Codie Sanchez recommends reading billionaire biographies instead of self-help books because they show real strategies you can copy. She lists seven: Home Depot founders, Phil Knight's Shoe Dog, Steve Jobs, Robert Iger's The Ride of a Lifetime, Elon Musk, and Andrew Wilkinson's Never Enough, each teaching something about deals, branding, leadership, or innovation.
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All the richest people I know have one thing in common. They read self help books but in the form of biographies from billionaires. Most self help books teach you just how you could theoretically do something. These guys actually did it and you get to steal their homework. First one Home Depot this company is incredible. It's been around forever, it makes hundreds of billions of dollars and might be in too subtle. If you guys want to become a deal maker and learn how to invest in businesses, this guy was an absolute legend. Shoe Dog Phil Knight this teaches me a lot about branding and about what to do when your back's up against the wall. Especially when it comes to leadership. True Steve Jobs. Basically the best business mind of all time. The ride of a lifetime. Who has a better brand than Disney? I don't think anybody. Elon Musk this one's an incredible story. More about innovation and thinking completely outside of the norm. Never enough. This is from Andrew Wilkinson, a fellow co investor of mine called Tiny. I invested in two of his companies and it's brand new. Hit me in the comments. We actually have a list of all of my favorite biographies from billionaires because I think we should steal their homework.