Anthony Tripolino FIPA: Lessons from teenage side hustles
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We talk a lot about closing the books. What about opening them? We asked Receipt Bank partners to share the books that have shaped their approach to business. What do you think should be on every accountant’s bookshelf?
Stuffocation: Living More With Less
By James Wallman
“The book explains how we end up with too much clutter in life and how a different approach of working smarter and valuing experiences more in life rather than owning things improves our happiness and productivity.”
The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck
By Mark Manson
“Helps keep you calm and focused on the bigger picture.”
Selling To Serve
By James Ashford
“Provides insight into how to give more value to your clients and get them buying more from you. It’s helped us think about how we sell to our clients, our pricing and service.”
How to Win Friends and Influence People
By Dale Carnegie
“This book changed how I talk and work with people and helped shape my interactions in a way that helps others and myself.”
Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
By Phil Knight
“This is a true testament to the struggles and emotions you go through as a business owner.”
Start With Why
By Simon Sinek
“It really helped me focus on my values and why we’re in business rather than what we do. This helped us look at the direction of our firm and how we want to grow in the future.”
The Numbers Business
By Della Hudson
“Has helped so many novice bookkeepers/ accountants set up their own practice. Good advice throughout.”
The Lean Startup
By Eric Ries
“Many of my clients, including myself, are currently or have been a start-up. This is a great introduction to business.”
The 4-Hour Workweek
By Timothy Ferriss
“Inspired me to become selfemployed and realise that it’s all about the small victories that get you to where you want to go. This #1 New York Times best-selling author shows you how to live anywhere and escape the 9-5.”
The E-Myth and The E-Myth Revisited
By Michael Gerber
“It gave me a true understanding about what I needed to focus on and how to build a business. This book modelled how to set up our firm in a franchisetype scenario. When I read it back in 2008, it changed the trajectory of our firm moving forwards.”
Profit First
By Mike Michalowicz
“While the concept of the book isn’t necessarily groundbreaking, one concept stood out. I’ve used it in helping talk with many clients. Do you have a business or a job? If it’s a job, you might as well do it for someone else without all the stress of running a business.”
The Power of Habit
By Charles Duhigg
“It has helped to reshape the way I approach a behaviour that I want to change (or start). How to make starting (or stopping) habits easy.”
Traction
By Gino Wickman
“We have implemented the Entrepreneurial Operating System discussed in the book and have experienced some really positive signs since establishing this.”
Relentless: From Good to Great to Unstoppable
By Tim Grover
“I really liked this book because it explains that there are steps to becoming the best you. And it requires you to push yourself beyond what others are doing to get you there.”
Principles
By Ray Dalio
“Ray Dalio does a great job explaining how continuous improvement can be implemented in an organisation, and how criticism can be used to build rather than break down.”
Flying Solo: How To Go It Alone in Business
By Robert Gerrish and Sam Leader
“After deciding to leave the security of a corporate life or go it alone, I had a reasonably clear idea of what I wanted to do but no plan on how to do it. I found Flying Solo at the perfect time to help visualise my goals.”
Value-Based Pricing
By Harry Macdivitt
“It helped me learn about how adding value to clients is key in pricing.”
You Can Heal Your Life
By Louise Hay
“She taught me that I have choice, choice to even get out of bed in the morning. So if I am choosing everything why would I choose anything but being positive.”
The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy
By Pietra Rivoli
“By focusing on one white T-shirt, this is a great illustration of the people and places involved in international trade.”
The Digital Firm
By Will Farnell
“Some great ideas and inspiration.”
The Chimp Paradox
By Steve Peters
“It is mentally challenging when running a business, therefore if you can control your own emotions and responses, you can then proceed to control your business.”
by Daniel Collier B2B community manager, Receipt Bank