business.
6. Fast Company
Fast Company is a major business blog, covering business news and trends. It’s vital information if you want to know where business is heading.
7. Entrepreneur Blog
Entrepreneur Blog is a site dedicated to providing business insights to entrepreneurs. It will analyse business failures, successes and trends, while offering sensible advice for any business owner.
8. The Entrepreneurial Mind
The Entrepreneurial Mind is a business blog written by a Belmont University professor of Entrepreneurship. His academic insight into the world of the entrepreneur is a great balance to the news and trends offered by other blogs.
9. Creative Web Biz
Creative Web Biz is a great blog for all the artistic entrepreneurs out there. This is a place for those people who are entrepreneurs, but don’t much care for all the business management advice and trends. This blog is entirely focused on how to get that art out there and sold. Highly recommended for musicians, artists, and makers of other crafts.
10. Work Happy
Work Happy is a blog offering advice for anyone in business for themselves. It’s useful for freelancers, small business owners and entrepreneurs alike. It features a lot of video presentations from entrepreneurs to keep things interesting.
Bonus: Entrepreneurship Interviews
Entrepreneurship Interviews added itself on to the list by being a wealth of information in the form of interviews with entrepreneurs. It’s not much to look at, but there is a lot to be gained by listening to what other entrepreneurs say candidly about their own business ventures.
More Blogs
If you’re keen to see some more great blog lists from MakeUseOf, read on:
- Four Best Inspiring Blogs Every Life Hacker Should Subscribe To
- 3 Personal Finance Blogs That Will Get You Out Of Debt
- The 10 Most Stunning Photo Blogs
- 6 Best Web Design Blogs To Follow
- The 6 Best Blogs For Architectural & Interior Design Ideas
If you know of other great blogs for business people, let us know in the comments!
Image Credit: Shutterstock
For those of you new to Free Money Finance, I post on The Bible and Money every Sunday. Here's why.
Here's an interesting verse from Proverbs 13:20:
He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.
Let me put a personal finance spin on this:
He who associates with and listens to those who are doing well financially becomes wealthy. But someone who follows the advice of those who can't handle their money is destined for the poor house.
Ok, so I'm not a wordsmith (but you already knew that, didn't you?), but you get the idea. If you hang around people who follow the solid financial principles that can make you wealthy, then it's likely those principles will rub off on you and you'll do well too. But if you associate with people who continually make bad money mistakes, you'll probably do the same -- and thus kill your finances.
I'm not talking about having only friends who have it all together financially. But I am saying that it's wise to have friends, on average, who are doing fairly well or at least making good financial choices. And I'm not saying the friends have to be experts on everything. But I learn something from almost all of my friends -- how to save money from one, how to manage retirement from another, how to network for another, and so on.
If I spent most of my time with people who shopped for enjoyment, I'd probably want to do the same. If my friends spent every penny they had on "stuff" to fill up their houses, I'd probably follow suit. And if my friends all had boats and cottages, it probably wouldn't be long before I needed one (or both) too.
Let's face it, you're influenced by who you hang out with. So who do you want influencing you?
I once heard a speaker say that the person you'll be in five years will be determined by the people you know and the books you read. So choose your friends (and your books) wisely!!!
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<b>News</b> Corp contributions 7 comments - The Washington Monthly
Yet in its expanded coverage of the issue, Fox did not disclose the News Corporation's donation to a group working to defeat Proposition 24. Nor did Fox report that the small-business man it featured in the news reports was asked to do ...
Email Reveals ABC <b>News</b> Walked Back 'Bigs' Publisher Participation <b>...</b>
In response to the announcement that I would provide my analysis on ABC News from Arizona on election night, like-clockwork, from the George Soros-funded Media Matters to Keith Olbermann to Huffington Post to Daily Kos to Talking Points ...
Fox <b>News</b> cuts down Palin's claim about 'corrupt bastards' at CBS <b>...</b>
Fox News cuts down Palin's claim about 'corrupt bastards' at CBSRaw StoryABC News reports that Republican party leaders have all but given up on Miller and are hoping a Murkowski win will keep the seat in Republican hands. …and more » [ ...
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<b>News</b> Corp contributions 7 comments - The Washington Monthly
Yet in its expanded coverage of the issue, Fox did not disclose the News Corporation's donation to a group working to defeat Proposition 24. Nor did Fox report that the small-business man it featured in the news reports was asked to do ...
Email Reveals ABC <b>News</b> Walked Back 'Bigs' Publisher Participation <b>...</b>
In response to the announcement that I would provide my analysis on ABC News from Arizona on election night, like-clockwork, from the George Soros-funded Media Matters to Keith Olbermann to Huffington Post to Daily Kos to Talking Points ...
Fox <b>News</b> cuts down Palin's claim about 'corrupt bastards' at CBS <b>...</b>
Fox News cuts down Palin's claim about 'corrupt bastards' at CBSRaw StoryABC News reports that Republican party leaders have all but given up on Miller and are hoping a Murkowski win will keep the seat in Republican hands. …and more » [ ...
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Are you an entrepreneur, solo business owner or freelancer? Are you keen to get regular business advice but don’t have the time to work out which blogs to subscribe to? Well, we’ve done the research for you.
Here’s a collection of business blogs aimed at entrepreneurs and small businesses. These have been chosen for their insights, advice, presentation and overall appeal to business people. Hopefully you’ll find these blogs cover all the business management advice and business trends analysis for your needs.
1. Harvard Business Review
Harvard Business Review is a staple in any entrepreneur blog collection. The blog delivers timely business analysis and professional management advice.
2. Young Entrepreneur
When you’re just starting our with your business venture, things can be a little tough. Young Entrepreneur focuses on the things you’ll need to know – financing, bootstrapping, identifying opportunities and making sales.
3. 64 Notes
64 Notes gets straight to the nuggets of gold by bypassing straightforward management tips and filling each post with those eye-opening things that change your business from alright to amazing. They also write a lot about how to avoid being the start-up that failed.
4. The Personal MBA
The Personal MBA is a blog dedicated to teaching all the tips and tricks you would have learned if you had done a degree in business. It recommends books, summarises books and draws on advice given freely by great minds in business. If you follow this blog you will learn a great deal about managing your business.
5. Instigator Blog
Instigator Blog is a very insightful blog, mainly discussing thoughts relevant to small business and entrepreneurs, written by an entrepreneur as he works on his business.
6. Fast Company
Fast Company is a major business blog, covering business news and trends. It’s vital information if you want to know where business is heading.
7. Entrepreneur Blog
Entrepreneur Blog is a site dedicated to providing business insights to entrepreneurs. It will analyse business failures, successes and trends, while offering sensible advice for any business owner.
8. The Entrepreneurial Mind
The Entrepreneurial Mind is a business blog written by a Belmont University professor of Entrepreneurship. His academic insight into the world of the entrepreneur is a great balance to the news and trends offered by other blogs.
9. Creative Web Biz
Creative Web Biz is a great blog for all the artistic entrepreneurs out there. This is a place for those people who are entrepreneurs, but don’t much care for all the business management advice and trends. This blog is entirely focused on how to get that art out there and sold. Highly recommended for musicians, artists, and makers of other crafts.
10. Work Happy
Work Happy is a blog offering advice for anyone in business for themselves. It’s useful for freelancers, small business owners and entrepreneurs alike. It features a lot of video presentations from entrepreneurs to keep things interesting.
Bonus: Entrepreneurship Interviews
Entrepreneurship Interviews added itself on to the list by being a wealth of information in the form of interviews with entrepreneurs. It’s not much to look at, but there is a lot to be gained by listening to what other entrepreneurs say candidly about their own business ventures.
More Blogs
If you’re keen to see some more great blog lists from MakeUseOf, read on:
- Four Best Inspiring Blogs Every Life Hacker Should Subscribe To
- 3 Personal Finance Blogs That Will Get You Out Of Debt
- The 10 Most Stunning Photo Blogs
- 6 Best Web Design Blogs To Follow
- The 6 Best Blogs For Architectural & Interior Design Ideas
If you know of other great blogs for business people, let us know in the comments!
Image Credit: Shutterstock
For those of you new to Free Money Finance, I post on The Bible and Money every Sunday. Here's why.
Here's an interesting verse from Proverbs 13:20:
He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.
Let me put a personal finance spin on this:
He who associates with and listens to those who are doing well financially becomes wealthy. But someone who follows the advice of those who can't handle their money is destined for the poor house.
Ok, so I'm not a wordsmith (but you already knew that, didn't you?), but you get the idea. If you hang around people who follow the solid financial principles that can make you wealthy, then it's likely those principles will rub off on you and you'll do well too. But if you associate with people who continually make bad money mistakes, you'll probably do the same -- and thus kill your finances.
I'm not talking about having only friends who have it all together financially. But I am saying that it's wise to have friends, on average, who are doing fairly well or at least making good financial choices. And I'm not saying the friends have to be experts on everything. But I learn something from almost all of my friends -- how to save money from one, how to manage retirement from another, how to network for another, and so on.
If I spent most of my time with people who shopped for enjoyment, I'd probably want to do the same. If my friends spent every penny they had on "stuff" to fill up their houses, I'd probably follow suit. And if my friends all had boats and cottages, it probably wouldn't be long before I needed one (or both) too.
Let's face it, you're influenced by who you hang out with. So who do you want influencing you?
I once heard a speaker say that the person you'll be in five years will be determined by the people you know and the books you read. So choose your friends (and your books) wisely!!!
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<b>News</b> Corp contributions 7 comments - The Washington Monthly
Yet in its expanded coverage of the issue, Fox did not disclose the News Corporation's donation to a group working to defeat Proposition 24. Nor did Fox report that the small-business man it featured in the news reports was asked to do ...
Email Reveals ABC <b>News</b> Walked Back 'Bigs' Publisher Participation <b>...</b>
In response to the announcement that I would provide my analysis on ABC News from Arizona on election night, like-clockwork, from the George Soros-funded Media Matters to Keith Olbermann to Huffington Post to Daily Kos to Talking Points ...
Fox <b>News</b> cuts down Palin's claim about 'corrupt bastards' at CBS <b>...</b>
Fox News cuts down Palin's claim about 'corrupt bastards' at CBSRaw StoryABC News reports that Republican party leaders have all but given up on Miller and are hoping a Murkowski win will keep the seat in Republican hands. …and more » [ ...
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<b>News</b> Corp contributions 7 comments - The Washington Monthly
Yet in its expanded coverage of the issue, Fox did not disclose the News Corporation's donation to a group working to defeat Proposition 24. Nor did Fox report that the small-business man it featured in the news reports was asked to do ...
Email Reveals ABC <b>News</b> Walked Back 'Bigs' Publisher Participation <b>...</b>
In response to the announcement that I would provide my analysis on ABC News from Arizona on election night, like-clockwork, from the George Soros-funded Media Matters to Keith Olbermann to Huffington Post to Daily Kos to Talking Points ...
Fox <b>News</b> cuts down Palin's claim about 'corrupt bastards' at CBS <b>...</b>
Fox News cuts down Palin's claim about 'corrupt bastards' at CBSRaw StoryABC News reports that Republican party leaders have all but given up on Miller and are hoping a Murkowski win will keep the seat in Republican hands. …and more » [ ...
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<b>News</b> Corp contributions 7 comments - The Washington Monthly
Yet in its expanded coverage of the issue, Fox did not disclose the News Corporation's donation to a group working to defeat Proposition 24. Nor did Fox report that the small-business man it featured in the news reports was asked to do ...
Email Reveals ABC <b>News</b> Walked Back 'Bigs' Publisher Participation <b>...</b>
In response to the announcement that I would provide my analysis on ABC News from Arizona on election night, like-clockwork, from the George Soros-funded Media Matters to Keith Olbermann to Huffington Post to Daily Kos to Talking Points ...
Fox <b>News</b> cuts down Palin's claim about 'corrupt bastards' at CBS <b>...</b>
Fox News cuts down Palin's claim about 'corrupt bastards' at CBSRaw StoryABC News reports that Republican party leaders have all but given up on Miller and are hoping a Murkowski win will keep the seat in Republican hands. …and more » [ ...
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<b>News</b> Corp contributions 7 comments - The Washington Monthly
Yet in its expanded coverage of the issue, Fox did not disclose the News Corporation's donation to a group working to defeat Proposition 24. Nor did Fox report that the small-business man it featured in the news reports was asked to do ...
Email Reveals ABC <b>News</b> Walked Back 'Bigs' Publisher Participation <b>...</b>
In response to the announcement that I would provide my analysis on ABC News from Arizona on election night, like-clockwork, from the George Soros-funded Media Matters to Keith Olbermann to Huffington Post to Daily Kos to Talking Points ...
Fox <b>News</b> cuts down Palin's claim about 'corrupt bastards' at CBS <b>...</b>
Fox News cuts down Palin's claim about 'corrupt bastards' at CBSRaw StoryABC News reports that Republican party leaders have all but given up on Miller and are hoping a Murkowski win will keep the seat in Republican hands. …and more » [ ...
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<b>News</b> Corp contributions 7 comments - The Washington Monthly
Yet in its expanded coverage of the issue, Fox did not disclose the News Corporation's donation to a group working to defeat Proposition 24. Nor did Fox report that the small-business man it featured in the news reports was asked to do ...
Email Reveals ABC <b>News</b> Walked Back 'Bigs' Publisher Participation <b>...</b>
In response to the announcement that I would provide my analysis on ABC News from Arizona on election night, like-clockwork, from the George Soros-funded Media Matters to Keith Olbermann to Huffington Post to Daily Kos to Talking Points ...
Fox <b>News</b> cuts down Palin's claim about 'corrupt bastards' at CBS <b>...</b>
Fox News cuts down Palin's claim about 'corrupt bastards' at CBSRaw StoryABC News reports that Republican party leaders have all but given up on Miller and are hoping a Murkowski win will keep the seat in Republican hands. …and more » [ ...
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"Be All You Can Be" is not just a slogan for military recruiters, but a challenge we can all embrace. Below are mini-reviews for ten books that can contribute to a better you. Not just "self-help" books, they are books about travel, personal finance, mental health, as well as several thought-provoking biographies and books about achieving career goals. All are readily available for purchase or library borrowing and highly recommended for a broad readership across genders and age groups.
Staying Positive
Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist by Michael J. Fox, Hyperion Books, 2009.
This autobiography of the beloved television and film actor centers on the ten years since he left Spin City due to increased symptoms of Parkinson's disease. It is inspiring but never maudlin, factual but also gives a lot of insight into the way Fox has coped emotionally and even grown in the past decade. It is well worth reading even if you are not a hard core Michael J. Fox fan and never saw Back to the Future I, II, or III.
One Less Thing to Worry About: Uncommon Wisdom for Coping with Common Anxieties by Jerilyn Ross with Robin Cantor-Cooke, Ballantine Books, 2009.
Jerilyn Ross is a practicing psychotherapist and an expert on anxiety. In this book she addresses some anxieties experienced by many and provides useful and engaging case studies. This book can help those who feel that their anxiety is not well-controlled, whether or not they have an official "anxiety disorder." This book is neither super-clinical and jargon laden, nor is it superficial and sensationalistic. It falls in the middle realm of practical, readable material about an important health-related topic.
Career
The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs: How to be Insanely Great in Front of Any Audience by Carmine Gallo, McGraw-Hill, 2010.
Although Steve Jobs expounding on Apple products at a MacWorld Expo is front and center on the cover of this book, the book was not endorsed or approved by him. Instead, it consists of Ms. Gallo parsing, analyzing, and learning from the techniques he has used in his well-known presentations to industry insiders and Apple faithful. Jobs is an interesting case study, since he is so well known. Although he does not have the classic salesperson manner, he may be the computer geeks' salesman of choice. There are lessons we can learn from Jobs as a presenter and from this book.
Your Next Move: The Leader's Guide to Navigating Major Career Transitions by Michael D. Watkins, Harvard Business Press, 2009.
This book is a follow-on to Watkins' successful The First 90 Days, which gave advice to managers transitioning into a new organization. In Your Next Move, he explores other scenarios, including promotion, turning a business in crisis around, and making an international move. Anyone who holds a management role in a large organization or aspires to do so in the future will find this book interesting and perhaps enlightening.
Global Perspective
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace...One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin, Viking hardcover 2006, Penguin paperback, 2007.
Greg Mortenson is a large quirky American guy who morphed from a nurse cum recreational mountain climber into a global humanitarian raising money to build schools where there were none. His work in the mountainous rural regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan is chronicled in this bestselling book by journalist David Relin. I heard Relin speak about writing this book and left very impressed by the accomplishments of Mortenson despite his feet of clay.
1000 Places to See Before You Die by Patricia Schultz, Workman Publishing Company, 2003
This book is a modern classic and was number one on the bestseller lists; its clever title has given rise to many spinoffs written by other authors, including 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die and 1000 Historical Sites to See Before You Die. Schultz spent seven years researching and writing this ambitious book. In the introduction she explained why:
"With travel, our minds become more curious, our hearts more powerful, and our spirits more joyous. And once the mind is stretched like that, it can never return to its original state."
In 2007, Patricia Schultz published a version of the book limited to sites in the U.S.A. and Canada.
Your Stuff
The Get Organized Answer Book: Practical Solutions for 275 Questions on Conquering Clutter, Sorting Stuff, and Finding More Time and Energy by Jamie Novak, Sourcebooks Inc., 2009.
Jamie Novak is an organizer who has been featured on the television program Mission Organization—the more sedate version of Clean House. As a person who needs a lot of organizing, I have a whole collection of books on this topic. I like the Answer Book because it is well organized! (Imagine that: a book about organization that is well organized!) The Q and A format makes it easy to hone in on topics of interest.
Cool Green Stuff: A Guide to Finding Great Recycled, Sustainable, Renewable Objects You Will Love by Dave Evans, Crown Publishing Group, October 2007
This book will fascinate readers who think shoes made of recycled seatbelts, chandeliers made of party favors from the millennium celebrations, and jewelry made from vinyl records are cool. It contains photographs and website addresses for these treasures. Reviewers describe it as fun, creative, and very entertaining to read or leaf through—a small coffee table book. In fact it includes a coffee table made of coffee grounds!
Personal Finance
The Number: A Completely Different Way to Think About the Rest of Your Life, by Lee Eisenberg, Free Press, 2006.
Lee Eisenberg muses on "the number"—that is, the amount of money one needs to have saved in order to retire, or semi-retire. For many years Editor in Chief of Esquire magazine, Eisenberg left the hustle and bustle of New York for a calmer but less lucrative existence elsewhere. He uses his own struggle with the concepts of retirement and financial security as a way of exploring the concepts universally. It is written in a lively, literate style and very thought-provoking.
Making the Most of Your Money Now by Jane Bryant Quinn, Simon and Schuster, hardcopy, revised 2009.
I have had great respect for Jane Bryant Quinn as a sensible and comprehensive money guru for decades. However, her books of the 1980's needed updating for all the economic upheavals since. She has fully revised her near-encylopedic money management manual (1,264 pages) and published a new version as of December 2009. Her book is organized topically so you can dip in and read about whatever you need at the time—the basics of life insurance, paying for college, investing, etc. Her book is not flashy, not gimmicky, not pitched to the wealthy or the high rollers. It is good solid information and advice for most people and written in a clear, understandable style.
Conclusion
This list of ten suggested books to make a better you is far from exhaustive. Depending upon the areas in which you seek enrichment, growth, or improvement, you may find additional books or more specialized books appropriate. But this is a good starter set for almost anyone of a mind to be all you can be.
Sources:
Books cited above
Personal opinion and experience
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