5 business books that’ll inspire you for success this year

New Year, New You: or so they say. Having the constant drone of the need to update your life can be a task-master for the ambitious gentleman but no matter how in order you think your life may be, there are is always room for improvement. The new year is the perfect time to reassess your options when it comes to business, and in order to help you do that, we’ve rounded up the best business books to inspire you to be successful this year.

If you struggle to see the bigger picture and get distracted and procrastinate easily, this is the book for you. Schwartz takes an in-depth and practical approach to handling the issues that almost everyone struggles with on a daily basis. From start to finish, the book aims to create a bigger and better life for the reader, and can guarantee all manner of success for all of its readers.

If you work in high stress, high power jobs, it can be hard to put life into perspective. The daily grind can get down even the strongest gentleman and if you’re struggling with seeing the bigger picture outside of work, this is perfect book to put you back to the start. Frankel has been credited with changing the lives of business men and women all over the world by citing the Holocaust as teaching all of us a lesson in how to live a life with a true purpose.

Any budding entrepreneur or start-up owner who’s serious about what they want to do needs to read this book. Peter Thiel, the legendary entrepreneur and investor, shows readers how to to build both a business and a better future for themselves. The book is a condensed series of lectures and talks given by Thiel when he taught at Stanford University and is guaranteed to inspire you to take your start-up to the next level.

One of life’s biggest conundrums is how to get through the work week when your to-do list is the length of your arm – and growing. It’s no secret that what separates productive people from others is their ability to condense said list and focus on a singular task at once, and Tracy takes a deeper look into this theory, giving readers tips and disciplines that will ensure your focus is better than ever before.

One of the most important parts of being a manager or a person in a position of power of any kind is getting people on-side. Carnegie’s best-seller is perfect for men and women at the helm of their companies and teaches how to built and nurture relationships of all kinds across your work network. It provides simple points on how to be the best you can be in your position of power, and to maintain that position by winner over others in your company.

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