Earlier this summer I had the good fortune of speaking with someone about entrepreneurship who recommended The Personal MBA, which is a reading list of 77 top-notch business books.
Since learning more about business during graduate school I’ve thought a bit about the possibility of pursuing an MBA — but the reality is, I’ve had all the school I can handle for awhile. So a Personal MBA seems like a great option at this point.
A couple weeks ago I put my Amazon Prime trial to good use and ordered the four books below with some seed funding from my grandmother 
. I may order a few more before the end of the year.
- 10 Days to Faster Reading by Abby Marks-Beale
- StrengthsFinder 2.0 by Tom Rath
- The Art of Exceptional Living by Jim Rohn
- The Ultimate Sales Machine by Chet Holmes
So far I’m about halfway through The Ultimate Sales Machine, and I recently finished 10 Days to Faster Reading.
I was somewhat skeptical about a book on reading faster, but I can’t argue with the numbers: on Day 1 I was reading 400 words per minute with at least 90% comprehension, and on Day 10 I was at 600 words per minute and 90% comprehension. Along the way I picked up some useful tips both on the mechanics and proper mindset of reading efficiently.
Of the set of books above, three of them are in the Quick Start category on the PMBA website. After I finish those I’ll likely move on to a few books from the Productivity & Effectiveness section, plus one on communication:
- The Creative Habit by Twyla Tharp
- The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
- The Unwritten Laws of Business by W. J. King
- Crucial Conversations by Kerry Patterson
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