(Part 2) Best business motivation books according to redditors
We found 507 Reddit comments discussing the best business motivation books. We ranked the 188 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
GO FOR NO. this book will change your perception on so many things.
This trick absolutely works - really. A book I would recommend in this regard is How to Sell Anything to Anybody, by one of the highest income car salesmen ever. The basic trick essentially boils down to be honest and ask for references, and make repeat sales to happy customers who trust you. We have employed this tactic at the company I work for, and we sometimes lose sales to less than honest competitors, but in the long run it is really, really effective.
In one of his books, he explicitly advocates revenge. It's pretty horrifying.
> Revenge: how and when to get it (and why it's so sweet).
That our president has this mindset should trouble people greatly.
You think that, but you should read Linchpin. Great book about making yourself indispensable.
The book Live on the Margin is about travelling the world and trading on the stock market to make as much to live. The main premise is that you only need to make enough to live (you don't need to be rich), and you can always go home if you run out.
I've enjoyed the first half of the book. They're only just starting to talk about how to actually make the money though, and I've not read enough of it to review it.
What you'd like to do is start a business. Starting a business is hard. You're missing the forest for the trees here. Learning the skills well enough to take on jobs is the easy part. Finding jobs that will pay for those skills in exchange for money is the hard part.
I like Side Hustle's approach.
> In my country, the sites for small businesses are not too developed, so my main idea is to make/upgrade sites for local shops/restaurants/gyms/tattoo salons, etc. Nothing fancy or special, just 1 or 2 pages per month, to get some money.
You and literally millions of other people have had this specific idea, and the nice thing about designing websites is anyone, anywhere can do it. You're competing with people half a world away in that particular market :)
If you'd still like to chase this, learn the popular CMSs and eCommerce platforms, create a website/portfolio, and market the ever-loving hell out of yourself. You could try Freelancer, 99designs, and UpWork -- these sites can be good for "kitchen money".
> The other thing is that I really love maps, stats and data visualization.
You can do this full-time for the right business. Working in Excel, slinging pivot tables and your favorite data visualization library. Unless you're living in a country that's absolutely devoid of commerce in general I guess -- "Europe" generally doesn't have this problem.
Send an email with a quick deck and a small elevator pitch in it. Then, pick two different times you are available for a 20 minute call. Stress you only want 20 minutes maximum.
From there you can open up bigger convesations or do lunch.
Read this book too - http://www.amazon.ca/gp/aw/d/0786865954
Look up mindfulness meditation. It's about observing the world around you without making judgements, noticing things you never normally notice because you're wrapped up in your own head. Once you start observing without judging you'll find yourself a lot calmer and happier. It's easy to always automatically put anything you perceive into categories of good or bad but it doesn't make you any happier. I'd recommend the book Positive Intelligence by Shirzad Chamine if this is your goal.
Wow sorry about your loss but congratulations about your inheritance. The thing is, this is a big deal and both of you need to be ready for the internal mental change that needs to come with such a sudden increase in assets. Most people who win the lottery go right back to their original comfort zone because they just didn't know any other way.
You now have enough money to afford a really good financial advisor (and it will be worth paying for a good one). If you and your husband can get on the same page, meaning that neither of you really know how to handle this much money, then you can agree to both out your trust into a third party expert. This person is better equipped to tactfully tell your husband that $2.5 mil cannot simply sit in a savings account, and will give much better advice for how to invest it than you personally could either. And they will know how to honor a pre-nup without making it a trust issue.
You are a team, so don't let money get in between you, and remember that you need to trust your husband to be the captain and to handle big decisions with the finances. This being said, you can make it your mission to help you both get educated about wise ways to invest.
Edit: Also, I highly recommend you both read the book Secrets of the Millionaire Mind and even attend the free Millionaire Mind Intensive seminar. Best thing my SO and I have ever done for our financial success and really helps couples get on the same page. Wish they taught us this stuff (and TRP!) in school instead of all the other BS.
I feel that he's always been (as you say) "like a spoiled & entitled 15 y/o kid."
But because Donnie T was a successful businessman (and not a movie star or politician), he stayed out out the media spotlight. The limited headlines he made: it was all on whatever building was being built, what casino/hotel/resort he was opening, or what happened last night on The Apprentice; All positives. No one saw the dirt.
As soon as anyone steps into the political sphere, they'll scrutinized head to toe. Trump knows this. So instead of easing into the water, he makes it big. "Whatever you do, you might as well think big." He makes a giant cannonball straight into the deep end and forces everyone to talk about him. That's how he was able to pull to the top of a pool of 17 candidates. He had to be brash. He had to get his name out. And like you said, he knows exactly how to do that.
So yes, if he had the opportunity to be tactful & delicate, it absolutely would be Reagan vs Mondale v2.0. But in order to stand out in a pool of 17, take down the establishment's candidates, hijack the GOP party, realign it's platform, and take down the establishment's DEM candidate on his terms, he's doing a damn good job.
Only one title of overlap, nice.
Out of your list, where would you start? Have you read any other in our original list?
Built to Sell, John Warrillow
The Automatic Customer, John Warrillow
How to Sell at Margins Higher Than Your Competitors, Lawrence Steinmetz
Start With Why, Simon Sinek
Leaders Eat Last, Simon Sinek
The E-Myth Revisited, Michael Gerber
Selling the Invisible, Harry Beckwith
What Clients Love, Harry Beckwith
Question Based Selling, Tom Freese
Obvious answer you know will come up is save some of if. Even though long term savings are very good, being young just start working on saving up a healthy chunk of cash.
Depending on your personality, you may also have to budget some play money. What I mean by that is if you're the type of person to either 1) never spend your money on enjoying life or 2) can't keep yourself from blowing money. Set an amount you spend for pleasure that you have to spend each month, no more and no less.
The book Secrets of the Millionaire Mind has a really good breakdown for how to split up your money: https://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Millionaire-Mind-Mastering-Wealth/dp/0060763280
Man, I feel you on not feeling like it's worth it to PULL someone along who's not interested.
The challenge is actually changing the end goal...if the end goal is upping your frame-control and PUA skills, the outcome of sex is not required to be successful (reminds me of ["Go For No" here] (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00507TDJM/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1) ).
If sex is secretly the goal - i.e., you're not actually incongruence - frustration and (for me) anger results. Very hard to get past.
Read some books on management (my favourite is the First-Time Manager). There is a big difference between formal authority and respect.
This might be what you’re looking for:
https://www.amazon.com/How-Sell-Anything-Anybody-Girard/dp/0743273966/
I stopped reading it because I thought some of his stunts were unethical, but he seems to have been very successful!
If you are looking for a deeper understanding of how to build and start a business at lower cost and risk, I would recommend reading: "The $100 Startup" or "Side Hustle". Resources like these advocate finding markets through low cost, low risk attempts to find customer interest and build entrepreneurship skill.
While the furniture business may be viable, your lack of experience and the initial capital investment may make that a better business after you have more confidence in how you can build and develop.
Get really good at what you do.
Figure out how to sell those services outside of your normal 9-5.
Become indispensable to your company.
Talk to your boss and tell them that location freedom is important to you and you'd like to take a pay-cut/hour-cut and be able to work remotely a bit. If they say no, then you have your services on the side that you're selling already so you won't be in such a deep hole.
My buddy Chris Guillebeau just put out a book on building your side hustle last week which is a good read if you want to get an idea about this
https://www.amazon.com/Trump-Card-Playing-Work-Life/dp/1439140154/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1479498770&sr=1-3&keywords=ivanka+trump
Warning for above book: A lot is about her life and how she grew up so only if you're a fan of her would it be interesting otherwise you'd be like "why the fk am I reading about her life"
New book coming out:
https://www.amazon.com/Women-Who-Work-Rewriting-Success/dp/0735211329/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1479498770&sr=1-1&keywords=ivanka+trump
Chris Guillebeau wrote two great books:
The Side Hustle
$100 Start-Up
Check them out and let me know what you think.
Cheers,
Greg
I would recommend the Start book. It's focus is more on starting to do work that matters to you, but honestly it's helpful for any kind of significant life change. It has some really useful advice for getting started on changing your life for the better, and it talks a lot about the fear of "Now is too late" (hint: it's never too late!)
>I think that's a spot on dissection of his method.
Agreed. This is something embedded in him which he has passed down in his family. This is the talent of a media master: Understanding that perception is reality, and nothing else matters, so long as you control the perception. They predict based on that concept, and it often does not work because they have their own perceptions which also play a role, and perception is not always fact, where fact is required. This is exactly why almost everyone thought he was a successful billionaire at one point or another and accepted it, even if they didn't like the guy. Tell enough people you are one, show some kind of "proof" that people wouldn't or can't even question or prove themselves, and guess what? You're a billionaire.
>“Perception is more important than reality. If someone perceives something to be true, it is more important than if it is in fact true. This doesn't mean you should be duplicitous or deceitful, but don't go out of your way to correct a false assumption if it plays to your advantage.” -Ivanka Trump, The Trump Card: Playing to Win in Work and Life
Donald Trump is the author of a book called 'Think Big and Kick Ass'. In it, he recommends not setting yourself limits, aggressively going after what you want and always getting revenge.
If he offends China, and they don't react, that makes them look weak to him, to their own population, and the rest of the world. They can't afford that, but if they retaliate, he'll go on offense rather than admit a mistake.
Incidentally, that book contains this gem:
>Q. Mr Trump, since you are not running for president, who do we support and how do we get started?
> DT: You have a lot of good people. Rudy Giuliani is a very good person. Hillary Clinton is a very good person. We might not like what's going on right now, but we live in a very resilient country, and we'll find a way out of our problems. This country is very, very resilient.
Who would have thought, eh?
I'm 31 and just started my own company. When I turned 16, I had a profound epiphany about what I wanted to do "when I grew up". That epiphany was I wanted to own my own business. The why, came from the experiences I had since I was 14.
I worked as a delivery guy for two guys who owned a bounce house company. At 15, I was employee 1 at an advertising company. I started in the mailroom stuffing envelopes and I continued to work for that company through college and even a few months after graduating college. I didn't stay in the mailroom though. As I taught myself programming and a little design, I was growing within the company, as they themselves grew in revenue and size. I was getting a front row seat to what it was like to be an entrepreneur and I loved every minute of it; the long hours, the struggles, the doing whatever it takes, carving your own path, etc.
Even though I knew being an entrepreneur was part of my path in life, it has taken me 16 yrs to make that a reality. I have no regrets as I've been able to gain knowledge and experience the entire time. Everything you experience in life can help you in some way on your path to becoming an entrepreneur.
Remember, you can do a lot of good by being an employee too. You have not failed if you don't start a company.
Suggested Reading
What it really sounds like is that you need a whole mindset change. I would recommend starting off getting some education (either college or self-taught) and develop confident mindset. You've taken the first step with seeing that you have a issue and asking for help.
There's a few books I can recommend: Think and Grow Rich, I Will Teach you to be Rich, Secrets of the Millionaire Mind.
Even if money isn't your goal, these books help you discover what you should be focusing life on.
Now it's all about doing it.
Do something where your passions, and abilities overlap....and that gets paid well. Nothing wrong with staying at home to go back to school. Now here's a copy of Ken Coleman's book to get you started.
Yeah.. navigating a classroom full of 13 screaming two year olds for hours on end... just a bit stressful..
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I remembered in a book I read, I think it was this one- (Wellbeing: The Five Essential Elements ) that in a study, people who defined themselves as "successful" or as having a good overall "wellbeing" were those who loved their jobs. That statement was an eye opener for me.. I had no idea some people actually enjoyed their work everyday. All I ever knew was existential dread... The book is definitely a good read if you're interested. It's what got me thinking about my work, and inspired me to look for a job I could actually enjoy, the teaching one.
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I'm sure you will find joy in your work again, perhaps with the switch of a job. Surely the right one is out there. Relevant and engaging work is not always easy to find, and the search can quickly become exhausting. But sometimes, given time, the right job will find you.
Don’t worry, college doesn’t work out well for everyone. I’m that one.
You won’t be forced to bend over if you don’t have a degree. Find something that matters to you and get out there.
Bonus: I don’t know if you’re a reader, but there is a good book I recommend. If you’re a podcast (audio) person, there’s this show called “The Ken Coleman Show”. Many people are under the same boat as you and this guy gives SOLID advice.
Link to book: The Proximity Principle: The Proven Strategy That Will Lead to a Career You Love
Podcast: The Ken Coleman Show
I feel like a woman when my advice, intuition, and expertise are valuable to myself and others; when I have energy for the day- looking good and well rested; and (probably most importantly) when I have my eyes on what I want for myself- not how I compare to others. I'm in a transition, myself, leaning more toward the adult side of things. Sometimes I fall back into an "it's not fair" trap, judging people around me, and I have to pull myself back into adulthood. Complaining is the ultimate un-classy/elegant thing to do. This will sound VERY cheesy, but I highly recommend the book Well Being. Keep in mind that this is coming from a trivia-playing, beer-drinking, sailor-mouth woman who didn't own makeup before her own wedding... but I'm very happy with myself!!! Good luck, girl!
This book, First-Time Manager was a huge help for me when I got promoted to management. I highlighted probably half the book!
I've been in QA for about three years - started out in Support, kept getting stuck with the "weird" tickets, got better at troubleshooting and bug hunting, and eventually started doing testing with the dev team. Working at very small startups helped speed this process up tremendously. I'm now working at a ~500 person company (huuuuuge from my perspective, I'm used to a dozen coworkers, tops!) and learned Selenium/Capybara automated tests about a year ago.
I haven't found any quality-related books that have interested me, and most of the technical resources I've found have just been whatever pops up on Google/Stack Overflow. I am also subscribed to this subreddit, and /r/qualityassurance, but they're both pretty low-traffic, and I wish more articles were shared here. If there are any blog posts that have resonated with you, I'd love to take a look as well!
The best thing I've done for myself, technically, was re-writing our automated UI test suite in POM. This ended up saving me hours of work a few months later when we added a bunch of new features, and I just had to copy-paste a few things to test for them. This is a good overview:
https://www.guru99.com/page-object-model-pom-page-factory-in-selenium-ultimate-guide.html
Because of how much grief this saved me, I continue to evangelize for it!
I can, however, recommend some management/team/soft skills/business-y books! I'm not in love with my current company, so I end up reading a lot of these to keep myself sane and motivated. Here are some of the ones I've liked the best:
A lot of these are available in libraries too, and I've made a habit of checking them out there, and buying them if I really like them.
I hope this helps!
For what it is worth it really doesn't matter. You are going to make the best choices for yourself for whatever circumstances you will find yourself in. I would say that if you expose yourself to a wider array at this point you have the ability to discern what you like (still a student). Job market wise you can choose what you would like as a career. Be a sponge
Read books, meet new people, try new hobbies.
https://www.amazon.com/Days-Work-You-Love-Preparing/dp/1433685922/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?adgrpid=57149571518&gclid=CjwKCAjw36DpBRAYEiwAmVVDMCRfD2dgdjh7QzpRHjt4EWkrBJCrSuPV5l_P6HLQWgPZ5n3zxSCzyxoCrGUQAvD_BwE&hvadid=274727164268&hvdev=m&hvlocphy=9006071&hvnetw=g&hvpos=1t2&hvqmt=e&hvrand=11039603321921260983&hvtargid=kwd-300297535650&hydadcr=15805_10362718&keywords=48+days+to+the+work+you+love&qid=1562927719&s=gateway&sr=8-1
https://www.amazon.com/Proximity-Principle-Proven-Strategy-Career/dp/0978562038/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?keywords=proximity+principle&qid=1562927759&s=gateway&sprefix=proxi&sr=8-1
The magic of thinking big
[how to win friends and influence people] (http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B004U7G81O/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid=1421001053&sr=8-2&pi=AC_SX110_SY165_QL70)
go for no
the slight edge
psychocybernetics
Words that work
I struggle with it, still, and magnesium has helped. My IF is not causing it to spike. Here are some books that I've read that you may like:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007R0IQ70/ref=oh_aui_d_detailpage_o02_?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01KE64XT8/ref=oh_aui_d_detailpage_o07_?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B019MMUA8S/ref=oh_aui_d_detailpage_o01_?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Good luck!
https://www.amazon.com/Trump-Card-Playing-Work-Life/product-reviews/1439140154/ref=cm_cr_dp_qt_hist_one?ie=UTF8&filterByStar=one_star&reviewerType=avp_only_reviews&showViewpoints=0
If you like to read here is a book about pursuing your brand of awesome. It's called "Start" by a guy named Jon Acuff. Good stuff whether youre pursuing your dream or already there.
http://www.amazon.com/Start-Escape-Average-Matters-ebook/dp/B00CHVIVMY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1375037328&sr=8-1&keywords=start+jon+acuff
Oh and one more thing. Native Texans tend to be friendly, if you run across people here that aren't, chances are they're transplants from other less cooler states. =)
Two books I recommend reading. I'm pretty young and yet have been very successful in my career so far. These have helped me quite a bit:
http://www.amazon.com/Linchpin-Are-Indispensable-Seth-Godin/dp/0307704076
http://www.amazon.com/Habits-Highly-Effective-People-Powerful/dp/0743269519/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1372916346&sr=1-1&keywords=7+habits+of+highly+effective+people
A summary of some tips:
Tell this to your manager and colleagues, and you will look like a leader, not a complainer. Ideally, you could even start working on it before you propose it to people.
cthomas343 :
Hey Joel, I read the manifesto back in 2011, and have been following ever
since! Question about the last couple of ultras. You had several races in the
span of a few months, and I'm curious how you were training during that period
to keep from over-training injuries and to stay freshish for the races?
: joelrunyon :
:
: Yeah - I did the last 5 in about 3 months and 4 of those in 6 1/2 weeks or
: so. Australia - Jan 1st Antarctica - Jan 21st Thailand - Feb 4th Finland -
: Feb 17th At the end, I was basically using each race as my "long run" before
: the taper. So the Australia race was a good training run for the Antarctica
: race. After that, it was mostly some short stuff during the week, some
: additional strength work and a longish run on the weekends (10+ miles) to
: make sure everything felt good. [(I talk more about this prep on Jason Fitz's
: podcast)](http://strengthrunning.com/2017/07/take-
: run-7-ultramarathons-7-continents/) I was trying to make sure to do mobility
: work + stay loose while traveling - which is almost as tough since I spent so
: much time in airpots.
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ld43233 :
Mr. Runyon Your name tells me you are doing what you are meant to do. Keeping
running for those problems. Any idea when the schools are going to be built or
has the construction already started?
: joelrunyon :
:
: They're matching them to communities in need right now! I think we'll have
: some more details on the dates this fall & (hopefully) have a few started by
: the end of the year!
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LittleRowBoat_ :
As a Guatemalan, I came here to say THANK YOU! What was your favorite Ultra
Marathon?
: joelrunyon :
:
: I love Guatemala :) Antarctica was probably the most memorable! I really
: enjoyed Finland though - as bad as it went and with all the issues I ran into
: - it definitely has the best stories.
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auditoryfatigue :
Hi Joel! How much would you say willpower plays a role in what you do, and what
are some ways that you've strengthened your willpower/self-discipline over the
years? Thanks, and keep up inspiring work!
: joelrunyon :
:
: I think willpower + confidence tend to multiply each other. I have a hell of
: a lot of will power but after I got hurt (the first race) and had to deal
: with some business stuff, my confidence was shot. At some point, I closed my
: eyes and said I was just gonna go for it - consequences be damned - and then
: once I commit to something, I follow through (it's a personal commitment to
: myself). I definitely feel like I have confidence that if I commit to
: something, I'll have the willpower to finish it out.
:
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sparselogic :
When is the next WDS bungee jump?
: joelrunyon :
:
: This is a great question. We've done it 3 times so far. Interested in #4?
:
:: sparselogic :
::
:: Hell yes!
::
::: joelrunyon :
:::
::: I'll look a few things up! They did rappelling this year right across
::: from the hall. Thought it would work in well with our "plummet" theme :)
:::
:::: sparselogic :
::::
:::: <grin> Yeah, I had to think of the previous 'plummet' events while
:::: watching folks rappel. I'd still rather jump. (source: wearing my 2012
:::: Plummet shirt right now)
::::
::::: joelrunyon :
:::::
::::: 2012! Yah...we're gonna have to update that one...
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answednesdays :
Hey Joel, What kind of advice you would give someone who wants to travel more
and make income in a way that doesn't require being in a physical location?
(i.e. freelance and online)
: joelrunyon :
:
: Get really good at what you do. Figure out how to sell those services
: outside of your normal 9-5. Become indispensable to your company. Talk to
: your boss and tell them that location freedom is important to you and you'd
: like to take a pay-cut/hour-cut and be able to work remotely a bit. If they
: say no, then you have your services on the side that you're selling already
: so you won't be in such a deep hole. My buddy Chris Guillebeau just put out
: a book on building your side hustle last week which is a good read [if you
: want to get an idea about this](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MT0J7KF/ref=dp-
: kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1)
:
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taylorjacobson :
Hey Joel - How has your personal relationship to the concept of "doing the
impossible" evolved since you started? I know that at first it was about
living your life in a new way, and you've clearly internalized that new way.
What has that morphed into? Is there a new phase you're in now? Thanks!
Taylor
: joelrunyon :
:
: When it first started off, I wanted to get a job NOT at UPS. Now it's much
: more focused on how do I grow my business in the way that I want to and how
: do I continue pushing myself physically in new and interesting ways.
:
:: taylorjacobson :
::
:: What's next physically?
::
::: joelrunyon :
:::
::: Planning for the Fire & Ice Ultra + the Red Bull X-ALPS
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ihavenocluetbh :
Thanks for doing this AMA! Truly impressive and inspiring!! My 2 questions are
basic: What do you eat after running such great distances? What is your go to
snack when you are craving for something sweet? Good luck in the future dude!
: joelrunyon :
:
: 1) Whatever the heck I want :). My go to post-race food is a massive pizza
: (1,
: 2,
: 3) 2)
: Justin's peanut butter cups. bonus: My current vice is red bull
: (although they haven't sponsored me...yet). If you read this Red
: Bull.
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No it’s its not luck
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It's part of th reason I studied Industrial Engineering in school. I love the way he used a novel to teach. I also really enjoyed and learned a lot from
It's Not Luck.
the 10X Rule by Grant Cardone (https://www.amazon.com/10X-Rule-Difference-Between-Success/dp/B005DGW34C) is almost exactly what I am saying in this conversation.
The One Thing by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan (https://www.amazon.com/ONE-Thing-Surprisingly-Extraordinary-Results/dp/1885167776) is a good one for how to achieve massive results, I feel like it also mentions why you should always set larger goals than you THINK you can accomplish.
The Miracle Morning by Hal Erod (https://www.amazon.com/Miracle-Morning-Not-So-Obvious-Guaranteed-Transform/dp/0979019710) is a decent one that touches on the concept but is more about motivation and structuring your day for success and things like that.
If I think of any others and remember, I'll come drop them here, need to go look at my bookshelf / todo list of books when I get home :)
Tons of books (honestly almost every success or wealth book I've ever read) talk about changing your mindset from "I cant" to "How can I" - Rich Dad Poor Dad and Think and Grow Rich come to mind.
There's a book called The First Time Manager which you might find very useful. I did. It's a relatively short read and very insightful.
Run to your nearest big library and see if you can borrow a copy of "Its Not Luck" by Eli Goldratt. Get someone to buy it for you if the library does not have it. It's aimed specifically at the kinds of problems you face.
Instant Cashflow by Brad Sugars is awesome too.
ALSO...
What city are you in?
Do you already have a website?
What's awesome about your shop which makes it stand out from your nearest competitors?
What kinds of jobs are (a) short and easy for you to do (b) people pay top dollar for that service (c) seems to come up for the shop to do fairly often? Think about it, then see how you can use the Brad Sugars book to promote THAT service FIRST.
Reading Rainbow
Oh my, this is perfect. I have been wanting this book for a while.
Not sure if its the best resource, but this book really helped me understand stock trends and graphs. Its a really down to earth low risk approach compared to others I have read, take a look:
https://www.amazon.com/Live-Margin-Patrick-Schulte-ebook/dp/B00AK5QRNE
Put it on some words is very difficult I suggest you read Secrets of the Millionaire Mind and all the Robert Kiyosaki's books.
I think this book will help your efforts as much as it helped mine: https://www.amazon.com/10X-Rule-Difference-Between-Success/dp/B005DGW34C
Maybe this book? "How To Sell Anything to Anybody" http://www.amazon.com/How-Sell-Anything-Anybody-Girard/dp/0743273966