Books like Pivot by Adam Markel

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is a self‑help guide that teaches principles of personal and professional effectiveness, emphasizing character development, leadership, and self‑management.

The Obstacle Is the Way teaches readers how to turn adversity into advantage using Stoic principles, illustrated with stories of historic figures and modern success.

Brené Brown explains how embracing vulnerability and the lessons of failure can help us find courage, transform shame into strength, and craft a resilient, wholehearted life.

High Performance Habits teaches six deliberate habits—clarity, energy, necessity, productivity, influence, and courage—to help individuals improve success, well‑being, and confidence, with science‑backed exercises and real‑world practices.

Explore how ordinary minds spark extraordinary inventions, from the 19th‑century boy who created vanilla to modern breakthroughs, revealing the real science of creativity and discovery.

"How the author has created new, simple, do-it-yourself technologies to help people surmount seemingly impossible odds, and how you can do it, too"--

From one of the stars of ABC's Shark Tank and QVC's Clever & Unique Creations by Lori Greiner comes a hands-on, nuts-and-bolts guide to getting a new product or company off the ground and making it a success. Turn your idea into a reality. Become your own boss. Make your first million. Achieve financial freedom. Lori Greiner shows you how. Lori Greiner is one of America's most successful, prolific, and sought-after entrepreneurs. But before she created her first hit product, all she had was a great idea, a tireless work ethic, and no clue how to get it to market. So Lori taught herself everything she needed to know about bringing an invention from concept to creation to consumers in months. She learned the ins and outs of business, manufacturing, investors, patents, marketing, and more. Now, five hundred million dollars in retail sales later, in an honest and straightforward fashion, Lori reveals the path she took to her wealth of experience and hard-won wisdom so that you, too, can achieve financial freedom and see your invention become reality. Invent It, Sell It, Bank It! is a hands-on, nuts-and-bolts guide to getting a new product or company off the ground and making it profitable. Sharing her own secret formula and personal stories along the way, she provides vital information and advice on topics that can often intimidate, frustrate, and stump aspiring entrepreneurs. Offering behind-the-scenes insights into her experiences on ABC's Shark Tank and QVC-TV's Clever & Unique Creations by Lori Greiner, as well as valuable lessons learned from the mistakes and triumphs of her early career, Lori proves that, with hard work and the right idea, anyone can turn themselves into the next overnight success. So a note to all the weekend inventors, armchair CEOs, and get-rich-quick dreamers: No more excuses! With Lori Greiner as your personal mentor, the only thing left to do is make your product, get out there, and sell it! Inside, Lori covers such topic as. Market research: Is your idea a hero or a zero? Don't be so fixated on the end result that you forget to make something that people actually want to buy. Product design: I have an idea, now what's next? From concept to prototype to final product: How do I make it and where do I start? Funding: Although loans, investments, and crowd-sourcing are great ways to access cash, first tap into your own resources as wisely as possible. Manufacturing: Seeing your final product roll off the assembly line is a magical moment, but there are things to watch out for so you get there in a cost-effective way. Protecting your idea: To patent or not to patent, and other things you can do to safeguard your idea. The secrets to selling successfully: You got the product made, now learn how to get people to buy it! - Publisher.

Jon Gordon’s ‘The Carpenter’ uses a simple, real‑life encounter to reveal timeless principles for building a thriving business, strong teams, and a fulfilling life.

John Maxwell shows how setbacks become stepping‑stones, offering a proven framework of eleven DNA elements that help leaders turn loss into gain and cultivate a mindset for lasting success.

Discover how to turn your lifelong dream into a reality in just one year with Ben Arment’s step‑by‑step coaching process, proven by hundreds who have reinvented their careers and found lasting fulfillment.