You’ve asked me for my top 7 reading list for would be entrepreneurs, so here it is.

Reading is an invaluable asset when it comes to nonconformist lifestyling. I’m an avid fan of non-fiction materials. I feel a day wasted when I haven’t learned something, either through experience, reading, or online education.

There’s a multitude of relevant info out there, that you can grab for free or very little cost that will grant an exponential return on your investment in the form of dollars earned through your own business.

Start your education with the things your passionate about. Discover related topics, or areas of interest, then move on from there.

So now, without further ado, the top 7 reading list for would be entrepreneurs! (I admit, this list is the tell all secret to the information product business I’ve built in my free time.)

#1 How To Make Millions With Your Ideas by Dan Kennedy

An excellent guide to the many channels available for income generation, for would be entrepreneurs. A must read.

#2 Hypnotic Writing by Dr. Joe Vitale

This is a favorite Marketing resource of mine. It’s written using the principles Vitale teaches in the book. An easy, education and fun read.

You may remember Joe Vitale from, “The Secret”. Yup! Same dude.

#3 The Four Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss

Now here’s a very inspirational resource. It’s loaded with tips, contacts, websites, and other resources for lifestyle design. Tim Ferriss has done a masterful, well written job at compiling some of the best info out there on the subject of living the entrepreneurial lifestyle. Another must read for would be entrepreneurs.

#4 The Ultimate Guide To Google Adwords by Perry Marshall

If you’re going to begin a business of any sort, then PPC (Pay Per Click) Advertising is a route you have to take. If you want to learn it from the ground up, then Perry Marshall is your expert. Perry is the master of PPC or Google advertising methods and strategies.

I’d suggest also, that you opt-in to his newsletter. It’s jam packed with content. You’ll learn a lot from him. This guy’s an old pro.

#5 Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

Napoleon Hill is the pioneer of success material. He was commissioned by Andrew Carnegie to compile the success secrets of the country’s wealthiest men. What he discovered was astounding! All of those secrets are here in his writing. Yet another must read! I especially enjoyed his chapter on the benefits of leveraging your sexual energy. It might suggest the underlying cause of some of the motivational problems of our age.

#6 The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason

Here’s a classic on wealth building and re-investment of resources. It’s in story form, taking place in the wealthiest city of Babylon. 2 poor men take off on a journey to discover how it is that their childhood friend has amassed so much friggin money! It’s a story about what their friend, the richest man in Babylon, teaches them. A very fun, educational, and inspirational read.

#7 7 Strategies for Wealth and Happiness by Jim Rohn

Jim Rohn is another master. He’s an expert on teaching focus, direct, goal setting, and principles of wealth building. This book is last is my list which follows no particular order, but he may as well be at the top. Jim Rohn is THE business philosopher of our time.

If you’re serious about creating a mobile lifestyle, living an unconventional life, creating businesses, or online businesses, building wealth to protect your future, create freedom of time, or enjoy the material things in life, then these books are cornerstones to your education.

Through them, you’ll discover a pretty kick-ass world of avant-garde millionaires, intellectuals, artists, entrepreneurs, psychologists, and philosophers. Right up the alley of the would be entrepreneur.

These authors are your tools for nonconformist education and success. Enjoy!

To your unconventional success!

Adam Shields

http://hadituptohere.com

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Here’s the BEST solution I could find to the current DRM problem. A way for artists to still sell CDs while giving away free music. It’s a brilliant presentation based on the DRM Problem /Solution paradigm of Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails.

Basically, what it is is this: By connecting with your fans, and creating a reason for them to buy, you can give them your music for free AND they will still buy your CDs! The same principle applies with internet marketing. You give away LOADS of free quality content, but still give people a reason to buy your product.

A reason to buy might be something like extra tracks released only on the CD, a large pdf file of some personal info, interviews or product info. Behind the scenes info would be something irresistible to fans. Videos are great reasons to buy as well. Extra videos, detailing the creation process, or containing ANYTHING interesting to fans.

Trent Reznor has mastered this with his Ghosts album.

Enjoy the video! You can learn a lot from it…

The source article is at:

http://blog.mises.org/archives/009780.asp

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It’s a known fact that wealth and war are the two major contributors to technological advance. Since the rapid advance of technology has been happening the rich are getting richer and the powerful are becoming more powerful.

How does this affect you?

Technology and the internet are still young. Though the destruction of the middle class is happening, you can still jump on the wagon, and grab your piece of the pie. If you begin your own online business now, then you’ll be able to grow with the growth of technology. If you don’t start now, then you’ll end up working some low paying job, trying to compete with outsourcers. Who wants that?

Empower yourself to create your own future. You CAN be one of the wealthy entrepreneurs.

In a later post, I’ll add a valuable resourse for online courses that can educate you on various methods of wealth creation. As for now, I’d say do some research.

I highly suggest, if you want to finally liberate yourself from slavery to your boss, you begin studying marketing and copywriting. If this is indeed the age of the entrepreneur, then marketing is his most valuable asset.

Copywriting is an artform which is not restricted to just the highly creative. If you have technical skill, are practical, emotional, or intuitive by nature, then copywriting is something you can easily pick up.

A GREAT starter book for learning copywriting is Hypnotic Writing by Joe Vitale. Vitale’s a genius when it comes to the art of writing sales letters. He’s written a multitude of cool, easy-read books.

Clearly define what you’re good at in life.

Educate yourself.

Set goals.

The unofficial recipe for entrepreneurial success…

Adam Shields

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