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BizBestie Book Club: Mindset, Money, & CEO Moves
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items Your bookshelf can be a coach, a mentor, and a millionaire-maker—if you know what to read. This is my personal CEO reading list, curated for ambitious women, creative entrepreneurs, and anyone building a life they own (not rent). Inside you’ll find m...
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Money Mindset & Financial Freedom 💸
Business Growth + Strategy 📈
Leadership, Influence & Negotiation 💼
Mindset, Psychology & Personal Growth 🧠
Faith, Purpose & Spiritual Wisdom for Entrepreneurs ✝️
Big Thinkers, Economics & Philosophy 💭
Money Mindset & Financial Freedom 💸
Money is a tool, not a stressor. These reads will help you think like an investor, manage like a CFO, and build wealth without burning out.
The book that finally made me pay myself first. A simple cash management system that works for any business size.
Profit First: Transform Your Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine|Hardcover
Codie’s practical, unapologetic take on building wealth from small, boring businesses.
Main Street Millionaire: How to Make Extraordinary Wealth Buying Ordinary Businesses|Hardcover
The OG money mindset shift. Once you see assets vs. liabilities through this lens, you can’t unsee it.
Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids about Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!|Paperback
A collection of classic wealth texts. Old-school wisdom that still works in today’s economy.
The Prosperity Bible: The Greatest Writings of All Time on the Secrets to Wealth and Prosperity|Paperback
Straightforward, empowering guide to making smart money moves without feeling overwhelmed.
Smart Women Finish Rich, Expanded and Updated|Paperback
Interviews with top investors broken down into actionable steps for everyday people.
Money: Master the Game: 7 Simple Steps to Financial Freedom|Paperback
Why the traditional ‘get rich slow’ path is broken—and how to speed up the process.
The Millionaire Fastlane, 10th Anniversary Edition: Crack the Code to Wealth and Live Rich for a Lifetime
Finally, a numbers book that’s not boring. Shows you how to read your business finances like a pro.
Simple Numbers, Straight Talk, Big Profits
Business Growth + Strategy 📈
These books give you the playbooks, frameworks, and hard-earned lessons to scale smarter—not harder.
Teaches you how to talk about your business so people actually care (and buy).
Building a StoryBrand 2.0: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen|Hardcover
Why most small businesses fail and how to work on your business, not just in it.
The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It|Paperback
How to create something truly new instead of just competing.
Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future|Hardcover
Practical, tested strategies for getting customers—no fluff.
Traction: How Any Startup Can Achieve Explosive Customer Growth|Hardcover
Step-by-step habits and systems for becoming the kind of CEO your team loves and respects.
The Great CEO Within: The Tactical Guide to Company Building|Paperback
Make your offer so good people feel dumb saying no.
$100M Offers: How To Make Offers So Good People Feel Stupid Saying No|Paperback
How to focus on what matters most without drowning in busywork.
The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth About Extraordinary Results|Hardcover
Why some companies leap ahead while others stall—and how to be the former.
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...And Others Don't|Hardcover
How to start a business in 48 hours—yes, really.
Million Dollar Weekend: The Surprisingly Simple Way to Launch a 7-Figure Business in 48 Hours|Hardcover
Turning creativity into a profitable career without selling your soul.
Real Artists Don't Starve: Timeless Strategies for Thriving in the New Creative Age|Paperback
Leadership, Influence & Negotiation 💼
Leading isn’t about titles—it’s about influence, trust, and decisive action. These books sharpen your leadership edge.
The classic on people skills. Still works, decades later.
How to Win Friends and Influence People|Paperback
Negotiation tactics from a former FBI hostage negotiator works in boardrooms and at flea markets.
Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It|Hardcover
Retaining top talent by actually treating them like people.
Love 'Em or Lose 'Em, Sixth Edition: Getting Good People ...
Decision-making and management from one of the most successful investors alive.
Principles: Life and Work|Hardcover
How to navigate major shifts in business without getting left behind.
Only the Paranoid Survive: How to Exploit the Crisis Points That Challenge Every Company|Paperback
Mindset, Psychology & Personal Growth 🧠
Your mind is your most valuable business asset. Upgrade it, protect it, and train it like a muscle.
Tiny changes, massive results. The habit bible.
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones | Hardcover
Fixed vs. growth mindset—and why it changes everything.
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success|Paperback
A meditation on creativity from one of the most prolific producers alive.
The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin, Hardcover
Finding purpose even in hardship—life-changing perspective.
Man's Search for Meaning|Paperback
Take back your time so you can actually live your life.
Time Magic: Reclaim Your Time, Reclaim Your Life|Paperback
Candid business lessons from a billionaire dealmaker.
Am I Being Too Subtle?: Straight Talk From a Business Rebel|Hardcover
Faith, Purpose & Spiritual Wisdom for Entrepreneurs ✝️
A soul-charged reading list for entrepreneurs who lead with faith, build with purpose, and measure success in more than profits.
Biblical leadership principles made practical for modern business owners.
Jesus, CEO: Using Ancient Wisdom for Visionary Leadership | Paperback
A faith-fueled guide to dreaming big and praying boldly.
The Circle Maker: Praying Circles Around Your Biggest Dreams and Greatest Fears | Paperback
God’s blueprint for running your business with integrity.
Business By The Book: Complete Guide of Biblical Principles for the Workplace | Paperback
Why your work is a mission field—and how to lead in it.
Anointed for Business | Paperback
A true story of surrendering business ownership to God.
God Owns My Business: They Said It Couldn't Be Done, But Formally and Legally... | Paperback
Rising to influence in your unique calling.
The Esther Anointing: Becoming a Woman of Prayer, Courage, and Influence | Paperback
This tiny devotional packs the biggest punch. Learning to see God in the mundane and turned my work and prayer into one loving rhythm.
The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence | Paperback
A deep dive into centering prayer that calms the mind and opens up space for divine inspiration perfect when faith and business need to meet in sacred stillness.
Open Mind, Open Heart 20th Anniversary Edition | Paperback
Breaks through New Age buzzwords with a Christ-centered approach to manifestation. This one felt like my soul caught on fire in under 100 pages.
The Formless Substance: Igniting Your Christ Consciousness | eBook
Big Thinkers, Economics & Philosophy 💭
Sometimes the best business advice comes from outside the business section. These books expand how you see the world.
Controversial? Yes. Useful? Absolutely—if you know how to wield it wisely.
The 48 Laws of Power|Paperback
Why taking real risks changes how you think, work, and lead.
Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life|Paperback
A fictional epic on individualism, innovation, and resilience.
Atlas Shrugged | Paperback
Cuts through economic myths with clarity.
Economic Facts and Fallacies: Second Edition | Paperback
A deep dive into the life of one of America’s greatest industrialists.
The Andrew Carnegie Reader | Paperback
How Patagonia’s founder built a profitable and sustainable company.
Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman | Paperback