Comments on: The Escape Manifesto – Discussion #10: What inspirational books or resources have helped you so far?

By: Joseph Ratliff

Joseph Ratliff — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 15:12:43 +0000

The Monk and the Riddle by Randy Komisar

By: mahjabeen

mahjabeen — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 23:57:54 +0000

a favourite book of mine, THE MONK WHO SOLD HIS FERRARI by sorry forgot the authors name !

By: sara

sara — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 16:03:03 +0000

vagabonding by rolf potts.

i read it and reread it and finally took a detour and moved overseas. and then took a year off to travel. it’s changed my life. my career path has departed enormously from its beginnings when i owned a house and worked every day in healthcare with a big student loan debt looming over my head. i have been most recently exploring ways to live simply on an island with my boyfriend.

By: Rach

Rach — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 11:29:16 +0000

Malcolm Gladwell’s stuff is good but to get inspired to be courageous – ‘Whatever you think, think the opposite’ by Paul Arden… great for anyone who feels institutionalised…

By: Serena Star Leonard

Serena Star Leonard — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 18:47:00 +0000

I loved Linchpin and 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – and a more technical book – Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World has really had me kick it up a notch in the last few months (unfinished as yet!)

By: thorsten strauss

thorsten strauss — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 14:22:50 +0000

Maybe a negative example, but reading “21 dirty tricks at Work” (by Philipps and Gautrey) and knowing that this is really what is happening in big corporations, makes you want to start a “new life” and build a better organization.

Sad truth (as told by a successful entrepreneur friend), even with the best corporate values and the most careful attention on HR, after a certain size, these games creep back into your organization.

That for me is the biggest motivation to not build an empire but to keep it small, sharp, and smiling.

By: thorsten strauss

thorsten strauss — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 14:18:11 +0000

Why “Who moved my Cheese”?

I have the book, am also a big Blanchard fan, but found this one to be really a bit simplistic and partially naive.

Curious to hear what makes it so outstanding.

By: thorsten strauss

thorsten strauss — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 14:12:47 +0000

I second that.

It is one of the few that reads like a mentor helping you on your journey. Full with great help (sadly American oriented)

By: Karen Macmillan

Karen Macmillan — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 14:03:31 +0000

Working Identity by Herminia Ibarra
What Should I Do with my Life? by Po Bronson

By: Natasha

Natasha — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 12:51:32 +0000

Goes back a little (ok, a lot) but ‘On the Shortness of Life’ by Lucius Seneca is an incredible piece written from the Stoic perspective on the lunacy of working for ‘the man’ in order to maintain some fallacy of status…. and why we need to get busy – right now!

By: Richard Brownsdon

Richard Brownsdon — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 13:21:24 +0000

I’d be interested to hear if anyone has read and reviewed Chris Guillebeau’s $100 start-up or Reid Hoffman’s The Start-up of You ?

Both on my wish list, but I haven’t read them yet.

Just want to finish Steve Jobs biography and the Lean Start-up before I start a couple more!

By: K. Lee

K. Lee — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 16:48:40 +0000

The 4 Hour Workweek for sure, but also “Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It” and “Seven Day Weekend” – best book ever, if more companies ran that way people wouldn’t be trying so hard to ‘escape.’

By: Jules Evans

Jules Evans — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 10:53:58 +0000

And Steven Covey’s 7 Habits.

By: Jules Evans

Jules Evans — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 10:53:15 +0000

I really liked Clay Shirky’s Cognitive Surplus.

Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations is an old fave of entrepreneurs (Dale Carnegie was very fond of it!)

Was also inspired by Pierre Hadot’s Philosophy as a Way of Life

and Emerson’s Essays – particularly ‘Self-Reliance’

By: joanna roche

joanna roche — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 17:18:19 +0000

The Tao of Leadership – John Heider
Who Moved The Cheese – Spencer Johnson
Anything by Tom Peters
The Alchemist – Paulo Cohelo

By: Richard Brownsdon

Richard Brownsdon — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 15:03:38 +0000

It’s a good list you’ve got up there.

Here are some from me:
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People – Steven Covey
The Art of Happiness – Dalai Lama
Screw Business as Usual – Richard Branson
Start Something That Matters – Blake Mycoskie
And I recommend the audio works of Tony Robbins if you are interested in personal development.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 11:23:22 +0000

I get much inspiration from tumblr blogs only with pictures

By: Sophia

Sophia — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 10:37:51 +0000

“What color is your parachute” – it is very American to being with, but the second half is universally useful. It asks you questions to help you figure out which soft skills you are good at and starts you thinking about how to create a career around what you enjoy and do best.

By: valentina adami

valentina adami — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 22:02:04 +0000

I am going through “The PathFinder” by Rockport Institute, I find it useful to investigate about my attitudes, talents, abilities, etc. It is aimed at youngsters but it’s an interesting (and long) read even if you are an adult and look for a career shift.

By: Renan

Renan — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 20:46:54 +0000

If there’s one book to read about travelling and inspiring a new way of living, “The way of the world” by a Swiss author named Nicolas Bouvier…