Now that we’re free to move around the country, hopefully you’ll be able to take some time away from all your technology and get some rest. While you’re at it, grab a good book or two to help light you up along the way. Here is my 2022 Small Business Summer Reading List for Small Business Owners and Entrepreneurs.
Summer Reading List for Small Business 2022
Take a break from your routine this summer and fill your mind with new ideas that will help you run your small business! These are my favorite books right now, which is why they make up my 2022 Small Business Summer Reading List.
1. The power of one more, the ultimate guide to Ed Mylett’s happiness and success
Author Ed Mylett is a consummate businessman with a sincere desire to share what he has learned as a businessman, husband, father, and philanthropist. This innovative book is the first of its kind, which reveals how you can combine thoughts i actions to unlock dynamic and impactful changes. Ed outlines dozens of practical strategies that show how you are just one more thought and take you away from transforming your life from average to extraordinary. You will learn the power to develop one more habit, fight one more inconvenience, create one more identity, build one more relationship and many more. This is a must read.
2. Change teachers, how to make the changes you already know you have to make for Barry Moltz
Most people know what’s wrong with their business, but you have to be prepared to make the necessary changes to win. In the book Change of teachers, author Barry Moltz identifies that change begins with having a clear view of where you are, taking responsibility for getting there, and then taking the right steps to improve the situation. This is wise advice in business and for your life. When you’re ready to make changes to your business, you couldn’t have a better guide than experienced entrepreneur Barry Moltz.
3. Speak: Find your voice, trust your instincts and get where you are from where you want to be Tunde Oyeneyin
Author Tunde Oyeneyin is a popular Peloton instructor, fitness star and founder of SPEAK. Her best-selling book in the New York Times is an empowering and inspiring story of how she transformed pain, setbacks and flaws into growth, self-confidence and triumph to become a leading voice in the care of self and personal determination. She accompanies us every step of the acronym SPEAK—To give up, Power, Empathy, Authenticityi Knowledge. If you want to make a transformative change of position in your life, read this first.
4. Master your mindset as women leaders grow for Molly Gimmel
This leadership book is exceptional. Successful entrepreneur Molly Gimmel has provided a role model for being a woman of power. Molly has synthesized decades of relevant experience into a useful, actionable format that can transform your business and provide you with the tools you need to evaluate your leadership style. This book is for women who want to to grow and improve their leadership, influence and impact.
5. We Should All Be Millionaires, A Guide for Women to Earn More, Create Wealth, and Gain Economic Power by Rachel Rodgers
Rachel Rodgers’ book is about success in life and business. Her powerful personal story is stimulating and inspiring. She talks about how to create abundance in your life. She provides a way to build the support, confidence, and plan you need to succeed and become the millionaire the world needs you to be.
6. Master Mentors, 30 Transforming Ideas from Our Bigger Minds by Scott Jeffery Miller
If you are a lifelong student looking for practical strategies to reach new heights in your business, Master Mentors it’s for you. This book distills 30 essential learnings from leading thought leaders, including Seth Godin, Susan Cain, Trent Shelton, General Stanley McChrystal, and other leading business minds. Exploring the best revelations on the global Franklin Covey podcast, About leadership with Scott Miller, presents 30 master mentors, with the most transformative vision of each of them. It’s a great read.
7. My whole life, work, family and our future by Indra Nooyi, former CEO of PepsiCo
I’m a big fan of autobiographies, especially those in which the CEO tells the whole truth. This book is an inspiring and ingenious story of a woman, mother and business leader who reached the top. She is honest about her commitments and what it cost her to succeed. This is a must read for all Boss Chicks!
8. I love how great leaders create organizations that their people never want to leave Clint Pulver
Author Clint Pulver, dubbed Undercover Millennial, shares information from more than 10,000 undercover interviews with employees across the country. It reveals the best ways to identify talent, create a sense of ownership, and develop a successful work culture that employees will love. You will also learn the number one engine of employee rotation and what you need to do to keep your employees. Your people are key to business success, and this book can help you improve your management.
9. Prosperity: Strategies to Turn Uncertainty into Competitive Advantage by Meridith Elliott Powell
Many small business owners are still trying to reinvent themselves or regroup from the pandemic. What I like about this book is that it is based on facts. When I seek help with my business, I want facts. I want ideas that are put to the test. I want information that, at first glance, I see as relevant to me, that makes sense, and that is very feasible.
10. Amplify it; Leading hypergrowth by raising expectations, increasing urgency, and increasing the intensity of Frank Slootman
I often take a side look at Silicon Valley type leadership books, but I liked this one. Author Frank Slootman is a legendary CEO who has led several companies through the IPO process, so he is more than qualified to share those thoughts. It offers very practical tips that address the many issues that most small business leaders will face. I especially liked his advice on how to focus on analysis. Success leaves clues, and this book offers many gems.
11. CEO Excellence: The Six Mindsets That Distinguish the Best Leaders from the Rest of Carolyn Dewar, Scott Keller and Vikram Malhotra
McKinsey & Company senior partners examine some of Fortune 500’s most respected CEOs. The authors show that while the role of CEO is unique to each organization, the best CEOs think and adapt in surprisingly similar ways.
12. Become your own boss in 12 months, reviewed and expanded by Melinda F. Emerson
If you want to make the transition from employee to entrepreneur or create a secondary e-commerce mess, this book is for you. Here is one of Amazon’s reviews.
I bought the first one after meeting Melinda Emerson and attending one of her reinvention classes. The first (edition) did not disappoint, and this is even better. From Emerson’s Essentials to Emerson’s Experience and Action Steps, it’s like being by your side every step of the way. If you follow the tips, listen to the experience and really understand that it is about making sure you are successful, you will be delighted to have bought it, read it and consulted it repeatedly. I bought this book to learn and re-learn everything I think I know …
Your 2022 Small Business Summer Reading List
I hope you’ve found something interesting on this 2022 Small Business Summer Reading List that you can research this summer. Leaders are readers and success leaves clues everywhere. Grab a book; maybe you learn something that can help you grow your business or yourself.
So what’s on your 2022 Small Business Summer Reading List? Let me know your favorites from the list above and what other books you plan to read this summer by commenting below.