Mindset & Personal Development
The Gratitude Effect
I absolutely LOVE this book! It features in my all time top 3 personal development book favourites. Do yourself a favour, check it out. Better even, read it!
How To Win Friends And Influence People
Another one of my all time top 3 personal development book favourites! Excellent people skills with very practical suggestions. Do yourself a favour, check it out. Better even, read it!
Sales
Pitch Anything
If you are involved in negotiating BIG business deals, this book is for you! I love how Oren developed his STRONG method based on neuroscience and euro-economy. And excellent read for the advanced salesperson. Thought provoking, refreshing and insightful. Highly recommended!
Marketing
Expert Secrets
If you want to monetise your expertise online, this book gives you the blueprint on how to do so.
Sell Like Crazy
An excellent read to understand how companies and individuals automate lead generation and sales through online marketing and sales funnels. More suited for beginners than seasoned digital marketers.
Key Person of Influence
Every industry revolves around Key People of Influence. Their names come up in conversation. They attract opportunity. They earn more money. Many people think it takes decades of hard work, academic qualifications and a generous measure of good luck to become a Key Person of Influence. This book shows that there is a strategy for fast-tracking your way to the inner circle of the industry you love. Your ability to succeed depends on your ability to influence. Start now by reading this book.
Oversubscribed
Clever book showing you the big picture on how to differentiate yourself and create more business than you can handle. How to get people lining up to do business with you based on influencer marketing.
Business Development
Selling Is Out. Create Buy-In
I wrote this book for technical practitioners such as accountants, lawyers, engineers, architects, financial planers and bankers, even though others benefit as well. The topic is business development and relationship building for professionals that are not familiar with sales and that seek to position themselves as a trusted advisor instead.
Money, Investing, Wealth
How To Make One Hell Of A Profit And Still Get To Heaven
Another favourite book of mine. I found it to be spot on in revealing blind spots and preconceived ideas of mine. It helps to dissolve any conflict and balance out our thoughts around money. An excellent read with interesting, practical ideas on investing!
Rich Dad Poor Dad
One of those must reads. No wonder it has been a best-seller across the world. It contains financial education that we all desperately need because we didn't learn these principles in school. It's never too late to expand your awareness and make smart decisions around money.
Rich Dad's Guide To Investing
Once you've read Rich Dad Poor Dad, you are ready for this one. Rich Dads Guide to Investing is a roadmap for those who want to become successful investors and invest in the types of assets that the rich do. Whether your goal is to become financially secure, comfortable, or rich this book is your guide to understanding the asset classes and investment strategy.
Think and Grow Rich
A classic! I very much enjoyed reading this book because the author follows one of the most influential and earliest self-made billionaires, Andrew Carnegie. Hill makes Carnegie's thinking come alive so that we too can go from rags to riches.
Video, Audio & Lighting Equipment
Flip UltraHD Video Camera
If you are starting with video production and are looking for a low cost entry camera, this is the one I recommend. It easily plugs into your USB port to upload videos, which saves time. The screen is quite large and with a limited amount of buttons, it satisfies the non-tech people like me. This is how I got started.
Sony NXCAM
If you are looking for a semiprofessional camera, this is the one! The image quality is great AND you get to plug in up to two microphones of choice. I use this camera to record most of my videos.
Sony Integrated Digital Wireless Bodypack Lavalier Microphone System
With these portable microphones, you can interview someone seamlessly (get two sets) and record top notch videos in busy locations indoors as well as outdoors without the unwanted noise taking over. I swear by these mics; couldn't do without them any more.
HPUSN Softbox Lighting Kit Professional Studio
Sound and light, apart from great imagery, are critical in producing quality videos that people enjoy watching. I recommend that you have two sets of these if you want to record videos at home/in your office as well as on location. One set ready to go in the former, one set neatly packed in the bag to shoot videos elsewhere. This will help you save valuable time.
Blue Yeti Nano Premium USB Mic
For those that love making podcasts and hosting webinars, this microphone comes highly recommended. I personally have one and love it.
Software
click funnels
Simply put: brilliant online marketing and sales automation. Probably the best I have come across. Try it out 14 days for free.
Kajabi
The all-in-one online business platform. I have been using it for many years now and still do. A big chunk of my business runs on it. Easy to use. Try it out 14 days for free.
Vimeo
Although software platforms like click funnels and Kajabi include video hosting, I recommend hosting your videos in a secured place somewhere else. See it as the vault within the bank. While click funnels and Kajabi are your bank, Vimeo is the vault that keeps your valuables safe. In the event that you change your software platform, you can easily insert the links to your videos. It saves time and mitigates risk.
Webinarjam
If you are looking for a powerful webinar hosting software that includes automation and doesn't cost you an arm and a leg, search no more! I have been using Webinarjam for several years and recommend it happily.