5 Books - Ambitious Men [0:00:00]
Antonio: Are you ambitious?
Do you want to achieve things?
Do you seek greatness?
If this sounds like you, you’re going to enjoy today’s video.
I’ve got five books that every ambitious man needs to read.
[Music] So, there are literally thousands of books
out there related to the topic of ambition.
I know we went out and we collected them all, we read them all, we organized them, pulled
out summaries.
No, I didn’t do anything of that.
But, my buddy Mani over at 2000 Books actually has.
He’s got an amazing YouTube channel, so invited him onto my channel today to give
to you all the five books that every ambitious man needs to read.
Mani: Okay.
Coming in at number five is The 10X Rule by Grant Cardone.
This book should be a required reading for every ambitious man out there because it literally
forces you to think and act bigger - much, much, much bigger.
Most people struggle and they stuck in mediocrity because they have small goals, but these small
goals never give us the emotional charge and inspiration we need to do great things in
this world.
It is the big goals that truly excite us and bring out the very best in us.
The 10X Rule will actually show you how to think bigger and also how to act bigger how
to take massive action.
Next up is Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman.
Many men mistake only think that all emotional intelligence stuff is for girls.
However, researchers now are showing that emotional intelligence is even more important
than IQ when it comes to succeeding in life.
Emotional intelligence is all about understanding your emotions and harnessing the power of
your emotions to perform at your very best in life.
This book shows you how to develop all the different components of emotional intelligence
like you’re able to handle impulses, defeats, challenges, pressures, anxiety, setbacks,
and all sorts of other challenging emotions.
Next up is Getting Things Done by David Allen who is considered by many as the father of
the modern productivity movement.
This is one of the greatest productivity books of all time and it will teach you how to execute
on your biggest dreams and ambitions.
Treat this book like a workbook.
When I interviewed David Allen for our 2000 Books podcast, he said something very interesting.
He said, “There are no problems, there are only projects.
If you haven’t labeled the problem as a project, you are a victim of the situation.”
Pause and just think about that.
Whatever you consider to be a problem in your life today is making you a victim.
And if you want to feel empowered just change the label from problem to project and see
the magic work.
Okay.
Next up is How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie.
It is probably one of the greatest books ever written on the topic of human relationships.
Many ambitious men make the mistake of thinking that they can do it all by themselves, but
that is a great, great myth my friends.
As ambitious men we have to realize that we will only be able to accomplish our greatest
goals through the help of others.
This book will literally teach you how to become a real leader in this world, how to
get people to like you, how to make lifelong friends, how to win people to your way of
thinking, how to build meaningful relations.
Virtually anything you need to know to build great human relationships.
And coming in at number one, by far one of the greatest self-help books of all time is
As a Man Thinketh.
This is the book I recommend the most.
Written in 1903, this fifty-page book literally started the modern self-help movement.
This book will help you understand how powerful your thoughts really are and how they are
shaping your life, your character, and your destiny every single moment.
Every sentence in this book is loaded with such wisdom that you will want to highlight
it and read it over and over and over again.
Here’s one of my favorite lines from the book, “To begin to think with purpose is
to enter the ranks of those strong ones who make all conditions serve them.”
Pause.
Think about that, think about the depth of that statement.
What Allen is really saying is that most men think that they are victims of their conditions,
but if you want to become the master of your conditions, you must think with purpose, that’s
when you become strong.
All right, gentlemen.
I hope you enjoyed the quick look at these books.
Antonio: All right, guys.
What do you think?
Agree?
Disagree?
What would you have added to the list?
Let me know down in the comments.
I want to hear from you all.
And if you like this video, you want to see more like it, go check out Mani’s channel.
And I’m proud to support, you know, people like this who are putting out great content
which will help you become the man you know yourself to be because when you work to get
better every single day, yes, some days you’re going to have a fall, but you’re going to
step back.
But, it’s about continuously picking yourself up, moving forward, becoming a little bit
smarter, then applying that knowledge to your life and taking action and just becoming that
beacon of hope that guy out there that’s setting the stage for the future greatness
that’s going to be in this world.
Guys, I get excited thinking about what his channel is going to do, what you are going
to do.
And, that’s it, guys.
Take care.
I will see you in the next video.
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