In this episode, I’m going to solo and sharing the books I most often recommend to learn about systems, culture, finances and more.

People often ask me what books I have to suggest. So, in this episode, I’m sharing the biggest “aha moments” I’ve had since recording episode #1 along with the books I recommend to support said aha moments. Pretty straight forward, right?

Show Notes

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Aha Moments and the books to back em’:

1. Create System Dependent Restaurants- Not People Dependent Restaurants.
   • The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It
   • The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right
2. Culture: values, vision, mission
   • A Lapsed Anarchist’s Approach to Building a Great Business (Zingerman’s Guide to Good Leading) by Ari Weinzweig
   • It’s My Company Too!: How Entangled Companies Move Beyond Employee Engagement for Remarkable ResultsImage may be NSFW.
     Clik here to view. by Tom Walter
   • Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek
     
3. Pay Attention to The #’s.
   • Profit First: Transform Your Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine Mike Michalowicz

   • Restaurant Success by the Numbers Second Edition: A Money-Guy’s Guide to Opening the Next New Hot Spot By Roger Fields 

   • The Great Game of Business, Expanded and Updated: The Only Sensible Way to Run a CompanyImage may be NSFW.
     Clik here to view. by Jack StackImage may be NSFW.
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4. Know Your Lane- Stay In It

   • #AskGaryVee: One Entrepreneur’s Take on Leadership, Social Media, and Self-Awareness by Gary Vaynerchuk 

   • The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick)– Seth Godin  

   • Purple Cow, New Edition: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable–Includes new bonus chapter by Seth Godin 
5. Just Start- But Only Start Where You Can.
   • Think and Grow Rich: The Landmark Bestseller – Now Revised and Updated for the 21st Century  by Napoleon Hill

   • The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses By Eric Ries

   • The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick)-Seth Godin
6. It Has Everything to do with People.
   • Peak: How Great Companies Get Their Mojo from Maslow by Chip Conley’s
   • How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie 
   • Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari 
   • Emotional Intelligence: Why it Can Matter More Than IQ By Daniel Goleman 
   • Social Intelligence: The New Science of Human Relationships By Daniel Goleman
7. Behind Every Great Restaurant is a Great Person.
   • Think and Grow Rich: The Landmark Bestseller – Now Revised and Updated for the 21st Century by Napoleon Hill
   • The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg 
   • The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change By Stephen R. Covey 
   • The Compound Effect By Darren Hardy
     • small incremental changes lead to exponential results.

   • Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time by Brian Tracy

8. Provide Opportunity for growth.

   • Small Giants: Companies That Choose to Be Great Instead of Big, 10th-Anniversary Edition by Bo Burlingham

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