Searching for a great business book for entrepreneurs? Some great tips to inspire yourself or your team? Or maybe you’re looking for an article to read on the train ride home? You came ot the right place. Here at our Resources page, we offer you an ever-evolving list of our top recommendations on books, papers, videos, articles, tools, blogs and online communities that address all aspects of personal and professional development. There’s a lot of information out there and we know how hard it is to keep up, so we’re doing some of the reviewing for you and posting only the cream-of-the-crop, broken down into targeted categories.

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Some People Who Inspire Us

Need a little inspiration? Looking to see how others have achieved their dreams? Here are some suggestions of people to read more about. Each of them embodies success – in their accomplishments, their individual path and their approach.

• Sir Richard Branson
  So many reasons to admire him, not the least of which being his incredibly practical and positive response to his (yes, he owns the island) Necker Island estate burning to the ground following a rogue lightning strike courtesy of Hurricane Irene.
  
  
• Cameron Johnson
  Incredibly astute businessman who started 12 successful businesses before the age of 21. His book, You Call the Shots is a good read for young aspiring entrepreneurs.
  
  
• Martin Luther King Jr.
  While we all enjoy having a day off on his behalf, how many of you have actually read his story? It takes an amazingly sharp and insightful man to rouse 250,000 people, not only to travel great distances to hear him speak, but to become fierce supporters of his dream, in a time when there were no web sites or social media to spread the word.
  
  
• Viktor Frankl
  An Austrian psychiatrist and neurologist and a Holocaust survivor who chronicled his horrific days spent in a concentration camp in his book Man's Search for Meaning. This book details the mental transformation he made that allowed him to find beauty in even the most dismal situations.

MindClings Top 5 Must-Read Books 

1. Start With Why by Simon Sinek
   Simon shares great insight on how to position your company for greater influence; essential reading for leaders looking to take their company to the next level or break into new markets
   
   
2. The Go-Giver by Bob Burg and John David Mann
   A short story with a powerful business message about having the right mindset; especially important for anyone in business development or sales, and business owners
   
   
3. Think and Grow Rich by Napolean Hill
   A true classic that is as relevant today as 50 years ago; one of those books you keep and read again and again, gleening new information and ideas each time
   
   
4. Made to Stick by Chip and Dan Heath
   A great book for those responsible for product and program development, and those who have a say in how their company or organization markets itself
   
   
5. Leadership and Self-Deception by The Arbinger Institute
   Essential reading for all managers and business leaders; a real eye-opener about how underlying motivations can sabotage your effectiveness as a leader

MindClings Top Pick for College Students and Young Professionals

Life After College by Jenny Blake
This is one of those books you'll pick up again and again to read a page or two relating to what your mind is on at that moment; Jenny touches on everything from finances to dating to personal growth to wellness, and she does it all in short bursts that are packed with great advice and ideas from her experience working at Google, being a life coach, buidling businesses and countless other roles! Check out her site, LifeAfterCollege.org to learn more about her, read her entertaining and very "real-world" blog posts, download templates and more.