I thought I might touch on why I have recommended some of the books I have. Looking to the right of the posting, there is a menu for "Recommended Reads". These are a list of books I have read or, in the case of the Robert Allen books, I will be reading during this challenge I will be participating in. By the way, I start Monday! Super Stoked!!

Below I am going to offer a quick overview of the other three books that are listed as of today, January 16th, 2009! All three have inspired me in it's own way.

Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki - This book got it all rolling for me. It got me thinking, "hmmm, why should I listen to other guys with full time jobs for advice on how to create wealth? They're still working, they are still struggling to make payments, they are still working FOR someone." Robert Kiyosaki describes the lessons he learned from his educated, POOR biological father and the lessons he learned from his worldly smart, less educated, RICH father (who was actually his best friends father).

He really focuses on trying to teach people that the world grows up not understanding how to make your money work for you. He changes your thoughts on money and how it can work for you to create wealth and freedom. Great book and very inspirational!

Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill - If you have never heard of this book, other than the post I made about it, I'm sure you have heard of the book, "The Secret". "The Secret" introduced popular culture to the idea of the law of attraction. This law, in simple terms, states that thoughts become things. If you focus your thoughts on a certain outcome, the universe will arrange itself in the quickest and most logical way to make those thoughts a reality.

"Think and Grow Rich" would be where the premise of "The Secret" comes from. I would suggest starting with "The Secret" though and moving onto "Think and Grow Rich" from there.
Great Read fro creating that mental mindset one needs to create success and wealth in one's life.

"The 4-Hour Work Week" quite possibly became my favorite book recently. Author Timothy Ferriss gives you a step by step guide to automizing your life while cutting down on daily interuptions that interfere with your "dreamlines". His candid explanations of the thought patterns he has cultivated over the last 10 to 15 years of his life portray perfectly how, as he refers to them, the NEW RICH live their lives to the fullest.

If you want to travel the world on a regular basis and truly set yourself free without the desire to spend hours upon hours chasing a million dollars, Mr Ferriss creates a perfect blueprint to do just that. He also offers a bunch of additional information at his website at:

www.4hourworkweek.com

Timothy Ferriss also shows you how to systematically remove yourself from your office cubical and work from anywhere in the world, as long as you have an internet signal (He even shares a story about a guy who travels to the Arctic Ocean with a satellite phone to stay in contact with people back home).

"The 4-Hour Work Week" is as enlightening as Mr. Ferriss's use of the english lanuage is entertaining. If the ideas, and principles he shares are not enough, he also show's you how to become a speed reader as well but I definitely wouldn't "breeze" through this one!