 Growth is an essential part of life and we can only grow by developing ourselves continuously. To do this, we have to build a reading culture and also be willing to learn. Dr. Swoey is an American children auto and political cartoonist, once said, the more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go. It's one thing to learn how to read. It's another thing to cultivate a habit early enough in one's life, especially in your 20s. You see, your 20s are a delicate period of your life. It's a decade where you get to make a lot of significant decisions and take big moves, whether in your career, finance or family. You learn to become more responsible because at this point, no one will take responsibility for your actions but you. Hal Ehrald, an American auto and success coach, said, the moment you take responsibility for everything in your life is the moment you can change anything in your life. So, what better time to start changing your life than now? In this video, I'll share with you 21 books you should try and read before age 30. If you're new here, consider subscribing so that you don't miss out on exciting videos like this. 1. The Defining Decade Why 20s Matter and How to Make the Best Use of Them by Meg Jay In this book, the author, Dr. Meg Jay, uses both science and real-life stories to describe how our personalities, relationships and identities can change more in this decade than in any time in our lives. You see, our 20s are a period of our lives where we face new things and encounter challenges that can almost have us giving up on our pursuits of success. So, to effectively deal with these phase of our lives, we ought to be informed and prepared of the challenges and responsibilities that we are about to face so that we can use them as stepping stones to success in the future. 2. The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham When you think of investments, this book should come to mind as one of the best books to help you make the right choices as far as the subject is concerned. The book, endorsed by Warren Buffett, an investment expert as the best book on investing ever written focuses more on loss minimization rather than profit maximization. The author, Benjamin Graham, explores the fundamentals of smart financial investments to help its readers understand the market. 3. The Opposite of Loneliness by Marina Keegan Marina Keegan graduated Magna Cum Laude from Yale in June 2012. She had a job waiting for her at the New Yorker and had written a play that was to be produced at the New York Fringe Festival. Then tragically, Keegan was killed in a car accident just five days after graduation. The book, The Opposite of Loneliness, is a collection of Keegan's stories. After her death, some of Keegan's stories were found where she had left them behind which mostly captures the universal struggles that all of us face as we try to figure out who we want to be as we face hope, uncertainties, and the endless possibilities. 4. Design Your Future by Dominic Quartusio Life can be a little tricky and discouraging if all we do is wait for rates to throw us whatever whenever it likes. The key to happiness, however, is to design your life and the future you want. However, to gain control of your life, Dominic Quartusio advises realizing what your hidden beliefs are and disrupting your self-destructive patterns. 5. Traditions Making Sense of Life's Changes by William Bridges Your 20s are a time in your life where you will experience a lot of changes personally or professionally. In this book, Transitions, Making Sense of Life's Changes, William Bridges takes readers through the three stages of any transition, the ending, the neutral stage, and the beginning stage. He also explores how best to take on some of life's biggest challenges. 6. Zero to One, Peter Thiel Peter Thiel, the author of the book Zero to One, takes readers on a journey of becoming valuable and leaving a mark on the world. It's simple. You have to learn how best to innovate and think critically. 7. Awakening the Giant Within, Anthony Robbins Our dreams and hope is to achieve our goals in life. We want to build something bigger than us. How can we do this if we lack what it takes or are not sure of the resources we have or don't have to achieve these goals? It's all about searching deep to find out your hidden potentials and that's what writer Anthony Robbins helps readers understand in this book Awakening the Giant Within. 8. The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Classen You know, an increased ability for common sense is responsible for growth and success in the workplace or as an entrepreneur. In this book, George S. Classen helps readers to understand that there is a difference between common sense and common knowledge going further to explain what common sense is in the workplace. 9. How to Lose Friends and Alienate People by Toby Young Searching through life to find out the meaning it holds for you as well as struggling your way up the ladder of success can be very tasking and draining. So, what do you do when you have tons of friends competing with the attention your career or your goals needs to get you ahead? How best should you deal with them? To be young using a series of personal experiences shows some reasonable ways to handle a time like that in your life. 10. Algorithms to Leave by Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths If life had a formula for happiness, wouldn't life be easy? Guess what? There is a code for happiness and Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths, authors of this book, Algorithm to Leave, demonstrates how we can get it and enjoy a peaceful life. 11. One-Eye Investor by Vishal Reddy Yes, you've managed to cultivate a savings habit but maybe you need to take it a step further, investment. Okay, right now, the truth is that you don't exactly have the time to figure out that investment stuff out. Well, Vishal Reddy will walk you through all the basics in just one hour in this book, One-Eye Investor. The book will help beginners learn how to invest wisely in stocks, mutual funds and bonds without the need for a foreign language interpreter. 12. Great, The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Dockworth Success is not based on talent but on passion and persistence. Angela Dockworth explains what this concept means and how it works in her book, Great, The Power of Passion and Perseverance. 13. Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki One of the timeless pieces on this list is the famous best-selling robot Kiyosaki's Rich Dad, Poor Dad. According to the author Kiyosaki, in school, we learn that mistakes are bad and we are punished for making them. Yet, if we look at the way humans are designed to learn, we learn by making mistakes, we learn to work by falling. If we never fail, we would never work. Well, if you take up the challenge of learning the things we weren't taught in school, like learning how best to manage our finance, just maybe we will get it and become sooner than the rest of the world. 14. Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill According to Napoleon Hill, success doesn't mean acquiring wealth and financial freedom alone but enjoying life as a whole and growing a productive mind. So how do you do that? Hill describes some of the critical values we should focus on in life while devoting time to achieve our financial goals. The concept of this book is, whatever your mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve. 15. Man's Search for Meaning by Victor Frankel When you focus on something, you get it. This is the concept of Victor Frankel. In this book, man's search for meaning. Frankel tells us that, if you have meaning in your life, you can achieve anything. Without it, however, no matter how good your life is, you will never be deeply fulfilled. 16. Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kainman Not in life is as important as you think it is while you're thinking about it. What goes on in your mind when thinking? How can you think better? Is it much more effective to think fast or slow? Are thinkers losing out or gaining? Where's your stand? Daniel Kainman provides all the answers to these questions in this book. 17. The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle Not your past, not your future matters more than your present. It's about making the present moment count. Of course, we've heard that it doesn't times over, but is it something we live by every day? According to the author Eckhart Tolle, realize deeply that the present moment is all you have. Make the now the primary focus of your life. 18. The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peer Our happiness depends on our minds and habits. It means that happiness is not tied to several situations or feelings, but our perspective and mind. In this book, you'll learn how to build a positive mindset if you genuinely want to be happy. 19. The Power of Habits Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Dubic Matt Magandy, an Indian lawyer, once said, Your beliefs become your thoughts, your thoughts become your words, your words become your actions, become your habits, your habits become your values, your values become your destiny. Charles Dubic explains how habits are formed and how these habits can affect every area of our lives. Also, he provides tips that can help you overcome bad habits and replace them with good ones. 20. Design Your Life Build a life that works for you by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans Again, to make your life meaningful and create the happiness that you so wish, you have to take charge of your life. Be in control. To be in control, however, you need to learn how to design your life. Learn to do what works for you, not the world. There is more than one formula for happiness. Find yours and stick to it. 21. Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey I'll give you a secret to becoming successful in life. Learn from those who have achieved what you want to get. Stephen Covey helps you accomplish this by penning the habits of some of the best leaders in the world. Now that you have this list of books, tell us which of the books is your favorite, which books have you read, and which haven't you read. Thank you very much for watching our videos. 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