Book a Month Challenge: Becoming a Better You

What Would You Change in Your Life if You Could?

We asked thousands of people that question, and here are the top 3 responses.

1. I would like to improve my financial situation so I can _____ (move, travel, not worry, have more freedom, retire, take care of my family,...)
2. I would like to improve my relationships.
3. I would like to improve my health (generally lose weight).

Join Our Personal Development Book Club To Improve

Join our personal development book club and take our reading challenge to help you solve those problems. Sign up below, and we'll recommend a book for you to read each month that is designed to challenge and grow you. Complete the challenge by reading the book we recommend each month for the next 12 months and develop a new healthy habit! Are you up for the challenge?

Join The Club and Take The Challenge!

You've been challenged to read a book each month to improve your life.
Are you up to it? Did we mention recommendations are free?

Successful People Read

Warren Buffett, one of the wealthiest individuals in the world, is well known for spending up to 80% of his day reading. In fact, when Warren was once asked about the key to success, he pointed to a stack of nearby books and said, “Read 500 pages like this every day. That’s how knowledge works. It builds up, like compound interest. All of you can do it, but I guarantee not many of you will do it.”

“Read 500 pages like this every day. That’s how knowledge works. It builds up, like compound interest. All of you can do it, but I guarantee not many of you will do it.” -Warren Buffett

Warren isn't the only one who feels reading regularly is extremely important if you are going to improve your life. Here are some other names you might recognize that have learned the importance of this key habit of highly successful people.

• Bill Gates reads about 50 books a year, which breaks down to about a book a week.
• Mark Cuban reads more than 3 hours every day.
• Mark Zuckerberg made a resolution to read a book every other week.
• Oprah Winfrey is an avid reader and stated "Books were my pass to personal freedom".
• Don Smith reads several books every week and credits much of his success to this habit.

The list goes on and on. Take a look at this video from Business Insider covering this habit that most ultra- successful people have in common.



Are you ready to take your life to the next level? Sign up for our personal development book club, and we'll send you a book recommendation each month and some tips each week designed to challenge and grow you.

You might be thinking to yourself, "Who is it that is picking the books and why should I listen to them?"

Let me introduce you to our founder, Don Smith. Don runs a multi-million dollar IT business, serves as a director on multiple company boards, is a life and career coach, has 5 kids, leads many community groups including leadership development groups, writes regularly on this site, and has completed 3 Tough Mudders - 12 mile muddy obstacle courses billed as some of the toughest events on the planet.

On top of all that he reads a ridiculous amount, several books a week most weeks. This guy can read a page in about 20-30 seconds, which means he can read about 3 books in the amount of time the average American spends watching TV in a day. He's literally read thousands if not tens of thousands of books over the last 4 decades, and credits much of his success to what he has learned from them.

Bottom line: You are not going to find a better source for recommendations.

Successful people read!

Many people stop reading after getting out of school. They think their education is complete. And you know what happens? They get passed by as their peers continue learning! It's a competitive world out there! Are you giving yourself the edge? Or are you falling further and further behind?

Did you think this was the end of your education? Successful people see this as the beginning...

What Types of Books Are Recommended?

Want to sample the types of books we recommend? Here is a free guide to 20 of the best personal growth and development books in the market, covering a wide range of topics including finances, business, relationships, time management, and skill development.

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Reading Habits Take Time To Develop

This challenge is about developing a habit of reading for personal development. Habits take time to develop, which is exactly why we put this program together, to help you develop that habit. Zig Ziglar once said, "People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily."

"People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily." - Zig Ziglar

These are some of the best books for personal growth and development out there, covering a wide range of topics including personal finances, business development, leadership, relationships, skills, and health. We'll even throw in some fun to read books sure to expand your mind!

What are you waiting for? Join our personal development book club today!

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Get Started Today With Our First Book Recommendation

Our first book is The 5 Levels of Leadership: Proven Steps to Maximize Your Potential by John C. Maxwell. This is a core book that should be considered required reading for everyone. Whether you've just been granted a promotion, think you may want to lead at some point in your life, want to improve your relationships with others, or have been leading for a long time, you will get a lot out of this one. Remember leading doesn't just mean leading at work, it can be leading in your own home!

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