In each of the 50 interviews I did for “Be Like the Best,” I asked for some recommended books that would help anyone in their personal development. For this article, I will list the books that had the most recommendations, including the top 3 winners.
Each of these books had more than one recommendation:
The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups
The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right
Decisive: How to Make Better Decisions by Chip Heath
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
Legacy
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
The Greatest Salesman in the World
Resilience: Hard-Won Wisdom for Living a Better Life
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
The Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work, and Team with Positive Energy
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (A Toltec Wisdom Book)
The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results
These books had 3 recommendations:
The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph
Think and Grow Rich!: The Original Version, Restored and Revised™
The 3 most requested books were:
Number 3:
The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It
Number 2:
Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
And the winner for the most recommended book in
“Be Like the Best” is….
How to Win Friends & Influence People
I think the fact that “How to Win Friends…” was the most recommended book says so much about success. So much of it is about relationships.
In terms of career advancement, how many times have you heard, “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.”
From the personal development perspective, the Jim Rohn quote “You are the product of the five people you are around the most” is used to remind people to always surround themselves with people that you can learn from and that will lift you up.
From the financial side, it’s been said, “Your network is your net worth.”
Even from a longevity perspective, Susan Pinker did a TED talk about how relationships are the number one factor when looking at living longer.
Relationships matter in so many areas of our lives.
So grab a copy of How to Win Friends & Influence People
During the last 12 years of interviewing many strength coaches, fitness professionals, physical therapists and gym owners, Anthony Renna has accumulated a rolodex of “The Best of the Best” in the fitness profession.
“Be Like the Best” (available from the publisher On Target or Amazon) is a collection of 50 interviews on Success with the top fitness professionals. Through his conversations, you’ll learn how they evolved in their careers, what habits and traits they believe made them successful, their goal setting processes, how they get through the hard times everyone faces and even some books to read and people they recommend following.
After each interview, you’ll find a challenge or action step based on an important takeaway from each interview. These are designed to encourage you to build the habits to Be Like the Best on your journey to dominating in this profession.
“Be Like the Best Workbook” (Workbook only available on Amazon) is a collection of the “Be Likes” from “Be Like the Best.” You’ll find room to write your answers and make lists and notes for some of the action steps to get you started in your quest to Be Like the Best.
As a fitness professional, you’re already making an impact in your clients, athletes and patients. This book will help you stand out in a crowded field and help guide you on the road to success.
Go to BeLiketheBest.com for more info.